The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-07
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT in
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.
Virginia and Universal
Suffrage.
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The p. NJ. &. FaVOrS a Union Of
the Post Office and
Telegraph.
ORGANIZATION OF LEGISLATURES
IN DELAWARE AND PENN
STLVANIA.
Cen RnsarranQ aud Haviran
Gen. Rosecrans and Mexican
Affairs.

ROCHESTER,, y. Y. Jan. "a shocking
accident occurred this evening" by which
eight persons were killed and three seriously
| injured. A floor in school house of St.
! Peters aud St. Paups Roman catholic
church, which was crowded with people at.
tending the holidays festival, gave way,
and three hundred or more people went
down. The widest excitement ensued and
it was some time before the wounded could
| be taken from the debris.
h"nmV"D, } s-... = TNo -nuanua collao.
lections for this district for the past year are
100000 being nearly 5000 more than in
1867.
The state press, so far as heard from
| stands as follows on the new movement for
universal suffrage with hope of universal
amnesty In favor / democratic papers and
| against it s democratic and 9 republican
papers.
NEw Y0RE, Jan. The report Of Post
Master General Randall on the union Of
telegraph with postal service will be sent to
congress- to day. He recommends the gov
Grnmcnt to unite the two services says
"A thorough examination of the subject has
| satisfied me that the department can arrange
for the reception and delivery of messages
| the furnishing stamps and keeping accounts
without any great increase in the number OF
| clerks that the business may be made n
source Of revenue to the government, and
| that the efficiency of the country post mas.
ters may be increased by employing them
| in connection with the telegraph" He re-
commends that congress charter a company
to contract with the government to transmit
and deliver messages at low and fixed rates
on plan submitted by Gardner c. Hub.
bard, and submits bill to carry ont the
plan.
WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. G.--The legisla
ture organized at Dover yesterday, with
James Williams, of Kent, as speaker Of the
senate, and John Hickman, of Sussex, speak.
er of the House. James A. Bayard, now serv-
ing out the term of the late Senator Biddle, in
the United States senate will be reelected,
on Tuesday next, for the balance of the term
which expires on the 4th Of March. For the
full term following, his son, Thomas f. Bay
ard, will probably be chosen.
HARRISBURG, Pa Jan. 6.-The republi-
can caucus, this p NJ, nominated John
Scott, of Huntington, for United States sena.
tor, and r. W. Malkey, Of Pitsburg, for
ture have adjourned until Tuesday.
HAVANA, Jan. 6.--Mr. Plumb, late Amer.
lean charge 10 Mckee, has arrived here,
en- route to Washington, with copies of the
convention recently ratified by the Mexican
congress for the settlement Of American and
Mexican claims; and of a treaty recognizing
the rights of naturalization.
The Mexican journals generally abstain
from comment on the speech made by Gen,
Roescrsns, at his reception by President
Juarez. The Cora, of Vera Cruz, the only
Journal which criticises the discourse, shows
much Indignation at what it calls the AFRO.
giant tone Of the American minister, and the
hidden meaning of his words.
The Mexican press generally express sym
pathy for the revolutionary cause in Cuba.
Some journals demand the annexation of
Cuba.
Brigandage in the country is steadily on
the increase and commerce and industry are
nearly psrAlyzed.
WAsHENGToN,J ap, 6.-The grand jury has