The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-17
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Adjournment of the N. Y.
Constitutional Convention.
IsL IE}AI
Tennessee Finances.
A Drunken Judge in Mich
igan.
Council Bluffs mp on her ear
That place the terminus of
the u. 2. r. 3.
Promotion of Lady Clerks
in Washington.
Brick Pozneroy's Breach of
Promise Case.
] Other Items OF Interest.
That place the terminus of
the u. 2. r. r.
Promotion of Lady Clerks
in Washington.
Brick Poneroy's Breach of
Promise Case.
Other Items OF Interest.

ALBANY. March 15-The Constitution
al Convention has adjourned sine die.
New YORK. March l5.-ln Sadie vii
Brick Pomeroy, in the United States
Court it was decided to-day that Pome-
row objection that the suit was barred by
statute limitations was not well taken.
A woman who is supposed to have sui
cided at hotel here few evenings since,
was to-day identified as a Mrs Guy, of
Poughkeepsie. a dress maker The cause
Of her suicide is said to be duh business.
Her husband lives in England.
No official communication was received
from the Governor to-day by the Sheriff in
Foster case, except one asking If any
further documents were necessary to show
that the Governor declines to interfere
The Sheriff answered negatively.
/ AUBURN, March l5-Four prisoners es-
capped from the county jail last evening by
/ knocking down the jailer while about to
/ lock them up for the night, The jailor
was seriously injured.
/ WASHINGTON, March 15.-In the recent
examination for promotions In the internal
revenue bureau, under the civil service
rules, one lady secured a fourth-class
clerkship with 81 500 salary, and another
q third-class with 81 600, while ten other
persons were appointed TO second-elass
clerks Of Sl,40O each SIX of whom were
I women Miss Seavey who secured the
fourth-class clerkship, was appointed from
Tennessee has been employed IN the
office for over ten years, and for several
years has had exclusive charge Of the city
copyists.
/ Council BLUFFS, March l5.-To-night
the cannon are booming, and bonhres are
lit in rejoicing over the decision Of the
Attorney General Of the United States
that Council Bluffs is the terminus of the
Union Pacific railroad. The whole city
has turned out en- massf,
LANSING. Mich. March l5.-The special
House committee 10 investigate the charge
Of drunkenness against Hon. A Gid
dinCs. Judge of the l4th Judicial Circnit,
has for some days past been taking evidence
4 in secret sessian. The committee find that
there was Just cause of complaint, but
the evidence which it has been able to Sc
; cure is not sufficiently positive to warrant
their reporting favorably on the resolution
, TO remove Giddings from Office.
CINCINNATI, March l5-The standing
committee of the Protestant Episcopa
Church of this city this afternoon, in the
, presence of Bishop Bedell, informally re
solved on behalf of the churches in thi:
city, to offer to take charge Of the funera
e. of Bishop McIlvaine bring the body here
from Florence, Italy. for interment. Bish
, op Bedell conveyed the proposition to th'
family Of the deceased, but their answer i
not yet made known.
r LOUISVILLE, March l5.-The Falls Cit!
D Tobacco Bank robbery foots up abou
:, S3jO,O0 in bonds The bank to-day of
e fers a reward Of $4,000 for the return o
I the bonds or p per cent. Of the amoun
: returned and no questions asked, and ais
e offer reward of $500 each for the captur,
5 of the burglars
: NASHVILLE March l5.-The Tennessee
= Legislature passed to-day TO final read
n ing the bill to fund the past due interes
on the bonded debt of the State and inter
; est accruing up to and including January
: 1874