Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-10
IOWA STATE NEWS.

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immense.
TwENTY.yIrE State Senators besides
the House of Representatives are 70 De
elected next fall.
THE Woman Suffrage Convention have
resolved to hold 100 county conventions
in the State next year.
THERE will be some thirty graduates OF
tie collegiate department of the State Y nj
versity at next Commencement.
THE other evening boy thirteen years
old, named Joseph Edmunds, was drowned
In the Nodaway, near Corning.
s. s. HOOVER, resident of Council
Bluffs, was waylaid and robbed at Downs
vile of 81, 400 IN money and his watch, q
few days ago.
THE Ottumwa Courier publishes a list
of its paid-up subscribers, marking with
those who have taken the paper quar-.
ter of century.
Fort MADISON was done very proud
lately--the poet Longfellow presenting a
young lady of that city with a complete
edition of his poems.
AT Moulton, few days since, Maj. J..
w. Moore fatally shot a man named
Thomas McAcheron, who had drawn q
pistol as If to shoot him.
AT Iowa City few days ago barber
named Mayweather assaulted Peter Lutz
with a razor and cut him SO badly that his
death was momentarily expected at last
accounts.
THE prisoners In the Polk County Jail
had nearly tunneled out the other evening
when their further progress was barred by
the Deputy Sheriff. In an hour they
would have been free.
A KRoKUK man got divorce from his
wife last fall and then hired her for his
cook, and she never had so many good
clothes or got half so much money out OF
him before In all her life.
NEAR Ottumwa, on the farm of w. 3.
Carter, lot of young gray wolves were
discovered, the other day, disporting them
selves in all innocence. A party of men
started out after them and killed five and
captured two alive.
on the evening of the 31st ult., at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, occurred the most extensive
rain and hail storm of the season. Great
damage was done to vegetation by hail.
Sidewalks were swept away, cellars filled
and roads destroyed. The residence OF
r. Riley was struck by lightning and to-
tally consumed.
ApJT. -GES. BAKER has organized the
following military companies; Benton
State Guards, Watkins, Benton County;
Cedar State Guards, Bronville, Mitchell
County; Company F, Military Battalion,
Iowa City. Elmer F. Clapp, M. d., was
also appointed Assistant Surgeon Military
Battalion of the State University.
RECENTLY, Mrs. Hammer, of Council
Bluffs, and lady friend went driving.
On the way they came across halfshorn
sheep, and its unnatural appearance SO
frightened the horse as TO cause him to
suddenly shy and throw theoccupants ont,
breaking both wrists of each of the ladies
and also Mrs. Hammers left arm.
Rev. DIR. EccLEsToN, of Philadelphia,
who was lately elected Bishop of the Prot
estant Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, is about
forty years of age, and clergyman of
high standing and character, with low
church tendencies. His father was at one
time Chief-Justice of Maryland. 1t is
thought Dr. Eccleston will accept the high
office to which he has been elected.
THE following were the postal changes
In Iowa during the week ending May %,
1875: Established - Cambria, Wayne
County, Leroy McMains, Postmaster.
Postmasters appointed - Ashland, Wa,
pello County, Alfred Heydock; Gwin,
Mahaska County, George w. Brewer;
Marcna, Ringgold County, VIM. H. Reed;
Monterey, Davis County, Thos. Ros-
brough.
Rev. r. M. SMITH, pastor of the Broad
way M. K. Church of Council Bluffs, was
attacked about twenty miles south Of At
lantic, a few evenings ago, by knight OF
the road, who robbed him of$570 He was
thrown from his carriage and set upon by
the robber with knife and pistol; was
stabbed twice in the left arm, and his right
hand was cut in terrible manner. He
was then knocked senseless, and while in
this condition was robbed.
A KEoKUK COUNTY paper thinks it is
brutal and barbarous to kill the dogs by
poisoning them with strychnine, which oc-
casions them such terrible suffering. That
Is so. Dogs should be carefully chloro-
formed. Then knocked in the head with
a soft pillow. Or the tender-hearted
Keokuk County folks might give their
dogs laudanum, and then while they are
asleep hire some man to sit down on
them. --Buritngton Hatck-Eye.
NEAR Strawberry Point man named
Doerfier and his two boys were burning
some brush when the fire came near catch
ing into the fence, and for awhile times
were lively. After the danger from that
source was over the boys noticed that their
father was missing, and after little
searching he was found ON the ground
dead. II is supposed that he either died
r. 4. 81.