Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-19

Mrs. Ward grasped hold Of one end OF scarf
which Mrs. Kellogg wore about her neck, and,
some OF the crusaders grasping the other end,
there was lively pull for possession. The
knot In the scarf was In consequence drawn
50 tight as to choke Mrs. Kellogg, and she
tainted and fell TO the floor.
A San Francisco dispatch Of the 9th states
that several freight trains on the Central
Pacific had been caught In snow blockade
and were Temporarily abandoned AtSummit
Valley the snow Is twenty five feet deep on the
level. Several engines and snow plows are of
the track. Several passenger trains were also
snowed in. At Cisco over six feet Of snow
has fallen during the recent storm.
The dwelling Of George King, OF Indepen-
dence, Iowa, was burned at four O'Clock on the
morning Of the 9th, and Mrs. King and two
children and Mrs. Moses were burned TO
death.
The number Of Oranges In Wisconsin was
recently reported by the Secretary OF the State
Grange to have increased to $685. In January
last there were 34S. When the organization OF
those that have applied for recognition Is CON-
plcte there will be 430 Oranges.
A protective association Of Michigan lum-
bermen was formed at Lansing on the 10th.
The pine-land owners present represented
s3o, OOO, 600 OF capital and 10000 acres Of
pine lands.
The Legislature Of Minnesota has passed a
railway law In many respects similar TO the
one In operation In Illinois.
Dispatches received in San Francisco on the
night Of the 10th announce that the snow
blockade OF the Central Pacific was quite
broken, and that trains we're passing through
east and west on time.
The women's whisky crusade was vigor-
ously prosecuted on the 9th and 10th. On the
former day, at Dayton, Ohio, there was great
excitement and q riot was Only prevented by
the frmness OF the authorities On the 10th
the crusaders marched In three attachments OF
twenty each and stormed thirteen saloons on
Third and Fifth streets A great turbulent
rabble followed them from place to place
and the turmoil at times was almost deafening.
Ribald Tests we're banded about the outside
mob, with indecent, loud talk and rough
swearing. Crowds Of beer-drinkcrs pressed
| into invested saloons and drank az
fast ~ they could, hooking the
and louder bacchanalian songs. Even women
joined in the ribaldry, and In one place flung
out bits of bologna and fragments Of crackers
among the crusading women, who meekly
bore these CALLING insults, and persisted In
praying. The effect Of these insults had been
TO intensity the feeling and make the crusade
more determined than ever. Large temper
ance mass meetings were held In Columbus
and Cincinnati on the 10th.
The Praying Movement broke out in Chr
cago again on the 10th inst. For few days
previous quiet visits had been made TO q
number Of the saloons in the West Division,
and the proprietors invited to sign the pledge.
On that day they visited several drinking
places and engaged In supplication and song.
The ladies were treated, for the most part
respectfully, and were allowed to continue
their religious services TO the end with
out interruption. On the evening OF
the 18th the evangelical churches
held meetings, which were largely attended,
to consider the temperance question, and the
proper attitude to be taken In relation TO the
Praying Movement The conclusion was
reached that 1t was better to wait awhile be-
fore vigorously prosecuting 1t, and cndeavor
first to work up healthy temperance senti-
ment.
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the 9th, memorial
Of the Iowa Legislature for an increase In the vol
umc Of currency was presented and referred. 49,.
Bills were passed--granting pensions to ex.sol-
| diers; amendatory OF the act to encourage the
| were introduced--to organize the Territory Of
Oklahama; for the Improvement OF the mouth OF
| the Mississippi River. The amendment TO the
Liquor Traffic bill, providing that all members Of
che Commission should not be In favor Of prohib-
it0ry legislation or total abstinence, wer adopted
"a 10 ~. The Centennial bill was further consid.
cred. Executive session and adjournment
| In the House, on the 9th, the motion TO
reconsider the vote rejecting the bill for free dis
tribution OF public documents, ETC., was adopted
Iii TO f06. motion 10 recommit the bill was
| defeated-yeas d. nays i53-and the question then
reported and the bill was rejected-yeas Ill, nays
mittee on Elections in the Virginia contested cleo.
tiea ss 70 The seat and that Thomas Contestant
| The resolutions were adopted without debate, and
Thomas WAS sworn In: The Legislative Appro-
priatiOn bill was considered In Committee OF the
Whole :. An evening session was held 10 consider
| the bill 70 revise the statutes.
| In the Senate, on the 9th, memorial
Of citizens Of Michigan, protesting against any In
crease In the volume Of currency, and several petit
| tons of merchants, manufacturers and business
men Of Chicago, Peoria, and Paxton for an In
crease Of the volume OF currency, were presented
| and referred -. A bill was introduced and re-.
ferred, sppropriatng $1,000 to pay the expenses Of
the Joint Select Committee to investigate the AZ
| fairs Of the District Of Columbia. The
| resolution In regard to cheap transporta-
| ton was debated. The Centennial bill was
| taken mp, amended and referred to the Committee
on Appropriations. II provides that the President
be requested to extend respectful and cordial In
vitaicn TO the Governor OF each Of the United
States to be represented and to take part In the
| National Exhibition To be held at Philadelphia
under the auspices OF the Government OF the
| United States In the year 1876. The Liquor
Commission bill was passed-26 to II.
| IL provides for the appointment Of Commits.
sion Of Ave persons, not ofice-holders whose duty
II shall be "to investigate the alcoholic and fer
| mented liquor usfic and manufacture, having
special reference to revenue and taxation, In dis
ungusking, ~ far ~ possible, In the conclusions
they arrive NJ between the effects produced by the
use Of distilled or epirituous rs dlsn.
guished from the use Of fermented or malt
| liquors, In the economic. criminal, moral, and
scientific aspects In connection with paupersm,
| crime, vice, the public health, and general wei.
fare Of the people also, to inquire and take tesn
mony to the practical results OF license and re.
strcive legislation for the prevention Of in,emper-
| Ance In the several States. and the effect pro-
4 duced by such legislation upon the consumption
Of distilled or rpirituous liquors or fermened or