Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-04

wEST AND SOOIhs
Tay Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided
the action OF the Wood County canyassers
In throwing out the vote Of the town OF Lin
coin at the election last year To be Illegal
The decision was made on contest over the
county Offices, but the counting OF the vote
OF Lincoln win elect Alexander y. hcDii
fgep.J 10 Congress, instead Of Geo. W. Cate
| The certificate OF election bad been given 70
the latter. A fine OF goo was imposed on the
leading cauyasser who threw out the votes.
Pnrrz KAIzEg, twenty.one years OF age,
iumped from the tower OF the Chicago Water
Works on the afternoon Of the I'D, and fell
| distance OF nearly 200 feet, and was dashed To
pieces on the turrets at the base. He was de-
ranged, and had recently been an inmate Of
an insane asylum.
Dus, BARLOW IL Co.'S New York Mercantile
Agency has issued statement Of business
failures In the United States during this
year up 10 the fst Of October, which shows
total OF failures during nine months Of ., S34:
liabilities, t131, i72,50S. The greatest number
occurred in the last three months, involving
liabilities estimated at s54,32s,237
HENRY BHows (colored) was hanged at NJ.
Louis on the ed for the brutal murder In
May last Of farmer named Philip Pfarr.
TuE town Of vermiliion, near sandusky,
Ohio, was almost wholly destroyed by fire on
the ed. Eleven business blocks In the heart
OF the town were burned. Loss estimatcd ut
$4,000; insurance light. Two men were
arrested, charged with setting the place on
fire.
Mss. ID. L. MrspgS, Of New Orleans, was
burned To death on the 22d by the explosion
Of coai.oll lamp, and her husband was &C.
ycrely burned In attempting TO extinguish
the flames.
PHop. AToHIssoS, the acronaut, attempted
| a balloon ascension al the recent Elkhorn
(Ky.) Fair, but when several hundred feet
| high the balloon took fire and was burned,
and he was precipitated ~ the earth and 40
badly injured that his recovery was consid'
cred doubtful.
THE Charlottesville fva.) National Bank
suspended on the 23d. Several business firms
In that section closely connected with the
bank were also forced TO suspend.
The trial Of Col John A. Joyce for conspir-
acy 10 6efraud the Government revenues was
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| for the Western District OF Missouri ON the
23d. and the jury returned verdict OF guilty
on all four counts Of the Indictment
| MCDONALD a. Co.. OF Wooster, Ohio, man
ufacturers Of agricultural implements, have
made an assignment. Their liabilities are
stated 10 be $500, 900. Their failure throws
900 men out Of employment
RETURNS received Mt Denver on the 25th
from the Colorado election indicated that the
Republicans had carried the Territory and
would have majority in the Constitutional
Convention.
ALL the counties OF Iowa were heard from
on the oath, sixteen Of them unofficial. Ac-
eording 10 these returns Kirkwood's majority
~ 81 ,S25.
A YOUNG daughter OF X. A. Hotchkiss, Of
Burbank, Dakota, was so badly burned few
days ago by the explosion Of a kerosene lamp
that she died soon after
yIRdisiA CITr, New, has been recently de-
stroyed by fire. The entire business and
thickly.settled portion Of the city was, on
the 26th, laid waste, all the hotels, churches
newspaper offices, public buildings, telegraph
and express offices, stores and business
places and large number Of dwellings being
burned, involving an estimated loss OF e.,
100000. Ten thousand people were rendered
homeless. At one time there was great danger
that NIL the mining works, mills and build
Ings would be swept away, and the mines
rendered worthless for months TO come, but
this disaster was happily ayerted In greai
part.
.t.t.. n I0taf A.
Austin, Miss, was destroyed by iiro on the
10Th. Los. about $4,000.
The formal Inauguration Of the statue u
stonewall jackson. presented TO Virginia by
= number Of English gentlemen. took place
Mt Richmond on the Goth. Fifty thousand
strangers were In the city on the occasion
and the demonstrations are said 10 have been
very grand and imposing.
OFFICIAL returns give the following figure,
for the Gubcrnatorial tickets at the late cleo
ton In California: Irwin. Democrat, o. 500
PheIps, Republican, 81 1922; Bidwell, Indie
pendent 2g,752; Lovett, Temperance, $50
Twins majority over Phelps Ia 80, 1877, and n
over all.
A COLUMBUS special OF the 25th gives III,
vote for Governor and Lieutenant. Governor
at the recent Ohio election as follows; Flo,
Governor: Hayes. 2o7,sl3; Allen, 2,2d4
odell (Probibltlonist), 2,5g7 Hayes plural
ity, $50; majority, 2,p52. Lieutenant Gov
srnor; Young, 297, 1881; Cary, 2s7 ,9ds; Thomp
son, $3.50. Young's plurality, 9,e6s; major
ity, 1888.
TnE news received ON the 26th from the
recent election In Oregon indicated the cleo
ton Of Lane (Dem) TO Congress by about
200 majority.
A sEyERE earthquake shock was felt Al
Memphis, Tenn, and In portions OF Missis.
sippi on the evening Of the 21th.
THREE OF the participants In the late muir
der OF the four Italians In Denver have been
arrested One OF them, an Italian, confesses
10 having played his harp while Ave others
cut the throats OF their victims.
&c. LArRopE (Dcm.) was elected Mayor
Of Baltimore, Nd, on the 27th, by 2,7Si ma
jorlty.
REroRTs from Virginia City on the s7th es-
timated the total damage by the fre at from
$4,000, 900 TO q, 100000. Two men were killed
by a falling wall. Unless immediate relief was
received the suffering Of the homeless and
destitute would be Intense. The school-houses,
the only public buildings which escaped the
/ flames had been converted into temporary