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THE WAY SENATOR AHTEs WAS
GORBLED BY A DETECTIVE.
Correspondence Of the st. Louis Times

correspondence OF the St. Louis Times.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The funniest ex-
perience of the season is that which befell
the gorgeous Senator Ames, o, Mississippi,
the other evening. The story has been Held
very tight by all who were cognizant of it,
but it leaks through the Times correspond
ence.
HOW SENATOR ABfEs WAS ARRESTED.
Ames was in the city for the purpose of
attending q. private party, for which pas
time he is much better qualified than for
the duties OF the Senate chamber. He had
arrayed himself in mcst elaborate dress
suit, and had just reached the house of his
friend, which is in Madison avenue, when
a atelegram was handed i'm from his queer
eyed father-inl'w, Ben Butler. The tels-
gram demanded Ames' presence in Wash
ingtona as soon as he could get there. 1t
was absolutely necessary be should be in
The capital by the following morning. Ames
consulted bis watch and interviewed rail-
road timetable. he sscartained that be
had Just thirty-five minutes in which to
reach the Courtland street ferry, and his
carriage would just about do it.
There was no alternative. He excused
himself to his friends, entered bis carriage,
posite the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he al
ways stays, q brilliant thought occurred to
him which promised to relieve him of the
actual Unpleasantness of wearing his. dress
suit 10 travel in. He ordered the carriage
to the hotel, sent one of the bell men after
another suit of clothes to his room, and
then inviting friend, who happened to be
in the lobby Of the hotel, to ride down with
hiT, started off again.
Another thought now occurred to the
brilliant young statesman. He would save
time by changing clothes in the carriagel
The curtains were carefully pulled down
all around, and Ames took off his coat.
Then he slipped off bis vest, and finally
with the aid of bis friend, got his dress
trowsers from the Senatorial leg. The
carriage was goinga at fearful rate, at such
a speed, in fact, as carriages on Broadway
do not often attain. This, at Bleeker street,
attracted the attention of the ever
vigilant Detective Dunn. Not only
the speed, but the fact that the window
curtains were tightly drawn, attracted bis
attention, and excited his suspicion, In
stantly he jumped into the street, and seiz-
ing the horses at the head brought the vehi-
Gle TO such sudden stand that Ames. who
had just got one leg in his other trowsers.
YVES tossed about in manner very unbe-
coming Senator. When Dunn opened the
carriage door he saw one man in his under-
clothes and smashed hat lying on the
bottom Of he carriage, and another dou-
bled up on the front seat with his clothes
on, but with hat so smashed over his
head that nothing could be seen above the
shoulders. Dunn didn't laugh at the sipht,
as al unprofesSion&l would have done.
His mind was instantly made up. These
men were thieves, and were changing their
clothes to escape in disguise. He called a
policeman and proceeded to business. AS
'Ames scrambled up Dunn clutched him By
the shoulder and placed him under arrest,
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thereby creating great deal Of Senatorial
astonishment.
The detective gave the Senator very de-
tective shake and a pleasant greeting:
"You'r the fellows I've been looking for
this long time. Put on them pants and
come along with me now"
Ames enlesvored to explain, assured
Dunn he had made mistake in his man,
and did everything to conVice him that he
was U. S. Senator.
"a pretty Senator you be, amt you? I've
seen Senators in my life, guess, and they
didn't look bit like you. Come, hurry on
them pants"
"B1t, sir" put in Ames' friend, know
this gentleman, and be is just what be says
he is--a Senator"
"Yoa know hin, do you" said the un-
merciful Dunn; $50 do 1, and, what's more,
know the pair Of you, and you're both
Just wanted over at the Central Office. Are
you going to hurry them pants on? III
give you Just q minute to finish this ERE
toilet. Now amt that q pretty hat for 8
SENATOR" and the detective held Ames'
smashed tile off at arms length TO contem-
plate it. It truth it didn't much resemble
hat that Senator might be expected to
wear.
Ames' friend was becoming impatient
AID excited. He said to the detective,
"This foolishness has gone far enough.
Now, if you don't leave US alone to proceed
on our joU rney, III smash you good deal
more than the hat,o and he reached over.
Ames restrained him, and the policeman
having ms.de his appearance, and the delay
already ez perienced having made it impos-
sible for them to reach the train, they con-
Guided to go to the Central police cffice,
aud settle the case there. Ames got his
trowsers on just as the carriage drove up 10
the marble building around in Murray
street. The Senator and his friend were
taken into the superintendent's office and
told their stories. Everybody said it was
too thin, ind they would have to be locked
up. Ames begged that the clerk OF the
Fifth Avenne might be sent for, which was
done, and that gentleman came down and
explained iuatters satisfactorily. Half a
dozen bottles of champagne settled the case
and the distil lguished Senator vent forth to
telegraph to is kind father-ir-law that he
didn't think it would be possible for him to
be in Washing ton the next morning.
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ST. LOUIS.
The Conflict Of Court and Camp.
Can Minor be AmendRbIe TO tae
Articles of War?

Can a Minor be AmendabIe TO the
Articles of War?
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-The habeas corpus
case involving a conflict of authority be-
tween State court and the military au-
tkorities came up again before Judge Cal
win on the return of the warrant of attach
ment for Col. Grierson. The Marshal made
return thbt the party named in the warrant
could not be found, W. FL. H. Russell,
counsel for petitioner, stated that the Mar
Shal had been refused admission TO the ar
senal and been ordered away by Col. GEiar.
SOD.
The United States Attorney appeared
for Grierson and stated that that officer
was sick Or he would have appeared in re-
sponse to The writ. lie intended no dIsre-
spect to the court, but had made the return
to the writ of h2beas corpus in accordance
with the decision of the Supreme Court Of
the United States in such cases. He con-
tended Grierson was not in contempt as his
personal appearance was not demanded by
the writ of heaDus corpus. He also
quoted authorities to prove that State
courts had no jurisdiction in such cases. He
claimed the court should proceed no further
in the case, as Grierson was represented by
counsel and a member Of his staff. The
writ of attachment ought to be recalled and
the proceedings for contempt dismissed.
Mr.. Russell, for petitioner, made lengthy
| argument to show that Grierson was in
contempt for not producing the prisoner.
| There was no information before the court
! that the prisoner was held by military au-
thority. The certificate sent by Grierson
was no return to the writ of babeas corpus
1t is contended that Kreyer, the alleged
| deserter in this case, never has been SOL
| der, as be enlisted when only 10 years old
and deserted when II. The arguments on
each side were lengthy and continued until
late hour. Judge Calvin took the case
under advisement, stating that if he found
he was wrong in issuing the writ of habeas
coapus he would dismiss the case, but if he
was right he would use all the power at his
command to enforce the order of the court.
The case created great deal Of interest,
many leading lawyers of the city being a.
tentiye listeners to the proceedings
During the argument telegram was
received from Judge Advocate Gardner at
Louisville, stating that be had been sent by
the Government to defend the case; that
important questions were involved; that he
could not reach here till Sunday, and ask
ing stay Of proceedings till Monday,
Judge Calvin replied that the Government
was represented by District Attorney
Patrick, and the case proceeded.
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OUR,IRON RESOURCES.
interesting Letter from Gen. J. J.
Wilder.

Interesting Letter from Gen. =. =.
Wilder.
From the Pittsburg Manufacturer.
RoANE IRON COMPANY, RocKwOOD,
TENN, Nov. %, 1S72.-Joseph d. Weeks,
Editor Dear Sir: Your favor Of Nov. IA,
reached me here. In answer 1 have to say
that the paper spoken of has not come 10
hand; as soon as received it shall receive
attention. We are working here vein Of
dry -bltuminous coal, varying in thick
ness from 10 to 40 feet. and in sOms places
much thicAex, The vein is very much dis
turbed, one 6ntry is three-fourths Of a mile
long. We word the lump coal raw, snd
coke the slack. Have been running four
wears with one twenty ton furnace; will blow
ia our second stack in February, 81 45 tons
capacity. The vein of coal lies on top of
the eonglomerate sandstone Of the lower
coal measures. VIII only coke when pull
verized and wet; works splendidly in the
furnace when raw; we use the red fossilif-
erous ore without mixture. Il is found in
q ridge running parallel to and close at the
foot of the Cumberland MoUatains; have
two veins, one varying from two 10 ige
feet thick, az d the other three 70 fifteen feet
thick. TIE limestone for 1ux is between
JuS anu tOei anu - sWC AHA1-~N A~Ne
thick, subearboniferoGs. Ores, cold short;
coal and lime, very pure. Coal costs Sl.50
perton, ore 81 to g per ton, lime s. cents
per ton. 1t required last year $2.S5-.OO
tons coal mined fer each ton Of pig, made.
Ore at surface yields about forty per
cent. Of lime for fux; these are the working
results IN the furnace by the year. The ere
veins begin down in Central Alabama and
run continuously up through Chatta-
nOoga into Virginia; in Alabama
they Weld from thirty-six 20 fOrty-hVe PEI
cent. There is also another vein Of ore,
not so rich as those used by us, near here,
varying in thickness from six to twenty
feet. This company are now running
narrow guage road 10 it. For four nun
dred miles from Central Alabams, up
through Tennessee into Virginia, the ore,
coal and limestone are continuous and per-
sistent, some sections OF it better and
thicker than others. With the Cincinnati
Southern railroad finished 10 Chattanooga
via Emory Gap, Pittsburgh can get her
cheapest supply Of ores from this region,
as the road viii run along the ore beds for
so miles of its southern end. MeDeVhu.
of the firm OF McDeVlin Il McCulls, Of
Pittsburg, went over large section Of Tbs
country In September last, and can verify
these statements.
am, very respectfully,
j. Il. WILDER, Sup't Z. l. 20.
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NEW YORK.
Comments on the Tweed Case.
No New Trial TIN Next Term.

No New Trial till Next Term.
NEW YORK, Feb. Judge Davis this
morning refused to grant motion for an
immediate r5trial of Tweed. There vas
legal doubt about continuing the term. The
regular term commenced Monday and the
case could be brought on by giving the
usual notice.
Tweed last evening said his trial was
merely political one; that they would
never get q jury to convict him; hs was
tired of the business. A juryman says
they all pledged themselves to dlvu!ge
nothing occurring in the jury room. From
forty to fifty ballotings were cast In all
Nothing was learned upon an interview
with several Jurors to show that any were
influenced by improper motives.
Tremaine, counsel for the prosecution in
the Tweed case, last evening said that The
panel Of Jurors from which the jury was Sc
lected was prepared in the interest of the
defendant. One Of the jury, he says, was
what is known as q hummer or loafer, pro-
vlded with new suit of clothes especially
for this trial. Another boasted that he
would make money if on the jury. Still
another had served in prison in Virginia for
violating the revenue laws though pardoned
out. These things were not discovered till
after the jury was sworn. The prosecution
have information that some of the jury had
been tampered with, and it is probable viii
take suitable action thereon.
Stokes Struggle for Another Trial.
Counsel in the Stokes case in the event
of failure to obtain an order for new trial
from Judge Boardman will apply for stay
Of proceedings and thereby secure review
of the case by the full bench of the Supreme
Court, and on failure there will go to the
Court of Appeals.
LATER-In Oyer and Terminer Court
to-day Judge Boardman heard counsel in
the matter of the bill of exceptions in the
case of Stokes. The Judge decided to ex-
elude from the bill the allegations in refer
ence to Stokes having been absent from the
court while part of the testimony was
being taken: also that the Judge was at one
time off of the bench; but allowed them to
be brought in by affidavit on the motion for
q new trial. The Judge then signed the
bill. The motion for q new trial was then
commenced and the papers in the case read.
1t will be decided Monday.
The Car. Hook Murderer.
Ii is stated that the authorities around
The City Hall are about petitioning Gov.
Dix for pardon for Foster.
Robbed by Her Escort.
Geo. A. Everett, charged by Fannie G.
Shotwell with having distracted fifty thou
sand dollars worth of bonds from her, in
connection with Frank A. Brooks, arrived
here last night in the custody of detectives
from Chicsgo. He offered bail this, evening
for trial.
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YIRGINIA.H
Death of Commodore Maury.

RICHMOND, Feb. 1.-Comm. dore Math-
ew Fontain Maury, the American hydro
grapher and naval officer, died in Lexington,
Va, to-day at the age of sixty-seven. he
was author of many scientific works. Dur
ing the late war he was an officer IN tne
Confederate navy. -
Cincinnati to Norfolk.
The first train eastward over the Chesa"
peake and Ohio Railroad arrived here this
morning.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The House at
3 O'Clock went into Committee on Private
Calendar. A long discussion took pace or
bill for the payment Of The expenses in
CURED in the suppression of Indian hostili-
ties in Montana in 1867. According to their
examination Of the report of Inspector
General Jas. a. Hardie The committee re-
ported the bill, but no action was taken by
the House.
On motion of Mr.. Banks the sub-com.
mittee of the select Committee on the
Union Pacific Railroad and Credit Mobilier
were authorized to take testimony in Phi
ladelphia, New York and Boston. At 5:25
the House adjourned.
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MEMPHIS.

EmbezzIing from a Bankrupt Estate.
MEMPHIS, Feb 1.-The case OF James
NJ. Tourney, lae 9. S. Marshal OF this dls-
trict, for embezzling $4,000 of the estate
OF j. Dessuer, bankrup, was DISMISSED
to-day by Judge Flppin, Of the Criminal
Court, for want Of jurisdiction.
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Condensed kilograms.

A: Albany, N. Y, yesterday, knitting
ratives being badly burned; loss $4,000.
Hon. Nehemiah Bushnell, prominent
Illinois lawyer, died yesterday at Quincy.
A Broadway fire in New York yesterday
footed up 100000.
Montpelier, Vt, treports the loss, by fire,
of 500, 900 wooden mill.
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DISPATCHES from Florida state that the
ex-diplomat, Henry s. Sanford, who has an
orange grove and q peanut patch in that
state, has been secretly at work to secae
a election as Senator.
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CHICAGO, Feb. Three lsborers on The
new Milwaukee and 81. Paul Railroad were
buried yesterday By the eaylng in Of grav-
el bank about twelve miles north Of this
city. Their appearance when disinterred
indicated that ali three were killed In
stantly.
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tSArSarsiCRGAgs." +"

LOWELL, Mass, Feb. 1.-Several female
employees in the Merrimac Street Dollar
Store have been made very sick from eating
cake given by woman recently discharged
from the store. The cake was found to be
arsenicaied. An investigation is pending.
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MRS, wharton.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. lin the Wharton
trial the jury at 10 o'clock sent a commu :
nication to the court stating that they were
unable to agree and asking to be discharged.
The court refused to comply and the jury
at 2:39 r, n. are still out.
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Locomotive Inset.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-Chss. Wagons,
engineer, was instantly killed in the Penn
sylvania Central and st. Louis Railroad
yard, this morning By his engine overturn-
ing,
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Four Persoas Rnrned.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The dwelling house
of Henry Cairnes near Jefferson, lows, was
burned last night, and Henry, With two of
bis children and his brother Alexander, per-
ished In the flames.
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POTE0nGIig.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-The hogs slaugh-
tered here during the present week num-
bered %, 100. Total during the season to
date 5S5, ,290.
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English Statutes Ignored SIS Immoral.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. LIN the Court
of Common Pleas to-day, Judge Ludlow
delivered a decision in a case presenting
some novel points. One Williamson was
charged with desertion by woman whom
he married in Ireland sixteen years ago.
His defense was that the Eaglish statutes
invalidated the marriage on the ground of
his being Protestant and she Catholic.
Seven children were born Of the union.
The Judge, in an admirable opinion, said
the English statutes on the subject being a
violation of all morality, were not recog-
nized in this country, and rendered judg
ment against the Would-be bigamist.
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WASHINGTON.

The Progress of Investigations
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TERRIFIC Gale at AspinwaII.
Z Pacific Railroad that WOn't Cost
Gn MuPh

TORONTO, Feb. 1.-Arrangements are
completed for the construction of the Cana
da Pacific Railroad. The formal charter
will be issued on the return OF the Cover
nor General to Ottawa. Ten millions of
stock are ready to be subscribed. Stock
books are to be opened in each of the pro-
VincnS
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Thrne MAN Bnried AlIye.

l am, very Respectfully,
j. Il. WILDER, Sup't r. L. Co.
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At the sitting of the Wilson Committee,
this morning, Webster Snyder, former Gen
eral Superintendent of the Union Pacific
railroad, testified that Cornelius Wendell,
Government Director in the Union Pacific,
wanted $4,000, and he was paid some
for going to Bryan, Wyoming, in 1868.
Wendell, however, didn's pay much atten-
ton to the road while there. Some sixty
or eighty miles Of road were to DO exam
ined at that time. Witness paid the money
on bis own responsibility. liz a conveIsa-
ton with Durant, then Vice President, that
gentleman declined to authorize tho pay
ment. The peculiar exigency, however
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Ross, ero,,s Robemtaus.

PRAGUE, Feb. 1.-Disturbances are ap-
pretended in the districts surrounding
Prague because the meeting of the Czech
delegates in the Bohemian districts to pro-
test against elections were prohibited; and
troops have been sent to these localities to
.r,r,,,rocr 1 sn,.Inru
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-03
rn,n Hirhf Hnnr Lam

We are authorized TO announce that there will be
meeting OF men who have been employed by the |
United States at the Rock Island Arsenal, NJ the
corner OF Market Square and Illinois street nj two |
O'Clock this afternoon All who are Interested are
especially invited TO attend.
The above appeared in the Union TINS
Thursday morning, and it brought 10
gether some 40 or so men at the place ue-
sipnated We visited the place for the
purpose of learning what might be done,
hint m one seemed to know who called the
ooaat;ng or what it was for. In converse
tiop with some of the men we remarked
that we had a note from Col Flagler, Civ
ING news of the receipt of money for the
back pay, which he wished announced in
TUE ARGUS this evening, and if they
would call their friends together and or
ganize. in some way, we would read them
the note in advance of its publication. II
they desired to hear it. The people were
then called to order by Mr.. Moehl, and on
his motion. seconded by Mr. Rafferty, Mr.
c. NJ Kinsky was appointed chairman
and on his introduction we read the note
which appears in this paper. 1t was re-
ceived with evidences of lively satisfaction,
and thereupon the crowd dispersed.
Mr. Kinsky.in behalf ofthe stone cutters,
wishes us to say that he was at the place
indicated for the meeting, as every one else
seemed to be merely out of curiosity 10
see who would be there and what would
be done: that he knew nothing about the
call its authors or objects, or of the petl-
ton which was published last evening.
I He wishes it distinctly understood that,
las far as he can learn, no
stone cutter had anything to do
with calling this meeting and he only act
ed as chairman OF the meeting for the
purpose of getting Col Flagler's letter
read, which he knew we had. lie and ey-
erybody else that we have heard say a
word on the subject, thinks it was a most
absurd idea to call a meeting of govern,
meut employees at such a time and place
/ In fact it seems to be the general opinion
that no government employe had anything
to do with getting up the affair or coun
tenanced it at all
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A FEW NOTES ON THE ORGAN.

In no country in the world is so much
attention paid to church, school and
domestic instrumental music. as in our
own. and the best skill, the most invent
i've genius the highest art and the great
est amount Of educated labor, have been
called into requisition to secure perfection
in that instrument, which is most admira-
bly, fitted for sacred harmony, while eligi.
Bile, at the same time, for the rendition of
all secular music above the dignity Of "a
dance time We mean. Of course, the or
gan. While in the Old World, huge,
pOnderous, mighty instruments of this
kind are found in grand cathedrals, and
inferior instruments in some churches,
yet the general use of the organ is still in
its infancy, while in ours scarcely road
side school house, or a village chapel
exists but its pride is to possess one of
these delightful Instruments and this
demand has led to an amount of competi-
ton arriving near perfection in quality
and minimum IN price, which seems TO
have eliminated III the Shoninger Eureka
Concerto Organ. manufactured at New
Haven, Conn. and which may be consi-
dered the ultimate result of every impor-
tant addition and improvement known to
this indispensable adjunct to social or relig-
ious harmony. So wide spread has be
come the fame and so large the demand
for this organ. which, in commercial phrase
has made tremendous hit, that Messrs.
Shoninger 4 Co have had to enlarge their
facilities for its production to nearly dou-
bic their former capacity, and are still un-
able TO meet the demand. They are now
/ turning out 400 instruments a month and
have the proud privilege of knowing that
theirs is considered, by competent Judges
| the best organ for the money Ound in the
world In the most highly refined and
| thorough musical circles of America, those
of New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
these instruments are appreciated and in
constant requisition, and professional
musicians are constant and loud in its
praise.
This house employs from $50 to 200 ex.
perienced hands, and such a thing as al
organ deficient in tone faulty in make, OF
wanting in power, is yet to be found az
having emanated from this factory.