The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-05
By Telegraph.
The New York Election.
All State Officers and
the Legislature Dem
0cratic.
The New Constitution
Wholly Defeated.
Pork Packers Tax sus-
pended.
ELECTION RETURNS from ILLINOIS
THE REMOVAL OF THE CAPITOL.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST DELANO.

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 4.--Further returns
from all parts of the state confirm the re
port that the Republican majority will reacl
rom eight to ten thousand. The Legisls
ure will be about as follows Senate, q
Republicans, II Democrats; Assembly, C
Republicans and 40 Democrats.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Wkile Commis
sioner Delsno maintains that his decision
that pork packers should be taxed as manu-
facturers under the law,is correct he has de
ided to. suspend collection of the tax unt aftel
Congress meets, leaving it to that body to
take such action as it deems proper.
The subcommittee of the Committee on
Elections, delegated to proceed to South
Carolina to investigate election frauds, met
to-day, but found that there was no money
in the contingent fund to defray their ex.
penses. The Sargeant.at-Arms of the
House is endeavoring to raise the necessary
funds. If he succeeds, they will proceed at
once to the South. If not they will absn.
don it.
There is good authority for saying that
an investigation Of the charges against Gen.
eral Butterfeld, United States Assistant
Treasurer at New York, will be made be
fore his successor is appointed. Complaints
are received here from all sections of the
country that Commissioner Delano's con-
struction Of the revenue law, in many cases.
is producing good deal of embarrassment
in commercial circles. There will be at
tempts made to induce the President to ap.
point q new Commissioner, but, SO far,
there appears to be no organized movement
for this purpose.
The effort to counleract the influence of
the agitation of the capitsl.movers in the
West is beginning to assume form. pa
per has been prepared, TO be handed to the
President, with the request that he will take
some cognizance of the mot. III ms forth'
coming annneI .-.ossage, discountenancing
tho project of removal, and to use his exec.
utive influence in stopping an agitation of
the subject.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Nov. 4.-The Repub-
licans in Macoupin county elected their can.
didate for County Clerk, County Judge and
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and
the Democrats carried the remainder OF the
ticket by small mejorities.
GALEsBURG, Ills, Nov. 1.-THE unoffi.
cial returns of Knox county show the defeat
of every candidate on the Republican ticket
except Dennis Black candidate for County
Judge, who has 1863 majority. Craig (dem)
for the Constitutional Convention, has 278
majority. The independent candidates for
the other county Offices are elected by ma
jorities ranging from SO to 754.
New YORK, Nov. 4.--The World esti-
mates the State Democratic ajority at eight
thousand, which is lower than Greeley's es.
innate. This afternoons Commercial Ad.
vertiser gives it at fifteen thousand. 1t is
now certain that the Democrats have two
majority in the State Senate, and probably
two in the Honse. There were some unex.
pected Republican defectons. Morgans
friends united with Tammany to defeat
Younglove in the Fifteenth Senatorial DIS.
trict, because he held back the committees
when Speaker of the House last winter, to
aid Fenton's election. The Morgantes swore
on him.
The whole new State Constitution, includ.
ing the Judiciary clause, is defeated.
A Herald Special from Key West. Fla
November Sd, says: "The schooner W. II.
Cleara, from Nassau, arrived here this morn
ing with one hundred and twenty men, who
were taken from the steamer Lillian. She
was captured by the English authorities at
Nassau while at anchor in the harbor. The
vessel is said to be badly injured and con.
demned as unseaworthy. The balance of
the Lilhsn's crew are at present in Nassau
SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. 3.-The treasure
exported from this port in October was over
$2,0OO,OOO.
Emigrant travel over the Pacific Railroad |
rapidly increasing.
There are heavy rain storms throughout
'megon