The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-13
Two more Negroes hung for
Rape.
Hogs packed in Cincinnati
and Chicago.
Other Items, Etc.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
have dispatched the Deputy Seargeant at
Arms to New Orleans to subpoena both Of
the returning Boards, known as the Whar-
ton Board and the Broye Board, to appear
before them in this city An effort will be
made by the committee to have presented
for their investigation all returns of elec-
toral votes from the various parishes OF
Louisiana
New ORLEANS. Jan. 1.-THE city i.
quiet but politicians are active There is
quorum in both Legislatures The fusion
lists are making preparations on an exten-
sive scale for McEnerys 5 inauguration on
Monday in Lafayette square
The Pinchbeckers will inuagurate Kel
logg on Monday in the Merchants Insti-
tute
NEW YORK, Jan 1.-THE express train
from Albany to New ! ork, on which Gov
Dix was passenger narrowly escaped be
ing thrown down an embankment twenty
feet high yesterday afternoon The engine
tender and baggage car were thrown of
the track by broken rail, sending the Ell
gine plowing its way distance of thirty
yards, when it suddenly stopped. All OF
board escaped uninjured
The bill of exceptions in favor Of Stoke,
has been completed and will soon be ar
gued before Judge Boardman. IF he is
not granted new trial, the bin will bt
taken before every one of the thirty-ont
Judges Of the Supreme Court. Stoke,
was much detected yesterday
The journal of Commerce editorially
calls the attention of the press of the
country to a covert attempt 10 again re
yive the patent straw paper swindle ii
Congress. The dodge now attempted is il
proposed amendment to the patent Law
now before Congress in which is the fol
lowing clause And no extension granted
prior TO the passage of this act shall be
held invalid by reason of the fact that the
certificate of extension was not annexed
before the expiration of such date. The
Journal Of Commerce says that there is nc
other case to which this amendment viii
apply except To revive the old French Mil
her patent straw paper swindle, defunct
five years ago, This amendment has beer
read twice and in a few days will be put
upon his passage. The effect of its pass
age will be to add one cent to every
pound of paper purchased by newspaper
publishers
LONDON, Jan. lit has been definitely
decided that the funeral of Napoleon will
take place next Wednesday morning at /
. clock The royal family of England will
be represented on the mournful occasion
by the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Prince Christian also viii accompany the
ex Empress Eugene
LONDON, Jan 1.-THE Prince and
Princess of Wales will remain in strict re
tirement at Sandringham for week as a
mark Of respect to the memory of Napo-
leon. Prince Napoleon and his wife, the
Princess Clotilda, Princess Matilde. Paul
Casslogne and number of other Bona
partists have arrived at ChiseIhurst. where
an important conference on tire course to he
pursued is expected to take place. Napo-
leon left two wills, one Of which is in Lon
don, the other in Paris.
The remains of the ex-Emperor will
probably be buried on Tuesday next. under
the seat of the family in the Roman Cath
olic Chapel at Chiselhurst.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE report that the
Empress Eugene will issue proclamation
assuming the regency during the minority
OF the Prince Imperial is denied
The British court will be in mourning
from the l4th to the 23th of January for
the late Emperor.
PARIS, Jan. lI.-Gouillis says the only
officers of the army who will be permitted
to attend the funeral of Napoleon will be
those who were attached to the household
OF the Emperor during his reign in France,
LONDON, Jan. 11.-Dispatches from
Paris say that numerous officers of the
French army have applied for leave of alb
sence to attend the funeral of Napoleon.
but they have in all cases been refused.
excepting where the applicant was for
merly connected with the Emperor $
household,
MILAN, Jan. ll-Several newspapers of
this city have opened subscriptions for the
erection of a monument to Napoleon. The
papers refer to the fact that Milan was the
first city liberated from Austrian rule bv
French troops under Napoleon after the
battle of Magenta.
MADRID, Jan. 11-Countess de Montiio.
mother of ex-Empress Eugene, left here
for Chiselhurst.
NAttNNfAhFoi1s, - All IA ulSDaJcn
says the storm on the Northern Pacific
railroad was the seyerest ever known. AT
station called Kirkhaven there were sew
eral farmers in town and when the storm
hrst burst upon them they left for home
IlCh Their teams and very few have been
heard from.
-FAll-ANfA, Jan. l1.-Barnes and Sun
sun negroes, were hung at Jefferson YES
terday for rape. The former confessed
but the latter asserted his Innocence
CINCINNATI, Jan. ll.-Eo,r hnndro1
and eighty-eight thousand hoes 'ueTo mnra
slaughtered in Cincinnati since Noyambar aq
first. 1A-'" "Ni
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE packing of hoes
at this point this season is 7SS, ,2l0.
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