The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-28
Proposal to reduce rates of
Postage.
Deaths, Murders, Robber-
les, Defa1cations, Fires,
Etc, Etc.
Mr. Hawley's Land Grab to
be Investigated.
Other Items, Etc.

New YORK, Jan. 27.-The snow CON
tinues falling this morning, threatening
another blockade.
\ special to the Herald from Washing
ton says that Poland Credit Mobilier
committee in presenting their report to
the House will not express any opinion as
to the guilt or innocence OF the parties
implicated and will base their reason for
SO doing on the fact that they were not
appointed to pass judgment but t. inves-
tigate. 1t is not probable the investiga-
ton will be closed Tuesday
Yesterday morning about l:30 O'Clock
while a party of ladies and gentlemen
were leaving the steamer America. at
Pier 80, North river. Mrs Lavinia Swellv.
wife Of the notorious Bill Poole, who was
killed here nearly twenty years ago, fell
from a gang plank and was drowned.
1t is stated in Washington special that
that case of Phelps, Dodge & Co. was
settled there Saturday for the original
offer Of 100000
The non-appearance of Judge Board
man to-day again prevented the hearing
Of the Stokes bill Of exceptions.
In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer this
afternoon the counsel for Stokes present
ed afhdavits prepared in support of the
bill of exceptions. The afidavits state
substantially that during the trial one
juror went TO the Grand Central Hotel.
and possessed himself Of information
which did not come up during the trial
also that another juror went to the pistol
store to get information on some points
which was not clear to him further, that
during the trial the prisoner left the
court room without the knowledge of
counsel and was absent some minutes
while the testimony was being taken; also
that once during the summing up by the
prosecution Judge Boardman left the
court room and was absent some time also
that some Of the Jurors can be proved to
have been imbued with a hostile feeling
toward the prisoner. Judge Davis made
an order returnable Friday morning before
Judge Boardman.
Recorder Hacket to-day provided for
the holding Of double session of the
Court Of Sessions during the February
term, to bring to trial numerous persons in
the Tombs charged with murder.
The Heralds Paris letter Of the 9th
contains an interview with Gambetta. in
which he says that the Republican cause
never looked brighter in France than now.
WASHINGTON Jan. 27.-At the sittings
OF the Wilson committee to-day the exam
ination Of Alley was resumed Witness
had no knowledge Of protest having been
filed with the Secretary of the Interior bv
the g0vernmant directors against con
tract being made between the Union Pa
cite railroad company and the Credit Mo
bler, nor any person connected with the
Credit Moblher ever supposed there was
any such protest.
Senator Blair appeared in his seat in the
Senate to-day for the first time in over a
month. He was warmly greeted by his
fellow Senators.
Representative Farnsworth to-day re
ported bill fixing the rate Of letter post
age at two cents.
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth the Sen
ate amendments to the House bill abolish
ing the franking privilege was taken un
aud agreed to, yeas 153. noes 4S. The
amendments make the bill take effect on
the lst Of July, 1872, and provides that no
allowance for postage shall be made to
Senators and members. They also strike
out that part Of the House bill for the is
sue OF stamps to cover official correspond
ence or public documents, making the hin
pure and simple repeal of the franking
privilege. The bill now goes to the Presi-
dent for his signature
MIR. Sargent moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill repeating. after the first of
July, 1873, all laws for printing and dis
tributing public documents Rejected
yeas 81, nays 90 ; not wo-thirds in the
affirmative
Mr. Hawley introduced bill for the ap
polntment by the President of three com
mittees to inquire into the general manage
ment OF railroads engaged in transporta
ton between several States. pendinr ao-
ton on the bill the House adjourned.
CHGcAGo, Jan. 27.-So great is the diff
Guilty OF securing transportation eastward
from this point that several contracts for
provisions for shipment were today an
nulled.
EXETER, n, H., Jan. 27.-The deficien-
cy Of cashier Shute, Of the Granite State
Bank is now ascertained to be SIqo. 900
The investigation is still going on. The
only property of his to be found has been
attached
COLUMBUS, Jan. 27.-The Evening Dis.
patch states that Luther Williams. who
has for years lived here and has borne an
excellent reputation, has absconded, leav-
ing the affairs of two important estates. of
which he was administrator. in sadly
mixed condition.
MONTGOMERY, Jan. 27.-B. W. Norris.
ex- ! member of Congress from the third
Alabama district, died this morning.
ALBANY, Jan. 27.-Luther Tucker, edi
Ta,,' e3r ana proprietor of the Cultivator aud
OVun''y 0entieman, died yesterday.
4ANKToN, Jan. 27.-Tbe first regular
passenger train over the Dakota So,lfhern
railway arrived here from Sioux 'y'e, CFtv at +
noon to-day. my '''
VIRGINIA Cry, New, Jan. o7-F,or,.
furnace in the Eureka mining distr;et h. by
suspended on account of the epizootic and n'I
every mine but two Or three is WORKING
small force
SALT LAKE, Jan. 27.-The epizootic i
still raging. The streets are deserted-no
business doing
A conflict of authority between the fed
erai and local authority is evidently APP
preaching crisis. United States Judge
nawley reiterates the former decision that
PIopate courts of the territory have no
or criminal - ''>'1e' '''i- -1 . =