Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-19
By Telegraph!
More Carpet Bag Troubles
in Alabama.
The Committee of 10 on the
New York Election.
Honors to Gen. Meade and
Cash for his family.
Susan B. Anthony wants to
be tried-Mrs. Fair on
the Platform.
Steam Dummies proposed
for Street Cars.
Ward Beecher on Worth
less Boys.
The Horses and the Chick
ems Sick.
A Man Murdered on Ac-
count of his Testimony.
Steam Dummies proposed
for Street Cars.
Ward Beecher on Worth
less Boys.
The Horses and the Chick
ems Sick.
A Man Murdered on Ac-
count of his Testimony.

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. lS.--Ths Couserva-
tive members-elect to the Legislature or
gsnized to-day at the Capitol. The Re-
publican members organized at the [. S.
Court room. This makes two rival LegIs,
lsturss.
New YORK, Nov. l8.-The committee of
seventy will decide tomorrow evening
whether it will continue in existence or
not. Some of the members think it wise to
preserve the organization to support the
MayoEslect, Ha,emeyer, who, being
Democrat and elected mainly by the Re-
pubheans, is without present political back
ing.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18-A memorial
meeting in respect to the memory of the
late Gen. Meade was held this afternoon in
the Academy of Music. The members of
the Union League attended in body.
Bishop Stevens opened the proceedings
with prayer, after which Gen. Humphreys
pronounced an orstion. A series of-Fesoiu-
tIons we're then adopted, aud the proceed.
ings we're brought to close by MIR. Glib
bons, who made a short address. A large
crowd Witnessed the proceedings, which
were very interesting. The business men
Of the city have nearly completed the
fund of 500, 900 for the family of Gen.
Meade.
ROCHESTER,, Nov. l8.-Warrants have
been issued for the Inspectors Of Election
who received the ballots of Susan B. An.
thouY and friends. The examination in the
case OF Miss Authouy Is postponed BY
agreement to the 29th. She SAYS she Ia
I boa y. bro l.,
4 properly before the courts.
| SAN FRANCIsCo, Nov. IS.-Laurs D. Fsil
! IS to lecture at Plsyt's Hail this week. Sub
/ iecI-" Wolves in the Fold" There Is much
Indignation at the vomAn's Hudacity.
! New YORK, Nov. l8.-The steam dummy
innovation is being favored In New York
/ The few trial trips of the Remington steam
dummy of he Biesker street line wer,
perfectly satisfactory. Mr.. BeEgh is a stronI
advocate Of permanent change from horse
cara to steam cars, and is nov backed up D,
large majority OF ciiizens. The car ia
ciities OF New York have been far frou
sufficient for several years, and tens 0
thousands are now compelled to walk daily
The discomforts of the coming winter u
New York and Brooklyn will probably com
though none have been ordered so far o
the Manufacturers, on account of their heav
cost and the limited term for which thei
use was authorized by the aldermen Thei
complete practical success is not questioned
and it is believed they must soon be adopte
in all large cities.
Henry Ward Beecher delivered strikin
sermon tonight on the subject of labor
He said, from applications he received dali
from young msn out of work, 1t must be tn
general impression that re owns Centrs
Park, Prospect Park, the custom house
navy yard and post-office. He desired it /
be known that he has no personal or polite
a. influence at Washington; yet be AC
knowledged feeling sympathy with tn
$4,000 idle young men in New York, VIII
want to be bookkeepers and can't Undue
themselves to try to be anything else. II
did not hold up his hands in austerity an
say, young nen, so West. Gres
laughter. But msuy Of them had rushe
awSy from their fathers farms before the
had learned to work. Many OF them weI
of sort that would starve on a hundre
acres Of good land, be without shelter in
lumber yard, and be bRrefooted if they owl
ed all the leather in the swamp. The u.s.
less man simply lies when he declares he
:. as good as any other man. Mr.. Beechsr
s text was in Ephssians, fourth chspts
D twsnty-eighth Verse.
TORONTO, Nov 1S,-The gsugson the Graz
Trunk Railway between SArnis and Fo
: Erie, distance of two hundred miles, WI
= changed yesterday from five feet six inch
= to four feet eight inches and a half. A
d trains are running to-day on regular time.
d SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. lS.-A priva
letter from New Mexico, from the Salt La
Diamond Expedition, reports the party
driven from the diamond grounds by Il
Ute Indians, and fight was immlneI
i The party claim to have made valuable
n cations. and call for machinery to work &
ct grounds,
CHICAGO, Nov. l8-The horse disease h
largely Abated, but the west division ca
y will not be replaced before Saturday.
oi MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. I8.-The epzoo
> has made its appearance here though in
mild form.
NASHVILLE, Nov. ls.-The horse epide
ic spreads slowly. The street railways hs
stopped their cars. The epizootic pfevs
=. in GIles, Maury, Rutherford, Davidson a
he Somers counties, through which Barnun
"a museum recently passed.
or New YORK, Nov. l6.-Along the line
he Hudson River terrible disease has brok
he out among the poultry. The chickens I
10 dying by handreds. and turkeys, geese a
be ducks in the market show signs of the ma
:. dy. The disease appears to be sssumi
of the form of q destructive pestilence amo
is domestic fowls.
% The dropsy-the new horse disease
ell made its appearance in all the city car s
HES Fillv pAr cant of the horaas atta ri