The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-27
TELEGRAPH1C.
Heavy Judgement Us. u. S.
for Cotton Destroyed
by Sherman.
Discovery of a new Planet.
Stokes Case argued Yester-
day.
The opposers of Kellogg Ac-
quilted.
John Modoc, Esq, says he'll
die with his Rifle in
his hand.
The New Ministry of France
-Thiers resumes his Seat
in the Assemb1y-Mc-
Mahon's Address.


by the United States in favor of Wm. Bat
tersby and the executors of Thos. S. Met
calf, tor S4S5, ,242, being the largest single
Judgment ever rendered by the Court Of
/ Claims. Battersby is an alien, a subject
/ of Great Britain, who has resided for thir-
ty years in Savannah. The cotton claim
/ Of VIM. 5. Mills, another British subject
was dismissed on the ground that the cot
ton for which he sued was purchased by
/ him outside of the Union lines, and in vio-
lation of the regulations then in force
Judgment was rendered for $l55, ,554, in
/ favor of Chas. Greene, of Savannah, also
/ subject Of Great Britain The main
/ question in this case was whether an alien,
/ domiciled during the rebellion, within the in
surrectionary States, could be guilty of the
crime of treason against the United States.
/ The Court of Claims, following the decision
of the United States Supreme Court, last
term, decides this question afhrmatively,
but also holds, under the same decision,
that aliens thus guilty Of treason by fail
ing to observe thier obligations Of qualified
allegiance. were included in and pardoned
. by the Presidents amnesty proclamation
Of December %, 1865
! Professor c. F. Peters discovered this
morning, a new planet Of the eleventh
magnitude, right ascension, l6l. IA min.
south and oil deg s min declinati0n
motion due west.
/ ALBANY. May &c The New York Cen
tral Railroad has commended suit against
United States Collector Bailey, to recover
the scrip dividend tax collected Of it
Governor Dix has appointed the follow
ing commissioners, under a resolution of
FN4 IL, IL
ton of the college land grant, so-called :
and John Van Buren,.
Stokes case was argued In the Court Of
Appeals to-day, by Lyman Tremaine for
the people The final decision will be Civ
en-, it is believed tomorrow evening.
/ New YORK, May 26-Judge Fancher
to-day formerly dismissed the writ of ha-
beas corpus in the case of Train. The in
sanity investigation commences on W ednes-
day
The funeral of James William Wallack.
the actor, will take place tomorrow.
New ORLEANS, May 26.-General De
Blanc, DeClout and others from St Mar
tinsville, were tried today before the e. s.
Commissioners. There being no evidence
to sustain the charges against them they
were discharged
kelogg's attorney general filed this
morning, in the first district court, an in
formation against NJ NJ Cohen and A r.
Bailey, jointly charging them with attempt
ing to murder w p Kellogg, The par
ties were bailed at S., 900 each.
SAN Francisco, May 26.-Reports from
Fairchild's state that Capt Jack is north
of the Pitt River country, with - warriors.
Gen. Davis has ordered his troops in pur-
suit Gillem has been ordered TO proceed
to headquarters with his regiment 1t is
thought that half q dozen Modocs were
near camp waiting to surrender. The saw
ages are still free and reported broken up
in small bands. The future movements OF
the soldiers will be made accordingly.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 26.-Delegates to
, the National Agricultural Congress, which
! convenes here on Wednesday, have com
: menced arriving, and nearly all the States
and Territories will be represented Ad-
ditional Importance is claimed for this
meeting by the rapid spread of the farm
: ers movement, and ii is expected the sub,
ject of transportation will be the most
prominent in its deliberations.
: PARIS, May 25.-The new ministry is
announced this morning in the Journa
Officiale as follows Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Duke de Broghe; Minister of Jus
. tice, Ermoul Minister of the Interior
! Beule Minister of Finance, Pierre Mayne
Minister of War, General DeCissey: Min
lister of Marine, Admiral D. Hornoy Min
lister of Public instruction and Worship
Balbie Minister of Public Works, DE-
! Selling; Minister of Agriculture ant
Commerce, Boulleries There has beer
no disorder in any portion of the countr,
in consequence of the change in govern
I ment. Dispatches report general tranquil
v ty. Only half Of the troops are now hel(
J. in barracks.
The Orleans princes were present in thu
- Assembly when the question was taken OF
accepting Presiden Thiers resignation anC
voted in the affirmative
Ex-President Theirs has informed mem
, bers of the Left Center that he will RESUME
!, his seat in the Assembly tomorrow, AM
'e will take his place on their bench, accom-
h panied by his late Ministers, Defure Per
rier and Leon Say.
Of President MacMahon sent message +
the Assembly, to-day. 1t was read b.
Duke Rroghe. The President says; .
- am animated by respect for your wishes
and will always scrupulously exectut
them. The National Assembly has tw
great tasks, the liberation Of territory an
the restoration of order. The first wa
=, ably conducted by my predecessor. wit
= = heroic patience, for the country. and rel
<, on you to accomplish the other / aha
follow the foreign policy of my predece,
sOr. wish for peace and the reorganizs
- ton of the army, desiring only to restor
our strength and restore our rank anon
the nations. The home policy will be b.rs re-,
olutely conservative. The administrator
|, must be imbued with conservative spiri
. appoint to office respectors, of law, defen
society against factions, and stand as
seminal to see that your sovereign will
IN obeyed in its integrity"
BALTIaoRE, May 26.-Mrs Emma Nj
kee who on the l4th inst. attempted
Z arrest her uncle Oswald Noaok, wholesal
!, boot and shoe upper manufacturer, WI
ir, more successful to-day. This morning ST
lg' obtained warrant for the arrest of hi
uncle charging him with ah,Isiye cnndue