The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-13
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l4l towns show net loss for the Repub-
hcans of about 600 There is probably no
election of Governor by the people No
figures on the Congressional vote can be
given, as they have not been returned.
Democrats are undoubtedly elected from
each of the three districts +. A. Hib
| bard from the first, Samuel \. Bell from
the second and H. W. Parker from the
| third In the Legislature the Repubh-
! cans will have strong majority, and also /
| a majority in the Senate and Council. One
| hundred and forty-hve towns gave Straw, |
/ Republican. q ,476 Weston, "a, 459; Black /
mer, s64-a Republican loss of l,0l2. |
| The remaining ninety towns gave, last /
year Straw, 7,4SS; Weston, 9.o5s- /
this defeats the choice by the people. /
John kimball was reelected Mayor here
by large majority.
+ DUBUQUE. March I2-Four out Of a
party of Eve we're drowned while attempt
ing to ford the Maquoketa river below
Bellevue Iowa. in a wagon, which was
drawn under the ice. A woman, name
unknown, was rescued, and the body OF
one Of the drowned recovered.
/, Andrew johnson. Of Pleasant township,
Allamakee county, came to Dec0rah, got
drunk, fell off from his sled, lay out all
night, and froze to death
Farmers have commenced sowing wheat
in Hamilton county. near Duncombe, on
ground plowed last fall but 1t thawed
l enough on the surface to admit OF the
grain being narrowed in. Less snow fell
out there than in this section, and the
: fields are bare.
New YORK, March I2-Congressman
VIM r. Roberts, of this city, in & com
munication to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury says he directs his back pay as mem
: her of the 42d Congress to be paid into the
: Treasury Of the United States 1t is said
,, that Merrick, of Maryland, also refuses
\ his extra pay, and that Mr. Hoar, Of Mas
sachusetts, drew his and afterwards turned
it over to charities.
eI At the annual meeting of the stoekhold-
= ers of the Northern Pacific railroad, to-
4 day, the following directors were elected :
W. G. Fargo, Geo w Cass, r. d. Rice,
T. Charles B. Wright, W B. Ogden, Fred,
= Billings, j g. Smith, W G. Moorhead,
Il A. Fl Barney. William Window, james
''' Stiuson, B. p Cheney and Albert A.
! Catlin.
u The following dispatch was received to-
II day by prominent citizen, from Provi
= dence r. l.: VIII YOU allow me to cor
:. !. rect a statement published yesterday, that
y | had received money for writing a letter
n ~ TO the Governor of New York asking 5
= Communication Of VIM Foster sentence
The statement is wholly false l have
- never received money, nor have l beer
Il offered a bribe in any form. The lette1
20 20 was my own and expressed my homes
II feelings.
" " Signed ELLEN S. PUTNAM.
il SPRINGFIELD H., March 12.-The Iii
in nois House of Representatives to-da.
pr passed resolutions censuring those Sena
ne tors and Representatives in Congress from
5. Illinois who voted for the salary steal a
lv theaclose of their term. Only four nay
were given.
s In the Senate Senator Shepard intro
NJ duced resolution regarding charges mad
against Major J James NJ Beardsley, of Roc
Island, in connection with the Peniter
of tiary, exculpatiug him from unlawful COZ
nd nection with the management. Adopted
4 and the appointments Of Messrs Beard:
ley, Sweeney and Holloway as Trustees {
-; the Soldiers Orphans Home, were col
- frmed.
LONDON. March I2-2. P NM
- Gladstone waited on the Queen at noon
la tender his resignation 1t is pr0bab
ri Disraeh will be summoned to form a ne
eiv ministry.
The LONDON, March 12-The scene in ii
i'u House of Commons last night, when Il
Y defeat of the Ministry Irish University bi
was announced, was indescribable and tt
| excitement was intense, while the opp
nents of the measure indulged in tumultl
Gus cheers. Among those in the CALLER
AY which was crowded during the debat
ady were the Prince Of Wales Princess Loui
and Prince Christian, The Scotch al
Welch members supported the bill, al
the Catholics were unanimous in their o
ny position.
LONDON, March l2-The prospectus
company which has organized to lay
Ia.. cable from Plymouth, England, to r.
Beach, New Hampshire, is publishe
- All the money necessary for carrying o
%. the project has been secured and the co
ees, tract for the construction of cable h
and been concluded. The company is torbi
den by its articles of agreement fro
matchmaking with any ike enterpries.