Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-12-27


lowing; and instead of ths erand
birthday gathering, bis funeral tick
place. 1t Is said to have been oua of
the largest that sSsr occurred ia
Omaha.
Another Of Iowa's noble sons, the
Hon. Caleb Baldwin, passed away on
Friday OF last week. His funeral
occurred on Sabbath last, from his
home at Council Ciufs. 1t Is said to
have been one of the most impossng
| that has ever occurred In western
Iowa. People all over our thriving
State have learned with regret Of the
death of this great and good man
For 80 years resident of lowe, he
was we'll known all over the State.
Proper euIogies will be read by Iowa
readers from all the great papers Of
his adopted State.
| The 23d Infantry Band (which by
the way is said to be the best drilled
in the u. 81, whose soul-stirrin2
sounds have pleased the ears of the
Omabagites for the past two years,
has just been ordered by Gen. Shsri-
dan to st. Louis. They departed for
their new headquarters on Sunday
| last.
The telegraph has informed you Of
the destructive fire at the Counc1
Bluffs Transfer last Sunday evening.
Our train was just moving .out when
the fire originated. In very few
minutes nearly all the buildings in
the vicinity were in ruins. One pOos
| human being perIshed in.the flames.
looked upon the charred remains
yesterday. He was expecting to have
visited his friend. In Wabash. Indi-
ana this week. Platforms are being
erected to day for the transfer Of bag
gage, express and mail to the Z. P.
and st. Joe and Iowa roads.
AS many of your readers are not
| Informed rs to the exact location Of
what is termed's,the Transfer" let
me explain: On the western border
| of Iowa, between Council Blufia and
Omaha, lie low bottom lands, ex-
tending back from the Iowa shore =
distance of four miles. AT this point
rises succession of hills and table
lands. Among and at the foot Of the
hills Is situated the city OF Council
Blutis. extending short distance
over the bottom lands. One-and-a-
half miles directly west towards
Omaha is situated the Transfer.
At this point the three great Iowa
rads-the &. b. y c., the G. K. l. d.
| F., and the {. s. y. W., and the K.
{ 4 st. Joe, form junction, thus
transferring all passengers, freight,
ETC., destined westward over the
Union Pacific Road, which latter, ac-
cording to the decision Of the United
States Supreme Court, terminates on
the Iowa side. Here, on the arriv val
of trains from the east, which, by the
way, all arrive on the same time, q
lively scene is presented to the trav-
eler. Here you behold peoples Of all
nationalltics, destined to all points
IT the globe. During the Centennial
travel IL was beautiful sight to sss
the loaded trains arriving and de-
parting from this point. Now, since
the fire, you see 4 spectacle nowhere
else To be seen on the glohe-ths
transfer of passengers from three OF
the greatest roads ia the world in an
open prairie, as ii were but one
building being left, viz: the freight
house. However, the general i'm
preston seems to prevail that at this
point an elegant aud eommodious
union passenger depot will soon be
built.
Dr. Lindermai, superintendent OF
the Mint at Philsdelphia, seems to
favor the location of \ branch mint la
the city of Omaha, and now the citi-
zens are highly elated over the pros
peet. No doubt this would be the
most convenient point, iuasmuch as
the most extensive smelling works
on the continent are situated here.
No one not converssnt with the
facts can form any idea of the vast
amount Of bullion sent east from
these works. Millions OF pounds are
received weekly from the mines OF
Utah, Colorado and Wyoming; aud
on the development OF the Black
Hills mines an additional supply will
arrive at this point.
The l-absorbing topic of conver-
sation In political circles here at
the present time il "Who shall sue
ceed Hon. L. w. Hitchcock in the
United States Senate??' The No
braska legislature eonvenes on the I'd
OF January, and several prominent
men are mentioned for the position,
among whom are ex-Governor Saup-
ders formerly Of Iowa, Hon. Th0s.
Nye, Judge Briggs, Gen Van Wyck.
and Judge Lake. The friends vi
Senator Hitchcock are confident sf
his reelection.
DIR. DE Hass, United States Consul
ut Jerusalem for the past six years.
will deliver n lectnre at the Academy
OF Music in this city next Saturday
evening. The Dr. is now on his re-
turn to Jerusalem, aud has consented
to stop for day or two aud tell our
people of the wonderful discoveries
made by the Archaeological Societies
Of Europe aud America, Of both OF
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