Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-06

WELT ASD bON5dAs
W C. wufrsox, Associate-y Justice OF the
Supreme Court Of Idaho, died 81 Omaha on
The 18th, q paralysis. sged ;Airty-eigh.-
EgeHr LAWYERS os Frsnkfin, La. few days
ago handed 20 Judge keniz. OF the 81. Mars
Parish Court, a doeament, signed By them
selves, requesting him 70 resign because, as
they alleged, Of his manifest inconpeseney
and the Interested motives which, In most
eases, influence HE judicial decisions. The
Judge replied that be hsd tried 10 perform
his duty faithfully and !mpartiaIly, and stated
that inxsmuel. 50 the sigpers u tie paper did
not vote for him 81 the late election be should
continue TO administer the functions OF his
Office until bis constituents tfncaDing the
colored ,,eopie) called upon him 70 resign
The members q the bar talked Of appealing
70 the next Legislature 70 secure the Judges
Impeachment, by that body.
THE jury In the trial At Lesvenworth,
Kan, Of Embry, for the shooting Of Col.
An.hony, returned verdict on the 24th Of
not guilty after consultation Of about five
minutes
Ar Cincinnati, few nights ago, Mrs. Law
renee dropped cosl-oii lamp, which wac
broken. The Ere caught in the carpet aud
in her clothes, and 10 = moment she was
wrapped In flames and was fesrfully and
probably fatally burned. Her husband and
daughter made efforts 10 save her and were
themselves badly burned about The hands.
The mercury 10 the thermometer rose 70
eighty degrees above zero at Memphis, Tenn,
ON the 18th.
Ir was reported from San Francisco on the
2Jth that United States troops had gone to
the Sonora frontier to protect Americas soil
from invasion by the Mexieans.
News from San Diego. Cal, received In San
Francisco on the 9th says the report that a
revolution was In progress at San Rafael,
Lower Californi,, was a canard.
Tug ninety.eighth anniversary Of the battle
Of Trenton, which occurred Dec. ~, f7T7, was
celebrated at Trenton, Nj, on the 9th, IN a
mock engagement between troops represent
Ing the Federal and British armies. After
the surrender OF the Hessians the yictors and
yanquished were sumptuously dined at wash
ington Hall.
A WOMAN named IIoldson, living at Merom,
Ind, 10 attempting 10 set a lamp on mattel
the other evening dropped and broke II,
scattering the coal.oil over her clothes,
which took IRE and burned her 80 badly that
she died short time afterward.
A srmNorigLD nil) special dispatch OF
the 9th says Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, who
had been residing In that city since her
sojourn at Batavia, was greatly Improved IN
health and spirits.
EX-SENATOR Wm. A. RICHARDSON died OF
paralysis At Quincy, H., on the morning Of
the 9th, after an Illness Of ten days. He was
sixty -four years Of age.
Gro. NJ. snrSoLg, proprietor Of the City
Mills, al wyandotte, Kan, made an assign.
ment on the eth. Liabilities from $4,000
70 sI0,000; assets not over $4,000 III. IL.
bell and j. Bennett, two leading boot and
shoe dealers at Kalamazoo, Mich, also failed
on the 9th. Isbell's liabilities are &c., 900;
assets from $4,000 10 $4,000. Bennett3 not
stated.
A LAaGELY-ATTEsDE public meeting was
held In Charleston, y. g., on the evening Of
the 2sth, 10 response 10 call, to sustain the
action oi.Goy. Chamberlain IN refusing com.
Revolutions were unanimously adopted de.
nounclng the action Of the Legislature IN
elcqting them, protesting against their eleya.
ton 10 the bench, and avowing a. unaltera.
BILE purpose never 10 allow them 10 occupy
the position.
THE Alabama Legislature met on the 2sth
The Governors message 10 devoted entirely
To matters o. State interest.
". l.. PATERSON, Republican member OF
the Louisiana Legislature from Natehitoehes,
WINS shot and instantly killed on the 18th by
Cosgroye, editor Of the Yindieator. The DIFF.
acuity grew out Of abuse OF Paterson by Cos.
grove In his paper.
A BAN DIEGO tCal.) dispatch received In
San Francisco on the Goth says almost the
entire Mexican population In the vicinity OF
Campo were implicated In the recent raid
Tuscon news received ON the same day re-
ports fight between the State and revolu.
tioaary forces, twenty five miles south OF the
line, In which the former were defeated, with
ten killed and a number wounded and taken
prisoners. The revolutlonists were marching
ON Hermossillo Most Of the Americans at
San Francisco sympathize with the reyolu.
tionists, considering that they represent the
better class OF Sonora.
SEVERAL whisky distilleries and rectifying
establishments In Chicago were seized by Gov
eminent officers on the 10Th, the propretors
being charged with revenue frauds.
Tnn residence Of Mrs. Rachel Gordon, ten
miles west Of Rising SUN, Ind, was burned
on Christmas night, aud the next morning
the remains Of Mrs. q, and her three chill.
dren, aged eight, ten and twelve years, were
found IN the ruins. IL Is supposed by some
that they were murdered aud the house set
on fire.
In Chicago, on the Goth, spriDg wheat, No
2, was active, closiag ut 95tEG95s4e cash.
Cash corn trm; closing ut 4ss.c for No. 2
and 3Se for new rejected. Cash oats. No. 2, sold
at 29Keu80c; January options were sold
at soc. Rye, No. 2, 67@6sc. Barley, No
2, s3ldelsAc. Cash mess pork closed at
sis9oQgis,95. Lard, si2l5Ni2l75s. Good 10
choice bccyes brought ss.5ota6.00; medium
grades, s4.oo@4.25: butchers stock. ss.5oG9
3,T5; scalawags, etc, ti75@2.25. Hogs
brought t6.7sa7,l5 for good TO extra.
Sheep sold AT a. 5oSaoa5 fer good TO choice.
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