Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
THE WEST.

"A DARING aJIempt 10 ROD All cxpfcss car ou
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne Chicago Rail-
road was made early on the morning OF the
7th. A recently discharged railroad con-
ductor by the name Of Binkley boarded the
eastern. bound express train on that road, at
Lima, Ohio, and effected an entrance into the
Adams Express car by saving out the panels
| of the door. He wore mask, and on enter
| ing the car fired two shots at the express
| messenger, Geo. II. Price. wounding him
| slightly. Price succeeded in securing his
pistol I'm time to shoot the would-be murderer
| and robber through the head, killing him in
| stantly.
| Ex-SrATE TREASURER RANKIN, of Iowa, on
| trial at Des Moines on the charge OF embez-
element, has been acquitted.
IT is reported that an attempt was made by
miners, on the night OF the It'll, TO burn the
Philadelphia e. Reading Railroad bridge
above Locust Gap.
| THE motion for new trial in the case OF
Early Us. Storey, of the Chicago Times, has
been denied, the plaintiff agreeing to accept
$4,000 in lieu OF the $4,000 awarded by the
| jury. The defense took an appeal. In an.
other libel suit against Mr.. Storey for stig
matizing Chicago lawyer as a "shyster" the
| Jury have returned a verdict for $500. The
plaintiff asked for $4,000.
JOHN BENDER, the Kansas murderer, re-
Gently In custody at Florence, Arizona, has
again escaped and is supposed to have reached
Mexico. a
THE captive Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and
| Kiowa Indians from the Cheyenne Agency
arrived at Fort Leavenworth on the Sth, and
were placed in the guard house, where they
will remain until their trial takes place.
THE average condition of the winter whea
crop in about 300 counties In the valleys OF
the Ohio and Missouri is, according to a
Washington dispatch Of the 10th, 63 per
cent, indicating only fve-eighths OF full
crop IL no improvement occurred; in Ken
lucky the yield would be rs per cent; Ohio,
81; Michigan, SO; Indiana, GO; Illinois, 90;
Missouri, 80; Kansas, 81. The condition was
better in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, though below an average.
A NUMBER of prominent distilleries at Chi
caeo, st. Louis, Milwaukee and other points
in the West have been seized by Government
detectives on the charge OF gross violation OF
the Revenue law. A Washington telegram
of the 10th says this result had been attained
after nearly nine weeks work performed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, through the
Solicitor Of the Treasury, no other officer OF
the department being intrusted with the Sc
cret.
In the case of Ann Eliza ys. Brigham Young,
Chef.J ustice Lowe on the 10th denied the
motion for an attachment compelling Brig
ham to pay almony, on the ground that the
alleged marriage was bigamous or polyga-
nous, and therefore Illegal.
RED CLOUD, Spotted Tail and number Of
18th for Washington, to treat with the Govern
ment for the sale Of the Black Hills.
On the evening of the 10th William EN-
bry, editor of the Leavenworth (Kan) Appeal
shot and MORALLY wounded Col. ID. Il. An
thony, editor of the Leavenworth Times The
shooting was the result Of quarrel OF sew
: eral weeks duration, which Is said to have
originated in some structures made by An
thony in his paper upon certain actions OF the
, Leavenworth Typographical Union, which
Embry holly repealed in the appeal, following
, 1t up by damaging accusations against An
thongs official conduct as Postmaster a
Leavenworth.
THE American Social Science Association
met in Detroit on the 18th. An address wal
delivered by d. A. Wells on the Relations o
Capital and Labor"
A FARMER named Geo. N. Kirkman, living
near Nevada, Iowa, was hanged by mob OF
, the night Of the 8th. This outrage Is sup
posed to have grown out OF q family feut
which had existed for some time, the oil
gentleman having had two of his sons-in-lav
and several other parties put under bonds OF
charge Of former attempt on his life.
The ninth annual reunion of the Crane
Army of the Republic, recently held Ii
Chicago, was largely attended by veteran sol
diers and distinguished officers from all part
OF the country.
In Chicago, on the 18th, spring wheat, No
q ruled active, closing at $1.00401.0
cash. Cash corn closed at 7211c for new No
2 and 6SHc for rejected. Cash oats sold a
630631fc; June options were sold at "a Nc
) Rye brought $10511@1O6. Barley, No. 2
$133001 49, Cash mess pork closed a
a $2155@2160. Lard, $1530@l5.35 Choice Il
fancy graded steers brought s6.40@70O
prime to choice native stock, $5.40@6.l2M
Texans, $2.50(0550; scalawags, $30O04yOO
Hogs brought t7.25@s.35 for good to choice
, and SS5O(0S.S5 for extra.
THE SOUTH.
ANOTHER cyclone visited Middle Georgi
on the LIST, causing the killing Of fifty persons
the wounding of masy more, the destruction
of a great quantity Of live stock and numerous
dwellings,. This is the fifth tornado that ha
visited that section since the Goth Of March