The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-20
Mining Interests---Can-
als---Salaries of City
Officers --Amalgama-
tiOn Prohibited.
PORT JERVIS MURDER TRIAL
THE GOLD CORNER--TRAUP-
MANN EXECUTED---TWO
BOYS DROWNED--COOP-
ERS ON A STRIKE.
IOWA SUPREME BENCH APPOINT
MENT---SENATOR WRIGHT A
PROTECTIONIST--INSURANCE
COMPANY PLAYED OUT.
MARKETS--GOLD I.2I is.

| SPRINGFIELD, Jan. l9.-The convention
met at 10 o'clock.
| 4 number of petitions were presented
and referred.
| Mr.. Snyder, from the committee on mines
and mining interests, reported back an ar,
,icle for adoption, providing that the legis
lsture shall pass such laws as shall be re
quired from time to time for the better
protection of miners by more perfect venti.
lation By escapement shafts, and providing
penalties for disobeying the same. Ordered
TO be printed and made the special order for
Monday next at | O'Clock.
Mr.. Wheaton, from the committee on
canals and canal lands, reported an article
which provided that the Illinois and Michi
| gan canal, and other navigable waters shall
never be sold or conveyed to any private
person or corporation, but forever remain
| for the benefit of the State. Ordered to be
printed and made the special order for
Thursday, 27th inst.
| The following, among other resolutions,
were offered and referred
By Mr.. Anthony, to fix the salaries of
officers in cities of over 100000 iuhabi.
tants.
By Mr.. Atkins, to prohibit the inter
marriage of whites and blacks in the
State
By MIR. Bryan, to prevent, under certain
circumstances, towns and corporations
from extending their limits over farming
lsnds.
By Mr.. Cross, to provide for the annual
meeting of the General Assembly, and to
provide for their salaries for each session.
NEw York, Jan. 20-Government pur-
chased S2,000,000 Of bonds Yesterday.
About s. 200, 900 were offered at from l 5
ST to ll+,99.
The trial of Warren Fellows for the mur.
der of Alexander Swinton, at Port Jervis,
last August, has commenced at Goshen
Orange, county. The testimony so far in
behalf of the prisoner show he was under
the influence of liquor when he committed
the deed. The case will probably go to the
jury to morrow.
Messrs. James Fish, Jr., and Jay Gould
promise to go to Washington on Saturday
to be Investigated for getting up the great
gold corner of last September. Their al
legged psrtener, Corbin, still continues too
i'll to be investigated. Some rather remark
able developments are expected from the
Erie managers.
PARIS, Jan. .l9.-Traupmauu was execu-
ted at seven o'clock this morning.
TERRE HAUTE, Jan. 20 yesterday two
sons of William Bergman, a bricklsyer,
while playing on the ice, fell in and were
drowned. Their mother, in attempting to
rescue them, also fell IL, but was rescued
with much difficulty.
St LoUIs, Jan. 20-Dispatches from
Grand Tower states that the steamer Lady
GAY, bound from St. Louis to New Orleans,
sunk at | P. M. Yesterday. No live lost-no
particulars.
DEs MoINBs. Jan 20.-Gov. Merrill has
appointed Elias Il. Williams, of Clayton
county, TO fill Judge Dillon's vacancy On the
Supreme Bench. 1t is said he will not
accept.
letter from Judge Wright was received
in the Senatorial Convention Yesterday. He
thanks the people for the high honor Goa
ferred upon him. He takes radical grounds
upon all the political Issues of the day, and
is pointedly in favor OF protection to home
manufactures, his remarks on the subject
sounding much like Horace Greeley's ultra
views.
Auditor Elliott will soon appoint Re-
ceiver for the Western Insurance Company,
of Des Moines, to morrow The policy
holders will be amply protected.
MONTGOMERY, Jan. l9.-In the House a
bill was introduced to relieve all persons
married during the war from all obligations
created. This is done in consequence of
recent decision of the Supreme Court, de-
claring all acts of the Legislature. judges,
constables, etc, during the war illegal.
bill was also introduced to allow the sexes to
cohabit, provided they are willing to occupy
the relationship OF man and wife.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 20.-Between 500 and
900 coopers from the cooper shops IN this
vicinity are on strike for higher wages.
The telegraphers' strike here is at an
end.
Wallace, the broker, was brough. here
Yesterday. He admits the fraudulent use of
ii. b. Payne's name to the amount of $780,
600.
COLUMBUS, Jan. l9.-In the House, the
Republicans have deem discussing the Fif
teenth Amendment. The vote will probable
be taken to day.