Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-13
TIE NEW DEPARTURE IN IOWA.
Election News.
lRsPor,sd Expressly fer the AAsUs.l
Special to the AReUs,


DEs MoISEs, Oct. l3-The Democrats
have met with innumersble successes, in vsri-
Gus parts Of Iowa. 10 Clinton county they
elected Merrill to the legislature, and elected
heir Sheriff. They claim their Sheriff in
Scott county. In MuscAtine county they
elected their Treasurer and Represeu tstivs.
Their full ticket elected 10 Lee county, Web
ster, and Monroe. In Johnson county they
elected their Representative, and their en-
tire county ticket, and their Representative
in Jefferson county. The old republican
horses we're badly beaten. Kirkwood, once
radical Governor, was beaten for the State
senate by FAirall, Democrat. In Iowa
county the republicans lost their county
ticket. The Democrats carried nearly their
~hole ticket in Dubuque county. In Polk
county they will get several county officers.
aud have out the radical majority down a.
east 500 votes. jackson county has gone
sntIrely Democratic. In henry county they
elected their Representative. Other coun-
.ies return equally cheering sidings. Weall
eel encouraged. The New Departure is .
5uece,s. Lee went 400 Democratic ma
JOrI,y.
COLUMBUS, Oct. l3.-Full returns have
beer received. The State Senate will pro-
osbly stand as follows: Republicans, Is,
| md Democrats the same. In the House
the republicans will have SO, the Democrats
as Independent, /. Republican majority
~ joint ballot, II.
PHILADELPHIA, Dot. l3,-Ths Pennsylva
.ia State Legislature viii stand As follows
senate, Is rspu ublicAus and Is Democrats
.nd House, SO republicans and Al Demo
rats. The State went Democratic, bu
PhiiadslphiA turned the scale against us.
CHICAGO, Dot. l2.-Dr. FreAr was no
our Led On reported.
The Franklin Insurance Company, o
PhIlsdslphia, and American Security, o
st Louie, the former suffering Losses TO ,hs
mount Of $6U0,0 900, and the latter $500,
100, have seat word that they will pay IL
gll.
| The report that the money, papers, books
| to-, OF the Union Nanonai Bank has beeI
| Is.troysd, 10 entirely without foundation
The express companies have all good loes-
Ions, and are doing business a. If nothinl
lad happened. Large nun oers Of our whole
] ale merchants are erecting temporary quar-
,srs on Lake front
The General MAsolic Relief Committe
# Chicago have publIsned the followin;
rider:
$50 the Masonic fraternity; Our bretb
On need money, clothing and bedding
| Jonsisnments and remittsnces made TO u
| Z. Crezier, Masonic Temple, Chicago will b
received and dispensed through the organ
| .zHtiou."
Gov. Hayes, of Ohio, who is in the city
mas issued the following suggestions 10 hi
people:
at is believed BY the best informed cit
zens here that many thousands of the sutfei
= re must be provided with the nscessAries
life during the whole winter. Let lhe effort
10 raise contributions be energetiosli
pushed Money, fuel, flour, pork, ciothin
and other articles not perishsble, should
collected as rapidly as poss. bic, especial
. money, fuel and -four. Mr.. Medil, Of th
Tribune, estimates the nu N Der Of those wh
will need assistance at about 20, 900.
The Union Stock Yards are all safe. Bui
ines, and shipment east for live stock wi
move on % usual. Bank vaults general
, saved and preparing to open. Drafts O
y New York will be furnished. Com missio
!, 6rms q. the yards oil doing bus mesa
! usual. Help for the suffering is needed.
Of The Cincinnati relief association has erec
ed an immense soup house, and will diitri
y, ~ ute 5000 gallons Of soup per day.
= The los, Of pictures in the Opera Hou
gallery and in the Academy OF Design.
vel! Asln the artists studios, is nearly cor
plete. The Battle of Gettysburg" "
destroyed. Yo Semitic was saved.
The Pacific and Accidental compani
ose their entire assets. The President
the International telegrsphs that be will
here in thirty six hours, prepared to pay
their losses, amounting to 100000. 7
Tradition Of New York loses only 1880
which is already psid. Field, Letter 4 G.
store, owned by Potter Palmer. was insu,
in English companies for two-shirds of
value. Field. Letter & Co had 81. 100 0
on their stock: J. V. Farwell q Co. 81, SO
900; HsmIin. Hale & Co. $800,000 I
new Pacific Hotel Company had $150,t
:, on the building. oil of which 10 held
K creditors as collateral.
Loans of the banks are made lsrseley
TO that class Of business men who have {
fered the least from the ere.
The bodies on shs Morgue we're moi
III, found on tho North Side. and it 10 but
certain only small portion Of the mum
Who we're caught in she raging see OF hsi
ss. and utterly consumed The Coroner yes
ads d.y held iuquess on sixty four OF the BOT
iH- In the Morsus. only two Of which we're
nsa oogn;sabIe. One Of these was Henry I