The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-14
Hendricks Inaugurated
Governor.
Col. Bogy to succeed Frank
Blair.
Louisiana Matters----Two
Sets of Officers.


] WASHINGTON. Jan l3.-Secretary Bel
/ knap is to require the presence Of the West
Point cadets at the inaugural ceremonies.
/ This is done because Of the good conduct
of the cadets, and for the purpose of relax
alton.
The President sent the House of Repre-
/ sentatives to-day, in answer to the reso-
luton of that body, mass of documents
upon the subject of Louisiana political
affairs, furnished by Attorney General vii
Hams
Mr. Logan, in answering the charges in
the Chicago Tribune on the 18th Of July
last that his sudden conversion to the ad-
mInistration was due to the appointment
of relative namesake as an agent to
disburse the appropriation of 100000
for the Teton Sioux Indians he had
never known anything of the appoint
ment until it came before the Senate. Then
he had no more to do with it than any
other Senator.
/ tbs generally believed the books Of the
Credit Mobilier will never be obtained for
use by the Congressional Committee 1t
is said that they have been carried away
and secreted, for the present,
New YORK, Jan. l3.-The bill of Ex-
ceptions by counsel for Stokes will be pre-
sented probably to-day 1t holds that the
Court erred in not sustaining a challenge
against one of the Jurors, In permitting
the hearsay evidence of Francis Curtis !:
in permitting illusions to the former trial
by prosecution In not admitting the offer
to show that the prisoner was anxious to
disclose his defense before the Coroner 5
inquest; in permitting proof of threats
? to be introduced at the end of the trial {:
IN ruling out the offer to show that prison
er was under apprehensions of Fisk's vio-
lence and in excluding proof that Stokes
was watched and dogged by unknown
= parties also that disqualified persons were
on the jury. On these points they viii ask
for new trial
The details of Mrs. Shermans 5 confess
ions fill ten columns. She murdered eight
, people, and two others lost their lives Incl
dentally by her poisoning.
A large crowd were present in Oyer and
Terminer this morning TO witness the
| opening Of the Tweed case. Great sur
, prise followed the request Of District
Attorney Phelps to postpone the trial for
one hour, for consultation of the prose
cutting counsel upon information in their
, possession which should decide whether
they should proceed or not with the cast
! against Tweed. The Judge granted an
/ hour 5 recess, but it was subsequently de
J clded by the prosecution to go on,
: At meeting of Aldermen to-day res
: olutlOn was offered that the Legislature b.
memorialized to provide that hotels
churches, factories and other buildings il
a which persons are congregated shall hay,
such egress and escape as will provid,
against loss of life also, that an ordinanc,
a be drafted requiring the telegraph lines ii
p this city TO be run under the ground.
! An unknown man suddenly appeared il
. Cristys concert saloon about two thi
morning and deliberately shot Cristy ant
escaped. Cristy was sent to the hospita
and all the girls in the place arrested a
: witnesses. The wound will probabl,
prove fatal
President Watson, of the Erie railroad
states that the company will issue ten mil
lion dollars in convertible bonds. Tht
road will be changed to a narrow guage
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-The old lib
erty bell was removed this morning iron
! Independence Hall to the vestibule wher,
r 1t is to stand in the future
, INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-Thomas Fl
Hendricks was to-day inaugurated Gov
3 ernor, the oath Of Office being administer
ed by Judge Buskirk, Of the Suprem,
f Court
: NEW ORLEANS, Jan. I3.-The inaugu
. ration passed off quietly, McEnery was in
augurated in Lafayette Square. Their,
were several thousand present, inoludin,
many ladies. The ceremonies opened
: with prayer by Bishop McEnery, followed
! by an address by Governor Yarmouth
then prayer by Bishop Pierce, and the in
augural address by McEnery. The oatl
) Of Office was then administered
: Kellogg was inaugurated at Mechanics
, Institute, the doors of which are still
guarded by U. s. soldiers The Senator
REPAIRED to the hall of the House, and act
ing Governor Pinchbeck delivered a shor
valedictory, followed by Kelloggs inaugu
, raj, etc. About $1,000 were present
theee-fourths being colored.
General Emory telegraphs as follows
! AS MIR. Kellogg has been declared Gov
9rnor by acting Governor Pinchbeck ant
Legislature, presume it is intended b,
:. my INSTRUCTIONS that | shall also recognize
4 NM ana shall accordingly do so, unles
y otherwise instructed. Nv opinion is N,
use OF troops SIMPLY to keep peace canno
lead to satisfactory or permanent snlu
ton Of the difficulties here. 'O'''
= ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13-The Democrat;,
caucus at Jefferson City this afternoo,
nominated Col. L. v Bogy, of St Tnn;s
for Senator, by the following vote: Borv
Ga; Blair, AZ.
MUscATINE, Jan ia team ran ava,
i with a sleighing party to-day and fell off
L bridge fifteen feet to the ice Miss Ell
| : Binz was killed G. Thompson seriousl
Q, Injured, and Mrs. Geo. SCHNEIDER and Mis-
Arsbeen badly bruised.