The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-07
WEST.

"A band of seven masked and mounted
robbers. .obstructed and stopped passenger
train In Iowa last week, on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad, killed the engineer
plundered the express and mail cars and then
fed with their plunder
Mormon circles in Utah are greatly scan.
dalized by the desertion of Brigham Young by
one Of his wives She is his seventeenth wife,
and has left him, taking with her u large
amount of furniture and personal property.
She has retained eminent counsel, and intends
to sue for divorce and generous alimony. The
suit may be expected to give glmpses never
before revealed OF the harem-life Of Salt Lake
City
The Central Pacific railroad company are
shown by the San Francisco Bulletin, to owe
$1OS,0OO,6 3. The last year. ending June 30,
their net earnings were ?5,056 433. Part of
their indebtedness consists OF unpaid interest,
and it is asserted that, notwithstanding this
insolvency, the directors allow 5000, 900 year
Of their earnings to be swallowed up dishon-
estly by private spectators.
The Farmers Union, the agricultural or
gan Of Minnesota says A commencement
has been made on the great wheat harvest Of
Minnesota for 1873, and most bountiful har-
vest is promised. From u careful estimate
we think this state can export this year 80,
600, 900 bushels, providing we have our usually
good weather, during harvest, and provided,
further, the crops escape storms and is &C.
cured. The Union further advises farmers to
market all their wheat as soon as possible for
fear of still lower prices.
The special Indian commissioners to re-
move the Kikapoos from Mexico to the Uni
ted States had a council on the 9th inst. with
all the principal chiefs OF the different tribes
near Remolito. The head chief desired to go
to Kansas to consult with the Kansas portion
of their tribe with reference to the selection of
the reservation. They also wished three or
four taken to Washington to talk with tile
great father. The commissioners will have
another council with the Indians in about
eight days, when it is expected the whole mat
ter will be concluded, and the Kickapoos start
Immediately for the United States, unless tho
Mexican government interferes. The com
missioners consider SUCCESS almost assured.
st Louis--The opposition OF faportion Of the
steamboat interest here, to the bridge being
built across the river at this point, has created
agreat deal Of surprise, as the bridge is being
constructed in accordance with the law, in some
particulars even more favorable than the law
requires. For example, the law requires the
spans to be forty feet in the clear above the
city drcctrx. The main arch, when finished
will be fifty-si1 feet in the clear, AMI the other
arches forty-one, which Capt. Edas, chiefengi
noer, says will allow the largest boats on the
river to pass under the bridge with smoke
stacks down, at an ordinary stage # water,
with several feet to spare.
The commissioners of the Northern Pa
cific railroad have decided to make tho west
ern terminus in Tacoma, Washington terrific
ry. Spectators from all parts OF Oregon and
Washington territory are flocking to Tacoma
The steamboat interest at st. Louis have
forwarded remonstrance to Washington |
against the completion Of tho illinois and st. |
Louis bridge across Mississippi now nearly |
complete, on the ground that it will seriously !
obstruct navgatian.
The Chicago business directory for this
year contains 1873, ,070 names, on which an esti-
mato is based Of 100000 population. Other
directories for the year contain Boston, 1O3,-
03S names Baltimore, 0G, 8j4; Cincinnati, 09,-
525 St. Louis, 92, 0i0.