Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-23

received from Atsy~Gen- Pieuepons an
nouncirg the removal 6 eerssnr
| Henderson. Of counsel for Che psosecuiaoas
! Ia consequence Of 81 alleged attack upon Inc
| President in the speech made 10 the jury ~
the time OF Avery's conviction Subsequently
the revocation Of HE commission ~ss s1s-
PENDED 10 Ail0w . copy Of his sIeeeh 10 ot
forwarded, This caused great excitemTns 40
! AZ. Loui.. snd IL was reported that The ccan-
sci hid determined 10 stand By Henderson
ana vo out with him. The Military Cont OF
Inur,sry d-r.snsed by firn. Bsi,eock mel Ia
Chicago on he Y.l, organized AID sdjouTaed
N await The srrissi Of evidence Ho@ 81
Lorig
TIE committee OF The Arkansas I>egisls-
,ure appointed 20 lnsuir. Into The mAnDef "a
/ the election of United States Senator Dorsey
have made unanifnous report 10 The eject
! that they fsns no proof whatever 70 SUD-
| ,tautiaie the charges Of bribery and eorr1T-
! ,Iop preferred against the serasor IN the
manner On procuring his election. The re-
4 port vas adopted by the Legislature with
cat dissenting vote.
RIOT h reported a. hsvisg occnsred 81
Rolling Fork, Mics, on The l0th, between
whites and blacks. In which seven negroes,
/ Including The leaders, were killed. No whites
/ were hurt The disturbance grew out u DE
stt~my; u negroes TO rescss one OF their
color. who hsd been arrested On account Of
| difficulty with white man.
IN letter signed by him a. Governor OF
! Louislsna HeEosry expresses his regret at
| the action Of Mekillsn In Withdrawing hss
credentials ~ Senator from that State, and
states HE opinion that Mcmillan has serious-
" erred 10 the cancellations 10 which be has
arrived.
GgoEsK REYNOLDS, on trial At Salt Lake
City for polygsmy, was found guilty on the
L i0ta, and remandet for sentence.
Tng Arksrsss Legislature adjourned ast
die on the 10th.
TnE schooper Cornelius b. Windate
foupdsred on Lake Michigan In Que ~ The
late ssorms, .Ed carried down with Der the
Captain aud entlre crew u nine meB.
Tnx Kentucky State Grange has passed
resolutions favorlng Government aid 70 the
Texas Pacifc Railroad
THE Indictment against Gen. Babeock and
the capias for hs arrest were received In
Chicago from 81. Louis on the 10th. A
Cabinet meeting was beid In Washington on
the same day. and the speech Of Gen. Hen.
ders0n before the jury was read, sud the ac.
ton Of the President Ia hIs discharge was
sustained.
The Jury In the ease OF Burbach and Rey.
nolds, whisk .rectIhers. on trial In Milwau-
kee, brought In verdict Of guilty on the
evening Of the 18th.
Ggs. BABoocK on the ilth gave bail, At
Chicago, IN the sum Of $1,000 for his APP
pearanee for trial before the United States
District Court ut 81. Louis.
JupoE BAS6s, Of Lacon, H., succeeds j.
ID. Ward, OF Chicago, as United States Dis-
trict- Attorney for the Northern District Of
Illinois.
IN his recent message TO the California
Legislature Gov. Irwin urged that the State
endesvor to bring about such n modification
of the treaty between the United States and
China as will result In the restriction 81
Chinese immigration.
JAMES o. BnoADuEAD, a prominent Demo
, cratic lawyer OF st. Louis, was appointed ON
, the 10th 10 succeed Gen. Henderson AS an
assistant prosecuting attorney Ia the whlsk,
trials at IT. Louis. lie at once accepted the
!. position.
, A sruPRsDous land swindlc has recently
been brought 10 light In Southeastern Mis-.
, poun. IL appears that deeds 10 lands Ia
North Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri
have been forged for some years past and
, agencies for this work we're established "
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New
, York and Manchester, England. IL Is esti
, mated that deeds 10 over l2,O0O,OO0 acres d
land have been forged and disposed Of, The
valuation bcipg t25, 900, 900 or $50, 100000. The
land operated upon Is owned By non residents
and, ms the records were mostly destroyed
during the civil war, the ring had every ia
!, cility 30 carry out the enormous swindle, and
the deeds have been sold all over the United
!, States aud In England. The Grand Jury o.
Shannon County, Mo, has indicted DR.. Thos
: X. Herman, David ID. Bingham and James l.
Lawton for completely In these frauds.
A PUEBLO (Coi) dispatch Of the 18th say,
|. the revenue officials had discovered AN under
(, ground crooked whisky dlst,lcry on III.
4 Arkansas River, about five miles from thai
city.
!, The National Cheap Transportation Con
yention met 10 Chicago on the 10Th. A larg,
Y delegation was present.
Az order was received In Chicago on III.
18th dissolying the Court OF Inquiry In th,
case Of Gen. Babcoek. This action was taker
at the suggestion of the accused, on tn,
;, ground that he would be afforded q chance
OF yindicaton In the United States Court al
y st. Louis.
, In Chicago, on the 18th, spring wheat, No
Q, was weak, closing at g0)a@9o1sc cash
Cash corn hrm; closing al ssl4c for No.
!. aud 40c for new rejected Cash Data, No. 2
. sold ut 29Ss@2oJse; January options wer,
: sold at 30kc Rye, No ., 6s0s6skc. Barley
4 No. q, s6toe6Ile. Cash meas pork closed a
4 si9 &50ri9.bo. Lard, tl2.35ofi240 Good u
. choice beevcs brought ss5ota8.00; medium
grades, t4ooep4.oS; butchers stock, Ss.50td
/ $40; scalawags, ETC., t2ooee2.t0. Hog,
. brought t7i2k6e745 for good 10 extra
! Sheep sold At st.5oba25 for good 10 choice
/; FORgIGN fSTELLlaENCK.
, A BERLIN dispatch OF the 10th says the ne
| uotlatiups " It'll Turkey by Germany Austria