Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

Democratic majority ~ q The psseeding elee-
fson-
A srarx TExFERaxcr CosrKSTSCs - VIA
coassr has seen called to fases a 1snesszfe
co tss 9Th a August. sos The purpose O
nominating State Temperance ticket
A BxAvEK Utah 6ssy&ieh a The "a sass
The Ipdiaa chieg Beaser1te kad tod -he Assor
ssss1s Press reporter thai Lee secuted tie AID
osthe Indisns 20 kin the emigT@nts By 80
oes@r "A sloshipg, guns and horses that Lee
commanded earfng tie fight. thai iAs in.
dlAns had no snimosity against TIE sri,s'
grNnts: that the story about the sfaigfAnts
possoning AZ OK or sDrinx Il al De: thAf
Lee. The coward. warts 10 throw 81 The bisnt
on The Indians- Judge Foreman charged TIE
tagy on the afternoon q the ID
THE rissIssfppi Democratic State cobFen-
lion me, at jackson on The Sd add Bonin3.ed
w. T.. Hemingway for Stale Treasurer.
The pikRorm adopted ID mainly con hned TO
State matters.
EoHENTAx woFasn and babe were feaF-
fully burned IN Omaha 90 the % By The en-
plosion o. car of kerosene 0l with which
the woman was attempting 70 kindle q ere.
The house wa destroyed
TIE funeral a ex .Presidept johnson or
CURED 81 Greenvilie, Tenn, on the I'd, and
was conducted by the Masonic fraternity, o
which the deceased was member. The eere-
monies were Of an imposing character
Many distinguished eitlzeps we're among the
large number Of people in attendance At The
funeral.
REv. CHaRLEs THoxsos has been elected
Chief u the Cherokee Nation, over Col. ID.
". Ross, by large majority.
A SEVERE haII.storm, accompanied BY an
earthquake shock, Waited omsbs, Neb., on
the morning a the sih. The hall-stones were
40 large that they demolished windows and
roof 10 The city 10 the extent Of several
thousand dolisrs.
Tar heavy rains which continued In many
sections q the West up TO the 5tb caused the
heaviest foods known for many years, at this
season, in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
and several of their tributaries. immense
damage has been done TO harvested and
growing crops, large tracts u land being In
undated. Hallway travel was suspended on
some Of the roads In the flooded districta,
and much damage 70 property other than
crops was inflicted.
TnE National Educational Association was
recently IN session al Minneapolis, MINI, and
was largely attended. The officers elected
for the current year are; w. 7. Phelps, Of
Minnesota, President W. ID. Henkle, of
Ohio, Secretary, A. r. Marble, Of MAssachu-
seiis, Treasurer. ThIrty.thres Vice .Presi-
dents were chosen, the first being ID. b.
Haxar, Of Massachusetts,.
At the recent election In Alabama the eail
for Constitutional Convention was carried
by 1900 majority.
A coioBgp Editorial National Convention
was recently held In Cincinnati aud was AZ.
tended by representatives of all the colored
newspapers in the country and by some lead.
ing men Of the colored race not connected
with the press. The question II civil rights
was discussed
A LOUISVILLE Ky.) Telegram Of the 4th
places Mccreery's Dem.) majority at between
200 and 10000.
In Chicago, on tbe 4th, spring wheat, No.
2, was higher, closing At ti.2Stdi.27 casb.
Cash corn, No 2, closed AT 721Sc for No, 2
and 6siEc for rejected, Cash oats, No. 2,
sold at b5Q157o; September options were
sold at sl1fc. Rye. No 2, s9as3c. Barley,
No. 2, si,220e1.21. Cash meas pork closed at
s2i s00n21.45. Lard, tl3b5@i360. Choice
10 extra bceyes brought o. 90t06 %; medium
10 good, t4boGl5.75; butchers stock, s3.25ea
400; sealawags, etc, t2.250l3oo. Hogs
brought s7.656g7 rs for good TO choice. Sheep
sold nj t4OO0i450 for good 70 choice.
FOnEIGN INTELLIGENCE.