The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-19
TELEGRAPH STRIKE ENDED
ELECTION ORDERED FOR PATTER.
SONS SUCCESSOR.

an extensive shipper OF gooos 10 dayaha
is charged with having, within three month
OF fling his petition in bankruptcy, ant
while well knowing himself to be An insolv
ent obtained a large quantity of goods and dis
posed of them surreptiously, at low prices, 70
the purpose of defrsuding his creditors
The value of the goods alleged to be unlaw
! fully converted and Cancelled is about $40,
900.
There is prospect of q lively fight be
tween the express companies. The ADAM
| Company claims the right to run from Pitts
burgh to Chicago by reason of its contrac
with the Pennsylvania Central railway. Thil
road has leased the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago railroad, and the Adams peo
pie insist that their privilege to run over tbs
Penusy sylvania Central extends to its leased
I lines. In ease they attempt it, the American
| will proceed to open Offices between Wash
ing.on and Boston, and run upon that route
which is asked as an equivalent tor the
| Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and Chicago. The
representatives of the American Company
say that the threatened action of the Adams
people will violate the arrangement that has
been in force for twenty FIVE years.
Rev Horace Cooke has disappeared mye
teriously for q second time, and his most in.
innate acqusintances do not know his
whereabouts. 1t is supposed tnat he has
disguised himself and gone West to com.
mence anew.
The strike of the operators of the Western
Union Telegraph Company may now be
considered virtually ended. Large numbers
OF men have now returned to their instru
ments, and applications for rel instatement
from others are daily received at the main
Offices, and nearly every case thus far has
received favorable consideration.
The wholesale boot and sh oemakers of the
United States met to day at the Astor House.
1t was resolved to form permanent organ
lzation, and committee of ten was ap
pointed to draft constitution and bylaws.
Papers in the case of one hundred and
forty seven Wall street brokers, charged
with not paying the tax Of one twentieth of
one per cent on capital in active use, trans
ferred to Com missioner Shields, two firms,
Rave appeared by counsel and paid The
tax.
The strikers of Jersey City remain firm,
and there are rumors that q ma jority of Erie
mechanics at SusQ uehsnna, Port Jervis and
Buffalo have initiated their example. II is
presumed the Association Of the Locomo-
tive Brotherhood, at Port Jervis, decided,
Saturday evening, TO do no repairing on
Erie engines, as they would interfere with
the strikers
The District Attorney has asked indsh-
nitely for a postponement of the case of II.
a. Allen, keeper of the Sub Treasury build
ing, charged with having defrauded the gov
ernment, BY means of false vouchers.
SPINGFIELD, Jan. l8.-The convention
met at the usual hour.
The President presented . communication
from the Auditor of State, which gives, in
detail, the nature and character of his
services as an officer, the amount of his fees
from all sources for 1862 and the amount of
clerk hire, etc, 500 copies of which were
ordered printed.
Mr.. Ray presented a communication from
the citizens of Sangamon county, relative TO
the formation of q new county. Referred.
Mr.. Wells offered a resolution providing
that an election be ordered the first day
February, 1870, in the forty -hrst representa-
tive district, to fill the vacancy IN the body
aaused by the death of Hon. W. q. Patter
son, delegate from said district and the
county clerk Of Kankskee county to publish
notice of said elections. Mr.. Church
doubted the power of this body to order sn
election, and dissented from the tenor of the
resolution, and offered as d substitute a
resolution which provides that the President
tuform the Governor that the forty first
district is not represented, and that be
ne requested to order an election In said
district.
Mr. Truesdae offered an amendment
hat the Governor be requested to order
An election in the forty first district in sccor-
dance with the act calling this convention.
Mr.. Mccoy denied the power of this
convention in ordering an election, and
aid he would vote against all resolutions to
hat effect.
Mr. J. c. Allen said the Governor was not
requested to order such an election.
Mr.. Turner moved to lay the substitute
and amendment On the table, which was
done.
The hour for the consideration of the
special order. the preamble for the new con-
stitution, having arrived, it was, on motion,
postponed until II o'clock.
Mr.. Rice offered resolution that the
Governor order the election, as substitute
to the original resolution. An amendment
designating the 29tb inst instead of Feb.
10Th, as the day for the election, was accept
ed by Mr.. Wells. The main question being
called for the substitute of MIR. Rice was lost,
and the Original resolution Was passed by 45
ayes to Is nays.
Mr.. Anthony presented q form of letter to
the county clerk of Kankskee county, EN-
powering him to issue notice of said election,
which was accepted.
Mr.. BENJAMIN presented q report of the
committee on the bill of rights on the pre-
ambls, which was ordered to be printed and
made special order for Thursday, at l:3O
P. NJ. Convention adjourned.
The entire morning was spent in discuss
ing the resolutions offered to provide for the
election Of q successor to the late delegate
from the forty FIRST district.