The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-17
CONSTITUTIONAL con-
VENTION.
ELECTORAL REFORM--A MEN,
BER OF CONVENTION DEAD.
Southern StOrm--Man Shot
AN Old Minister Dead.
Canadian Afairs----The
Gaming Law in Louis
iana-----T elegraph
Strikers Resume
Work.
SALARIES OF LETTER CAR
RIERS NOT TO BE IN
CREASED--THE GOLD
SWINDLE.
$50, 900 SUIT MORE OF Tue ERIE
Il. X. WAR--REVkNUE TROUBLE.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan, l5.-Ihe Committee
on Electoral Reform has instructed its
| Chairman, Mr.. Medill, to report favorbly on
| the following sections, to be submitted sep.
erately, at the same with the Constitution 5,
and again in two years, to become, if rati-
fed, part Of then existing Constitution:
Mr.. kEDILLs PLAN.
VI. In all elections for choice of Senators
and Representatives, each qualified voter
shall be entitled to IS many votes ss there
are Senators or Representatives to be elected
by the same constituency, and may distrib
ute his votes equally or uneaqually among
the candidates, or concentrate them upon
on g, at his option (but he shall not be give
any smalleror other fraction than one b alf
q vote to any candidate J; and the candidates
receiving the greatest number of votes shall
be declared elected.
Mr.. BRowNIyG's PLAN.
In the election of al officers in this State,
whether executive, Judicial or ministerial
whenever more officers than one are to be
elected by the same constituency for the ssne
othce, and for the same time or term of ser
vice, each voter shall be entitled to as many
ss the whole number of officers to be chosen
BY the same constituency, to the same Office,
for the same term of service, etc, as in sec
", above, (all after the word "coustituen-
cy."
LOUISVILLE, Jan. ia severe rain
and snow storm prevailed for the past
twenty six hours; all the streams are rising
rapidly, and threaten destruction to prop.
erty.
At Brysnt's Station, Ky, man named
Caspar Gregg shot and killed Albert Love,
last Thursday, for an alleged attempt al
assault while intoxicated. Gregg was ar
rested and will dou btless be tried BY a
United States court, there being no other
than negro testimony.
kAsKAKEE, III, Jan. l6 Hon. VIM H
Patterson, of Momence, member elect Of
the Constitutional Convention from this
lao p. N. to day.
OTTAWA, CANADA, Jan. lit is rumor
ed that the Cabinet has decided to abolish
the system of licenses TO American fisher
men, and to fal back on the Interpretation
of the treaty of 1918. 1t is said that the
assent of the imperial government has been
obtained to this policy. The rumor is re
newed that change is to be made in the
tariff BY imposing duties on the free list.
LOWELL, MASS, Jan l5.-Rev. DR.. Amos
Blanchard, of the Kirk street Congrega-
.ional Church, and settled clergyman in
this place for forty years, died last evening
of heart disease, at the age of 63.
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. l6.-The Governor
sigued the bill repeating the gambling law
Eight of the telegraph strikers returned to
duty yesterday.
MADRID, Jan. l6.-The Duke of Mont,
pensier has been nominated as q candidate
for the Cortez from the city of Ovid.
There is great rejoicing here over tele-
grams from Havana, reporting important
success Of the troops in Cnba.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA conference of
Postmasters from the various cities has ust
adjourned. They informed the postmaster
General that they did not think it .exPedlent
to ;ncrea.e the present salaries of letter car
riers.
The Banking and Currency Committee
are holding a special meeting to-day to take
evidence in the Wall street gold matter.
Fisk, butterfeld and Corbin will be exam
ined this week.
The House Appropriation Committee have
decided to cut down very considerably the
aspirations for diplomatic service.
Sr. LOUIS, Jan l7.-Wm Hayes has
brought suit for $4,000 damages against
Geo. Fl. Roe and E. d. lines, for detention
and loss of goods, supposed to belong to
Perry Fuller, which were seized here last
at the instance of the First Ma
tional Bank.
New YORK, Jan. l5.-The stockholders
of the Newark and Paterson Railroad Co.
are said to have set on foot movement for
the appointment of Receiver, who is to he
empowered to commence suits against the
Directors Of the Erie Railway Company for
not fulfilling terms of 9 contract made By
them when they leased the road. 1t is
thought that the Erie Company have forfeit
ed their lease by not constructing the road
as originally contemplated and contracted
for between Newark and New York. The
Erie Directors, it is alleged. have failed to
pay for the work done by the contractors,
and suits have been brought. The property
of Fisk and Gould, in New Jersey, is seized,
and the case carried before the State Su-
preme Court at Trenton
The official investigation into the irregu
larities alleged TO have been discovered in
the revenue returns of several distillers and
whisky dealers in the Thirty second Col
lection District is still being conducted at
Collector Baileys office, but no result Is
likely to be arrived at for some time.