Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-16
IOWA STATE NEWS.

CT MALONE. OF Ghar1tonr Has UCeu
rcrrsnx;ea Cog TIE State Senate oy inc
I r-rnrr~sts al he sixth District
re DAVID. Of Dubuque. once Post
-..--r ard row Special Mail Agent for
| yor1hern iowa. hss been appointed SUI
General IL Wyoming Territory.
All ,hs train men iest the train Al
Grand Junction On the NJ & Fl d. Rail
ro.sd On the morning Of the I'd TO 60 70
/ supper. and while absent the mail car was
robbed og three sacks Of mail and The ex
/ press safe.
/ Ar sloan. few days ago, Charles
WAshburn was struck BY lightning while
I In the house and instantly killed his
father. Jesse washburn, was In Sioux City
st the time to get coffin Tor neignoors
child which had died. .
I TEE Les County Republicans have
placed In nomination the following EcKel;
RP. creel. Sheriff; chas Martin, Treas
urer; A. l. Hampton, Auditor; w. A.
Donald, Supervisor; Mr.. Cook, Surveyor.
FOR Representatives, W. w. Winter
/ botham, Henry Abel, John N. Irwin
A TELEGRAM was recently received In
Davenport from Aspinwall stating that
James Thornton, United States Consul al
that place, his wife, son, two daughters
and son in. Law were ali dangerously Ill
with yellow. fever, with slight prospects OF
recovery. The family formerly resided
In Davenport
i A BOZ named schafer, living near Dyers-
| vile, was struck by lightning in the terri
bic storm Of the evening OF the "a and
/ instantly killed He was on horseback,
In company with his brother, riding
home, when the bolt descended. The
other boy was paralyzed. The horse was
Wa also killed.
The Dies Moines County Republicans
at a recent convention nominated the FOL
| lowing ticket: For Representatives, Hon.
| John III. Gear and David Leonard; for
! Treasurer, William Homer; for Auditor,
| T. j. Copp; for Sheriff, George Kant; for
| Coroner, Jacob Mcider; for Surveyor, X.
| G. Wadde; for Supervisor, William Nc
Maken, for Superintendent, A. +. Mills
paugh.
Ar midnight on the Sd telegram was
received at Sioux City from Lemars,
stating that Floyd River was rising rapid
4 iy and was then higher than it was last
| spring, when il flooded the valley for
| twenty-five miles between the two places
| 10 the depth of six feet The running on
the Sioux City 81 ST. Paul Railroad had
been suspended.
DURING the recent storm in Greene
County bridges were washed away near
jefferson, carrying an engine and ten cars
of stock train into swollen stream. The
| engine sank out of sight Only $50 head
of cattle were saved out Of nearly 250. The
engineer, fireman and brakeman had a
miraculous escape by swimming fifty
yards and clinging to the tops Of trees all
night They were rescued the next morn
ing.
A COUPLE Of sharpers have been play.
a shrewd game In Wayne and other coun.
ties. They were hunting for stray ami,
mails. One would get the description OF
an estray horse taken up by a farmer and
give II TO his confederate, who would 60
TO the farmer and claim the horse, giving
the description Of il as evidence that he
had owned the horse and lost IL. Usually
he would state that he was long distance
from home, and propose TO sell the animal
for much less than its value rather than
be troubled 10 get 1t home. The farmer
generally accepted the proposition and
paid the money, when the scoundrel would
decamp.
THE Iowa Woman Suffrage Association
recently In session at Oskaloosa, adopted
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, Women IN this country are citizens
and suffrage IL citizens right. and not privileg
which can be taken away BY the same power whic
confers it; and
WmnaKAs, The history OF the past teaches tina
organized governments, as well ~ other corporat
bodies seldom eoncedr the just rights OF eiasse
until such rights are emphatieally demanded there
fore,
HfsOfff0.
and especially those women who are friends OF tn
cause to speak out and let their desire be known
10 memorialize Legislatures, aud by every practi
cal means assert their claims In positive and IN
mistakable terms,
ResoiUsd That we ask the voters of this State :.
give special heed 10 the formal three months motto
already issued by the Secretary OF State, contain
ing the announcement OF the proposed amendnen
TO the Constitution and that they elect representa-
lives fully prepared To ratity the action OF th,
Fifteenth General Assembly, and thereby vlndlcat
the American fundamental principle, that :" Gov
crnments derive their just powers from the con
sent Of the governed
WHEREAS The perfection Of human govern
ment should be the paramount object OF al
Americans, and taxation without representation 1
considered To be an act OF injustice therefore,
urge impartial suffrage upon the consideration o
ALI regardless OF sex, race. religion politics
Resoired, That the alarming frequency OF bruta
assaults upon the virtue OF woman and the dis
proportlouate aud In many cases total want o
punishment mefed out to offenders, under law
fnglishmen have been hundreds Of years model
ing and American men q century In perfecting
call for the immediate cooperation OF women {,
assist In framing and enforcing statutes that vii
be ciectual for her protection.
Resolred. That the equal cooperation Of mer
and women IL the law OF nature and civilization
and 10 essential alike 10 happy home, 4 refine,
society. Christian church ana republican
State.
Rssotped. Tha, we observe with grea. satisfac
ton The enlightened position taken by the mos
important and influential newspapers OF the State
and trust that they will fearlessy continue B,
advocate the cause until womans political dsahil
ities are removed.
WnEnEAs, The approaching Centennial celebra
taOn TO be held at Philadelphia IL celebration IL
honor OF the heroic resistance made by the men o
is7b TO the tyranny OF taxation without representa-
ton; therefore,
licye that principle TO protest against any appropri
alton OF money being made from funds raised b,