Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-25

THE general that commands this army 10 General
.'When workingmen begin to think, monopoly be-
gins TO trcmbe."
and O. hers Of equally significant character. A
hand bill was circulated enumerating the high
salaries pait, officials, and demanding no more
salaries over 5000. The number OF home
less men and women In the city was given
at 10000; those In the station hous4s
every week 1900, and out Of eleven
trades unions q, $50 men were idle, e.nd only
s, $50 employed. II was also stated chat there /
were $50, 1000 skilled workmen idle in the Sta ?
and 10000 OF all classes idle J. !, the city =
ss 900 women earning onlya = average . -
per week. Resolutions y 20 adopte, 4 -
ing work and declaring
..That we viii in thu q
ourselves and our far our rb prop Geo. p an
for The came 70 n IA we viii scnd all or bilis
until such time csy tseasay o be Hsuidated,
for our work" - we sAah obta n WORK, anu pay
- :, Asash from the administration df
nrrrea .icroSorm and ether has recently &C.
az, q. Boston, and the Dcrkal Society of
o. CITY has resolved that the use OF chioro-
~ IN dental operations Is not advisable.
Saewel Nelson, ex-Judge Of the United
States Supreme Court, died suddenly CT apo
pleyy, while sitting In his chair, athis resi-
depce In Oooperstown, H. r., on the 18th.
Professor Agassiz died at his residence In
Cambridge, Mass, on the night Of the 14th
Ne was sixty-six ycarsof age.
Returns on the 10th from Pennsylvania in
dictate the adoption N the new Constitution OF
| that State by a large majority. Out OF a total
vote of So COZ, Philadelphia gives 70, SG4 ma
jority In favor Of The Constitution.
The failure of'two large dry goods jobbing
houses Of New York City is apnounccd-Abes
. haizer ~ Kcefer, and Edison, Bradley IL Co.,
the former with liabilities ofs500, 900 and the
latter Of S4sGe1
The West
The following is a list OF the officers elected
by the lilisois State Grange, at Its recent SEES
sion: Master, A. Colder; Overseer, John
: Downcr, of McDonough; Lecturer, b. j. Van
Court, Of st. Clair Steward, John Odcll OF
, Champ a;gn; Assistant Steward, j. A. Gram
mer, 81 Pike; Chaplain, A. T. Forsyth, OF
Edgar; Treasurer, j. 8. Armstrong, OF La
, Sale; Secretary, o. r. Tanning, OF White
Y side; sGatekeeper, J. T. Randolph, Of Fulton;
Ceres, Mrs. d. w. Dame, OF Carroll; Pomona,
{ Mrs o. T.. Loyett; Flora, Mrs. w. r. Ran
!, doiyh; Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. p. l..
|. Myers, OF Christian; Executive Committee,
, ID. NJ Foster, Of Whitesidc; Joseph Burdett,
: : OF Peoria; d. Durham, Of Dupage.
The State Agent OF the Iowa Oranges has
reported saving of 5000 in theQurchases
made during the year, which amounted to
! 100000.
The Michigan State Grange Is TO meet on
the 18th Of January. There are one hundred
!, and seventy eight Oranges in the State.
The Illinois State Grange adjourned on the
: I2th. Resolutions were adopted-advising
their brethren not to deal with the combina-
ton OF plow-makers, embracing some twenty
firms, which, a short time ago. decided TO sell
8 to Changers at nothing less than retail prices;
expressing the belief that the educa-
. tionaI influence Of the Grunge is Its
most valuable feature by intoxicating In the
, minds Of members the rights and duties Of
citizenship; condemning the "salary grab;
! requesting the Legislature not to NEEDLE with
the present Temperance law Of the State; affirm
ing the right of Congress to regulate inter-
t State commerce, and calling on Congress to
B exercise that right; declaring that the General
!. Government should open all the natural water
: channels at It's own expense, but that rail-
Q roads should be built with private capital un-
der restrictive charters, condemning the pres
; ent CivihService Of the country as dangerous
TO the integrity and perpetuity Of republican
. institutions, etc.
, Donald Mckay, an employee In the Office
. OF the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Chi
cago, has been convicted Of issuing fraudu-
. lent naturalization papers, and sentenced
r to three years imprisonment In the Peniten-
: tiary.
Recent intelligence from the Saginaw Bay Is
to the effect that the steamer City Of Detroit
had foundered, and that all on board were
probably lost Her officers and crew number
ed twenty persons. There were no passengers
D on board, so far as known.
Rev. DR.. G. K. Cheney, of Christ Church,
Chicago, was, on the l4th, formally conse-
Grated Missionary Bishop Of the Northwest of
8 the newly organized Reformed Episcopal
Church" Bishop Cummns offsciated on the
occasion.
About four hundred working men met In
Cincinnati on the night of the 13th and passed
resolutions that any government should be
: overthrow that failed to furnish employment
( to its poor citizens, and adopted resolutions
! ratifying the New York resolutions, to demand
work or remission OF rents till April.
The Iowa State Grange has decided to hold
, the next meeting at Des Moines. Resolutions
, were adopted on the 18th, setting forth that
Congress has the right to regulate freights
and tariffs; In favor Of abolishipg the office of
County superintendent RENTING State dues
of Oranges within the limits OF the grasshop-
per plague; fixing the salary of the Master at
, 1900 year and expenses; and appointing a
> relief committee TO aid the Northwest suf-
ferers.
locomotive boiler exploded at Columbus,
!. Ohio, on the 14th, instantly killing Daniel
, Cooper, the engineer, and throwing David
Lougery, the fireman, great distance
! into the freight yard, but injuring him only
. slightly. Two other persons were injured.
Tie engine was blown to atoms, some of the
heavy pieces being thrown 800 yards, distant
David A. Gage, late City Treasurer of Chi
cage, is reported defaulter to the amount of
betNaen 5000 600 and 1900 600