Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18
General News Summary.
Washiu9ton Now.

Washington News.
A Washington Associated Press dispatch OF
Che 4th says the President refused TO sign the
bill for the equalization OF soldiers bounties,
and II time had been allowed he would have
sent In veto message. The House Election, or
Force, bill was read first and second time In
the Senate. Beyond this the Senate took no
further action. 1t therefore failed. 1t was
understood that the President would take no
further action in the affairs Of Arkansas, he
being Influenced by the recent expression OF
the House against Governmental interference.
The Jetty bill, as passed by Congress, fixes
upon the Southwestern Pass for the channel
and appropriates $5,e5O,oO0 to carry out the
enterprise.
IN ovation on making his appearance In the
United States Senate on the 9Th.
Atty.-Gen Williams says President Grant
had told members OF the Cabinet, before the
Equalization Bounty bill was passed by Con-
gress, that he was opposed TO Its provisions,
and would veto 1t in case Of its passage, as he
regarded tie measure very crudely drawn
and Involving an extravagant and uncalled-for
expenditure OF money.
Representative Wheeler received at Wash
ington on the 9Th, from New Orleans, his arti-
cles Of adjustment, signed by forty-four mem
beers OF the Conservative caucus, an ample
number to secure the desired result He at
once telegraphed Gov. Kellogg to forward by
express to the city Of New York the papers
In the office OF the Secretary OF State which
were used In the contested election cases be-
fore the Returning Board in November last.
The President has nominated Hon. Godlove
8. Orth as Minister to Austria and Hon.
Horace Maynard as Minister 10 CONSTANT
nople.
Congressman,e elect VIM. s. King, Of Mime
sofa, arrived in Washington from Canada on
the 9th. He stated that he was going to st.
Paul to defend himself against the suit OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Among the nominations confirmed by the
Senate on the 9th were those Of Hon. God
love 8. Orth as Minister TO Austria and
Horace @. Maynard as Minister to Turkey.
The aggregate sum In the twelve general
appropriation bills passed during the late ses-
sion of Congress Is about Size, 1000, 900, apart
from other bills containing appropriations.
A Washington Associated Press dispatch Of
the 10th says the departments have Issued
circulars announcing the abolition OF the
eivil-service rcferm rules governing their re-
spective departments wherever operative, and
announcing return to the former method of
the appointment OF employees. All the sub
boards of the ciyil-service reform through
out the country are abolished by these orders.
Foreign Intelligence.
John Mitchell was renominated In Tippe-
rsry, for Parliament, on the 4th
A dispatch from Berlin OF the 9Th says Bis
marck has demanded the dismissal Of the
Papal Nuncio at Munich, and the cessation Of
relations between the Vatican and Bavaria.
A decree had been issued prohibiting the Inn
portAtion Of Ansrican potatoes and also the
expectation Of horses.
Havana dispatches Of the 9th report several
engagements with the insurgents, in which
the losses on each side had been about equal.
The Spanish troops on Mora River, near
Guantanamo, had been recently attacked by
insurgents clad in Spanish uniform. The
official dispatch from Spanish sources says
both sides lost heavily
Lieut-Gen. Sir James Hope Grant and
Arthur Helps died In London on the 7th.
The famine In Asia Minor has decimated
some districts to the extent Of two-ffths Of
their population.
The convention between Spain and the
United States for the settlement OF the yir.
ginius affair has been signed.
frontier, Of the Sth report that an engagement
had taken place between the Csrlists and
Aphonsists near Figueras which lasted six
hours and resulted In the substantial defeat
Of the latter, whose loss was said TO be over
300 killed. At last accounts the Carlists
had commenced the bombardment OF 0ria.
II was reported that Alphonso desired to alb
dictate In favor Of the Duke dc Montpenseir.
The Csrlists had entered the province OF San
lander In strong force, and the Government
had forwarded large number Of troops from
Bilboa 10 oppose them.
A Paris dispatch OF the 9Th announces the
completion Of the new Cabinet under the
auspices Of M. Buffet
A recent dispatch from st. Johns, New.
foundland, says the bodies OF forty persons
who died at that place during the past winter
had been temporarily inferred in the snow,
which lay In such immense quantities In the
cemeteries as to prevent the opening Of the
graves.
There was heavy gale on the English and
Irish coasts on the 9Th, which caused great
disaster to the shipping and the loss OF
great many lives.
1t was officially announced on the 10th that
n. Buffet had succeeded in the formation OF
= new French Cabinet.
The report that Gortschakcfi had demanded
the recall Of VIM. Schuyler, United States
CAnvgs d'AFaires at st. Petersburg, is de-
clared to be untrue.
The East.
Stephen w. Kellogg has been unanimously
for Congress by the Republicans
Of the Second Connecticut District. The
Of the First District have renomi.
mated Geo. M. Sanders.
In the Beecher trial, on the Sd, Mr.. Owing
lon was recalled and testified further as to the
money placed In his hands by Mr.. Storrs
or the benefit Of Mrs. Tilton. He
asd found on looking over bis books
hat he had made a mistake, the
..~.c,nt p.a,po, ~ OAK a. all Mra (Avi,,o tor