Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-06
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

UCnCA u ASUp y
FROM WARRINGTON.
ATTY. GEN. WILLIAMS on the 22d ten
dered and the President accepted his
resignation, TO take effect on the 18th
of Nav. The President has emphatical-
ly denied the truth OF the statement that he
had requested tho resignation Of Secretary
Delano.
A DANGEROUS counterfeit fve-dollar note
on the First National Bank of Paxton, ILL.,,
has been discovered in Washington.
FURTHER investigation into the mail-con-
other fraudulent bids. About six clerks had
been discharged up to the 23d for completely
in these frauds, and 1t was understood that
dozen more were implicated.
PRESIDENT GRANT has assigned DR.. Under
man, the Director of the Mint, to make the
examination ordered by Congress as TO what
point In the Western States and Mississippi
Valley possesses the best advantages for
mint. The investigation will be made dur
ing the coming summer.
A WARRINGTON telegram OF the oath an
nounces that the Spanish Government had
paid $45,000 OF the $4,000 agreed upon on
account Of the Virginius affair.
TIE Postmaster General has issued an or
der canceling all awards OF contracts hereto
fore made In favor of the parties whose names
are contained In the proposals fraudulently
imposed upon the department by the COM
plicity OF clerks at the last regular letting,
and directing the contracts to be Immediately
awarded to the respective bidders whose pro-
posals are next lowest in amount to the pro-
posals thus rejected.
SECRETARY DELAso has announced that
in accordance with the advice OF friends In
various parts Of the country, and In accord
ance with his own judgment Of his duty TO
himself and TO the Republican party, he has
indefinitely postponed his intended resigna-
ton.
J. EDWARDS PIERREPoNT, OF New York,
has been rendered by the President and has
accepted the position Of Attorney General Of
the United States.
..s THE EAST.
THE cross examination OF Mr.. Cleveland
was concluded on the 23d, and Mr.. Moulton
was called TO the stand for further cross-ex-
animation He denied that he had ever said
to Mr.. Partridge Gas the latter testified in his
evidence) that Mr. Triton had written the life
of Mrs. Woodruff to put himself at the head Of
the spiritualists of the country, as there were
more Spiritualists than Congregationaiists;
he had, however, told Mr.. Partridge that the
spirituaists Of the country outnumbered
the Congregationalsts Mr.. Partridge was
recalled and reaffirmed his former statement
on this point, saying in his cross-exami-
nation that the conversation occurred
shortly after the publication Of the pam
phlet
A TERRIBLE tragedy is reported from New
York. james Lafferty, of Rockville, Allie
gany County, killed HE grandmother and
robbed her house; subsequently he shot
Miss Van Nay, who had refused to marry
him, her mother, and then killed himself
THE New York Union League Club. House
was partially destroyed by fire on the morn
ing Of the 25th.
DANIEL O'LEARY the Chicago pedestrian,
hours and eight minutes, in New York city,
beating the best time on record. ya
THE cross-examination of Mr.. Partridge, In
the Beecher suit, was concluded on the Goth,
and Elizabeth La Pierre Palmer, q
protested spiritual medium, testified to
having seen demonstrations of affec-
tion and intimacy between Mr.. Tilton
and Mrs. Woodull and TO have over
heard conversations between them relative to
the publication of the Golden Age and Mrs.
WoodhulIs paper as organs OF Spiritualism.
Before the publication of the Woodruff scan
dial witness says she heard the proof.sheets
OF that document read to Mr.. Tilton by Mrs.
w; also heard Mr.. Tilton say, before the pub
lication OF the scandal, that the story about
Mr.. Beecher and his (Tilton's) wife was not
true. Lawyer Tracy, Of the defense, was
called to the stand, but his testimony was
deferred till the 9th.
OWING TO the absence Of Mr.. Beach the d.
rect examination OF Mr.. Tracy was postponed
on the 9th. J. +. st. George testified that
Mr.. Tilton, Tennic G. Claiin and Mrs. Wood.
hull were In the Communist procession In
1871 and rode In the same carriage with Col
Blood. tFh
In his evidence on the 2Sth Mr.. Tracy said
that In his interviews with Messrs Tilton
and Moulton the charge made against Mr..
Beecher was improper proposals; Mr.. Tllton
denied the charge as now alleged; Mr.. Moul.
ton had never told witness at these interviews
that Mr.. Beecher was guilty Of the greater
crime, nor did witness say that, II the charge
were true, 1t was q case In which lying was
justifable; witness had, however, advised q
general denial Of the Woodruff scandal,
which Mr.. 1flton said he could not do, as II
was partly true; he (witnesst also advised the
destruction of all the documents In the pos
session OF Mr.. Moulton. l a q s8!t NG
GOLD closed In New York on the 2Sth at
1151. The following were the closing
quotations for produce: No. 2 Chicago
Spring Wheat, t1.19K; No. 2 Milwaukee,
eL19@12l; No. . Northwestern, $1.12@
$124; Barley, $l.45C01.5O; Oats, Western
Mixed, 7s@751fc; Corn, Western Mixed, 81
@82c; Pork, New Mess, s22.oO; Dressed
Hogs, 9K@1oc; Lard, 16@16Hc. Flour,