Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-04
West and South.

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The Michigan Legislature on the I'D
elected the Hon. j. P. Christiancy tRep) 70
succeed Mr.. Chandler (also Rep) In the
| United States Senate. Mr.. Christiancy re.
| ceived the Democratic vote, and sufficient
| number Of Republicans voted for him to de
feat Mr. Chandler, the regular party fandi-
date.
/ II is said that 900 miners are at work in the
| Black Hills gold regions, and that some par
ties are meeting with good success.
/ The Illinois State Farmers Association held
its annual meeting at Springfield recently
and adjourned to meet next year at Bloom
ington. A report was received from the state
| Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners that
| there Is no law by which an injunction can be
| obtained to prevent railroad companies yio-
| lating the Railroad laws OF the State. The
committee OF the association disagreed with
this opinion, claiming that the right OF in
| junction is a common law right. The com
mittee think the present law should remain
| intact and he enforced.
The Michigan State Grange recently held
lite annual meeting at Grand Rapids. There
are SOS Oranges in the State, with member
ship Of over $4,000.
| Thomas F. Bayard has been reelected
United States Senator by the Delaware Leg
islature.
Several casualties are reported In Utah
the result OF recent heavy snow-slides in the
mining regions. In the Big Cottonwood
canon six men were carried away by an ay-
alanche and killed The bodies OF six per-
sons who were killed by snow-slide In the
city OF Alta had been recovered. Many more
are supposed to have persisted, but
their bodies are covered TO a great
depth by the snow, and probably they will
not be found for some time. In one demol-
shed house was found the body OF Mrs.
Carey, sitting In rockingham, with an in
FAINT clasped In her arms. Near them were
the husband and little girl All had been
suffocated by the snow.
Ex-Gov. A. 8. Paddock (Rep) was on the
ed elected to the United States Senate by the
Nebraska Legislature, by vote of 81 to IL
for Gen. Thayer and Q scattering.
| A New Orleans dispatch Of the 23d gives q
| document signed by eight Northern cotton
BUYERS and merchants at Shreveport, JAN ~,
expressing astonishment at the statement
made by Gen Merrill and others, representing
| that community In a condition Of anarchy and
its people lawless and defiant, etc. Gen.
| Merrill's statements arc pronounced out
rageously false and groundless, and the
document asserts that the only disorders
| there known to the signers were caused by
Merrill, just before election, sending his sol
diers raiding over the country and arresting
| unresisting citizens for imaginary ofienses,
who had not been held for trial because there
was no evidence OF guilt.
| News from California on the 23d was to the
| effect that the heavy rains still continued and
| that great damage had been done by the
| floods.
| The Kansas House of Representatives on
the Odd adopted resolutions indorsing the
Presidents recent message on Louisiana
affairs and the course Of Gen. Sheridan at
New Orleans, and declaring them entitled to
the thanks and confidence Of the country.
| A proposition was made at New Orleans on
the 23d by the Conservative members OF The
| House returned by the Returning Board and
those claiming to have been undoubtedly
elected but defrauded by the Board, to have
the Congressional Investigating Committee
take the returns of 1874, together witt
all fair and relevant testimony, and
upon such returns and evidence de
clare what members OF the Legislature were
fairly elected The Chairman Of the commit
tee took the matter under consideration.
The election in the First Ninois District tc
fill the vacancy In the Forty third Congress
caused by the death Of Hon. J. B. Rice DC
Cured on the 23d. Barney @. Caulfeld, Dem
ocratic member ELECT for the Forty-fourtl
| Cong ress, was the successful candidate, he
meeting with no regular organized opposi
ton.
Lent will begin this year on the 10th o.
February, much earlier than ii has done In
any year since 1869.
Ex-President Andrew Johnson has been
elected to the United States Senate, to sue
coed Mr. Brownlow, by the Tennessee Legis
lature.
During the crosse examination Of Mr.. Moul
ton In the Beecher trial, on the Goth, the wit
ness received word Of the death OF his
mother Though much affected by the news
he consented to finish his testimony, and the
cross-examinatlon was concluded.
King kalakaua ana Ills SUITE arrived ab cai
Francisco on the Goth, en- route for Honolulu
An unsuccessful attempt was made on thu
night of the oath, by four or five men, sup
posed to be detectives, to capture the james
boys at their mothers residence near kearne,
Station, Mo. A desperate encounter tool
place. and the house was fred in four differ
emit places. The assailants were driven on
A hand-grenade thrown into the hous'
was cast upon the CRATE by Dr. Samuels, step
father of the james boys, and its explosion
killed lad ten years old and so injured tn
arm Of Mrs. Samuels that amputation wa
necessary 1t is asserted that the James boy
were not at the house during the fight.
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the 21st, the Presi
ident's message relating to coast defenses wa
received and referred. AN adverse report wa
made from the Civil Service and Retrenchmen
Committee on the bill to reduce the salary o. tn
President. Mr., Morton spoke In favor OF his pre-
| posed amendment to the Constitution In regar
to the election Of President and ice-Presiden