Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-13
TIKI EAST.

THOMAS q. sHEAgMAs, on behalf of Ply
mouth Church, and j. NJ. Van Colt, for Mrs.
Moulton, held conference on the morning
OF the 3lst ut., and agreed that ten churches
and five ministers should be called on each
side 10 form the mutual council 10 decide on
the questions submitted by Mrs. Moulton, as TO
whether the reasons given by the church for
dropping her from la membership as IL did
are valid aud sufficient, and GO 10 the validity
and sufiiciency Of her reasons for abstaning
from the services aud sacraments Of the
church. The mutual council Ii 10 convene
on Tuesday. the 18th inst
AMONG the ocean steamers which arrived
Mt New York on the I'd WAS the Salier, on
board OF which " was at one time rumored
had beer placed one Of Thomas dynamite
Internal machines.
DIsr..AT BnIrTos, OF Brooklyn, N. r.,
entered a noiie pros. on the I'd In the cases Of
Loader and Price, under indictment for per.
Jury In connection with the Beecher.T ilton
scandal, The ground Of the motion being
that the aiiIdayiis ef these persons were not
made TO be uscd In court, but simply 10 AT
feet public opinion.
The two remaining libel suits Of Henry G..
Bowen against the Brooklyn. EAGLE have been
discontinued, the defense agreeing 10 pay,
without appeal. the full amount Of damages
i,ooo) awarded Mr.. Bowen by the jury In
the first suit.
The New York Legislature organized on
the 4th by electing Senator Robertson presi.
dent OF the Senate and Assemblyman Hustled
Speaker Of the House.
A WOODEN box containing shot has been
found In warehouse In New York, which
was brought over on the steamer Celtic In
October by Thomas, the dynamite fiend, and
wLich he endeayorcd 10 have insured Mt Lly-
erpool AS containing $4,000 In gold coin, but
declined 10 have the contents inspected
THE New Hampshire Republican State
Convention met ut Concord on the 9th and
nominated Person g. Cheney, Of Manchester,
for Governor, and William A. Pierce, Of Ports
month, for Railroad Commissioner The
resolutions adopted favor specie payments; u
revenue tariff with Incidental protection; true
reconciliation with our Southern brethren;
proclaim unalterable opposition to the third
term; that freedmen shall have full fair and
free exercise OF every right Of citizenship;
that just aud forbearing policy toward the
South shall BIO observed; approve Of the
present National Administration; favor the
proposed amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States declaring that no money
raised by taxation In any State for the sup
port Of public schools, or derived from any
public fund therefor, shall ever be placed
under the control OF any religious sect; aud
condemn the action Of the Democratic major.
ity In the National House Of Representatives
In Its dcaliugs with maimed Union soldiers
formerly In the employ Of that body.
IT was reported on the 9th that Hamilton,
Richardson & Whitney, dry goods jobbers Of
Boston, had failed, with liabilities placed at
$4,000. Two failures were reported Ia
New York city, one Of them being Hunting
Il Earle, manufacturing jewelers..
GOLD closed In New York, on the 9Th, at
1I2f The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No Q Chicago Spring
Wheat, sl.2i9l22; No. . Milwaukee, $l.23
@i.24; Barley, si.0o@lio; Oats. Western
Mixed, 4i0p45e; Corn, Western Mixed, ~
(98sc; Pork, Mess, e90s7I<; Dressed Hogs,