Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-29

tive fire on State street, near Van Buren,, i've
valuable stores and their contents being burned
Governor Coke and his associates In Office
attained possession OF the State Offices Of
Texas at Austin, on the 10th, without meet
ing with much opposition.
A bill for the compulsory education Of the
children of the State was passed by the Illinois
House OF Representatives on the 10th. 1t
provides that children between the age OF nine
and fourteen must be sent to school for three
months Of the year, and six weeks OF this
schooling must be continuous.
In the Wisconsin Senate, on the Goth, reso-
luton was adopted, requiring all members to
at once return their free passes TO the railroad
companies, and forbidding them from accept
ing any other favors Of like character. A
similar resolution has been adopted by the
Kansas Assembly.
The Iowa State Temperance Association met
at Des Moines on the 10th. Resolutions were
adopted, calling for the repeal OF the act cx-
empting beer and wine from seizure, and In
favor OF the total prohibition OF the manufac-
ture or sale Of liquor.
Governor William Pinckney Whyte has been
elected to the United States Senate by the
Maryland Legislature.
The Mississippi Legislature assembled on
the GOTH J. d. Shodd (colored) was elected
Speaker Of the House.
The celebrated siamese Twins, died on the
morning OF the nth, at their residence at
Mount Airy, Surray County, N. G. Chang
was partially paralyzed last fall, since which
time he had been fretful, very much debilitat-
ed and strongly addicted to drinking liquor as
means Of alternating his sufferings He had
been quite feeble for several days, SO much
so as to confine the brothers to their
bed. On the night OF the 10th, Chang
became worse, and expired suddenly
about four o'clock on the next morning.
Eng became SO terribly shocked that he raved
wildly for awhile This attack was followed
by what seemed to be deadly stupor, and In
two hours, 1t Is supposed, from the death OF
Chang, Eng breathed his last. The wives and
families of the twins were In the deepest grief,
and the children, many Of whom are deaf
mutes, expressed their sorrow in the most
pitiful manner.
The Wisconsin State Grange Of the Patrons
Of Husbandry met at GAINESVILLE on the Goth,
nearly every Grange In the State being repre-
scented. The Order was reported TO be In
fiourishing condition throughout the State.
On the 23d reports OF officers were made. Mr..
Osborn, State Agent, In his report, takes
strong ground In favor OF combined action
against such manufacturing companies as re-
fuse TO give direct wholesale terms to grange
agencies. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Mas
ter, Col. John Cochrane, OF
Dodge County, reelected; Overseer, d. Will
liams, OF Walworth County; Lecturer, 8. W.
King; Steward, C. Foster; Assistant Steward,
A. J. Sexton; Chaplain, K. +. Durham;
Treasurer, Jonathan Cory OF Rock County,
and II. K. Huxley, OF Neenah County, Secre-
tary.
At Shelbyville, Ind, few days ago, com.
mittee of ladies visited all the liquor saloons
and other places where liquors were sold, and
held prayer-meetings, imploring the dealers to
give up their traffic. At one or two places
they were treated rudely, but were generally
courteously received.
The following are the newly elected officers
of the Iowa State Temperance Conventioh II.
Lewis Todhunter, President; Seward Smith,
Secretary; Isaac Brandt, Treasurer. A resolu-
ton was adopted by the Convention favorable
to woman suffrage.
The Georgia State Grange OF the Patrons of
Husbandry met at Atlanta on the 2lst. Two
hundred and seventy.fve subordinate Oranges
were represented.