Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-03

pleasure OF the Government In from ten 70
Fifty years; and declaring that the tsansPorfA-
ton ~ the country should be under the d.
rect supervision and controi Of the pubic
authorities Of the nation, State, county, town
chip, or city. according TO the interstate or
local character.
GEORGE HENRY JAcoBs WAS hung at joliet,
H., on the 2Ist for he murder of his wife on
the Goth OF last May. Marshall Grain. .
hired assassin OF one OF the pariies To the
williamson County vendetta, was also hanged
on the 2ist, at Marion, III.
TEE Wisconsin Republican Central Com
mittee have called State Convention to be
held at Madison ON the 22d o. February, TO
select delegates 10 the National Convention
and TO nominate State Electoral ticket
THE Ohio Republican State Convention lie
70 be held At Columbus on the 10Th OF March.
The latest counterfeit circular shows that
there are Ia circulation spurious bills OF The
First National Bank OF Indianapolis, the
First National Bank of New Albany and the
First National and Richmond National OF
Richmond.
A MAX named Edward Williams, who, to-
gether with Mrs. Melting, had been arresied
for the murder Of the lstters husband, was
taken from the jail on the night Of the I'D, at
BarboursyIll., w. Va, and hanged by mob.
lie contested 10 the crime. Mrs. Melting was
also threatened with like fate, but finally
spared. She confessed 10 repeated attempts
TO poison her husband. and accused herself
Of being the cause ri the murder by VIII
liams, but begged pitifuliy for her life.
A FREIGHT train ON the Cincinnati ~
Marietta Railroad went through an iron
bridge over Spring Grove avenue, In the
northern limits OF Cincinnati, on the after.
noon Of the ed, killing three men, wonDding
two and totally wrecking the bridge, loco
motive and eleven freight cars.
The Jackson (Tenn.) Wig and Tyt1une an.
nounces the recent assassination OF Doc
Mangum, noted guerrilla on the Federal
side during the war"
THE house OF Mr. Alexander Eilerbe, Of
Marion, q. c.. was destroyed by fre q few
days ago, and his i've children persisted In the
flames.
2Ev. q. G. BARTLETT, OF Chicago, In re-
cent interview, denied that an investigating
committee Of Congregationalists had been
called to investigate the conduct Of Mr..
Beecher and Plymouth Church, but said the
congregational brethren would not rest un.
III the matter had been thoroughly sifted by
Council, and that steps 70 this end would
probably be speedily taken.
IT having been discovered that the election
81 United States Bcnator by the Iowa Legis-
Iature, on the 18th, was held one week too
soon 10 comply with the law Of Congress re-
curing such election 10 be held on the second
Tuesday after the organization OF the Legis.
latiye body, second election was held ON the
18th. which resulted ~ before In the choice
OF Gov. Kirkwood.
In the case Of Brownlee, on trial at Indian
apolis for alleged completely In the whisky
frauds, the jury on the 18th returned a verdict
Of acquittal.
ACCORDING TO recent Bismarck telegram,
a party u miners had reached that place
from the Black Hills. They report i,2o0
miners In the hills, all OF whom are said TO
be meeting with excellent success.
AT recent meeting In Chicago Of the
American Poultry Association, Charles A.
Sweet, Of Buffalo, N. Y, was chosen Presi-
dent. and I'd ward 4. Ralph, Secretary and
Treasurer, for the ensuing year Messrs.
John u. Diehl, Of Philadelphia, Philander
Williams, Of Taunton, Mass, ana Edward H.
Lamb, Of Chicago, were elected ~ Centen'
NAL Committee To supefintcnd the show at
the Philadelphia Exposition.
Tas Secretary Of the National Committee
on the Prohibtionists--the Rev. John Rus
sell, OF Dctroit--has issued u call for CON
yention to be held at Cleveland, May II, Tor
the nomination OF rfes'aenl Aha 'ice'1re''.
ueht o' ne oh'1a e.A'"s' e'eiy e'a'o po"s
cpuusa 70 TWO ae'ega"s io' e'efy 'he"'pe' y
'ehos |" Congress
Two MEN named Dawson and Estephe, In
jail at Chariestown, W. Va, for the murder
Of man named Lee, were hanged by mop
on the 25th After they were taken from the
Jail, another prisoner named Hines, who had
killed u colored man named Dooley, WAS DC.
mandcd by, and given up TO number OF
eoiored citizens, who proceeded with bin 10
the woods aud there iynched him by hanging.
4, connection Win yhi.kv trapd. nv the
Grand .Jurv ~ the United States pi,trlc.
Court In chicago. on the 2sth. were A. G.
He,ine and Jacob Rehm.
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