The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-26
Judges Salaries--Physi-
clans Prescriptions---
Aliens Bill of Rights
Report--H Homestead
Exemptions.
Senate appointments - Prince
Arthur's Reeeption--Duty On
Steel Raised--Mrs. Linc0ln's
PenSi0n--Erfe B. r. Co.
Stock Reports--Anoth-
er Murder at New
York.
MARKETS--GOLD l.2I 5-S.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 25.-The con
| vention met at 10 o'clock.
| The President submitted a communics
ton from the Auditor regarding those Judg
es of the Circuit Court who have drawn tn
one thousand additionl salary per year pro
vided by the last Legislature, which state
that ell the Judges have % draw ,ha
amount; also, a communication showing
that the cost to the State on account of tn
registry law for 1869 is $3S,7l5 for printing
blanks.
A communication praying that physician
be compelled TO write their prescriptions il
English, was read and referred.
Mr.. Turner, from the Printing Com nittee
offered report showing the cost of pro
curing maps for the use of the Convention
and one hundred maps at SIS were or
dered.
Mr.. W. J. Allen, from the Committee OF
Bill of Rights, reported the following
article:
"ARr. /. The powers of the government
of the State are divided into three distinc
departments, legislative, executive and iu
picial, and no Serson or collection of per
sons, being of either of these departments
shall exercise any one power properly be
longing to either of the others, except a.
expressly directed or permitted there
after
Nj. Church moved to amend by inserting
subject always to the constitution of the
United States as the supreme power of the
land
The amendment and article were referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Underwood, from the Committee on
Miscellaneous Subjects, reported an article
that the Legislature shall exempt from all
executions BY law and decree a homestead
of one thousand dollars value, and no La
bili,y OF husband shall ever be enforced
against the property of wife or widow.
Ordered printed.
WAsRISeToS, Jan. % The Senate
yesterday confirmed the following appoint.
ments
". II Terril, Third Assistant Postmaster
General. Postmasters, Henry q. Wells,
Moline, H.; Peter Grub, Canton, O.; S. c.
West, Milwaukee; Horace Chaplin, jackson,
vile, Ill; Henry NJ. Kimball, Csrliuviile, H.;
William K. Libhison, Mortified, Minn
Emma J. Maneaken, Salem, III. Collectors
of Customs, Timothy G. Phelps, San Fran
cisco, CAL; Charles d. Smith, PGducah,
Ky. Surveyor of Customs, Charles s.
Cooper, Memphis, Tennessee. Collector
of Internal Revenue, Jesse Duck, Sew
enteenth District of Ohio. Assessor of
Internal Revenue, James NJ. Dickerson,
Sixth District of Tenn. Pension Agents,
Seth NJ. Barber. Cleveland Samuel Nc
kee, Louisville. Consul-O. H. Irish, of
Nebraska, at Dresden; Edgar Stanton, of
Illinois, at Bristol The following were
also confirmed: Milton Kelly, Associate Jus
,ice of the Supreme Court of Idaho Benz. j.
Spooner, Marshall. for the District of Indiana;
Henry B. Swope, Attorney for the Western
District of Pennsylvania Albert 81. Harvey,
{ nited States Attorney, In Kansas; 7. B
Eaton, Uuited States Marshall, in the Wes-
tern District of Tennessee G.. Wharton,
United States Attorney in Kentucky; Thom
as c, Mcclure, Receiver of Public Monies,
at St. Cloud, Minnesota Mahlor Stubbs,
Indian Agent for the Kansas Agency !;
Edward Painter, Indian Agen. for the Oma
ha Agency L. J. Curtis, Secretary of Idaho
Territory; John Mesnshaw, Supervising
Inspector of Steamboats, for the third
district; Commodore Jno. Rodgers TO be
Rear Admiral Lieutenant Commander
Selfridge to be Commander
At the dinner party last night, at Minis
ter Thornton's, in honor of Prince Arthur,
there were present Vice President Colfax
all the members OF the Cabinet, Gen. Sher
man and Senator Sumner. After dinner,
the families attended a reception.
The Committee of Ways and Means, to-
day, raised the duty on manufactured steel
1871 per cent. There is disposition to make
a general increase duty on manufactured
steel and iron.
The resolution in relation to Mrs. Lincoln
grants 8 pension of $4,000 per annnm from
the death of Mr.. Lincoln.
Corbin, the Presidents brother-in-law, has
arrived, but he did not put in an appearance
before the Investigating Committee TO day
he Is very anxious to get hold of Gould s
testimony before going before the commit
ee, so he aan see what Gould said about
him. Corbin has not gone hear the White
House.
New YORK, Jan. l6.-The Erie Company =
has just issued its annual report to the State
Engineer, showing amount of stock, sub
scribed $76 1886, $40; funded debt So, ,97S,.
800; total cost of road and equipments,
s65 ,'l3l ,959,; total earnings, $l6,72l 500
total payments, except interest on mortgage
debt, rent of railroad, etc, $l6,245, ,87S;
surplus Oct. lst, S475,62l.
John A Dix, NJ. Il. Gridnell, August
Belmont, and q number of other prominent
citizens, have determined to celebrate the
return of Prince Arthur to this city, by
giving ball in his honor.
NEW York, Jan. 25.-The city is startled
this morning, with the report OF fresh nys
terry and probable murder. sea captain
named Alexander, came to this city IRON
New Orleans, in September; 1865, and too'
lodgings at the boarding house Of John y
Gardner, on One Hundred and Twenty-s -sev
enth street, near Third avenue. He disap
peared suddenly, and with him large sun
of money, nearly 100000 in government
bonds. Subsequently his body was discov
cred in Greenwood Cemetery. buried unde
false name. The contents of the stomach
were placed in the hands of DR.. Doremu
for examination, and in consequence of hi
report, the Gardner family was last nigh
arrested, charged with the murder of Capt
Alexander. Their condition Of life has sp
parently improved very much lately, whicl
adds TO the suspicion of their guilt. The.
have heretofore moved in respectable socl
ety, and have been accounted honest people