The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-10
The Credit Mobilier Busi-
ness.
Dividend in Northwestern
Stock.
The Postmaster at Iowa
City under a Cloud.
Other Items, Etc.

NEW l oRK, Dec. "A New Orleans
special says Yarmouth Legislature held
a caucus yesterday morning Judge Du-
rell's house is guarded by the Marshal and
Packards house is guarded Kellogg is
entrenched in hotel Secretary of State
Bavee was escorted in the streets by a
squad of soldiers
New ORLEANS, Dee @ The fusion
members Of the Legislature are assembling
at Lyceum Hall They were in caucus
this morning Each member as he passed
in was served by the Deputy u S Mar
shal with copy of Durells restraining
order The Mechanics Institute is still in
charge of Military Sentinels guard the
door, and State officials, members of the
Legislature recognized by the Custom
House Board, reporters and political
friends only are admitted Congressman
Darrell and ex-NlayOr Flanders are on the
floor of the House Both sides claim
quorum in the House, The Senate is
doubtful, Nigers, an old clerk of the
House, whose duty it is TO call the roll
was arrested yesterday by the Deputy I.
5. Marshal and has since been held pris-
oner at Mechanics Institute This move
was made to prevent him calling the roll of
the Conservative House
WASHINGTON, Dec. g The follow
ing dispatch was received here this eve
ming
NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 9, 1872
To 4. II. Williams, Attorney General.
The General Assembly returned by the
legal Board is now organized at the State
House. The Senate has present twenty
Republicans and eight Democrats the
House has fifty Republicans and fourteen
Democrats, about half of Yarmouth
members participating. The State SUI
preme Court has sent Fillmore Yarmouth,
L. S. Judge of the eighth district court,
to jail for ten days and his clerk for FIVE
days, and has fined them $500 each All
quiet.
Signed s B. PACKARD,
t. s Marshal
New ORLEANS, Dec 9.-The House of
Representatives to-day adopted a resolu-
ton that H. c. Yarmouth, Governor of
Louisiana, be implicated for high crimes
and misdemenors in office.
The Senate has declared II. c. War
mouth suspended from the Office of Gov
ernor until such time as the charges
against him can be tried.
The council of impeachment met and
adjourned till Monday. Pinchbeck was
elected as Governor, took possession of the
office, and issued an address to the pub
lie.
New YORK, Dec. 9-The Herald s
Washington special states that the Credit
MObilier investigation will show that sew
eral Congressman accepted enormous divi-
dends from that concern which they de
voted to charitable and political purposes.
They will show that they were not identifi-
ed with the management of the concern or
with legislation for it.
New YORK, Dec 9-The Chicago 4
Northwestern Railway has declared a
semi-annual dividend of 3! per cent, on
both common and preferred stock, payable
December 18th.
Iowa CITY, Dec. 9.-N. II. Brainerd.
Postmaster at this place, is charged on the
afhdavits of his clerks with perjury, theft
and embezzlement. He has had the office
since june last
CAIRO, Dec. 9.-The is some excitement
in this city to-day over the robbery of
twenty thousand dollars in currency from
the dry good store of Blum Il Co Mr.
Blum's statement is to the effect that he
brought the amount from Paducah, arriv-
ing after the banks were closed and placed
the money in desk in the store and that
it was abstracted therefrom between and
10 o clock p m. Sunday. The transom
window was broken open, but members of
the police assert that their evidence show
that this was done from the inside to con-
ceal the fact that the the real culprit had
key to the store The affair is involved
in mystery.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-The recent gale on
Lake Superior was the worst ever expert
enced there The Canadian steamer Cum
berland is frozen in at Bear Lake, with
fifty passengers on board.
LONDON, Dec. "a terrific westerly
gale ragged throughout Europe yesterday:
Frustrated telegraph wires ard demolished
many buildings In this city a large num-
Der of pedestrians were dashed violently
to the ground and street lamps torn down.
iniuring many Numerous marine disas-
ters are reported.
CORK, Dec. 9.-Three pinnacles of the
tower of st Thomas Church were blown
down while the congregation were at wor-
ship, and, falling on the roof, crushed
through into the body of the church. The
congregation, panic stricken. rushed from
the building None were killed but their
escape is regarded as miraculous,
LONDON, Dec. 9.-The meeting at the
Langham Hotel Saturday night to take
action regarding the death of Horace Gree
ley was well attended. Resolutions of
eulogy and regret were adopted
From the Chicago Times
The imbroglio in Louisiana was hereto
fore fight between two parties of scoun-
drels for the possession of the State gov
ernment, and if the contest was left be-
tween them for decision, but few would
have any interest in the matter The
quarrel, however, now seems to be whether
the people of the State have a right to
govern themselves, or whether the troops
of the United States can step in and elect
who can legislate for the people of the
State According to the dispatches pub
lished this morning, the military power
seems to be the stronger Of the two and
consequently will control the State govern
ment, as it is seconded by the judicial arm
of the United States government In this
view of the case the sympathies of ma
iority of the people of the country, both
north and south, will be arrayed in favor
of Yarmouth and his supporters, not be-
cause they love Yarmouth or the selfish
ends he is seeking, but because he has been
forced into the position of defender of a
principle that is vital to the well-being of
/ the nation.