The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-12
By Telegraph.
WASHINGTON.
Funding Bill--Army Bill--Arctic
Expeditions--En Enforcing the
Fifteenth Amendment
Income Tax--St.
Domingo.
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~ II w Oh k.
The Mcfarland Trial.
BEECHER AND BaUDDEg REVELs
Market Reports.


WASHINGTON, April l2.-The ways and
means committee talked over the funding
bill to-day, but no conclusion was reached
Secretary Boutwell, will be here tomorrow,
when the committee will proceed to put the
bill in shape.
The Senate military committee have con-
sldered the army bill, but owing to the
absence of q portion of the committee the
matter was postponed until the next
meeting.
DR.. Hayes, the Arctic explorer, was before
the House appropriation committee yester-
day concerning the 100000 asked TOR by
DR.. Hall to continue his Arctic explorations.
The former does not think the latter pro-
per person to make such explorations, and
gave his reasons az length why he thought
so. DIR. Hall was at present.
The House Judiciary com mmittee yesterday
agreed to report bill enforcing the 18th
amendment.
The Ways and Means Committee are in
doubt whether they can carry the Sen ate
resolution providing for the collection of the
income tax for the present year The oppo-
si,ion to any extension Of the law is very
strong.
Dispatches official and unofficial, from St.
Domingo, of a late date, do not represen,
affairs there as very favorable to snuexation
TO the United States. l, appears to be about
as much as our naval feet can do to preserve
order, and it is no. improbable that the
Baez Government may be overthrown,
New YORK, April 1.-THE interest in the
Mcfarland Richardson murder trial reached
u s L. * A
rarely, if ever be fore, witnessed on a similar
occasion. Though the rain came down IN
torrents, the crowd that thronged the cour,
room, corridors stsirwsys and grounds ex'
ceeded any day previous since the beginning
Of the trial
At an early hour tae chief actors took
their accustomed places inside of the court
room, Mcfarland preserving the same cool,
complaceut demeanor he has preserved
throughout the trial. An element of novel
sy in the shape OF Mrs. Norton, an advocate
of womans rights, took her place among the
reporters to give proceedings of the trial &c
the Revolution.
At ten o'clock the Recorder came into
Court and announced that the trial would be
adjourned TO the room of the Court OF
Oyer and Terminer, in the new
Court House. IL order that the
General Sessions might be proceeded with
Then arose an unprecedented rush, and The
curious throng hurried across the park ,
spl ashing through the mnd regardless OF
The down pour of rain, and IN an unconceIv
able short time the corridors of the new
Court House were filed with a sweltering,
dripping, steaming mass of humanity, all
elbowing their way to the door. The oih
GERS, however, exer,ed their accustomed
discretion, and soon all those entitled to
admission were comfortably seated in their
appointed places.
The first witness was Mrs. Mary Oliver,
who testified that her father, brother of the
prisoner, died insane in sn asylum, and that
the prisoner, her cousin, bore a striking re
sem blsnce to her father.
Frances Mcfarland was the second wit
ness, who was employed at the Westmore-
land Hotel. She testified regarding the
prisoner coming to the hotel on the night
Richardson was shot. he came in as any
other man.
Sylvester s. Magnus, proprietor of the
Corn Exchange Mills. saw the prisoner two
or three days before the homicide. He
seemed either insane or half drunk-more
like crazy man than drunk.
senator heVeI8 OcCupleu Ine plhtloFu u
Plymouth Church with Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher at both morning and evening ser
vices Yesterday At the close of the sermon
in the morning, and when giving notice o
the meeting to rstIfy the Fifteenth Amend
ment at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
this evening, Mr.. Beecher said he was CRATE
ful to God tor having spared his life to SCI
| the dgY on which the colored race coult
claim and exercise all the privileges ant
rights of citizens of the United States
voice has gone forth which gave them liber-
ty, and the same glorious privilege of tht
franchise. Ten years since, they held tn
place of slaves. fearing to look upon th'
bright face OF the sun in the great city c
New York; but now, without q shadow @
fear, they reioiced publicly over the prot
lamntion of their rights and privileges a
citizens OF this great country
ST. LOUIS, April 1l.-The ratification {
the Fifteenth Amendment is being ceiebra
ed by the colored people today. The pr'
cession is now forming. to be composed
various benevolent and other societies, war
organizations, Union Leagues, schools, bat
ball clubs, Grand Army of the Repubii
: Knights Templsr. citizens On horseback,
carriages and on foot, music, banners. flag
trsnsparencies, etc, etc. A salute OF .
guns was fred this morning. The proce
sion, which promises to be very long al
imposing, will march through the princip
streets and halt at Yeagers Garden, whe1
an ora,ion will be delivered and speech
made by several gentlemen, both white al
colored. The weather is fine, and ii
streets along the line of march are crovd'
with spectators, and everything points
the grandest display ever made by the &C
3 ored people here.
3 SPRIsGFrELD, H., April 14.-Not mel
Der of the Constitutional Convention has
arrived. There will be number IN on th
! afternoon and to-night's trains. The hi
8 has been cleaned out thoroughly, and will
much more pleasant han when the rece
was taken.
d The Gilroy Chain Manufacturing Col
D pany, with O capital of $4,000, filed ar
a cles of association to day, as did also t
Ladies' Benevolent Aid Society and Hor
for the Friendless, of Bloomington, Ills.
IVORY.