The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-03
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Special tosRail ARGUS.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 3.-A large number
of rural members of the Legislature, have
arrived and are looking up winter quarters,
preparatory to the opening session to-mor-
row.
All seem to think the first few weeks o,
the SESSION, will be exciting aud interesting
The principal topic is the speakership
and organization; but little is said here
about the Z. S. Senator. Those best in
formed are of the opinion
that if King Caucus rules
Logan will be elected
There is no differences on organizaticn n
except a sharp contest for the speakers
chair. The best named candidates are
Smith of Mclean county, Carey, Of 10
Daviss county, and Root OF Chicago, With
the chances in favor Of the first named
Members of the lobby have arrived and
there will be some tall ''legging" done in
the interest of the leading nonopoles, rail.
roads and corporations of the state, all O.
/
The city begins to feel the influence o.
the coming sssemblsge, and the rest of the
winter here will be lively. S.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. s. The omission o.
official receptions in Washington, yesterd ay
on account Of the death of Mrs. Belknap
and the withdrawal of invitations for recep
tions by many families in town, made
the day but half holiday, and detracsine
largely from the days enjoyment BY a.
parties.
The most radically black evidence exists
attempting to show that in Georgia during
the recent election, systematic action wa,
taken at many of the parts of that state tC
prevent negroes from voting by threats aDc
intimidation. The nature of these stteDp
may be seen from two or three alleded in
stances. At Atlanta two lines were formed
one of whites on one side of the building
and another of blacks on the other side
On the side where the whites we're no inter
ruption occurred 10 voting. and votes were
repeatedly thrown, but on the negroes sid
the polling place was 80 densely crowded
| by pack Of roughs as to make 1t alnos
impossible for a man to crush through hi:
way to the polls, aud WAS three
times cleared by the military, bu,
instantly recovered by the same mob. 1t il
reported by radicals in one instance, wher,
man deliberately spit in the face of th'
| q. S. Marshal, and sprang on the bench
drawing his revolver he shouted aloud
for the riot to begin. The Marshal entire
LETT ss rot as sR
Congress, when they should have elected
| FIVE. The Democrats return four districts
where Bradley, colored, ran as an independ
| ent candidate, which was loss to the Re
publicans of about 1900. The negroe:
who voted for him, alleged that he was hiret
| for Sc, ,000so run as an independent cand ate
/ In regard totbe future there are indications o
better class, While people inclined to word'
support administration as the surest ant
speediest means of securing peace and pros
perity of the state, and complete re
publican triumph in the next election
hopefully predicted. 1t is apparent tha
the enemies of Morton's San Doming
resolution, think they have matters 81
arranged as to prevent it's being taken u
until Wednesday. It's friends however an
ticpate no difficulty in passing it.
An examination of the alleged India
frauds, commence as soon as Comm'ssione
Parker arrives. He is daily expected.
New YORK, Jan. 3.-The female broker
kept open house yesterday and received
large number of visitors, among whom va
Geo. W. Julian of Indiana.
; MEMPHIS, Dec. 3.-A dispatch has jus
reachsd here, stating that the mail train o
the Memphis & Tenn. R. r., which wa
que here at ll:40 A. NJ, broke through tn
= trestie work, six miles below this cit
i at Hancounah Creek, resulting in the deaf
= twenty or thirty persons, and wounde
: about fifty or sixty more. The report state
tha. seven or eight were killed by the e:
plosion of the engine boiler after the wree
of the train had fallen through Tn
|. report is not however, authenticate te
+, aa yet, but is probably tru
: LATER DISPATCH, MEMPHIS Tenn, Jal
g. P.M-Later and more reliable info
nation from the scene of the wreck of II
, train, state that the entire train of three coac
4 we're consumed by FIRE after the train vel
y through the trestle work; number of des
o bodies already arrived here and others cor
: ing every hour. Twenty persoI
are known to have been killed or fatal
r wounded, number of whom were burne
q up in the wrecked train. 1t is terrib
disaster. and people are focking to the seer
from all paris of the country. Cannot no
give the list of the killed and wounded.