The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-26
NJ. d. Nonsense in Boston
The Louisiana Troubles.
Drunken Dure1l wants a
Foreign Mission.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes
Etc, Etc.

reunion OF UoV. Halmer old regiment, the
l4th, was held in this city to-day. Every
company was represented. Officers of the
I Association for the ensuing year were
elected, as follows: President, Gen. Hall,
| Of Shelbyville; Secretary, Capt Weimer,
/ of Greenfield also an Executive Commit
| tee. The next annual meeting will be held
at Shelbyville, I'll, on the 2Sth day of May,
| 1874, under the arrangement Of Chaplain
/ Rutledge
/ A convict by the name of Rice, sentenced
| to the penitentiary from Cook county, about
a year ago, for seven years, was pard0ned
/ to day by Gov. Beveridge
! BY an accident on the Springfield 4 Hi
nols railroad, yesterday afternoon, two
/ hundred hogs were killed.
! Under the general revenue law Judge
| Crook, OF the SangamOn County Court. has
| decided that the church and property Of
/ benevolent institutions are not subject to
! the special taxation.
/ Governor Beveridge returned from New
/ \ ork to-day,
ST. LOUIS, May 24.-General VIM. T.
Sherman is expected here to-day.
/ The funeral Of Of Father DeSmet, the
/ Indian missionary, took place here this
/ forenoon, and was attended by an immense
/ c0ncourse of people.
n number of prisoners in the State pen.
itentiary mutinied yesterday. One convict
was shot and several hogged before order
was restored.
New ORLEANS, May 24.-The Belle
/ Lee, with the Congressional excursionists.
returned from Balize at this morning.
The visitors were well pleased with the
trip. The Congressman seem To regard
the proposed Fort St Philip canal as
practicable means of securing a permanent
deep water outlet to the gulf. The excur-
sionists departed at four p NJ by the Jack
son railroad
ST. Louis, May 24-The Congressional
excursion party will arrive here on Monday
evening
FORTRESS MONROE, May 24.-W ashing-
ton Mclean and John J. Faran of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer and other gentlemen of
that city are here. examining into the rela-
tive merits of Norfolk Yorktown, and
Newport News in the interest Of the Ches-
apeake x Ohio Railroad.
NEW YORK, May 24.-To-day being the
ffty-fourth anniversary of the birthday of
Queen Victoria, flags were displayed by the
British shipping in port and salutes were
fired in London The day has been kept
as half holiday and was ushered in by the
ringing of bells, During the day there
was review of the military and this even
ing the city will be illuminated
The remains of the Minister Orr will be
received here by the Free Masons
I Oliver Charlick, declining the nomina-
ton for President of the new Police Board,
was chosen Treasurer. The Evening Post
having spoken of Mr. Charlick in what he
regards llbelious manner, he has begun
suit against the proprietors, laying his
damages at $4,000.
From the first of April to the nineteenth
OF May; in the present year, 60,56l immi-
grants have landed at this port Seven
teen thousand have arrived during the past
week
A New Orleans special says ex-Goverl
nor Yarmouth has begun suit for hbe-
against the editor and proprietor of the
New Orleans Times, and has fixed his dam
ages at So, 200, The article complained
Of was printed on the 10th inst, and accus-
ed Yarmouth of having become a creditor
to the Mississippi & Mexican Gulf Ship
Canal Company to the amount of $4,000
through his official action as Governor.
The New Orleans Tribune announces
editorially, Judge Durelrs determination
to resign, and recommends that he be
given foreign mission.
VERSAILLES, May, 24.-The debate
upon the Interpolation of the government
was resumed this morning. Theirs, in ac
cordance with notice given yesterday, by
Minister d Aufauer, addressed the As
sembly, urging the definite establishment
! ~ n II
ceiyed with loud cheers by the left, while
clusion of Theirs speech, the Assembly
took recess.
The Assembly resumed its session at {
P. NJ, D'Autauer, Minister of Justice, an
nounced that the Ministers had rendered
their designations to Theirs, who had &C
cepted them. D'Aufauer then handed Il
+ sage from President Theirs announcing
that he delivers back to the Assembly th'
hlgh functions which had been conferred
upon nm, The reading of the message
proo1ced profound sensation in tht
eaalnDef. den, Changariner and Duke
DeDrogiiile moved that the Assembly i'm
F nr naeoiaeely appoint successor to Theirs
!, M nS niotioh caused terrific uproar
: The left moved that the restoration q
Theirs be not accepted. This motion wa,
rejected by vote of 1858 against 99q
g The resignation of Thiers was then formaI
ly accepted Buffet fruitlessly attemntaI en- t.sl
to eulogize Theirs, The members Of n, M
left endeavored to secure an adiournmen
of the election, but the right insisted mo,
! choosing President Immediately. in,
vote was then taken and it resulted in tht
u election of Marshal McMahon, who receiy
u 800 votes. The deputies of the left alb
stained from voting. A committee wa
appointed to wait upon Marshal McMahol
| and inform him that he had been electet
/ President of the Republic.
/, Thiers and his ministry have resigned
! Gen: McMahon was elected President
mo disturbances reported.