Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-01
IOWA STATE NEWS.

TIVE Tsasoa PsSafs dePos FssSssesm a
csapcll B1nsss h - lS lcagrAeaess atso1i
I aess sers
gxv. Mr.. EvAxs. ns Adams Ccnnsy.
had his pockets picked Of fovEy delasrs .
| fs.w days sge.
/ Trg s.anufarswrr a h-ooss. s Tsle &
The principal occupations q Hunaoll'
| Cpangy reople.
A cvnnys rider uas nesray killed while
! giving an exhibition Of his skin ~ Dcco-
r4h, DE ether dag
CAKErvT estimates place the damage
done the Mil Ccunty briggs by the ~
csas fiseyds At a. 0au-
THE Cas- Caunsy Normal Institute FOR
tht cErrezt wear vii commence Al Adam
tic on tlsr stA 81 July.
tt. SwrTH, living pear Webster City,
was struck tyy lightning the other after.
poor and instantly killed.
Tnx sore Of Peiree & Co, atLockridgc,
was burned the other night with al IL
olstcnt- Loss about 5000.
Tue capital stock Of the Abba, Knox
vile 4 Ds.s Moines Railroad has been in
creased from 500, 900 to 81, l95, 900.
5. j SIXTH was killed, recently, Sy
lightning. while blowing corn, one mile
south Of Williams, Hamilton County.
HENRY TnonrsoS has been sentenced
10 the Pcni;eniiary at Dies Moincs for ten
years for marrying his step-daughter.
The next session Of the Upper Iowa
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will be held in Dubuque, com
mencing Sept 23-Bishop Merrill pre-
siding.
NIss FAKxfE J. KELLOGG, Of Council
Bluffs, young lady OF exceedingly great
musical promise, IL at present studying
with Nine. Rudersdorf at Wrentham, near
Boston
JrDGE FREDERICK MoTT, professor n
the Law Department Of the State Univer-
sfty, has been elected President Of the Dies
Moines BAPTIST University, and will ac-
cept the position.
JAnEs MALONE fell into The water near
Renwick, Shaw d. Crossets saw.mill,
Davenport, the other day, and was
drowped before help could reach him. lie
was seven years old.
MISKRs from Fort Dodge are prospect
ing for coal in Sac County, in hopes OF
securing the bounty offered by the Board
Of Supervisors Of that county provided
coal il found In paying quantities.
WAGsEK, who murdered Frank Rhom.
berg, at Dubuque, several months ago, and
escaped on the plea Of insanity, has been
pronounced sane by the official In charge
Of the Insane Hospital, and discharged.
AT the next State election Iowans will
be called upon 10 vote on the proposition
10 eliminate from the State Constitution
the words "frcc white" and male" 80
far as they relate 10 the elective franchise.
AT BLOOMFIELD, few days ago, while
d funeral procession was crossipga bridge,
the structure gave way, precipitating
several carriages into the river. One lady
was killed outright, another fatally in
iured, while young gentleman was also
seriously injured
TIM Secretary of the Iowa Press Asso.
citation having announced that the State
Press meeting this year will be hunting
affair at Clear Lake, all the editors who
contemplate going are ordering joints Of
stoye.pipe, birdshot.proof to wear on
their legs The average faith In editorial
craftsmanship il ut very low ebb this
year.--HaekEye.
A. NJ. JosEs, Of ShellsburG, put up
Job on his mules last week. He twisted a
heavy piece Of wire on the end of his
whip1ash, wherewith the more keenly 10
awaken their mulish feelings when he ap.
pesled to them, but the FIRST time he used
the new cracker hesnapped itinto his own
right eye, bursting the ball and destroying
its sight forever. Whoever knew mules
luck to go back on him ?--Hark- Eye
TINS following were the postal changes
made in Iowa during the week ending
June ~, 1875: Established ngleyille,
Clay County, @. w lngle, Postmaster;
Kelley, Storcr County, II. X. Bardwell,
Postmaster; Mount Valley, Winnebago
County, q. II, Onestad, Postmaster; Pa.
ton, Green County, Gus, J Griffith, Post
master, Trimello, Clay County, James II.
Morgan, Postmaster Discontinued-Tal
lahoms, Lucas County, Postmasters ap.
polnted-Hawleyvillc, Page County, Elias
J spaulding; Rising sun, Polk County,
Samuel Britton.
Az Interstate militia meeting is being
talked Of, TO be held at Keokuk in Julyor
August The Consultation says: "The
First Illinois lnfantryof Chicago, six com.
pauies Of the ST. Louis Greys, the Quincy
National Guards, the Governors Guards
Of Springfield, H., the Burlington mill
try companies, the Dubuque Rifles, Iowa
City Guards, two companies from Des
Moines. the Olmsted Guards of Council
Bluffs and the Keokuk State Guards
have all signiticd desire TO attend. The
object of the gathering il TO perfect the
militia system of the West"
A STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION has
been called 10 meet In Des Moines on
Tuesday evening, the 29th inst Delegates
I a a