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

man issued an Ordtf requiring DiiSuAsA
Young 10 pay the sum Of q, SOC 70 Ann Eliza
awarded In the divorce suit, or 20 70 jail.
Brigham WA sick In bed and, sin refusing
70 pay, was placed In custody Of the Marshal
AT Athens, Ohio, ON the evening Of the
10Th ult., three small children OF coloreo
man named Rrumsley were left at home
alone, and during the absence Of their parents
the house took FIRE ct il supposed from the
npsettsng Of 3 lamp and the children wefs
burned 10 death.
.JupGg DrrLos, Of the United States Circuit
Court at Des MONIES, has decided that there
Ia no penalty under the law for sending
vulgar and reprosehiui matter on postAl-cards
through the mails; but that II In the DUTY Of
the srst Postmaster into whose hands such
cards come 70 destroy them.
JAMES orIs Mayor Of San Francisco, died
on the morning of the Goth ult.
AN advance has recently been made In rail-.
road passenger fares between the West and
East, the rate from Chicago 10 New York city
now being twenty-five dollars for frstelass
tickets.
THE constitutional amendment providing
for the taxing Of dogs was defeated al the re-
cent Ohio election.
Ar the election held In Missouri on the
Both uit the new Constitution was adopted.
TnE official canvass Of the votes cast at the
late election 10 Nebraska shows that the new
Constitution Is carried by nearly 1850
majority. The coupon leaving TO the
people the power Of locating the State capi-
Ia, has 1900 majority. and the coupon giving
the people the power Of expressing their
preference for United States Senator 1880
majority. The Democrats elect two District
Judges aud one District Attorney. All the
rest Of the officers elected are Republicans.
A RECENT special from Virginia City, New,
says building was going on rapidly and the
burnt district was dotted with shanties. Work
was plenty aud wages high. Relief was com
ing In freely and the people had recovered
their spirits.
RUN occurred on the National Gold Bank
and Trust Company u San Francisco on the
Both nit. The bank continued 10 meet ell de-
mands during the day, but did not open for
business on the morning OF the lat The
officers claimed that the bank could pay every
thing In full and would resume as soon as
possible. No excitement was apparent at
the other banks In saa Francisco on the 1st
A rev days ago Charles Patterson shot and
killed X w. Porter, herder Of cattle on the
North Platte, thirty miles north Of Sidney,
Eeb., where Patterson was taken under AR
rest. On subsequent evening the Jail was
broken into by a mob Of masked men and
Patterson strung up 70 a telegraph.pole. The
Sheriff oyerpowered the crowd and cut Pat.
terson down In time TO save HIS life. At four
o'clock the next morning he was again taken
out and hung TIL dead.
CARROLL (Dem) Ia elected Governor OF
Maryland by about 1900 majority. Legisla-
turc Democratic.
a sT. PAUL dispatch Of the I'd Gays Min.
nesota had gone Republican and places
Pillsbury's majority for Governor ut 1900 or
10000. scbafrer (Dem) for State Treasurer
Is probably elected by small majority.
Legislature Republican.
A PORTLAND tOregon) dispatch Of the I'd
| says later election returns materially reduce
the majority for Lane Dem.) for Congress.
| dispatch from Salem says returns indicated
the election OF Warren (Rep) by small ma
jority.
| The recent election In Chicago and Cook
County was a very exciting one and resulted
In the choice Of L. G. Huck tRep,) as County
Treasurer over A. O. Hesing fOpp) by be.
tween 5000 and 1000 majority, Local and
personal matters entered largely into the can
vass and third and independent tDem.
candidate was In the field aud received over
| 1000 votes. The victory Ia not claimed a. a
partisan one by the Republicans. In tbe city
over b 900 votes were polled.
| A rIRE at Sherman, Tex, on the 1st dc.
stroyed siIty.Hyo business places, the post.
rendered somc thirty families homeless. Loss
estimated at over 100000, insurance small
A DISTINCT shock Of earthquake was Eel,
at Atlanta and other sections Of Georgia ON
the night Of the I'd.
THE Arkansas General Assembly convened
on the "a and the Governors message wa.
read.
| AT tie election In Wisconsin on the cd
Lndington tRep) for Governor received q
majority over Taylor Of about 1900. Ac.
cordng 10 the returns received up 10 the
morning Of the 4tli the rest Of the Republic
can State ticket was probably elected, thong,
there was some doubts ss 10 the Trcasu
rer. Legislature Republican by smali ma
jorlty.
| A MAN named jackson. OF Jefferson Coun.
| w, M, while getting out OF bed the other
morning, before daylight. accidentally stepped
upon the body Of his daughter (who wa,
sleeping on an improyised bed on the noor)
crushing In her chest and killing her instant
ly. She was fifteen years old. The father
weighs over 200 pounds.
THE official count Of the recent election In
Iowa gives Kirkwood 81, 74b majority for Gov
ernor.
| A Jackson tMiss) dispatch Of the Sd says
the Democrats had carried that State, elect.
Ing their entire ticket In nearly every county
| They would have about thirty majority Ia the
House and six ~ eight 10 the senate. The
| Democrats also elected tho entire Congress.
slonal delegation with the possible exception
VI the Sixth District, and returns indicated
success In II. All WAS peace, and no dlsturb-
apee was reported anywhere.
In Chicago, on the I'd, spring wheat No
q was quiet. closing At slosA Qsl osK cash,
Cash corn steady, closing nj 5ie for No q
and <9slc for rejected Cash oats. No. Q, sold
at 3lken3iKe; December options were sold