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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

The general sentiment In the
Western States IL unmistak eably In
favor Of the repeal Of the resumption
law. 1t seems prObabIe however
that the present Congress will do
nothing more than extend the time
for resumption. Neither Of the
great parties appears likely to unite
on the question either way. Both,
we think, will fail to take any firm
stanc until the meeting If the ma
tional conventions, and the "hards"
will be likely to get advantg" Of the
''softs" ia making the platforms ami
nominations.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17
BLACKSMlTHlNG.

n JAMES. Of the late hrm OF Roberts d james,
". will hrrpaftsr he foa0d Al his new shop on
nair street one black west o brick Bank bDidiag
prepared To DO all work IN his lina including ali
iiuds Of rep airs, showing. plspufacturins wagons.
tasgiss, tpripg wagons. etc satisfaction guHrnnt'sd
IL sork and prices he cordially Invites all Ia want
Of sork 70 call
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

The Senate Committee on Rail-
roads report against the repeal
Of the present Iowa tariff, law bu,
favor modifying some Of its provis.
ions. This We believe TO be right.
Some features Of the law are good,
and should he retained. The estab'
lished passenger fares are considered
satisfactory as adjusted by the law;
so also are the provisions against
discrimination in favor OF compel.
iliye points, involving the right OF
the legislature 90 voice in the
control OF railroads SO far as to pre-.
vent extortion and unjust discriml.
nations aud TO demand reasonable
care for life nnd property. This
principle should be maintained.
Ne trust the law will not be re-
pealed, but will be 40 amended as t.
make it more perfectly serve the oh
jects for which IL was designed. The
law was an experiment when IL was
enacted, aud could not have been ex'
peeted to operate perfectly without
subsequent adjustment. The expsr
fence Of the past two years ought tC
enable the Assembly 10 so modify
the law as to make 1t just to the
railroads, TO the State and to the
various sections OF the State.
There IL almost an unanimous do
mand for change from all parts o
the State. Davenport and Dubuque
are exceptions. They want tho
law 10 stand as Mt present, sim
ply because their pecualir locations
aud circumstances give advantages
over other places under the law AZ il
il. Ottumwa and some other com.
petitive points want the law repeal
ed entire because 1t has taken from
them advantages which they unjust
~ held over other adjacent towns
The inequalities and defects ir the
present law are 40 clearly shown
now that they can be corrected easily
aud without danger. This law l.
like new piece ri complicated ma.
chinery. Experience and close ob,
servaiion Of It's workings suggest
notifications, AMI are necessary "a
bring IL to approximate perfection.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17
AMOS HOUSE.

NJ WILEY, HAS LEASED THIS POPULAR
II. Hotel. aud furnished II for better sfeommo.
dstion Of the pueie. The Anies will bs msintaibs1
bret elasr house. and paths " II BE- spared 70
crafty the demands Of guests. rvgalSr and tran
sssl Bweks leave the house ssiiy, connecting VIII
usiDs at Peiis. Ample stsbi ing.
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DIAMOND BARBER SALOON.

PUTNAM 4 BoRES have refurri-h-d their room.
4 90 the east side Of public saanfe. aud are new
ssppllsd with elegant Rochester reclining chairs
Asd other modern conveoi.nres. Give them = eslt
sae they win guarantees sstisfsetory work. tI947 II
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AHEAD t13.254.

NfsaRa s1wISG hArR1NEs-So soid In 1873.
- 2s2 t44, being ii3 26s mer. ts.H w-rs sold by
shy other 5ompsny iu ssne ums has 10 th- ,ins
1 get sh- B-rt sud nort PrpeiAr s.virg nschins In
us H9rif Ike~p on haps good supply ~ u-sdi.-.
swHashn,snO, ste. Nosd .de II the foliie sqssrs
knoIytIs YARGEh
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17
CARPENTERS & JOlNERS.

MILLER a RsLLyfLLE srs prepared 70 do sil
III kinds of work In their line on short notice ana
On reasonable terms, Give them tnli St
tasir shop, near northeast corner Court NohNs
kxusrs, Knoxville. @9 u
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KNOXVILLE MARBLE-WoRKs.

poBiNsoS BROTHERS. Maaafsrtur.rs and Dealers
~ 10 Mannmsal and Head. stones, aud tirsss.
5sra Wsrk ~ every description. Near northwest
srnsr Of Public square, Knoxville, Iowa 81
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KNOXVILLE NATIONAL BANK.

KNOXVILLE, IOWA. Capital. 100000
n Gold, silver, Government and other Securities
ksugbt and seld. Interest allowed On time deposits
sp~cial attention gi~eB 10 Collections Open from
a. NJ to 4 r. NJ. except Sundays.
DIRECTOR (:
A W Coljip, g. 4. Collins, Us. Cunningham,
Jackson Ramey, A. }. Kerr, mttsneena.t'
az. B-ilamy, W. bachelor. u. u. ""odrun'
oFFICERs.
A, W. COLLINS. Prsst. .. :. .CUSNisSHAs' v. Prss'
Al. BRIGGS, Cashier. s-isH
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FURNITURE.

" D. Young would respectfully inform the eiti-
u. rens Of Msrion County that be has opened .
Cabinet shop on Robinson street, wet of the Ire.
mont House. mp stairs in The room formerly sccnpro
b. the Pspubf4can once where he will bsvs hand
s kuds Of Furnitur- and Collins q all siEos, which
be will sell low for each.
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LoDGES.

Ls.s. !. - :. kssa.,,. ssss ns.,s n''''
p.s,sSTi IIMER. Sss'y Us LrrLK. w.H.
CHAPTER. No Ie =. A ~. knexviiis.
uas eve % o. bsfsys sssh futi ssosn-
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NY is,i,.a ss ss'sss. a. rxxnm "a
. xoxRIs, Rec. s~s'y-
v-uarton Degree fsdEe No. ~. Dsugh.
v. ". k.hsksh. pssfs every sseoi1d snd lat
.h.,.pIpx ia ssch moath. Visiting brothsrs
ynaS, .r, cordially invited to attsnd.
g. y. gorpsros. N. O.
a,Iry psfaas. aer'v
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]. c. PERHAM.i

DElLBR in Clocks. watches jswelry speetsele'
lisas Toys. Special attention given To ,hspnlnnR z
clseks ard Jewriry. All work wsrrahtrh' slen %
III. sig Watch, north side OF Public Square, Knex-
Vile ls'di
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

VS. NshAEsl8SED 10 nov prepared To take cnn
HAets tpr sli kin5s ~ werk ia hi. line 81 bfisi
s~s sseh % Brt~L and Sson~ LaS Ing md
tern and Fins Building ~ q -hIcil
t'prr ts D. Win dispstri. s8.d wstf snts he
,Annsf wsrs~at ssGsf.rtien MA srisls fuuisie
r.sarsd; snd fs-dit til ghris,u,as ~ia b. 81, 20
F@Hs' That dsssrs IL. s4oIy Al J. gUsIF,HLp
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G. &, CONWElL.

ryALFR IN sTOyss Tinwars. Shelf and Heavy
IL Hardware, ReApers. Movers and Agricultural
luplsmsnt. gessraIly. Agent fer VI. " WsrTen'S
yntept Attnoseh.rIr Portable sods Fountain. pid
St.ra, east side Square, Knoxville. LII
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G. w. HUkGATE.
MERcA N7YLE, TRADES, Err
pLASTERiNG.

xvsGLEs 4 YkRGER. Knoxville. solicit orders Tor
Plnstsrlng work Of all kinds, plain and "rnamea,
tsi They guarantee The neStsss, mast supHtsn,s M
- A s.ttsfacory work on short notice aud literal
- 266
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27
Political News.

The st. Paul Pioneer-Press, Qnd.) says
that the statement that Mr.. Conkling has a
majority Of the Republican members of the
Legislature of Minnesota, is incorrect. No
vote, formal or informal, was ever taken, but
of "a senators consulted regarding their pref
erences, 13 were for Blaine; g for Washburne; :;
2 fo- Bristow, and one each for several others.
OF the House members consulted, the follow
ing is the record: Blaine %; Washburne 6;
Morton 8; Bristow Grant 4, and one each
for Butler, Gen. Hawley, Gen. Sherman and
Cox-12 declining to disclose their prefer
ences.
Congressman Bill King tells the Pioneer
Press that he is going out of politics to pur-
sue stock raising.
There is a great deal of talk in Ienois
about running Minister Washburne for Gov
ernor.
After a protracted relapse, the canal fraud
fever of Gov. Til1en, that is his talk about
canal reform, is returning.
It's all right says tee World that rail
road business Of Gov. Tilden in the West.
His action was highly beneficial to the stock
holders. That paper at first made the same
remark about the charges against Tweed.
The Republicans of Virginia have selected
an entire delegation to support Hon. James
G.. Blaine at Cincinnati.
The initiation party in Connecticut is hard
ly big enough to kill, yet its leaders seem to
have determined TO put it out of the way.
The have actually invited that notorious and
blatant demagogue, Samuel F. Cary of Ohio,
to take the stump for them. He is certain
death to any cause he advocates.
The Richmond (Va.) Wing doubts the ad-
visibility of furnishing ammunition to the
enemy" 1--WE know it is hard,' it says, ''to
be silent under the slow tortures to which we
are subjected; but then, when we consider
the reward of patient endurance, we might
screw our fortitude TO the sticking point and
endure even the rack without flinching.'
The Indianapolis correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette quotes Gen. Daniel Macauley
in corroboration of Gen. McGinnis' statements
concerning Gov. Hendricks connection with
the water-works scandal
The Petersburg (Va.) lnden-Appeal does
not look upon Mr.. Tilden as an available
Presidential candidate. 1t is its opinion that
Mr.. Thurman is the real leader of the Demo
cratic party, and that unless it shall be decid
ed TO nominate Gen. Hancock, "as an answer
TO the loyal howlers," the choice for Presi-
dent lies between the Ohioan and the gentle
man from Delaware, Mr. Bayard.
The Indianapolis Sentiners correspondent
writes that the largest and most harmonious
Democratic Convention ever assembled in
Delaware County, Ind. enthusiastically in
dorsed Landers for Governor and loudly de-
mauded more greenbacks.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27
Dominion Notes.

Canadian statistics indicate that lumbermen
IN that country are prepared to put but small
supply of lumber into the market this year.
The prospects of the Newfoundland seal
fishery this year are very gloomy, the whole
sealing fleet being beset by ice off st. Johns.
The provincial revenue of Newfoundland for
the current year is $3.50 600. and the experdi-
ture is SS96,OOO, leaving deficii of S66,OOO
An attempt TO abolish the immigration
agency of Nova Scotia By the Assembly failed.
The ministry supported the scheme and had
seven majority in vote of 80.
A Toronto court decides that it it is no injury
to blacksmith for clergyman to assail his
character and threaten to refuse the sacrament
to those who continue to visit his shop. 1t
may be no harm to the man but it don't seem
just clerical.
The st. John News says that DR.. E. B Chan
dler of Bale Verte, assisted by DR.. G. A. Black
OF the same place, recently performed the oper-
alton of tracheotomy, or cutting through the
windpipe, for the removal of a pin from that
passage, the patient being Miss Phoebe Jane
Allen, aged 10 years, daughter of Mr.. John
Allen of Cape Tormentine.
The Truro Nova Scotia) Sun says that Corn
wallis has lady teacher who kisses the boy
who first gets to school in the morning Small
boys are being crowded out of that school.
Several sticks of birch timber have been got
out at Benton for the Centennial, among which
is the large birch tree belonging to the Hon.
John McAdam, which has long borne the name
OF "the King of Eel River" 1t is said to be 3
IT. inches in diameter.
G. j. Bridges, Dominion Superinte udent of
Railroads, has made his first annual report
June 80, 1875, there were 44S3l miles of rail-
road in Canada and 343 in Maine owned or
partly managed by Dominion companies. The
entire cost of the roads is S299, ,7S2, ,557.64. The
gross earnings of the past year were S19,47O,-
539 81, and the cost of operating Sl6,775 522 30.
leaving profit of S3.695, ,OO7. .41-which will
about pay five per cent. interest on a cost of
$4,000 per mile. The bonded debt, however,
is over S72 600 900 so that the net earnings will
only pay five per cent. on that The rate of in-
terest which should be paid on the bonded debt
varies from to per cent. The Dominion
government has already expended $50, 33O, ,921.
81, the local governments 1857, ,770.65, muni-
cipal governments $4,000, ,636 9S-total SIS, No.
324.91.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27
News and Other Items

The lows House of Representatives has pass
ed bill prohibiting the killing of prairie
chickens for expectation. ----
The wheat crop in Indiana has been. badly
damaged by cold weather
The University of Michigan has 1129 stud
ents.
-Four New Hampshire governors and ex gov
ernors- Cheney, Smyth, Straw and Stearns-
start today on six weeks fraternal Jaunt
with their families, for California.
In New York city few days ago man was
seen to stagger and fell in fit on the corner of
summoned, who gave him eose of medicine
While he was drinking the sick man bit a large
piece out of the glass tumbler, chewed it fine
and swallowed it before he could be prevented.
Subsequently he was removed to Bellevue Hos
prtal, where he gave his name as Edwin Duffy.
aged 80 years. He STATED that be was an eugi-
neer, and, being out of employment, had walk
ed from Boston TO that city. At the hospital
he had no recollection of swallowing the glass,
bu said be had been two days without food
He was evidently in a starving condition and
partially insane.
AS Illustrating how the thirst for knowledge
RACES in the Western breast, it is stated that
Prof. Proctor delivered three astronomical
lectures Gently before an audience OF 100
people in Minneapolis, Minu., frontier town
which twenty-five years ago was an Irdian res,
ervaLiou.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27
Republican National Convention.
1876.

The next Cniou Republican National Convention
for the nomination of candidates for President and
VicePresident of the United States will be held in
the city of Cincinnati, Wednesday, the fourteenth
day of June 1876 at II O'Clock noon and will consist
of delegates from each State equal to twice the
Der OF its Senators and Representatives in Congress,
and of two delegates from each organized Territory
and the district of Columbia.
In calling the conventions for the election of dele
gltes, the committees of the several States
commended to invite all Republican electors, and all
ferences or previous party affiliations who are
opposed to reviving sectional issues, and desire to
promote friendly feeling and permanent harmony
throughout the country by maintaining and enforcing
all the constitutional rights of every CITIZEN includ
ing the full and free exercise oil the right of suffrage
without intimidation and without frauu; who are in
favor Of the continued prosecution and punishment
of all official dishonesty, and economical adminis-
tration of the Government by honest faithful and ca
forms in government as experience may from time to
time suggest; who are opposed to impairng thecred-
it OF the nation by deprecang any of its obligations.
and in favor of sustaining in every way the national
faith and financial honor; who hold that the common
school system is the nursery of American liberty and
should be maintained absolutely free from sectaran
control; who believe that, for the promotion of these
tnue to be coDded to those who adhere to the pin-
cples of 1776 and support them incorporated in
the Constitution and the laws; and who are in favor
of recognizing and Strengthening the fundamental
principle of National Unity in this Centennial An
niversary of the birth of the Republic.
e. d. MORGAN, Chairman,
VIM. E. CHANDLER, Secretary,
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. :
Washington, January 10, 1876
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27

IT is reported that Gov. Connor will again
nominate Mr.. Burleigh for Land Agent. He
does not do this because Ms. Burleigh is a
favorite of his, but simply because such a
course is dictated by common-sense. For
eight years Mr.. Burleigh has managed the
affairs of the land office. 1t has been his only
business. Now that the greater part of the
public land has been sold, it is proposed to
close up the affairs Of the Office. There is
of course great deal of unfinished business
A large number of deeds are to be given.
Hundreds Of settlers have not CO implied with
the conditions of the contract by which they
are to have their land. The Governor is re
quested to appoint Land Agent to close up
the business of the Office. Shall Mr.. Burliegh,
who is familiar with the details of every mat
ter connected with the office, be selected or
sop,e one who knows nothing about it? We
cannot see how so sensible gentlemen as the
executive councillors can hesitate a momen
about the matter. If they or any other pru-
dent men had business OF their own like the
land office to close up, is it reasonable to sup
pose that they would begin their work by dis
missiag the only man who is familiarwith the
matter? Isn't just reasonable to suppose that
they would take that course. No man brings
any charge of dishonesty or any thing of the
sort against Mr. Burleigh-no man who will
put his name to his accusations and furnish
proofs. 1t is true that Mr.. Burleigh has in
CURED the dispeasure of parties who have
had vague notions respecting the proprietor
ship of the public lands. He isn't the sort of
man who would be persuaded to do favor
for friend at the expense of the state. All
the ysars he has been connected with the
land office he has been hard-working, faith
full and intelligent officer. In view of all the
facts it would appear worse than frivolous TO
refuse to confirm the Governors appoint
ment. At present the business of the office
is neglected. Several cases of trespass on
state and school lands are reported; there are
no local agents TO look after settlers lands
and everything is at a stand-still. 1t must
appear to every unprejudiced man that the
Governor is right in this matter and if delay
loss or inconvenience should result it cannot
be charged to him.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27

The California Republican State Commit
tee In The call for the State convention say;
fully indorSing the suggestions and recon-
mendations of the Republican National Com
mittee, this committee has adopted and REG
commends the following as the test, aud in.
vites the cooperation of all who can indorse
the same: Opposition TO the restora-
tion to power of the Democratic
party, and intention to act in good faith
with the Republican party.
From the two test votes on the currency
thus far taken in the house, the record shows
that exactly six out Of every seven Republi-
lcans voted for hard-money, while very
nearly two-thirds of the Democrats voted for
soft money. The Cincinnati ENQUIRER is
clearly the organ Of the national Democratic
party.
The Charlotte, N. c., Observer is sorred by
the New Hampshire election. 1t says: ''Yet,
while we expected nothing patriotic from the
radical Yankee, whose very name is the sy-
nonym Of all that is pusillanimous and sordid
in nature. nevertheless we cannot but feel
somewhat detected at the course of the New
Hampshire election on last Tuesday. The
people who did the voting are at least human
creatures
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
The Bangor Commercial is delighted, to re-

The Bangor Commercial is delighted to re-
fer to Gen. ingalls, as "Rufe Ingalls.' This
is in keeping with the mallsnity which the
editor of that journal cannot conceal when
he has occasion to speak of conspicuous Of
fcer in the late war in which the editor
aforesaid was beaten if not conquered. Gen.
ingalls, is native of Denmark in this state.
Gen. ingalls,, after graduating at West Point,
entered the regular army as brevet Second
Lieutenant of mounted rifles in 1S43, and af-
ter having been twice promoted. was
commissioned as Captain in the Quar-
termaster's department of the Army
OF the Potomac, disbursing many mil
lions OF dollars, and his perfect system Of
doing business not only kept the men and
horses well supplied with food, but his ac-
counts were easily adjusted. OF late he has
been assaied by personal and political foes in
the hope of finding something to tarnish his
reputation. The Commercial editor should
be satisfedwith out prejudging the matter and
abusing the man since three of the members of
the committee to investigate the affairs of the
War Department are as bitter foes of Union
officers as Marcellus Emery or DR.. Jordan,
having been in the rebel army. No one
would think of submitting the investigation
of the affairs of Union general to the man
ayers of the Commercial; and one can
scarcely believe that 500 Robbins and guer
ria Blackburn are much better fitted for
such work.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27

THE Argus thinks the Connecticut Demo.
cratic financial policy success. That policy
consists in neglect 10 pay debts. In six
years of Republican control the state debt of
Connecticut was reduced one-half, making
an annual saving in interest to the State of
three hundred thousand dollars. Since the
Democrats have been in power the debt has
not been reduced one cent, the state expenses
have exceeded the receipts, and the cash in
the treasury has been reduced nearly three
hundred thousand dollars. The Democrats
have reduced taxation it is true, but in order
to do it have been compelled to cease the
payment of the debt. The argus SAYS sit
is just the kind of success that Democrats
wish and mean to have" No doubt. They
desire to apply the same policy to national
affairs, to stop the payment of the debt, and
to drain the treasury.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27

The AIR IN THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF REP
REsENTAIvEs.-If a statement which appears
in the Washington Republican is true it ap-
pears that the bad air in the Representatives
Hall arises from Democratic corruption. Ac-
cordiDg TO ex-Speaker Blaine's experience, the
air IN the hall has never been 30 bad as il is
this winter. The paper above alluded to says
that the whole trouble springs from the fact
that there is a combination formed. said to be
composed of two Democratic Congressman and
Others directly concerned, who are moving to
secure the removal of the present ventilating
apparatus for the purpose of replacing it by
machinery in which they are personally inter-
ested The Democratic house ought at once to
appoint an investigating committee empowered
to see whats in the Wino,"
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27

GEN. LAWRENCE, the President of the
Eastern Railroad is what Gov. Coburn calls a
reformer in railroad management. Ia the
dreary examination into the affairs of the
Eastern by the Massachusetts Legislature,
Gen. Lawrence expressed the opinion that it
is better for that corporation to keep its
Maine Central stock because he was conf
dent that annual dividends would soon be
realized by the holders.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27

WERE this the year 1877 instead of 1876,
we verify believe that Tom Scotts Texas Pa
cifiic Railroad scheme would receive the fa-
vorabe consideration of the Democratic
House. Under the present state of public
feeling, with Presidential election pending,
1t wouldn't be quite prudent to sanction job
that will take over 100000, 900 out of the
treasury. Mr.. Scott, however, is hard at
work; and his organs are doing their best un-
der the dscouraging circumstances.
The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27

THE Argus views on finance are about as
clear as one of Daniel Pratt's orations. In one
issue it willendorse the hard-money opinions
of the World and in another makes the aston.
ishing assertion that contraction will continue
the evils of a "redundant' currency. One day
it declares that no contraction has taken
place, and another that contraction has Gag
gregated' the evils of our vicious currency.
The financial man of the argus must be ssan
amoosin' little cuss'' in conversation, if he
talks as be writes.