The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-18


&c be republican party was requisite to OBJ
tain the relief sought, aud whether those
who opposed that party we're to be excluded
on account Of political opinion alone. This
was fairly stated 10 the house BY Mr. Payne,
a member Of the committee. The house
passed the bill by more than two.tbirds
vote. Mr.. Mckee, Of Kentucky, took occa.
sion to vent his spite against the applicants
from his own state, and did not scruple 10
utter the most malignant falsehoods dbou,
them but the house treated him with the
contempt each individual member felt he
deserved, with the exception of Butler Shell.
labarger, and Logan. Those who voted
against the bill are almost unknown, except.
ing in their own districts.
The following are the Kennckians who
we're relieved d. Howard Smith, of
Franklin county; Philip Lee, of jefferson
county J. X. Hervy, Of Livingston county
David o. Hams, Of Woodford county; aud
James II. Schooling, Of Marion county.
The president has signed warrant Of
pardon for John Deviin, Of Brooklyn, New
York, who was convicted about year ago,
Of being implicated in whisky frauds. The
pardon IS strongly recommended, and will
be issued to-day.
Gen. Grants speech, on Saturday, has
stirred up certain republican senators, and
a decided effort will be made in the senate,
| tomorrow, TO take up the house bill to re.
| peal the civil tenure law. The vote, as mat.
tiers now look, will be close.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Politicians are
pouring in from all quarters, anxious to oh.
tain some information as to the disposition
Of patronage under the new administration.
| They are all at sea, however, and the con.
tinued reticence Of General Grant puzzles
and demoraliles then.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-Gen. Sherman
will arrive here about the last Of the week.
He will occupy the same room with Gen.
Grant, at the army head quarters, where a
desk has been provided for hisuse.
The President is beseiged with applications
for pardon from all parts Of the country.
Many complaints are made against the
absence Of members Of the house who pre-
| fer the pleasures Of homo TO the dull.
ness of the house. The complaints are
directed mainly to the eastern members.
The reconstruction committee have agreed
on a bill relieving hundred or more clti.
lens Of North Carolina from political disa.
biities.
The colored citizens are to hold an enqu.
gural ball on the It'll Of March.
Hon +. b. Washburne was worse yester.
day and his family and friends are some.
what alarmed.
A resolution Recommended by the secre.
tary Of war,to make surveys for the enlarge
ment Of the Chicago harbor, passed the
house yesterday.
The report Of the senate Judiciary com
mittee on the Presidents amnesty proclama.
ton, WAS drawn up by Mr.. Edmunds. 1t
declares that President johnson had no
right, under the law or constitution, to issue
such proclamation.
Mr.. Colmx will resign his place in the
house on the 81 of March It is believed
the house will give the honor Of serving one
day as speaker, to Mr.. Pomeroy Of New
Ork.
CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-CohsiderabI excite.
meut was created in legal circles, yesterday,
caused By the arraignment Of one DR.. Chas.
Earlon on the charge Of murder, preferred
by his divorced wife. 1T the examination,
Yesterday, she charged him with choking to
death a child of one of his patients, born
alive. She also hints at several other cases
Of a like nature, and charges him with be-
ing q professional abortiOnist. A further
examination will be held to-day.
Mr.. Fawcette, the owner of the celebrated
stallion, "Bashaw, Jr.,' has been offered
the sum Of $3j, 900 for him and refused it.
His price is $4,000
An inquest was held yesterday on the
body of Leman C. Golen, who committed
suicide by taking laudanum, on Tuesday
A book was found upon the body in which
was e number of names of parties whom he
wished to compose the coroners jury. The
deceased leaves family.
Robt NJ. Douglas, son Of the late Senator
Douglas, is out in card in this mornings
Tribune, in which he denies that Mr. lyle.
hart is acting for him or his brother in the
suit brought by Iglehsrt, and that he has
the utmost confidence in the integrity Of d.
B. Rhodes, the executor of the estate. He
says he believes the accusations against his
step.mothcr, Mrs. Williams are false.
The case Of Vie, the murderer, will prob.
ably be given to the Jury this afternoon.
About three inches of snow fell here last
night.
| CHICAGO, Feb. lS.-The demise of Rev.
Hart l.. Stewart of divorce.suit notoriety,
occurred on Monday, at Evanston, after
protracted illness.
OMAHA, Feb l8.--The Nebraska senate
has passed the house bill giving 600 acres
of land for the construction of every mile of
track within the state boundaries.
BosToN, Feb. lG.-About I o'clock last
evening, two men entered the iewelry store
Of Mr.. Tederkens, No. 50 Court street and
asked to look at some diamond rings.
| Will fToJ.sl.o-,i Al
suatched tray containing $4,000 worth Of
| jewelry, and rushed out Of the store, and
made their escape. The thieves IRE sup.
posed to have arrived from New York.
ST. Louis, Feb. 1.-THE Kansas senate
yesterday defeated the proposition of amend
the consultation by striking out the word
white" by vote of II to Ia. Three sen.
ators voted no because they wanted the
words male" stricken out before the word
white"
WHEELING, Feb. l6.--The bill locating
the Capital at Parkersburg passed the house
this morning by vote of 20 to Is and re-
ported it to the senate.
New YORK, Feb. ls.-The evening Elk.
press says that it is reported that Andrew
johnson will sail for Europe in April and
| also it is believed be will run for Governor
Of Tennessee upon platform of his own
The pardon Of John Disbsll, convicted
for connterbeiting, two years since, reached
here yesterday.
James Logan, the alleged murderer of
Rogers, has been discharged upon his own
| recOgnizauce.
James Thomson, one of the Erie railroad
| directors, has been arrested and taken to
Albany to testify before the committee OF
investigation into the alleged corruption
among members of the legislature, Ii ia |