Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-06

majority OF the votes polled were In favor
of recognizing the city government under
the provisions Of the General Incorporation
act OF 1872. Minority representation was.
defeated by large majority. The Citizens
Association will contest the election on the
ground of fraudulent voting.
NEAR Monument, Kan, on the 2Sd, Lieut.
Hindley, with a company Of United States
troops, attacked band Of Cheyenne Indians,
and, after running fight Of two hours, dis
persed them, killing twenty -seven and cap
turing over 100 ponies. Lieut.. Papier and
Private Trems fell in the engagement, being
fatally wounded. Thirty-three Indians es-
capped, and 1t was feared that they would re-
turn and iniict vengeance on innocent set
tiers.
ARTHUR B. BARRETT, the recently-elected
Mayor of st. Louis, died on the Oath, after
brief illness. f
THE Iowa Republican State Convention has
been called to meet at Des Moines on the Both
OF june, to nominate candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Judge of Supreme
Court and Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton. -
GEN III. II. HOLMAN, Of ST. Louis, has been
appointed local architect In charge OF the new
Custom House and Postofiice edifice now
in process OF erection in Chicago, nice
Rankin, removed. The Chicago papers state
that the new superintendent has discovered
some serious defects In the work already ac-
complished, and IL IL not improbable that 1t
will all have TO be done over again, at an ex-
ira expense, the Times says, Of not less than
q, 100000.
OSHKOSH, Wis, was visited by terrible
confagration on the 2Sth. The fire COM
menced at the corner Of Pine and Marion
streets, and spread east and northeast through
Hanover, Pearl, Warren and High streets, de-
stroying the depot Of the st. Paul Railway,
and proceeding TO Main street, where the
principal business houses are located, and
extending or the north line OF the above lin
Its southeasterly across Fifth, Waugoo and
other streets to Cape street, the south line
being the river, with the exception OF block
or two about the foot Of Main street The
area burned over Is about mile and half in
length by half mile In width. The principal
residences were destroyed, including all the
newspaper offices, the opera house, the court
house, the banks, all the hotels except one,
the telegraph office, several saw and single
mills, and millions Of feet OF lumber. Three
lives were lost and hundreds OF families were
rendered homeless. The loss Is variously
estimated at from $3.50, 900 to 1900, 900.
in Chicago, on the 2sth, spring wheat, No
-, was weaker, closing at $l03M(91H
cash. Cash corn closed at 75%c for new No.
Q and 73c for rejected. Cash oats sold at
623s862N C; June options were sold at 6311c.
Rye brought $106@l.07. Barley, No. 2,
s1.23@125. Cash mess pork closed at
1872 75@22.S5 Lard, $4,000 1925. Choice to
extra graded steers brought s625@700;
prime TO choice native stock, $5.5OC06.00;
Texans, $3.00@6 90; scalawags, $3O0(94 90.
Hogs brought s75O@790 for good to choice,
and $8.00(0835 for extra. ilFaf Ha g
THE SOUTH.
THE steamer John Kyle, while lying at her
dock at New Orleans on the 23d, caught fire
and was turned adrift. She fioated toward two
other steamers, the Exporter and Bodman,
which were also cut adrift to avoid the burning
vessel, but they came together, and were all
consumed. Many persons had COLLECTED on
the decks of the Exporter and Bodman to
witness the confagration, and of them from
twenty to one hundred persisted.
THE Louisiana Legislature adjourned sine
die on the oath. In the Senate the resolu-
ton suspending Auditor Clinton from Office
was postponed to 1875.
| A COLLISION occurred on the Baltimore 81
Potomac Railroad, In Maryland, on the 28th
between two passenger trains and the two
engines and four cars were completely de-
molished and nine persons were seriously in
jured and several Others slightly hurt.
MEMORIAL DAY was observed at Augusta,
Ga, on the Goth with unusually imposing GER
| emonies, the corner stone OF the Confederate
monument being laid, after which the Ladies'
Memorial Association decorated with flowers
the graves Of the Confederate and Federal
dead in Augusta Cemetery.
| In the investigation of the Texas border
difficulties II seems TO have been definitely
ascertained that neither Texans nor ex- Con-
federate soldiers, but Mexcans, are the per-
petrators of the robberies and other out
RACES. naa ~
| PLANTERS In tennessee are complaining
greatly of the unprecedented destruction OF
mules and horses by the buffalo gnats. With
in ten days recently 100000 worth of stock
had been killed within radius of 100 miles
from Memphis, and heavy advance had re.
suited in the prices OF mules and horses.
THE imposing ceremonies attending the
comforting Of the scarlet cap (beretta) upon
the recently.appointed American Cardinal
(McC loskey) took place at st. Patriek's Ca
thedral, New York, on the 27th, in the pres
ence OF many distinguished Catholic digni-
taries and large crowd of spectators. Rep
resentatives we're present from every part Of
the country.
| Gov. KELLOGG, Of Louisiana, has instructed
the State Attorney General to institute suit
against Auditor Clinton and his suretes.
stating that, though the Senate had failed to
act on the charges preferred by the House OF
Representatives, he deemed 1t right that am
| Immediate and thorough investigation should
be had OF any alleged malfeasance on the part
of the Auditor. W Pr Rs
A CoRpus CHRISTI (Tex.) dispatch of the
2Sth says tranquility along the border had
been restored, and no information of any out.