Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-20

4 IHuxPK0YKD JAIL In csc AoWy -
| worh FROM 3 . so peracre.
on the 9Th II Muscstine the Mississippi
was a clear Of ice IS ii was last 4th OF
July.
TEE amount OF business transacted IN
Burlington last year foofs mp Ia round
numbers ~, 00o, 600;
2. sHEnxKYxR fell through mill
trsp.door At McGregor, the other day,
and was fatally injured. 9f
/ TINE amount spent for the ereeticni OF
| new buildings II Davenport last year was
/ . little over 100000.
THE building Improvements 10 Sioux
! CITY for 1875 amounted TO $lG7, 75G,
against $l77 .537 In 1874 &
The next regular session Of the Supreme
Court commence on the third Monday IN
Msrch, u Council Bluffs. gk.E8 / Id
! TIE First National Bank Of Bedford
suspended on the 4th. Liabilities reported
10 be tSe, 900; assets $4,000
THE Iowa Railroad Land Company has
ISL 600 acres Of land Ia Ids County and
the tax on II Is nearly tfs. 400 40
THERE was steamboat arrival At Bur
tington on the night OF the 9Th, IN event
the like Of which had not happened since
1854. SO VIZ III
MARsHALLTows thinks the next State
Fair shouldsbe held there, and promises
| to do the handsome thing il she shall be
selected. ~ k#&A BIZ %
TIE tenth annual meeting OF the State
Horticultural Society will be held u Des
Moines, In Turner Hall, on the 18th, 10Th
and Goth inst. la39 ll3I5 gu
| A CONDUCTOR and crew on tho b. & 3.
w. X. X. were recently laid of ten days
for running one mile an hour faster than
schedule time. Ef}3a 86R Eakh II
ADoLPH KuRsERAcS, . boy eleven years
old, while skating on the river In front
Of McGregor, on the 9Th, went into an air
hole and drowned.
| A LITTLE two-year child OF George
Faulkner, Of Sioux City, swallowed YES
sci Of concentrated I've the other evening
and died next day.
A oonrAsY of Scott County farmers
have lately purchased 10,73s.32 acres OF
land In one body in Ids County for $G1 :
1884, on long time.
FRED. NEwHIRTER, accused OF the
murder Of DIR, Holtcn, some months ago,
near Council Bluffs, has been found
guilty OF murder in the first degree.
THE ungallant Huff, who brought suit
against Miss Cook, In Warren County, be-
cause she beat him for School Superin.
tendeni, has been beaten also In the courts.
In consequence Of the high water at
Ottumwa, few nights ago, the Golfer dam
of the water pier works was washed out,
entailing damages to the amount Of about
1000.
DIR. WILDER, who was charged with
robbing Chicago graveyard, has been ar
rested at Fairfield He had assumed the
name Of King and was fitting up an Office
for the practice OF medicine.
THK Supreme Court Of Iowa has de.
cidcd adversely TO the claim of personal
liability rs attaching to the individual
members of the Davenport d. st. Paul
Railroad Construction Company.
/ THE residence OF j H. Gernhardt, on
the Big whisky, twenty miles east OF
Sioux City, was burned on the night OF
the sth. Beside the dwelling, his grana-
nv and It's contents were destroyed. Loss
about $4,000 stI"+
OK ths Cd Father Ryan gave notice
from his pulpit In st. Patrick's Church,
| Dubuque, that he would withhold from
all parishioners the sacraments Of Pen.
ance and the Holy Eucharist who per.
sisted in sending their children to the
public schools. w. p mo ~ go ''s
Hon. j. X GRAVES. Of Dubuque, has
resigned the Presidency Of the river rail-
roads. Reason--the conflicting interests
of the stockholders and bondhoiders. the
latter Of whom, by foreclosing their claims
on the road, win wipe out the interests Of
the former.
AT meeting between DR.. Burroughs,
Of Chicago, and Hon, Alonzo Abcrnethy,
ut Davenport, on the 4th, twas definitely
settled that Col. Ahernethy accepts the
Presidency ofthe University OF Chicago.
He will enter ON his duties rs soon - he
can properly close up his work Is State
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
In case brought by q husband against
party who had inflicted personal in
juries upon his wife, the Supreme
Court has lately held that the husband
could recover damages for the loss of his
wiie's services during the time she was
disabled by such injuries. This il in adj
dition to any claim for damages for as
sault and battery. @IsivvnpW 1f y-tas
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