Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-30
rowA STATE NEWS.

Tnr following is the Repr6sentatiye Ap-
norttf,n uoent biil recently passed By the Leg
i.,sture The basis of represeatafionJhs
sxed at IA 100 and the membership at l0o: Isl
District. Lee County, 2 Reps; I'd, Des
Mofnes, 2: 3D., Henry, 2; 4th, Jefferson, J
Eih, Van BureH. i; 9th, Wapeiio, 2; an,
paws, 1; 9Th, Monroe, l.; 9th, Appanoose,l;
10th, Lucas, /; 18th, Wayne, !; l2th, LiarEe, =
18th, Decatur, 4; i4ta, Union, !; i2ln, K'nY.
gold. /: 18th, Adams, j; nth, Taylor, l,
18th, Montgomery, 1; 10Th, Page, ali'
Mills, /; 2fst, Fremont, /. ed, PottaWa.-
tarnie. q; sd, Cass, i; 4th, Madison, l;
18th, Warren, j, 18th, Marion, 2; 2.th, Ma
haska, q, 2sth, Keokuk, !; 10Th, Washing
ton, !; Goth, Louisa, 1; Sist. Musc1-
tine, .; BID, Scott, 3; 55d, CEDAR sa4i.
paness spi !: s7th jasper, q ssth, Polk, .
goth, Dallas, 1: 40th, Guthrie, !; Hst, HAITI
son. i. ADD, Boone, i; 43d, Story, Il Attn,
Marshall, i; 45th, Tama, i; 46th, Benton, z;
47th. Linn. q; 4sth, Jones, /; 49th, Clinton,
Q; 10Th, Jackson, q; 5lst, Dubuque, D; oza,
Delaware, i; SD. buchanan, |; 18th, Black
nth. Hamilton, /; 5sth, Webster, l; 5sth,
woodbury., /; Goth, Butler, i; 6lst, Bremen,
/: cd, Fayette, /; 63d, Clayton, 2; Gath, Al
Iamake4. /: 18th. Winneshiek 2; Goth, How
ard, 4; 9th, Chickasaw, J.; 6sth, Mitchell, Il
Goth, Floyd, i; roth, Plymouth, Sioux ana
LYON, ]; list, Mcnona, Crawford and lda,
75d, Cherokee, Pocahontas, Buena vista ana
Sac /. 73d. Green. Carroll and Calhoun, i;
18th, Adair, Audubon and shelby, !; iots,
CLAY. Osceola. O'Brien and Dickinson, i;
7gtG. Emmett, Palo Alto, Kossuth and hum
boldt, j; Nth. Winnebago, Hancock, worth
and Wright, j; 18th, Cerro Gordo and FRANK
lin, 1. Total, 100.
THE following is the senatorial-A pporron-
ment adopted by the last Legislature, one
Senator from each District: lot Dist, Lee
County: I'd, Van Buren, and Davis; 3D., APP
panoose; 4th, Monroe and Wayne; oth,
Union, Clark and Lucas; 9Th, Decatur,
Ringgold and Taylor; 18th, Fremont ana
Page; Sth, Mills, Montgomery and Adams;
9th, Des Moines; 10th, Henry; lltn, 1eHer-
son: 10Th, Keokuk; 18th, Wapcllo; l4th,
washington and Louisa; 18th, Mahaska;
10th, Marion; nth, Warren; 18th, Madison,
Adams and Cass; 10Th, Pottowattamie; 2Uth,
Museatipe; 2lst, Scott; I'D, Clinton; I'D,
Cedar and Jones; oath, Jackson; 18th,
Johnson; 26th, Iowa; 9th, Linn; 18th,
Benton; 10Th, Jasper; ootb,, folki o iat'
Dallas, Guthrie. Audubon and Shelby; ga,
Marshall and Grundy; 33d, Story and Boone;
34th, Harrison, MonoDa, Crawford, Sac ana
Ida; 35th, Dubuque; Both, Delaware; odh,
Hardin and Hamilton; 3sth, Black Hawk;
goth, Buchanan; 10th, Clayton; 4lst ALA
makee; 42d, Winneshiek; ADD, Fayette 44th,
Bremen, Chickasaw and Howard; 10Th, rama
and Poweshick 46th, Butler, FLOYD ana
Mitchell; 47th, Worth, Cerro Gordo Winnie
bago, Hancock, Wright and Franklin; 4Sth'
Webster, Green and Carroll; 49th, kossuth,
Humboldt, Emmett, Dickinson, Clay, Palo
Alto. Pocahontas and O'Brien; 50th, Wood.
bury, Plymouth, Sioux, Lyon, Cherokee and
BueDa Vista.
Mrs. VANCE, who lives in Monroe County,
was lately poisoned by a seapegracc SON.
and only escaped death by the timely efforts
of the attending physician. The young man
has fled the country, and the neighbors say
the most gratifying intelligence they could
have of him would be news that he was
dangling from the limb Of tree.
GRO. w. ARNOLD, living near Ottumwar
was accidentally killed few days ago. lie
was hunting, and as he climbed fence, the
guu discharged, taking effect in bis bowels
on the night of the 18th, near Charles
City, farmer named Hawkins, seventy
years old, was instantly killed by wagon
load Of wood upsctting on him
STEPHEN PoHLaEYER, while cleaning
wen thirty feet deep, at Fort Madison, wa
buried alive, on the 18th, by the caving in o
the sides OF the well. He was taken on
next morning, after thirty hours confinement
uniniured, except few bruises about tn
| head.
Hon. J.. i, AIEswoRTH, member OF Con
| gress from the Dubuque District, has an
nounccd his determination not TO be can
didatc for denomination.
| THEODORE MARSH has been appointed
| County Treasurer OF Marshall County II
place Of II. A. Gcrhart, deceased.
JUDGE MITCHELL, at Des Moines, on tn,
| 18TH decided that woman could not, undo
| the Constitution and laws Of this State, holc
the Office of County Superintendent o
| Common Schools The case was in Warner
| County. Huff, a man beaten at the poll
| last fall by woman, contested her election
| The Judge held that HUFF had not received
enough votes 10 elect him. This is the frs
decision on this point in the State.
DAyENPoRT proposes to have three-day'
celebration "next 4th Of july"
On the 10th, the last day of the Sixteenth
| General Assembly, Senator Hitchcock, o.
Mitchell County, breathed his last. His dis
ease was pneumonia. The Senator was
large farmer and had been repeatedly called
to iii offices Of trust and responsibility.
Now THAT the General Assembly has ad
journed, ii is possible TO tell what was don,
during its session. The number Of bills in
troduced was us; of these sol were intro
duced in the House and ia in the Senate
One hundred and sixty-five bills passed botf
branches and became laws; Of this number
1903 originated in the House and seventy two
In the Senate. In addition TO these hall
dozen joint resolutions were passed.
The latest reports from st. Louis give the
following as the current prices for leading
staples: flour-XXX. Fall, s5.00@550; Wheat
No. Red Winter, s1.5t91<611 .5IA No. 3 Red
Winter, Si.3GGoi.3I; Corn-No. 2 Mixed,
42Cet42SSc; oats--No, 2, 331ECa34e; Rye--No.
2, 63@631fc; Barley-No. 2, 70aS0c; Pork
s22 75as3.0o; shoulders-91f a9s<c; Lard
Sl325@13b0; Hogs-Shipplng, sT40a
765; Packing, sZ75Cds.25 Extra, $500
$50; Cattle-shipping, $4.75t95.5o; Pony
Steers, S3.75a425; Feeders, SA.00Sa4.50.
LEGISLATIVE.
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