Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-26

| last fall in the States OF Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Ohio, according
| to the information Of the National Crap Re-
porter. In Illinois the increase Is ~ pc
cent. Iowa shows decrease of 10 per cent,
| to be attributed TO the severe drought last
summer. The condition Of the fruit trees ID
good, and fine yield is expected.
In Chicago, on the 18th, 600 women met In
| the First NJ. z. Church and voted to visit the
| Council Chamber on the 10Th and present a
| petition asking the authorities not to rescind
| the present Sunday law or adopt any ordinance
more liberal or less restrictive upon the keep
| crs OF drinking saloons. At Dayton, Ohio,
the crusade continued on the 18th, with no
abatement OF feryor on the part Of the women,
and without visible success. The movement
began In Cleveland, Ohio, on the 18th. A
large number Of saloons were visited, but the
failure OF the ladies was complete. Not a
saloon surrendered.
An accident Is reported on the Central Pr
cifc Railroad, near Toano, on the 18th. The
westward-boun train was one hour tchind
time, but was running at the usual speed,
when rail broke, precipitating the r,ar coach
and emigrant car down an cmbankment thirty
feet The coach, filled with passengers,
turned completely over. The emigrant car
also went down, but was not turned over. A
Mrs. Roe, OF Canada, was seriously injured,
and many other passengers we're slightly hurt
An important case has just been decided In
the Supreme Court Of Mississippi, involving
the legality Of marriage between white
man and q negro woman. The children OF the
parties brought suit as heirs for large
amount Of property left by their deceased
father, and after years Of litigation their right
to the property has been affirmed, and the
union thus declared legal
The Michigan House of Representatives on
the 10th passed to third reading the article
Of the new Constitution putting the question
OF woman suffrage to separate vote by the
people.
In Chicago, on the afternoon Of the 10th, the
promised mass meeting OF the ladies occurred.
About 1000 ladies were present. and after reiig.
ious exercises a committee OF fifty was ap-
pointed TO visit the Common Council and
present a petition for the closing OF saloons on
the Sabbath, which contained the names Of
IA, i75 women. After the organization OF the
Council the petition was presented by the
Cbairwoman of the ladies' committee In q
neat speech, and ordered filed. The pending
ordinance, allowing the sale OF liquor on the
Sabbath, was then passed--yeas 20. nays
ID. The ladies then retired, and we're met at
the exit-door Of the City. Hall by crowd
Of disordcrly men and boys, who rudely cheered
and jostled them, and prevented them from
leaving the building. At last al posse OF police
came 10 their assistance and safely pilotcd the
ladies through the Kissing, screeching, cat
calling, whistling, obscene rabble. The COM
mttee of ladies reported to those who had
stayed behind to pray while they went on their
perilous mission as follows: :" In spite Of
your remonstrancc, the Liquor law is passed
by the Common Council. We have nothing
now TO do but to renew eur pledges to persc-
we're In the cause. Let us all pray to that
end"
The jury In the case of the Grant Parish
prisoners, at New Orleans, brought In verdict
on the nth Of not guilty as to Alfred G..
Leavis. The jury announcing that. there wes
no possibility of an agreement as to The others,
they were discharged by Judge Wood, and
the prisoners were remanded, on motion OF the
District Attorney, who announced that there
were other indictments against them.
st. Patrick's Day was celebrated throughout
the country with great enthusiasm by the
Irish. Americans. No disorders are reported
anywhere.
A Ra,Igh IN. c. dispatch OF the 18th states
that rumbllng noises were heard on the sur
face of Bald Mountain, In the western part OF
the State, and that volcanic eruption was
feared. The people living ON and near
the mountain were seeking safety In fight
One report states that houses on the sides and
at the base of the mountain had been thrown
down by the upheavals Of the earth.
The Hon. 0. b. Hart, Governor OF Florida,
died ut his residence In Jacksonville on the
evening of the 18th.
Cairo, H., was visited by heavy wind and
rain storm on the 18th. Stores we're unroofed,
small buildings blown down, and In one In
stance house was blown into the water, but
no lives were lost. Wharf-boat proprietors
and those In charge Of the steamers In port
acted on hint from the United States Signal
| Office In that city that the local observations
| indicated storm, and took the precaution to
make everything extra secure. 1t Is probably
owing to this fact that no damage was done
to shipping.
Congressional.
The Senate galleries were crowded on
| the 10Th The chair of the late Senator Sumner