Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-10

WEST AND SOUTH.
Tnx Ohio Legislature has repealed the
enactment known as The Geghan bill.
Cart. PAUL BoYTos swan from Alton, Ill,
To St. Louis--a distance OF twenty-five miles
ON the 29th ult., In his life.saying appa.
ratus. He was about nine and half hours
making the trip.
A dynamite explosion, followed by fire,
occurred on the afternoon u the 18th ult., In
a factory In a thickly-settied neighborhood In
the city OF Baltimore. About 300 cans, con-
tanning twelve pounds Of powder each, ex-
pioded In yDlieys, continuing for hall an hour.
The building was shattered, the walls crum.
bling In with the last yolley and injuring ak
frenen, but none seriously. During the cx.
plosion the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed
and several families procured wagons and
moved away from the neighborbood.
The West Virginia State Senate has tried
John s. Burdett, State Treasurer, on articles
Of impeachment and found him guilty, and
ordered his removal from Office, by a vote Of
twenty 10 three.
An Omaha dispatch Of the Goth ult. states
that large number OF citizens had left there
during the previous week for the Black Hills,
and many persons were arriving daily en- route
from the East. Much trouble IL anticipated
from the Indians. The Arrapahocs are said
10 be determined on q war for the possession
OF the Black Hills country and are prepared
for Il.
SENATOR SHERMAN has written letter TO
State Senator Burns, OF Ohio In which he an
nounces himself In favor Of the nomination
OF Gov. Hayes for the Presidency, rs being,
In his opinion, :..,e strongest candidate the
Republicans can put In the field. Speaker
Kerr has also written letter TO j. II. Real,
OF Philadelphia, stating that he does not de.
sire 70 have his name used In any connection
with the Democratic national ticket this year,
but expressing his judgment that the De-
mocracy cannot do better than TO nominate
Gov. Hendricks for President.
THE Nebraska State Fair IL TO be held this
year at Lincoln, commencing Sept 25 Moses
Stocking has been chosen President Of the
State Board Of Agriculture.
MUCH damage was done and much ineon-
vcnience caused throughout Southern Illn.is,
Indiana and Ohio by the heavy rains during
the week ending on the Goth ult.
Blk horse thieyes--among whom were three
desperadoes Of the frontier, named Hutchin.
son, Cox and Connaughty--were hanged In
Solomon Valley, Kansas, by vigilance COM
mittee, u few days ago.
In the trial, at NJ. Louis, OF William Nc
Zee, one Of the proprietors Of the Globe. Dem.
ocyat, for completely In the whisky frauds,
the jury, on the night Of the 3lst ult., after
several hours delibcration, returned verdict
OF guilty.
The japanese Commissioners 10 the Cen.
tennial--G. Kunst, NJ. shinda, r, Yamasop,
II. shibsts aud 8. T. Tawara--arrived ut San
Francisco on the 31st ult., and would remain
there few days.
The trial OF the Milwaukee whisky fraud
| cases mas been postponed til the Let Of
March. Illness Of an important witness for
one OF the defendants was the cause OF the
post ponement.
The case Of the Missouri State Lottery,
which was carried up 70 the State Court Of
Appeals some weeks since, has been decided
BY that court, Judges Gannt and Lewis af.
flrming the decision Of the Circuit Court that
the lottery Is Illegal, and Judge Bakeweil
dissenting. The case win probably be APP.
pealed 10 the supreme Court.
FIFTEEN Of the convicted members Of the
Indiana whisky ring were sentenced In The
United States Court, at Iudianspolis, on the
ist--eight Of them 10 two years In the Pcni.
Tertiary and each to pay $1,000 fine; one TO
three years In the Pcnitentiary and TO pay
81, 600 fine; one TO one year In Jail and to pay
$1,000; and five to six months In iail and to
pay $500 each. Bingham, the leader Of the
ring, was not included In the number Of those
sentenced.
CONSTANTINE MAGuiRE, ex Collector OF ln-
ternal Revenue ut ST. Louis, on the LIST, en-
tered plea Of guilty to the first i've counts
OF the indictment against him. These counts
charged him with yarioas violations Of the
revenue laws, OF which he was fully cogni.
cant, but never reported
THE Michigan Republican State Convcn-
ton TO elect delegates to the National Con.
vention will be held at Grand Rapids on the
10th Of May.
In Chicago, on the I'd, spring wheat, No.
Q, was higher, closing at 99>SGeo9lle cash.
Cash corn lower; closing at 40c for No. 2
and 3o1Sc for new rejected. Cash oats, No 2,