The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-08
THE SUSPENDED ANIMATION CASE
DEATHS IN ST. LOUIS.
OPERATORS STRIKE.
TROUBLE AMONG THE RADICALS
Currency Returns from the West.

ST. Louis, Jan. Sat meeting of the
Capital Removal Committee, a letter from
Congressman Boyd was read, stating thai
"A members of the House were pledged &c
vote against any appropriations for building
at Washington, and the Worlds Fair to be
held there. 1t Was asserted that Mr.. Logan
was at the head of the movement.
Mr.. Heitkamp, the case of supposed sus
pended animation, was buried this morning
decomposition having commenced.
The total loss on stock by the burning Of
D D'Oench's drug house is now definitely as
certained at $4,000.
The total number of deaths in the city
during 1869 was 1854.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. S.-The convention is
full of delegates who have some favorite
schemes of reform, and who are prepar ed to
su pport them with any amount of speech
making, both in the convention and the
committee rooms. Still, at the rate which
business is now progressing, it will not be
long before something tangible will be pre-
sented.
NEW YORK, Jan. The telegraph oper-
ators' strike continues. THERE'S no present
prospect of com promise. Both sides are
stubborn. and it is question of who can
hold out the longest.
The assassination plot is denounced IS an
Infamous libel, designed By the Spanisrds
to weaken the moral support of the United
States.
New YORK. s.-The failure of the Repub-
General Committee to organize on Thursday
evening last is making some trouble There
is split in the party, which will be healed,
if fpossible, on Wednesday evening next.
nF ba Waet
steadily on the increase. There is more
buoysnt feelings observed in the streets, and
a disposition among outside spectators to
operate.
The evening papers say three armed Gu
ban vessels are watching outside for the
Spanish gunbosts fleet. One Of these yes
sells is supposed to be the steamer Adelaide,
from Halifax, where she has been fitted as a
cruiser.
Rumors of several failures in dry goods
were current in the afternoon, but could not
be readily traced.
Buekhart, the murderer of his wife and
Mr. Randall, in Westchester. has made .
confession, while partially under the intu-
ence of chloroform, administered to him to
test the truth of his pretended insanity. He
says be killed his wife because she was no.
faithful to him, and he does not know why
he killed Randall.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The Judiciary
committee Of the senate will probably bring
in bill next week extending the provisions
of the civil rights laws and clauses of the
constitution to all Chinese on the Pacific
coast.
There will be some fun in congIess before
the session is over on the question of abol
ishing the franking privilege. Some mem
bers don't like the way in which the Post
master General is pushing his case.
The rumor has prevailed quite generally
here to day, that City Collector Boswell IS a
defaulter to large amount One s,oHA'e
makes the sum at least <l2o,Voo' ne mas
been absent for two weeks.
Partial examinations of the accounts oi
ono of the old revenue officers of New York
city show that one Of the collectors will
prove to be over 100000 short.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 8.-The sentence Of
Daniel Walsh, convicted of the murder Of
his wife a, Chicago, and under sentence to
be executed yesterday, has been commuted
by an order from the Executive Depart
ment, to Imprisonment for life in the Peni
tentisry at Joliet. One Of the strange fes
lures of this case was that the Governor
received telegram from Deputy Sher
if Bradley to the effect that Sheriff Fischer
left the city of Chicago on the 2lst day OF
4 December, and that he Bradley did moi
know where be was, or when he would re
turn tina. he consequently asked for re
S lite for Walsh for thirty days, as be Brad
iey) did not wish to take the responsibility
of executing the death sentence. The Gov
ernor telegrsphed in an wer that it was tn,
business of the deputy to take the place o
the Sheriff, and desired to know if h,
bradley refused to do his duty. To sh
| Deputy Bradley replied tina. he would do hi'
duty On the receipt of this last disps,cl
the Governor telegraphed that the sentence
of Walsh would be commuted to imprison
men. for life. OF course, the friends o
Walsh feel much elated at their success.
After long and wordy discussion, tn
J report of the Committee on Printing of tn
Constitutional Convention has been adopted
Pans, Jan. 6.-Official permission ha
been granted for the sale of the happe'
J Radical organ, in the streets.