Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-05

Chicago, under the direction Of Grand Master
Earle
| Victoria c. Woodruff was announced TO de-
| liver lecture few evenings ago In Kings
bury Music Hall, Chicago, which had been
rented for that purpose by her agent; but the
| manager subsequently concluded that the
character Of the place would be lowered in
case she was allowed TO promulgate her
doctrines therein, and he therefore Cancelled
| the contract, and refused to permit the lee
ture TO be given In the hall. Mrs. Woodruff
Immediately announced her intention Of com
mencing suit against the proprietors Of the
hall, laying damages at $3.50
boy ten or twelve years old, the son of T.
Jones, Of Windfall, Ind. while his parents
were at church few nights ago, attemptedito
kindle fire with coal oil, with the usual re-
suit The boy died the next morning.
The Missouri State Grange, on the 2lst,
adopted resolution requesting the Missouri
Senators and Representatives In Congress TO
use their influence to secure the Improvement
OF the Mississippi River and Its tributaries.
The Kansas State Grange adjourned sine die
on the 21st.
Announcement has been made of the death
at Galveston Of ex-senator Wigfall, Of Texas.
According TO dispatches Of the 22d the
Women's Temperance movement was spread
ing In Iowa and Illinois. In Oswego, Lex.
ington and many other places In Illinois, and
in Davenport, Dubuque and elsewhere In Iowa
organizations had been formed and prepara~
tions made for determined assault upon the
saloon. keepers and their patrons. The same
condition OF affairs prevailed In Indiana. In
Chicago praying band consisting OF 1900
women Was about to be organized, according
to the Times Of the ed. The city was TO be
divided into districts and each district given
over to band Of ffty praying women.
A call has been published for a convention
Of delegates from the Northwestern States TO
be held at Rock Island on Tuesday, March "A,
ON the subject of cheap transportation. The
call is issued by Major james NJ. Allan, dele
gate from the Illinois Farmers State Associa-
ton to the late Cheap Transportation Conven-
ton at Washington, he having been appointed
by the Decatur Convention.
Judge Horton, Chairman Of the COM
mittee appointed by the Kansas House OF
Representatives TO investigate the charges
against State Treasurer Hayes, made lengthy
report on the 21st, signed by all the members
OF the committee but one, reciting the irregu-
larties Of that officer, and concluding by pre-
ferring articles of impeachment against him.
The report states that the Treasurer had been
guilty OF the practice Of loaning the States
funds TO individuals and banks, contrary
to law, and that there were then In
his hands, as securities for some
such loans, bonds and other collaterals
OF doubtful value. The minority report justi-
fees the conduct Of the Treasurer, and charges
that the investigation had been SO conducted
as to elicit such facts only as tended to be un-
favorable TO the Treasurer.
Generals Sheridan and Ord were at Fort Lar
annie, Wyoming Territory, on the 23d, and
were organizing forces to operate against the
hostile Sioux. General John r. Smith will be
in command Of the troops In the field. Nine
companies Of infantry and seven OF cavalry
left Fort Laramie on the 23d for the vicinity Of
the Red Cloud Agency.
Three hundred men went adrift in East Sag
NAV Bay on the morning Of the 23d on cake
of ice, on which they had built fishing vii.
lage, and which was driven away froms NE
shore by strong southwest wind. They were
carried out into the lake, when change OF
wind to the west brought them up to the eastern
shore of the bay, where two hundred of them
managed to escape at different points. Two Of
the men were drowned In attempting to reach
land. One hundred men were still on the Ice
up to the night OF the 3d.
Steve Lowry, the last survivor Of the notori-
Gus Robson County IN. CO. outlaws, was
recently killed In the upper part OF that
county by three citizens. He was tuning
his banjo preparatory to playing for some
wagoncrs, when three shots were fired at him,
taking effect In his head and killing him in
stantly.
A State Temperance Mass Convention, COM
posed Of women and men engaged In the tenn
perance crusade In Ohio, was held at Colum-
bus on the oath. Dio Lewis was made Presi-
dent. The proceedings consisted Of speeches,
one of which was made by Van Pelt, "the
reformed saloon-keeper," singing Of hymns,
reading letters from sympathizers, and the
formation Of State Bureau, which shall send
speakers and workers to any place In need Of
them. The convention formed permanent
organization TO be known as the Woman's
Temperance Association OF Ohio.
Thirty-six valuable circus horses and other
property Of Montgomery Queens circus were
consumed by fire at Morris, H., few morn
hgs ago.
The temperance excitement in Valparaiso,
Ind, on the Gath, was at fever heat. For sew
eral days before the ladies had besieged the
leading saloons after the style OF their Ohio
sisters Their services were largely attended.
On that day the Mayor issued his proelalna-
ton ordering them 10 desist. The ladies re-
piled with counter proclamation, In which
was embodied the following extracts from The
Scriptures: Psalms II, IA; Acts iv. Is, 10;
Acts v. 20, and short address to the public.
The Grand Jury was In session and had found q
large number of indictments against the liq-
uor-sellcrs AT one saloon In the afternoon,
while the ladies were conducting prayer
meeting on the sidewalk, q bucket Of dirty
water was thrown upon them from the balcony
above, completely running the dress Of one
lady, and thoroughly sprinkling the rest. The
ladies Of Richmond, Ind, visited about thirty
saloons, but their efforts were not crowned
with success up to the cath. The movement
had developed TO considerable extent In various