Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-15
West and South.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton d indianapolis
train, due at indianapolis on the evening OF
the 3lst uIt., ran over broken rail about half
a mile west OF Brownsville, throwing the rear
coach of the train down a small trestle about
ten feet In height, oyerturning the coach and
killing Mr.. Chester and child, OF Lebanon,
Ohio, and John A. Line, Of Connersville, Ind,
and injuring eight or ten Others.
The State Central Committee Of the Anti
Monopoists Of Iowa has called State Con
yentioD TO meet in Des Moines on the 18th day
of February.
The Virginia Legislature convened at Rich
mond ON the lst Kemper's official majority
for Governor is q, 239 In his messagek peak-
ing of the relation between the races, tbe Gov
crnor says 81 do not hesitate to affirm, so
encouraging and decisive has been the
progress of the past four years, so clearly de-
veloped by the past are our obligations OF to-
day, that IL we are but guided by prudence-if
we 20 forward with courage, tempered with
forbearance, and IL no Federal legislation shall
intervene To disturb the relations between the
races, we cannot fail to bring our great ex-
pertinent to q successful and prosperous Is
sue"
Speaking of the strike Of the railway en-
gineers and firemen, the Chicago Inter Ocean,
of the Sd says: ''The engineers strike has
reached that state where 1t ceases to attract
more than ordinary attention, and the railway
officials are congratuating themselves that
the cloud which cast such threatening
shadows over them has been finally
dispcled The strikers on all the Western
l,ny r,pint "a
orders announcing reduction of their pay
have been rescinded. The disturbance has
had its effect, too, on the lines that contem-
plated a reduction, and now the managers OF all
the lines, except the Michigan Southern, state
that rather than the inconvenience Of a strike
should be allowed, they will not think of
u reduction ut present, cautiously re-
serving the right to do as they please
in the future The Panhandle Road still
carries on It's warfare against the strikers, and
Its officers have determined TO have nothing
to do in the future with the recalcitrant en-
gineers. This road is employing competent
men from sources other than the Brother
hood"
At the municipal election in Memphis on
the lst, the Republican ticket was successful
by majorties of about 500 and upward.
john Logue is the name of the Mayorelect
II has been recently decided by the United
States District Court In Chicago that Ma
tional Bank cannot be thrown into bankruptcy
under the Bankruptlaw.
A Columbus (Ohio) dispatch Of the 4th says
the engineers strike had died SO quietly that
hardly any one knew just the process of its
toe, - tha prtp Sxsbn pn,Ild
obtain employment had gone to work.
The Executive Committee Of the LaborRe-
form party Of Tennessee has issued an invita-.
ton to the Labor Reformers and Farmers of
the West and South to take measures for call
ing convention, to meet In ST. Louis on the
22d of February next, in order to resist the
alleged unjust combinations Of Eastern mo-
nopolists and capitalists.
A Key West dispatch of the Sd says: Soap
tain w. d. Whiting, the Chief of Staff Of the
North Atlantic squadron; Lieutenant Adolph
Mark, Flag Lieutenant, and Chief Engineer
Harris of the dispatch boat Dispatch, have
been summoned to Washington to testify in
the investigation In regard to the sinking Of
the Virglnius Captain Whiting received the
Virginius; Mark brought her to the Tortu-
gas, and Harris made an engineering survey
before she left Bahia Honda"
Governor Taylor and the other State officers
elect of Wisconsin were installed at Madison
on the 5th, with the usual ceremonies.
Two Legislatures are in session in Louisi-
ana, representing the Kellogg and the Nc
Emery Governments The latter body has no
quorum, and does not propose to do anything
fIaY adi tn
Gov Kellogg's message to his Legislature is
devoted largely to the finances of the State,
and the statement of plan for restoring its
credit by funding its debt at sixty cents on the
dollar.
The case of ex-senator Pomeroy came up