Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-26
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Market Reports.
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ST. PAUL, Jan. 25.-Ths Daily Press SAYS
that Gen. Hancock refuses to bs consider
ed the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 25.-The Republican
State Central Committee have called g
convention here April 10Th, to nominate q
Governor and other State officers, aud Sc
lecta Senatorial ticket and delegates to the
National Convention.
NAsRvILLE, Jan. 25.- Gen. R. S. Evell
died At his residence in Mercer county, this
morning, between two and three O'Clock
In giving directions touching his tom bstone,
he laid particular stress upon the fact that
he did not desire any word to be employed
ia the Inscription that could reflect in any
way upon the government of the United
States.
BosToN, Mass, Jan. 25.-The State Tenn
perance Convention closed to-day sfter
adopting an address TO the people and res
olutions petitioning the Legislature to re-
store the prohibitory law of 1867, with
amendments making the presence Of the
i'm plements OF . liquor store prima ,facie
evidence that liquor is sold, EXCLUDING
Jury box, and securing the right to chal-
leuge liquor drinkers from the jury; making
the punishment for unlawful sales, thirty
days imprisonment for the first offsuss,
sixty days for the second, and so on doub
ling the time Of Imprisonment for each aud
every succeeding offense; Abolishing the
liquor commission and lesving the State
police under the control Of the Governor.
making liquor sellers responsible for dam.
ages resulting from sales.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-J efferson eating wa,
to-day found guilty in she criminal cour,
of murder in the first d3grss, and the sen
tsnce was fixed by The jury q, imprison.
ment in the penitentiArJ for life. eating
is the young man who shot and killed hi
lcompanion IN q quarrel over game of bill
lizards in q saloon on Archer avenue tn,
9Ih Of last month. The defense urge
that eating, being drunk, could no, hAv,
| committed the murder deliberately.
Geo. Ryder, a prominent young man o
this oitJ, died to-day Ct the Mercy Hospi
tai in horrible agony, of hydropbobis. Th
case is singular, as he has never been Bit
TEL by dog.
The grand jury was discharged to-day
During the session, which lasted sewers
weeks, i. has found indictments for briber
against fourteen aldermen, and 81 indie,
ment for svindling by altering amounts o
tax bills against Dominick Klsntsch, th
West Side tax collector.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Minis,er Hur
bus, st BogotA, announces officially to Sec
retAIy Fish the bankruptcy Of the Ooluu
biHn government, and recommends tha
the UnI,ed States gran, an extension o
time for the payment of tbe Psnam
bonds ss requested BY the Colombian go'
ernment.
| JEFFERSON CRY, Jan. 25.-The conver
ton met last night and several letters wer
read from gentlemen who could not be pre-
sen, at the convention. The following di.
patch was also received.
"CISCISsArI, Jan. %, l872.-To Wm. L
Grosrenor, Chairman The German
American Reunion and Reform Associstio
send their greeting TO your convention. W
are in perfect harmony with your platform
and promise you to cooperate heartily wi.
your movement. We will and shall do on
duty for the executive committee.
| iSigped) CARL STRABEL."
| ST Jbus AO.h noosuS " VI
board of trade was held 10 night TO consids
the question of the equitable exsinguisi
!, ment of Indian titles with . view 70 furthe
the construction Of the Atlantic and Paci6
railway along the 35.h parallel of latitud
A number of prominent oi'izsns and raj
J road men were present.
! New YoRK, Jan. 25.--A special frol
PAria says q tremendous scene occurred |
the French Assembly yesterday. A drar
who is also hunchback, Lsmei Faque
proposed the confscation of sNapoIeou
family property. The proposition was n
ceived with shouts Of derision, and on
twenty hands we're held up in its favor.
PARIs, Jan. PA dispatch from Nit
, reports terrible railroad accident at tn,
city. While train was crossing the brid,
(; over Psglioee river, the structure gave va
. and the cars were preoipitssed into Il
water. Fourtesn persons were killed NJ
voanded.