Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-20
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New YORK, Jan. l9.-Ths Harrisburg
dispatcn that Tweed passed through iha.
place for the west is untrue. Tweed was in
town last night.
Ii is proposed 10 move a resolution in the
Legislature declaring Twseds seat vacant
if be does not soon present himself, snd in
osSS be does his expulsion will be moved.
The election committee have summoned
Tweed before them on the 25th inst
Miss Isabella Titus, eig ghtssn years of age,
young lady from Boston, respectfully con-
nected in that city, shot herself last night
in this city, 81 the residence of friend,
dying instantly.
1t is reported that Tweed will 60 to Wash.
ington in few days, on important business,
she nature of which 10 secret.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. l9.-Geo. R. Dennis
vas to day elected United States Senator to
succeed ViOksrs.
BALTIMORE, Jan. l9-The will of the
late Alexander LsrmAn, whose estate 10
valued ct one and Q quarter millions of
dollars, contains the following bequesss to
charitable institutions in this city: To the
blind asylum, $4,000; Baltimore orphan
asylum, aged womAns' home, aged mems
home, Union orphan asylum church home
and in6rmAry. homo of the frisndless, s..
PAul's orphan asylum, Mount Hope retreas
manual labor, school boys home society,
poor association, and Maryland State Bible
society, SIC, 900 each.
Denver, Col, Jan. l9.-The ball given
in honor of Grand Duke Alexis, last eve
ming, was q brilliant success. The Imperial
pssty will leave this evening for ST. Louis,
stopping over ct Kit Carson for buffalo
hunt, and st Topeka, to pay their respects
TO the Governor of Kansas.
ToPEKA, KAs., Jan. l9.-Ths resolution
to appoint joint committee to investigate
the alleged frauds in the election Of U. 8
Senator last winter, passed the house to-day,
without dissenting vote.
CHICAGO, Jan. l9.-The trial of Herman
| o. Glade, one of the ex-aldermen recently
indicted for bribery, ended to-day, the jury
after an absence Of an hour, bringing in q
verdict of guilty, and Glade was committed
to the county jail. The case will bsappssled
to the Supreme Court.
| HAVANA, Jan. l9.-The new cemetery
will receive the title of Columbus, and tht
remains Of Columbus, which are now de-
posted in the Cathedral, will be transferred
ss some future day to the new cemetery snC
placed inside the grand monument to b,
erected to his memory.
New ORLEANS, Jan. l9.-Ths Legislative
muddle continues. The Warnouthite Sen
ate has no quorum. The House passed
resolution expelling the absent members b,
vote of As to s. The Metropolitan Polio
have laid their rifles aside.
LONDON, Jan, ia terrible explosion
in q cartridge factory st Greenwich yester
day afternoon. The clothing of lsrg
number Of girls employed in the factor
took FIRE as they.rushsd shrieking throug
the town into surrounding marshes In hope
Of quenobing the flames. The factory wa
totally destroyed.
Hossman, NJ. p. in an address last night
took q gloomy view of the political prol
peot, declaring the present Government un
e, to deal with the English question,
! New YORK, Jan. l9.-Ths Herald ha
sdvioss from the Nile Expedition that 81
Samuel Baker is we'll and near Khartoou
The. English surveyors at London hav
nearly finished their labors. The exped
tion received great assistance from ih
Khedive officials.
LONDON, Jan. 19.-Dispstchss from Bl
. tsvia report heavy foods on the island {
Java, which have done considerable dan
age to the crops.
al ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19.-The chief clerk I
D.. the lower House Of the Legislature n
: ceIved telegram to-day from Admirs
Possiet, stating that the Grand Duke Alex
would, IN accordance with an invitation ex
. tended to them BY the Legislature, Wis
Jefferson City, on Tuesday next, and r,
: main from lOa. m. to 4 pm.
WAsHIsGTos, Jan. l9.-The Comptroll,
. Of the Currency has declared q dividend
thirty per cent. to creditors OF the Oces
. Bank Of New York, payable on and af.,
, the 20th inst, on oil approved claims.
: Mr.. Kimball, head of the tobacco div
: sion of the Internal Revenue Deparsmen
has prepared paper fcs the information
the Ways and Means Committee, estimatir
: the number Of tobacco consumers in d
United States at eight millions, who eat
consume l pounds, IA ounces OF tobacc
and I67 cigars, annually. he says o tax