Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-04
The Community indignant
at the Impudence of their
Libe1s.
The Case of Mayor Hall
Why the Jury disagreed.
The old Quarrel about
Florence Scanned.
Progress of the Horse Dis.
ease.

NEw York, Nov. 2.-Victoria c. Wood
hull was arrested this morning ON a warrant
sued out by A. M. Challis, charging gross
libel. Warrants were also issued against
Mrs. Woodhuil and her partner in business,
on complaint of other parties. Mesdames
Woodruff and Clsfin we're also arrested by
U. ). Marshal on charge Of sending obscene
publications through the mails, while they
were in carriage preparing for flight, with
copies of their publications in the vehicle
with them. On being brought before the
| Q. S. Commissioner, the Assistant District
Attorney charged that they were also guilty
Of hbelling people all over the country.
The commissioner decided TO ad INIT the ac-
cussd to bail in $4,000 each, but no bail be-
log furnished they we're sent to Ludlow street
Jail.
| The Express says: "The arrest Of the
feminine firm of Woodhull and ClafIp, for
circulating obscene literature, was to be ex-
peesed, for nothing more obscene in the way
OF words or atrocious charges ever obtained
currency 10 any community, than the
attacks Of these women upon distinguished
and honest clergymon. The scsndalous and
| ibellous article of The twain consists of q
gross attack upon Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
aud Theodore Tiiton"
An evening dispatch from New York
says: great deal of talk haa been oc-
ossioned about town this evening over the
arreat of Woodhull & Clafiu. Proceedings
we're first taken against them By Mr.. l.. G.
Chsllis, wsli-known broker, who last night
applied for warrants for their arrest for a
gross, scandalous, aud malicious article on
l him Thaza nrIr
issued, but before they could be executed,
some one acting on behalf of another
h5elled party, as it is said, and employing
the aid Of ComstOck, the famous
enemy Of obscene literature, had
warrants issued against tha Mes
danes by United States Commissioner
Osborn. The affdAvits in the case were
made BY Albert Anderson, Post Office
clerk; Mr.. Wadley, of Brooklyn, and T.
W. Rees. clerk in the Independent news
paper office, who swear to the sending OF
the offensive publications through the mail
by the accused. The witnesses IN the case,
Wa. pody, negro, and c. D. Miles, who
mailed the papers, were sent to the house OF
detention. The women we're taken to Com
missioner Osborn 5 office In . carriage, and
thence TO Jail until Monday evening, when q
LO1aiAk NIAi cOWc Ou 1lSf mAuI1eA6kQ
| their usual boldnnss, and descanted on The
Outrage" OF the arrest and confinement ov
er Sunday. They insisted on suitable apart
menss at the Ludlow Street Jail.
Mr.. Cbsllis has also caused the arrest of
the sc-callsd Colonel Blood, who 10 charged
| with being an accomplice, also of Denyse,
the stersotyper, and Smith, the printer Of
the scandalizing paper. The statutory pen
| atty for sending Cbseene literature through
| the mails is imprisonment for one yesr and
$500 fne.
This afternoon the police, upon a war
rant issued by the Mayor, seized the estab-
| lishment of Woodruff & Claflin, together
with tne books, furniture, and SO much OF
the ediIion containing the libelous matter as
has not been laced ia circulation. News
dealers are forbidden to cell any COPY Of the
paper containing the scandal, on the print
ing of which the arrest is based, but at Ger
tain news stands copies were attainabie this
evening at 81 each. The indignation of
the community generally has been aroused
by the brsZsnDess and audacity shown By
the publication complained Of, and the pros
ecuting parties purpose pursuing the case
vigorously.
Thomas DonAhoe, who is supposed to
have shot Florence Scanned two years ago.
was shot by John Scanned, brother oi
Florence, in saloon, corner of 23th street
and Broadway.
Ths Hall jury say that they disagreed on
the wilfulness of the neglect alleged agaiRs,
the Mayor. No juryman suggested that the
Mayor had committed any fraudulent act
but they stood all the time seven for con
II 81 n &C. e. s.I IL. 1,
nical verdict Of wilfnl neglect.
CHICAGO, Nov 2.-The cold rain which
set in last night and continued ali night hs,
had the effect of clearing the streets o.
horses. Scarcely team can be seen thil
morning, few delivery wagons of retail
grocers, butchers, etc, being sbout the onl,
vehicles propelled by horse power visible
The street car aud omnibus lines have al
stopped entirely and the amount of pedes
trianism being done by citizens of all classe
10 unprecedented The weather ia still COLI
and vet, and the probability is that th.
present state Of affairs, ss regards locomo
sion, will continue for several days.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 2.-Ths prevalence O
the horse disease is more general to-day
than on any other day. No street cars are
running in the city, and there is market
decrease in the Der of horses in ths
streets, and sn increase of oxen. Few fata
cases are reported.
PIrTsBuRG, Nov. 2.-The epidemi,
among horses has spread among private
stables.
TITUsvILLE, Nov. 2-IE is estimated tha
nine-tenths of the horses in this city are un
fit for service.