The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-03
THREE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS-
MEN TO ONE RADICAL.
HUMBGG BARNUM BADLY BEATEN.


HARTFORD, April 2.-The returns of the cleo |
ton in this state are nearly all in. The following
is the result, within q fraction:
The democratic state ticket is elected by 700 |
majority; democratic majority on congressman,
1900 average democratic majority on the whole
ticket, Zoo.
Hotchkiss (dem.) is elected to congress in the
I'd district, by 1850 majority. Hubbard (demJ
in the LIST district, by 500 majority.
VIM. H. Barnum dem is elected in the 4th
district by 500 majority.
The republicans elect Starkweather in the Sd
district by 1900 majority.
The legislature is republican by small and re-
duced majority in each house.
New YORK April 3.--The Heralds southern
letters state, that the people of Texas near the
Rio Grande border are utterly indifferent about
the working of the military reconstruction bill,
protesting really much allegiance to Mexico as
they do to the United States and taking decidedly
more interest in her affairs.
A large mass meeting of colored voters was held
in Macon on the Goth of March, at which senti-
ments were expressed favoring utilization with
the white voters.
The n Y. Herald's Constantinople correspon-
| dence dated the 2Sth of Feby, says:
Turkey is concentrating her hosts of various
natonalities in great force in and around Con-
stantinople. Russia has reinforced her regiments
| and is advancing her frontier line and the
| Turks of all classes seemed impressed with the
| belief that a struggle was at hand in which the
| Sultan's position must be maintained at the
| cost of much blood the Crescent be retired
| from Europe to the Asiatc shores of the Bos-
phorus.
| The Viceroy of Egypt moved it is thought, by
| French advice, bears himself more independent
| " towards the Sultan, as he understands the
near approach OF war.
Prominent members of the senate foreign
relations committee say the Russian treaty
| will be postponed till December next.
Il II g.
phreys, of Mississippi, has given his assent
to the movement shortly to be made to test
| the constitutionality Of the reconstruction
act 1t will take longer than was first anti
cipated to prepare the briefs and cite the le-
gal authorities and the Injunction against
the enforcement of the law may not be ap-
piled for for a week or so.
The n. Y Times special says there is
not one word of truth in the Geographic dis
patch that the President is advised of an IN
tention of q purpose to 60 before the su
| preme court or aid or connect himself with
any movement TO procure an injunction to
restrain any action under the reconstruction
laws.
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-News from Montana =
There is great uneasiness in relation to Indian
depredations.
u
| souri, was shot his home, in Clinton county
by some unknown person.
| CHICAGO, April "a freight train ran off tn
| track on the Terrahaute railroad on Sunday mOrl
/ ing throwing twelve cars off. Nobody was seri
ously injured .-.-o;,....
freirh. t-~;s s.s Iron MOUNTAIN rairoat
ran off the track at half past four O'Clock yester
day. near Victoria The mail train coming nortl
| collided with the cars the of the freigh
| train, damaging five of them considerably. Thu
passenger engine was badly damaged, the swak
streak head light being knocked, and the tende
considerably damaged. The engine is estimates
at SOC, 900. 1t will take nearly $500 to repai
| the engine and cars. The accident is attributes
to the careessness of the employees in failing +
have flag placed upon the rear of the train afte
| the first accident had occurred.
1t is reported that Ford has already commence
| rebuilding the Lindel hotel, and everything bid
fair fair 10 have this magnificent hotel fit for us
J again.
! ....... ELECTIONS
St. Louis republican, light vote and by
less majority than usual.
| st. Paul democratic by 1000 majority.
Pekin, Ill, republican.
| Columbus, Ohio, democratic.
| st. Joseph. Missouri, conservative.