Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-10
IOWA STATE NEWS

MARsHALLTowS is taking the neces,,rv
steps already for rousing Fourth Of Jnls
celebration
THERE are suits against Sioux c;,v
liquor-dealers for damages amounting !.
60,00O. All these suits are brought i,
wives to recover damages resulting from
selling their husbands intoxicating drinks
A MAN named William Paul. tailor i,
New Wine township, recently hanged
himself in public house The deceased
desired the Sheriff not To let the newsp.
pers mention what house he made his eri,
from.
THE Oldest Representative in the Iowa
Legislature is Thomas Crawford, of On
buque County, who is sixty nine years in
his stocking feet; the youngest Is John
w. Elliott, Of Mahaska, who weigh.
twenty-three years when he is right fat.
THE Peace Convention recently in ses.
sion at Des Moines, elected the following
delegates to the National Peace Conyen.
ton: Joseph Dugdale, Laurie Tatum, of
Cedar: DIR. Magoun, of Iowa County; the
Rev. Francis Ward, Of johnson County,
and Senator Jessup, of Hardin County.
ID. C. PORTER, cashier Of the First Ma.
tional Bank Of Davenport, Is publicly
stated to be defaulter to the extent Of
5000. Mr.. Porter has been in the en-
ploy of the bank twelve years, and unit!
now has enjoyed the confidence of the
business public. The commencement Of
his peculations dates back three years, the
cause which led thereto being speculations
in grain in Chicago. What action WILDE
taken is not yet definitely known.
THE statement that one of the heaviest
losers in the Bedford bank panic was an
editor is going the rounds of the State
press, but is received with solemn head.
shakings by the fraternity, and general
inclination to put an interrogation mark
at the end of the item. This is all wrong,
for we know the editor In question did
lose very heavily. In the crowd around
the bank, he dropped his pocket book
containing nineteen railroad passes down
a cellar grating, and the rats devoured the
entire lot.-Bwlington Hank Eye.
THE artesian well at Oskaloosa has
reached the depth of 2, ITO feet The fol.
lowing is the report of what is found:
1,O76 feet to ,095, black slate; 1,095 feet
to ,115, blue shale; 1,115 feet to LAO
limestone; LAO feet TO / PAS, blue shale;
/ ,14j feet to /, 495, limestone; ,495 feet to
1900, blue shale; 1900 feet to 1875,
sandstone; 1875 feet to 1,775, limestone;
Its feet to 1925, sandstone; 1895 feet
to 1915. limestone; 1915 feet to 1918,
iron sulphite; 1918 feet to 1875, lime.
stone; 1915 feet to 1850, sandstone;
1850 feet to ALTO, limestone.
For some weeks il has been reported
that Mrs. Topper, the noted bee woman,
had been performing some very eccentric
actions, such as forging the names of Sen
tor Harlan and others to notes and nego-
tating the same, This was alleged to
have been done at Marshalltown, and the
last report was that these irregularities
had been arranged in some way to save
exposure, on account of her previous good
reputation and that Of her family. This
disgraceful news was suppressed as much
as possible. On the Both ult. a warrant was
issued for her arrest at the instance of GER
tain persons whom she defrauded out Of
81 600 on forged note.
EFFIE J. ROBINSON, beautiful and
most amiable young girl, whose parents
live in Pedee, Cedar County, for several
weeks back, though in good health and
spirits, frequently spoke OF death, and
designated the place where she wanted to
be buried. In the early part of January
she washed her suit of white, and two
days after ironed the clothes, laying them
away carefully in her trunk, saying they
would be ready for her If she died. After
putting everything to rights In her trunk,
a little after shutdown she went upstairs
to perform some little duty. In moment
or two strange noise was heard, and on
going to her, she was found helpless on
the floor. She breathed three distinct
breaths and her spiri, took its flight.
A FEW months ago man named
Thompson attempted to murder his VIE
at hotel in Council Bluffs. He has
son, who was married about one year ago
to an exemplary young lady. The son
went to visit his father in prison relative
to business affairs, and was detained long
er than had been expected. His wife
got nervous and excited over his delay,
and one day started after him on foot.
She was met by friend, who returned
her to her home. She Immediately be-
came Frustrated, and in few days died.
Her husband, being worn out by fatigue
from constant care Of his wife, and over
burdened with grief at his own loss and
his fathers disgrace. his reason became
dethroncd aud he is now q maniac.
THE piscicultural experiment begun
two years ago, which was received at the
time with all sorts of ridiculc, has proved
an established and magnificent success.
With the small stipend appropriated BY
the last Legislature the Commissioners
have accomplished wonders. Their re
port shows that they have distributed fsh
as follows Shad in Des Moines River,
June, 1874, 100000; Iowa varieties dis