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

tie functions of the General Government Il
an evil which weighs hssssiJon Re pecple q
.Ais State, and Ia . con63Hn; snsnaoe 70 ne Pr
pesuisy Of Representative imtituEscnss~ tn
the Wheeler adjs<tment bad 70 Fs5sreDcs
whatever 70 the elections o. Is7s. and wss
expressly limited 10 two contested sesis IN
the State sensie and scvrnteen tn fbe
| House: that the memorial Of the people OF
Louisiana praying for relief At The hands Of
Congress be again presented 70 that body;
| fsyoring return 10 specIe payment as soon
- IL can be done without nxte-i. injury TO
| the interests a the country. A memorial 70
| Congress protesting against the Kellogg
| Government and declaring that McEnery and
| penn are the osfieial hea4s Of the State Gov.
\ eminent was also saoYtad.
woSpxns,r a Co. sunbermen. OF Grand
Rapids. Mich, suspended on the tn, with
liabilities 81 over 80, Oo0.
THE Democrats o. Texas have nominated
| For Governor, Richard Coke; Lieutenant
GoveYnos, B Hubosrd, Presidential Electors.
d. q. Giddlngs and 3. n. Epporson: Attorney
General. n. II. Boone; State Treasurer, y.
Dow. ChiefJTtice, o. NJ. Roberts. 80. n
AcoIosgD man named Frank Scott was
hinged at Memphis, Tenn, on the, sth, for
| the murder In December, 1874. Of an old
| negro for about ninety cents bich the latter
owed him. He made abort speech on the
gailows, concluding BY saving Chat the cords
were cutting bis arms, and he would rather
he hanging. Bill Williams talso eolored)
| WA hanged at Bartlett, Tenn, on the same
- - .a..~Sax ta xsrrsr., che evsyn. "a ths.
| last AZ Jackson, Tenn, also on the 18th,
Milton Mclean was hanged for the murder
of man named Pope. sss,
Hox. j. \. ecANAoy, former President Of
the Mechanics National Bank, q suspended
Chicago monetary Institution, andJ. y. Reed,
bis cashier and son.is.iaw, have been In
| cicted by Chicago Grand Jury on the
charge Of appropristing large smoant u
the funds u the bank for the private benefit
| Of Mr.. 8. In card dated Washington, Jan.
., Mr.. Sesrnmop emphstically denies the al
legged embczzIsment and amy intention q
wrong In his actions ~ President Of the bank.
Az interesting experiment was made 10.
Milwaukee, on the sth, BY which II was
demonstrated that, by the use 81 new instru.
ments, eight messages can be simultaneously
| transmitted over q single telegraph wire.
The Transmitting instruments produce q
musical sound instead Of y click, and the
| number Of dispatches which may be sent over
| the same wire ut the same time IL believed
10 be limited only by the possibilities Of
sound. The dIscoyerer Of this new system
81 biography 70 Mr. Elisha Gray, Of Chicago.
PEW nights ago some burglars broke into
store In Osborn, No, stole bottle Of chic
reform, and then proceeded 70 drug all the
Inhabitants OF the town, They went through
both hotels, all the stores and many Of the
dwelling houses, securing several thousand
dollars, after which they made their escape
X. Is. HAYES was inaugurated Ms Governor Of
Ohio at Columbus on the 10th In the presence
Of a vast crowd Of people from all parts Of
the State. -. .t..a sa a#e.s.sEssI "a. 4
A SPECIAL dispatch from Laramie City,
Wyoming, on the 18th, announces the dis.
covery, about twenty six miles west OF that
place, Of what Ia claimed 10 be the richest
gold mine ever discovered ON this continent.
Only the deep SHOWS In the mountains In
that neighborhood prevent all the people la
the surrounding country rushing in there IN
search OF gold. 8GA @
MAJ. -Grs GoRpos GRANGER, u. =. A.. died
at Santa re, New Mexico, ON the 10th, VI APP
oplexy, aged about iifty years. sggf AZ n
The Iowa Legislature was organized on
the nth by the election Of the Republican
caucus nominees In both houses.
TWELVE senators Of the Louisiana Legisla'
turc took part in the election Of J. y. Eustis
AZ United States Senator on the 18th, whs
received seven ty,five yotas, one more than
was necessary to elect. sixty.threc Repre-.
senlatives and twelve Senators voted for him.
The senate, by vote 81 thirteen 10 twelve,
had previously voted against an election, and
adopted a resolution that there was no va.
eancy. et5. aF
THg Wisconsin Legislature organized on
the 12th by the election Of Republican OH
GERS In both houses. q. 3. Fiaeld was chosen
Speaker Of the House by a vote Of fifty three
TO forty. five, the four Independent members
casting their votes In his favor.
liz Chicago, on the 18th, spring wheat, No.
2, was active, closing at 9s1sG9sszc cash.
Cash corn weak; closing at 43Sle for No. .
and 36c for new rejected. Cash oats. No, 2.
sold at 3oi. 0a3tj<c; February options were
sold at 3o9ke, Rye, No. 2, 661ses67c. Barley,
No. 2, s31sas4c, Cash mess pork closed ut
si02o@19 %. Lard, ti2.259i2so Good 10
choice beeves brought t4.tOce5.ss; medium
grades, e50Otee4.2s; butchers stock, $275t0
800; scalawags, etc, e2,00t2,b0. Hogs
brought t7.i50s735 for good 10 choice.
sheep sold at ei.t0Q15.25 for good 70 choice.
q NFOREIGN iNTKLLIGKNCK.
A CossTAsrisorLE dlspatch Of the 7th
says the Grand vizicr had rejected the scheme
Of foreign mediation, and was reported 70
have said TO the Austrian representative who
presented II that the Sublime Porte would
give the peoples OF the provinces all the nee
essary guarantees for reform. II was re-.
ported that Montenegro had dispatched
troops to the frontier, had negotiated loan
OF million dollars and had contracted with
an American firm TO deliver 10000 rifles and
sixty cannon In March.
CHARLES sUrHEns, a cotton-spinner, at
Oldham, Lancashire, England. failed on the
7th for s1.000,O00. tA I8am i
REPoRr that Austria was preparing for
war was authoritstivcly denied on the Sth.