The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-06
TELEGRAPHIC.
c. MI. Drawing to q Close.
The Public waiting for the
Verdict.
Bids for the New Postal
Cards.
Opening of a Dakota r. r.
Movement of Political Par
ties in Connecticut.
The Republic Insurance Co.
Stockholders to be As
sessed so per Cent.
Murders, Homicides, Acct
dents, Etc.
Other Items, Etc.
Movement of Political Par
ties in Connecticut.
The Republic Insurance Co
Stockholders to be As
sessed so per Cent.
Murders, Homicides, Acct
dents, Etc.
Other Items, Etc.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Wilson
Committee this morning adjourned as no
witnesses were present.
The President will visit Wilmington
Delaware, tomorrow, on invitation from
the City Council, ard will return home on
| Friday.
| The Senatorial Committee in the Cald-
well case to-day, after a secret consulta-
ton, examined Mr. Comstock Judge
Crosier was given until Monday next to
prepare his argument Mr. Clark wanted
/ to present an argument, but the Commit
I tee would not give him permission. The
/ case was closed.
! The Postmaster General has issued an
advertisement for bids for new penny pos
tai cards. 1t is the intention of the de-
partment to have the cards ready for issue
by the first of May, The Postmaster
General has already received orders for
| the new cards in such numbers as to lead
him to believe that hundred million Of
them viii be used the first year.
YANKTON. OAK. Feb. 5.-The compile
ton of the Dakota Southern Railroad from
Sioux City to Yankton was celebrated
here on a large scale to-day. Delegations
were present from Sioux City, Nermillion
and Elk Point One hundred guns were
fred on the arrival of the train
The First National Bank of Tankton
opened for business to-day The capital
stock is one hundred thousand dollars 1t
viii be government depository soon.
| ALBANY, Feb. Sin the Senate the
resolution requesting the Representatives
and Senators in Congress to oppose the
purchase by the government of telegraph
lines was lost by vote of 20 to 62,
New HAVEN Feb. 5.-The State Re
publican Convention this morning nomi
mated Henry P. Haven for Governor.
The Democratic State Committee o.
Connecticut has called State Convention
for Feb. 10th, at Hartford.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-udge Blodgett ha.
granted the petition for a sixty per cent
assessment on the stockholders Of the Re
public Insurance Company, the Coolbaugl
, stock being held to be unassessable
! New YORK, Feb. 5.-William Schaffer
! who murdered his wife last night in an as
signation house and then eHt his owl
throat died this afternoon at Bellevue hos
, pital
: This afternoon the Over and Termine
: Grand Jury presented an indictment fo
murder in the fifth degree against Sim
e mons for killing Duryea, and he was he'll
e by the coroner in $4,000 bail.
The dead body Of Jacob knop, a saloo
r keeper, was found in an empty room il
5 New York city, where it had probably lai
e for some time
r CHICAGO. Feb 5.-The second trial c
. Chris Rafferty,, the Chicago murderer
= closed to-day at Waukegan with verdic
;, of guilty in the first degree
Henry McNulty, the wife murderer, wi
I be hanged at Peoria on Friday next
EXETER. n. H., Feb. 5.-The jury
the Evans case to-day rendered a verdic
of guilty of murder in the first degree
: The Judge sentenced the prisoner to /
: hanged on the third Tuesday of Febr,
I, ary, 1874
- ST. Louis, Feb. 5.-Ad Davis. an e,
= policeman of Moberly, Mo-, attempted I
!, force admittance to the private room
. Mrs Pullen. milliner in that town, abol
y , 0 clock yesterday morning She warne
- him to desist, and he then threatened /
q burst in the door, whereupon she shot ar
" killed him instantly. The coroners jul
" exonerated her
% TITUsyILLE, Feb. ANDREW Dalryn
n pie, living near Tidoute, Penn, was ha
ding nitro -glycerine at his house tn
4 morning, when the can exploded, blowir
p him to atoms, killing his wife and fatal
Iy iniuring his children,
in CINCINNATI, Feb 5.--Two boys, age
i II and Is, sons of Samuel Bishop,
n farmer near Mount Vernon, Ohio, we
t, drowned while attempting to cross a ere,
l. running through the farm.