Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17
Gold closed Ia New York Monday

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Hayes 10 our guess for the head Of
the winning Preside ntial ticket.
| Ex-Coniederate General Selby 10
organizing colony Of dissatisfied
fire Gators for Mexico.
/ II Ia said that the Republican del
egation in Congress from New York
are unanimously favorable to Roscoe
Conkling for the Presidency.
A bill has been introduced In the
Legislature to SO amend the insurance
law as to exempt Masonic and other
society protective associations from
the payment of the sax levied on
insurance companies operated for
lprofit.
Superintendent Potter, Of the g.
b. & q. Railroad makes good law
10 regulate the monte rascals. He
makes his conductors responsible,
and ii the conductors don't walk the
monte men Off their trains he
walks the conductors oil.
While the Iowa Legislature 10
struggling with proposition to re-
enact capital punishment law, the
Judiciary committee in the Senate Of
Maine reports bill to abolish capi-
tai punishment. While Maine Is Mt
this late day stepping upon the high
er plane shall Iowa step downward
and backward?
lis an unwise and falacious argu-
ment which some farmers use, that
they connot afford to pay fancy
prices asked for the most valuable
specimens of imported animals for
breeding. They need not buy high
est fancy specimens. There are In
every well-established breed very
creditable animals, as capable OF
transmitting the best qualities OF the
breed, that can be had at prices which
our farmers can afford to- pay.
A man named Miller, who has for
a year past been giving pretended
spirit seances In Memphis, and Great
ing great excitement by pretending
10 cause spirits to walk a stage, was
detected In his frauds few days ago
iby some one striking light at q
critical moment and disclosing Mrs.
Miller dressed In white robe for An
appearance.
The Babcock trial Is still grinding
at ST. Louis. We cannot venture n
prediction as TO its results. We
believe however, aud sincerely hope
that If he shall be fairly proven guilty
OF any criminal crookedness he will
not be allowed to escape just pun.
ishment. Pres't Grants deposition
in the case was taken at Washington
last Saturday. His testimony will
not be published until after its pre-
sentation to the Court.
| Reverdy Johnson, the distln-
guished ex-senator from Maryland,
died suddenly at Washington last
Thursday night, aged so years. lie
held the position OF u. y. Attorney
General under pres't Tyler, and
afterward, since the war, was our
Minister to England. His greatest
fame was earned while he was In
this position, during the Alabama
claims controversy.
The Senate Committee on Rail
roads, to whom was referred n resolu'
tion for inquiry into the advisa biiity
Of repeating the railroad tariff law
enacted by the last General Assem-
bly, and enacting a substitute there
for, reported last Saturday in favor
of retaining the present law. The
committee consists OF l3 members, ] J
Of whom agreed to this report. The
other TWO, Senators PERKINS aDn, hln-
ne, submitted minority report.
II is now probably safe to predict
that the law will neither be repealed
nor materially modified.
Some weeks since petitions were
sent to Congress bearing the sigma
lures Of several thousand Of Utah
women, asking for the repeal OF the
laws against polygamy. Now sew
erai hundreds OF these same women
send forward ailidavits 10 Washing
ton stating hat they were Induced
| TO sign the petitions by repreSe nta-
tious that those whose names were
attached would be entitled thereby
to free passes TO the Philadeiphia
! Centennial.
The young man Carroll Jones, VIII"
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