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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

A Washington dispatch to the
Springfield Republican says: That
some honest and usually clear-head'
ed Republicans have become exceed
ingly anxious over the condition OF
the South, cannot be denied. In this
list l will not include men like But
Ter = but men like
Judge Hoar, and his brother George
r., and Mr.. Wheeler OF New York,
Coburn OF Indiana, Edmunds and
Morrill, of Vermont, the Massachu-
setts Senators, Sherman OF Ohio,
and others. Thoughtful members
are convinced that the Southern
Democrats are bent on putting the
colored race beneath their feet, and
in some way abolisiiing popular SUI
frage. These men do not all favor
extreme legislation, but they believe
the country is ! n danger, and that
should be done to save II.
They will probably content them
selves with advising the President,
when this Congre-s ends. to make
us4 " the power he has TO protect
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11
Fattening steers.
Country Gentlcm0n.


Will you or some of your numer.
Gus correspondents, tell me the best
way to fatten cattle? i bought six,
November 18th, have kept them
housed ever since, turning them out
to water once day about IL o'clock
l give them all cut hay. Toe steers
] give bushels of cut hay. Hay al
each meal, three times day, mixed
with cold water and six pecks OF
corn meal. They are all thriving
but now they do not eat as much al
at first. Can you tell me the cause,
or tell me the best way to fatter
them ?--M. G., Harrisburg, Pa.
Ii the steers are ofsome easily fat
tened breed, this quantity OF graii
with good hay should fatten then
rapidly. II on the contrary, they
are a picked up lot Of natives, OF
western stockers, some OF them may
never fatten well. Do not mix the
salt with the cut food, but put 1t In
trough where they can get at 1t daily
Vary the feed by wetting with boil
ing water half a day before feeding
Keep stables and managers clean and
sweet. II convenient, substitute one
quart of oil cake In place OF y quar-
of meal for each animal. Cattle like
a change Of diet as we'll as human
beings, and this desire can usually
be gratitied without adding to cost o
food, thereby stimulating appetite
aud increasing thrift.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

Accord ing to the statistics Of the
Swiss government, there are annu-
ally manufactured i'm the four watch
producing countries Of the world
namely, Switzerland, France, Eng
land and the United States-a total
of two and a quarter millions OF
watches. OF these Switzerland pro-
duces more than half, equivalent in
value to lightweight millions ol
francs. France does not produce Q
fifth of that number; England, ac-
cording to these statistics, only 20O,.
600, and the United States half that
number. The little canton Neuchat.
ell yields as many watches In q
twelve-month as England and the
United Sta.ets combined do in three
years. The annual product of the
matchmaking industry in the four
countries is estimated at 10000, ,0Ot
francs. Eng. Hor. Jour.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

In his late Louisiana message
President Grant gave expression to a
bit of his determination in his terse,
emphatic language and In the right
tone, as follows:
To the extent that Congress has
conferred power upon me to prevent
it, neither Ku-Klux Klans, White
Leagues, nor any other association
using arms and violence to execute
their unlawful purposes, can be per-
mitted i'm that way to govern any
part of this country; nor can | see
with Indifference Union men or
Republicans ostraci sed, prosecuted
and murdered on account Of their
opinions.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

The Boun ty bill, which originated
in and passed the House, was amen.
ded in the Senate and passed by the
Vice Presidents vote. On it's return
to the House it went through on
decreased vote but was finally tabled
and killed in the Senate. The treas
ury could not afford gift Of slOO, 900,
600 while in its present state and the
expenses of the Government running
far in excess of receipts. l3esides,
the soldier has already been paid
more than he ever expected to re-
ceive when he enlisted. The Gov
ernment owes him nothing, and
should pay its debts before it makes
any more gifts for attorneys and
agents to fatten upon.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

{ Willamette Farn,cr.,

WNuHtettS FurHicr.t
We have repeated that there was
money In pork II farmers would raise
good stock hogs and take advantage
of the improved breeds introduced
into our State. We are furnished
with proof Of this as follows: Mr.
EIQsaph Oppenheimer, Of Colvllle
Oregon, two years ako purchased I
good Berkshire boar pig Of s. @.
Reed, for the purpose Of improving
his stock ofhogs. lie recently killed
twenty graded hogs, Is months old
and their average weight dressed
was 3G6 lbs, two of them weighed re-
spectively 470 and 37Spounds. Who
can doubt, then, that 1t will pay tt
improve our breed Of hogs? 1t Is 9
great mistake to suppose that hogs
can onely be fatted on wheat. Every
farmer should have boiler, cOnven'
icnuy fixed to cook hog feed, And
then he could utilize his root crops
boil potatoes, squashes, apples, etc.,
add little chopped feed to strength
en- the diet, and so insure hogs well
and cheaply fattened. There Is nc
better opening for a sure thing IN
connection with farming than fol
every farmer to raise at least twenty
hogs and fatten thus every year
We even assert that no would moi
lose money on them II he had Il
feed them wheat worth dollar 9
busheI. Rut the first thing TO do II
to improve the stock Of animals.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

Thirty years ago child belonging
to Daniel Hutchins and wife, Of Bur-
lington, N. j., disappeared. The
river was dragged rewards were
offered; detectives employed; but
all Sin vain. Recently a stranger
thirty-five years old came TO Bur-
lington, and inquired for Daniel
Hutchin and his wife. He learned
they were dead Then the stran-
ger told his story: When Q five-
year-oId boy, playing in front OF his
house, two men picked him up,
placed him in q boat, and took him
to Philadelphia. Afterward he was
taken west and grew up. He re-
tanned vague memories OF home, Dut
was unable to locate II. He wander
ed from place to place till he came to
Burlington, whose surroundings
seemed familiar; there he inquired
for his parents, with the result above
indicated,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

Statistics regarding the search for
Charlie Ross show that, in the efforts
to discover him, detectives have ex-
pended over S2o,0 600; have searched
ocean to ocean; zoe, 600 circulars have
been issued; printing and photo
graphing have cost $4,000; 200 bands
of gypsies have been searched; 60C
Charlie Rosses have been reported
and Is kidnapped children have been
discovered and recovered who would
not have been but for the search be.
ing made for him.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

Many Changers throughout the
country are now building or rent
ing halls for permanent use in hold
ing their meetings, and are other
wise showing unmistakable signs of
vigorous life and prosperity, and OF
the good and wholesome principles
of the order when properly under.
stood and acted upon without refer.
ence to partisan politics. Many
other oranges are eons01fd6tfng, and
many disbanding.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

the colored people in the South, and
to sustain the kellogg government
in Louisiana. He has great power
under the Ku Klux legislation, and
can go as far as he likes with an OPP
position House Of Representatives
ready to call him to an account for
his conduct. Those who are inti-
mate with the President say that he
will take the responsibility Of pro-
tecting the Union people of the
South, and that he will pay little at.
tention to the opposition House OF
Representatives if it attempts to in.
terfere.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11
THE vICKsBURG MASSACRE
Report Of the investigating
Committee.


The report of the committee ol
Investigation into the Vicksburg
massacre has been prepared by Gen.
Hurfburt. The report includes start.
ling evidences Of the spirit Of law
lessness that prevails at the South,
of which the Vicksburg affair was
but a single manifestation. II
proves the existence in Mississippi
of an organization similar to the
White League in Louisiana-not
precisely the same in name or form,
but have the same general purposes,
to- wit:
/. To make census and enroll
ment of all the white men in the
State. 2. To incorporate into the
interior military organization all the
whites who will join with them.
8. To set aside by whatever means
may be necessary the election OF
colored men to Office and to nullify
the enforcement act. 4. To allow
none but white men to be elected TO
or hold Office. The committee then
recite fully the means taken by these
organizations to control registration,
by keeping out OF the city OF Vicks-
burg under show Of force any per-
ons.they chose to keep out. They
patrolled the streets. had counter
signs, watched the steamer-landing,
ferries and roads, and attended In
armed bodies atthe registration vote.
The committee review fully the
causes leading to the election OF Cros-
by from Office, slate that regularly
elected officers Of the county were
ousted from Office, the entire records,
papers, property unlawfully and
riotously seized upon by an anlaw-
ful combination Of men, not only
without warrant Of law but in direct
and palpable violation and deliber-
ate transgression Of all principles
and forms OF law know to any civili-
xed people. The committee then
recIte the facts concerning the Cherry
street fight in Yieksburg. setting
forth the names Of the killed and
the circumstances attending the kill
ing. The number killed were two
white men and twsnty-nine blacks.
The report shows clearly the social
and business ossrscisrn that exists in
the south for opinion's sake, and
the determination that no negro shall
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11
From KANSAS.

OSBORN CITY, KAN, Feb. 25.
ED. JOURNAL:
have been requested by several
Of the former citizens OF Marion
county, who are now residing In and
near this place 10 answer an extract
from private letter appearing in
your issue OF Feb. IL, from one M. 8.
at PotterviIle, this county, and
severely rejecting upon the integrity
Of our State Central Relief Commit
tee, who we believe are religiously
endeavoring toperform their onerous
and thankless task to the best OF their
ability, with honesty and fidelity TO
the destitute Of this part OF Kansas.
M. s. In his letter states that we re-
ceive little or u o provisions from the
State committee. The Secretary OF
the Osborne county Relief Commit
tee, Rev. r. B. Poster, has furnished
me irons his books the amount OF pro-
vision received and distributed BY
the County Co,amittee since Dec. 10,
which ali came through the hands OF
the State Committee:
80, sos lbs Of four and meal.
IL sacks Aominy.
II kgs coffee.
A(t s,oI aS.vun
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL BANK.

KNOXVILLE, IOWA. CAPITAL $loO ,oo'
N Gold, Silver, Government and othe
Securities bought and sold. Interest aiicws'
on time deposits. Special attention given q :,
Collections. Open from A. M.to r. m
except Sundays.
DIRECTORS,
A.W Collins, s. L. Collins, ] s.. GINNING
ham A. J.. Kerr, jackson Kamey, 8. 4
BsIlamy. J. Bittenbsnder, W. Bachelor. 3
3. Woodruff.
OFFICERS.
A. W. CoLLfNs, President.
Us. CUKNrssHAM, Vice President.
A. J. BRIeGs. Cashier. lo.ioH
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rns m.scH scnoo1 Mxsrrsss EOS

VI
| is75.-Thc Importance or securing fnli
attendance at the annual school meetings.
and of electing efficient school officers
can hardly be overestimated. Nearly ten
| thousand officers will be chosen, who
| will be intrusted with the education OF
some four hundred Thousand children
and the levying and disbursing OF more
than four million dollars OF school funds.
| All school officers are elected by ballot I;
| qualified electors only can vote AT "A
| school meeting.
On the first Monday in March the cleo
| tors OF each sub.district Will assem- bic
| for the purpose Of electing sub-dlreetor.
| Five days notice OF this meeting is 10 be
given, sec. 1913, School Laws, 1914.
On the second Monday In March tho
annual district townships, and indepen-
| dent district meetings occur. IN district
| townships. the meeting has the power !:
!. TO direct the sale Of any district pro-
| perty, and the disposition Of its proceeds;
| 10 determine what additional branches
shall be taught In the schools, or 10 dele
| gate these powers TO the board OF direc-
| tors.
| 2. To vote tax Of such sum Of money
az the meeting may deem sufficient for
school house purposes, See. l7l7.
| The law requires the board TO present.
mt this meeting, full statement OF re-
ceipts aud expenditures OF the district
| for the past year, Sec. 1872. The secre-
| tary Isl equired 70 give ten days. notice
| of the meeting.
In independent districts, the meeting
has power:
|. In districts having population of
| tive hundred aud over, To elect two
directors.
In districts oflsss than five hundred
| inhabitants 10 elect one director; also TO
fiji all vacancies which have occurred in
| the board.
3. TO vote tax OF such sum Of money
as the meeting may deem sufficient for
school-lonse purposes, Sec. lS07-S.
8. The question Of issuing bonds may
he submitted, by the board, at this meet
| ing, Secs. 1922.
The law requires the board TO publish,
two weeks before the meeting, q detailed
ssateinent Of receipts and expenditures of
all school funds, for the preceding year,
| also detailed estimates for the ensuing
year, Sec. 1913.
On the third Monday in March all
boards Of directors will hold regular
meeting at which the following business
is 10 be transacted
| president. Secretaries and tYeasurers
elected on the third Monday in Septem-
Der 1874, will continue in Office until
September 1875. Secs. 1874 aud 1902.
2. To estimate the amounts required
for the teachers, and for the contingent
funds and To cause the secretary ~ certi-
| fy the same. together with the amount
| voted for school-house fund within five
days thereafter, 70 the board OF supervi-
Isors, Sec. I777.
3. To determine the length Of time the
schools shall be taught beyond the period
required by law and TO fix the COM
| pensation " teachers.
All school, house taxes must be- voted
by the electors. and IN district townships,
spporsjnsed by the board among the sub
districts, Sec. i71S
ALONZO ABERN ETHY.
Saperintnndnnt ~ public Instructi,a.
| pc.- 'Jaincs, Iowa, Fals 1875.
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md from 8, 900 to $4,000 worth Of

and from $1,000 to $4,000 worth of
clothing.
Out of the provision, Winfield
township, (the one in which M. S.
resides,) has received 4,s3l lbs be-
sides its share of the corn, coffee,
clothing, etc. This apportionment
was made on the basis of the weekly
reports of destitution.
Taking into consideration the fact
that there are twenty counties in this
State whose people are equally desti-
tute with our own which the State
Central Relief Committee have fur
nished with perhaps greater amounts
Of provisions and clothing in proper
ton to their population than our own
and many other counties which must
be supplied to greater or less extent.
The benevolent people of the east can
see that their contributions have not
been squandered or missappropriated.
1t is variously estimated that there
are from 10000 to $4,000 people in
Kansas to-day depending on the aid
received for their daily bread. We
are fully aware that there are cormor-
ants in human shape who would be
pleased to see the barriers which the
State Relief Committee have wisely
placed around this relief business torn
away, that they might have the priv
ilege of speeulating in the woes ofour
people; and for this purpose they cry
out fraud and corruption and the un-
thinking, like NJ. S., take up the cry
and reiterate it without shadow Of
truth to back them, thereby greatly
damaging the cause Of the suffering
people Of our State by creating a mis-
trust In the minds OF the benevolent
people of those States which have
been more prosperous than our own.
We would say that the good people OF
Marion county need have no hesitan-
cy In consigning any contributions
which they may wish to send to the
care OF the State Central Relief Com
mittee at Topeka, Kansas.
| Respectfully,
II. G. HAYS.
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Peril 10 the Country.

The Washington correspondent of
the Albany Journal, in a recent let
ter. says:
Many of hesDemocrats here do not
pretend to deny in private the gen.
erai and appalling condition Of af-
fnirsin the South. One Of the DEM
ocratic members Of Congress from
Alabama did not hesitate to declare
the other day, as / personally know,
that the Republicans really carried
that State in the last election, though
Democratic majority of over thir-
teen thousand was counted up. j do
not suppose Mr.. Marshall will unite
in the report of his colleagues on the
Louisiana Committee, and yet he
stated on Saturday that to say there
was no intimidation In Louisiana
was not true. Others of the Demo
Gratis freely admit the facts In pri-
vate, and frankly say they expect as
party to get possession Of the
Southern States in this way.
There is no Disgusting the fact
the country is approaching very
grave crisis. The calinest and most
unimpassioned men here are pro-
foundly Impressed with the magni-
tude OF the danger. They under
stand the spirit and purposes of the
rebei element as the country does
nat and they know that the success
fof that pdfty portends peril - the
blacks, peril to all Union men in the
South, and peril to the country. The
absolute domination OF that force In
the Democratic party Is even now
perceptible. Every prominent Dem.
ocrat here is already bowling to the
South. When John Young Brown
spit out his rebel venom the other
day, no Democrat had the courage To
condemn him. The South will rule
the caucus and command the party.
1t can not be controlled. And when
these facts fully appear and these dis
plays are made, as they certainly
will be, then, If not before, the coun.
try will wake up to the danger be.
fore It and will stretch forth its hand
to rescue itself.
j have the strongest confidence
30 said to-day one Of the least excita-
BILE and best judging statesman We
have, who has just been through the
South--tbat the Republican party
will carry the election in 1876. His
confidence IL based upon the belief
that when the unrepentant rebels
show out their spirit as they are do
ing now and will do In greater de-
gree In the next Congress, the patri-
otic sentiment Of the land will be In
spired and consolidated as 1t was dur
ing the war.
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II. G. HAYS.

In private note accompanying
the above, Mr.. Hays says he writes
at the request of Mr.. Josiah Brobst,
and others, who, together with the
writer, were formerly residents Of
this county. He mistakes the char
acter of NJ. S., the writer of the letter
In tho JOURNAL, to which he refers.
ED.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

Old JEFF, Davis has been in Little
Rock meddling with political mat.
ters during the past few days, as
though he had anything to do with
the public affairs of this country
Such things are.enough to make the
bones Of every Union soldier dead
or alive) ache for one more chance at
traitors. s.--lfdf shall Times.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

AT the last meeting Of the Iowa
Millers' Association commmittee
was appointed to ascertain the views
OF the millers Of Iowa in relation to
the organization of an insurance
company to insure mills exclusively.
The committe will report at a meet
ing in Des Moines, April 2lst.
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Mereantile, Grades, Gtt.
BLAcKSMITHlNG.

n oBERTs AND JAMES have opened a
TX, Blacksnith Shop in the building for>
n. ssly occupi Cd By y, r. Roberts, just west Of
the New Bank bniiding, and are prepared TO
40 all work in their line in tho beat manner
and at fair rates will also build wagons,
spring wagons and .buggiss to order. Orders
81
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AHEAD 113.254.

GINGER SEWING MACHINES-No.s sold
- in 1878, 232, ,444, being 1923 more
than were sold by any other Company 10
iams time. Now is the time TO get the pest
and most Popular Sewing Machine In tns
World. keep on hand good sappy "
needles, attachments, ete. North sioe VI
Public Square, Knoxville. o,n
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G. W. HUNGATE,

TaR NOTED STOCK AND cHATTEL
j Auetionesr, of Indiaaa. Illinois sna s
Kansas, has located three miles west o. nsu a
Rock, in this county, and will attend sl'
sallsat any distsncs. Terms reasonaols loI
service rendsIod, and satisfaction gusran 'eeo'
Addrsss him At Red Rock, Marion eouny,
Iswa, or leave orders at ClsFk's store. i9-SsH
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CARPENTERS AND IOi NERS.

NNILLER g. BELVILLE are prepar-
N ed to do all kinds Of work in their line
On short notice and on reasonable terms.
GIVE THEM A CALL at their shop,
near northeast corner Of Court House Square,
Knoxville. t19-S4tf)
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The Local of the Hatckeye wasted
$l.75 worth of powder and shot in
firing at at a tin rooster on a farmers
barn, a few days since, before he
found out that it was not a grey
eagle.
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EIIREiTuPE,

~ YOUNG would respectfully inform
IL. the citizens Of Marion County that be
has opened Cabinet Shop on Robinson
Street, west Of the Treuont House, up stairs,
ia tho r IN formerly occupied by the Repabh-
ean Office, where he will have on hand all
kinds Of Furniture, and Cofinsof slisizes,
vhicb he villsell Low for Cash. (H.)
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

Counterfeit five-dollar bills on the
Farmers and Traders Bank of Chi
cago are in circulation in Iowa.
Look out for them.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11

The Pella Blade nominates Gen
j. B. Weaver, of Davis county, fol
Governor. Second.
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A. O. HAYS.

A TTORNEY ATLAW and Notary Public,
~ Monroe, Iowa. Will also attend
to collections, and to Buying and Selling
Land. (tf)
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A. uNGLES. PIasterer.

A IL KINDS OF PLASTERING DONE
IA In the neatest and most substantial
manner, and on the shortest NO O. Terms
liberal.
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BARBER SHOP.

W. BOREN, Fashionable Barber, in
Oh Reaver's Block, west eide Of Pubiic
Square. Experienced workmen employed,
and satisfaction garanteed.
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G. K. HART.

A TT0RNEY AT LAW and Notary Pub
IA lie. Special Alteration given to collec-
tons and foreclosing mortgages. Office,
over weich & Weich's store, Weyer's Block,
Knoxville, iowa. (630u.
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]. K. CASEY.

4 TToRNEY AT LAW, Knoxville, Tswa,
"A ONCE east side of Public Square, and
M stairs over Conwelps Hardware Store.
WIN practice in Marion and adjoining Coun-
ties. NH.)
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Senator Wright declines to be a
candidate for reelection.
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(. R. HAYS.

4 TroREEY AT LAW, Krexville. Iowa
a sttend promptly to all business en- trust
- b;s hands. 7-15tf
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HUGH THOMPSON. M. D.

ENTIST.-0fice over Freeiand d Thomp-
/ sons Bakery, east side Public Square,
KDoxvilie, Iowa.