Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-19

movements ut other points had caused the
discipIes OF temperance In that city TO organ
ize. and arrangements were being made for
4 GRAND attack at that point. Dio Lewis had
been called ON, and would be there to start the
movement.
Jefferson Davis has sailed from New Orleans
to Liverpool, his physician having recon-
mended sea voyage
Both houses OF the Illinois Legislature have
passed the bill permitting suit against rail-
road 10 be brought in any county through
which the road runs, and thereby relieving the
public from the necessity imposed by the old
| law OF going TO the courts In the county where
| the central Offices are situated.
communication from the members Of the
Boston Grange was presented ON the 9th TO q
| committee Of the National Grange appointed TO
| consider the important question whether the
membership Of the Grange entitled 1t to recog-
milton. The memorial recites that its mem
beers were the only persons in Boston who
took any interest In the movement or did
| ANYTHING to assist National Deputy Abbott In
his work In Massachusetts,. They plead that
the Grange was organized by Mr. Abbott, as
the representative OF the National Grange,
| and was accepted by the State Grange, and
plead that they are interested" in agricul-
| ture in way to bring them fully within the
scope OF the organization.
Speaking Of the praying temperance move
| ment the Chicago Eoens'sg Journal OF recent
date says. "The praying women OF Ohio
are carrying the strongholds OF King Alcohol
| without much opposition. Occasionally, how
ever, they find an obstinate subject, but they
keep on praying singing and exhortlng inside
or In front Of his place until, IN spite OF
| himself, the trafiicker In firewater Is finally
forced TO strike his colors and surrender at
discretion. There Is something heroic
| In the fearless zeal OF these women,
and the prospect Is that this will soon
become one OF the most powerful and effective
temperance movements ever inaugurated In
this country"
The resolution 10 remove the headquarters
Of the National Grange to st. Louis has been
referred to special committee OF 1--WE, to re-
port at the eighth session Of the National
Grange. The following is the committee:
| Messrs. Parsons, of Minnesota; Warden, OF
Florida; Hamilton, OF Alabama; Cotton, oil
! Vermont, and Allen, OF Missouri.
The committee 10 investigate the condition
OF the homcsteaders In Northwestern Iowa
have recently returned TO Des Mones. In the
counties of Lyon, Sioux, O'Brien and Osccola
there IL great destitution, and, unless relief be
speedily granted, there will be much suffering
and many must leave their claims.
The Kansas House OF Representatives, on
| the 10th, by vote Of 81 to 20, passed reso.
luton requesting the County Attorney To
take steps for bringing ex-senator Pomeroy
tn trial
Master Adams, of the National Grange, has
appointed ~ the Committee on Centennial
Celebration Messrs. Saunders OF Washington,
Chambers OF Alabama, Hudson Of Kansas,
| Wright OF California, Chase of New Hamp-
shire, Brown Of Michigan, and Davie OF Ken
lucky.
Several so-styled Doctors in Chicago have
been arrested and held to ball In the sum OF
| 5000 each on the charge OF publishing and
| circulating obscene literature.
| A letter from Fort Laramie, received In
Omaha on the 18th, says that Lieutenant Rob.
inson and Corporal Coleman, in charge Of a
lumber train, were killed by Indians on the
9th, twelve miles east OF Laramie Peak, on The
Il
the 10th, riddled with bullets and scalped. A
dispatch from Cheyenne, OF the 18th, says II
was thought that the Indians had agreed upon
q general uprising along the Platte The
agent at Red Cloud reported to General Ord
on the 18th that Miniconia Indians on the Sth
had shot and killed his chief clerk, Frank
| Appleton Agent Howard, from the Spotted
Tail agency, has written that several large war
parties had left, 1t was feared TO 60 upon the
| wax-path.
The National Grange of the Patrons OF
Hushandry on the 18th adopted aplatform of
principles In which they declare the purposes
and objects Of the Order. memorial to the
Patrons OF Husbandry in the Cotton States
was also adopted, declaring In favor OF mixed
husbandry In the South, instead Of expendine
the energies OF the people In raising single
crop.
A Springfield Qll) dispatch Of the 18th says
about eleven railway companies were running
under the schedules Of the State Board Of
Railway and Warehouse Commissioners. Not
all OF these had formally notified the Board OF
their acceptance but had quietly altered theil
own ratios to suit. The Toledo, Wabash a
| western had slKnlucu ilb intcntoh w reuuct
Its passenger rate to three cents per mile, thu
Board rate, being nearly two cents less than 4
wanted TO charge
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars Of
Michigan has chosen Jackson as the place for
the next session, and elected q. z. Russell,
John Evans and ID. z. Sagendorf delegates To
the Grand Lodge at Boston In May next A
report adverse TO any change in the State
Constitution ON the question of prohibition
was adopted unanimously. Officers for tn,
year ensuing were elected us follows: q. 7.
d. p. sagendorf, Of Charlotte; Chief, Thomas
Carney, Jr., of Bay City; V. T., Ellen j
Christian, of Pontiac; Secretary, John Evans
Of Bellevue; Treasurer, N. !. Sharp, OF North
Adams.
The praying temperance movement In Ohi'
was progressing notably on the 18th. Stronl
demonstrations were made in Xenia ans
Columbus. In the latter city the ladies wer'
preparing for determined onslaught upol
the Legislature. Cincinnati dispatch say
the reports for Southern Ohio and Indiani
showed no abatement Of enthusiasm in thi
woman's temperance crusade. Everywhere
there was an abundance Of faith In Its ultimat'