The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-17
Two Checks of 5000 for
Harlan's Election
Stokes's Hopes Vanishing.
Illinois State Fair to be at
Peoria.
Fires, Robberies, Etc, Etc.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-A bill was in
troduced authorizing the Secretary Of War
10 contract for the building Of several light .
draft snag boats for the Mississippi, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas rivers.
Mr. Sherman called up the Buckingham /
bill. providing for return to specie pay /
ments, and addressed the Senate upon it, I
claiming that the fears of evil results from /
specie standard were greatly eXagger- /
ated. that there will be no contraction Of
currency, no disturbance Of real values or
suspension of business The simplest and !
most expedient way is to declare the law
that on and after the first day of January
next the United States will redeem its
notes. either with coin. or, at the option of .
the Secretary of the Treasury with Its
bonds of convenient denomination, bearing
five per cent interest in coin.
Before the Wilson Credit Mobilier in
vestigation to- day, T. C. Durant testified
that at the time Of the 0akes Ames CON
/ tract the Credit Mobilier owned IS to So
per cent of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Durant testified he did not know Of
any person connected with the Union Pa
/ cifc railway or Credit Mobilier who used
money for the purpose Of influencing or
procuring the election of any person to
the Senate of the United States. He
had himself furnished money for
general political purposes, but not
specially to influence the election
of any Senator He gave two
checks of five thousand dollars each, to
Mr. Harlan, payable TO that gentleman 5
order Mr. Harlan had said to him
Are you not going TO help us?' and wit
ness replied: When you are very hard
up | will do So if | can
He did not know whether Harlan was at
that time Secretary of the Interior or not
and did not know whether he was at that
time candidate for United States Senator
or not
Chairman-Did you not understand that
the money was to aid the election of Mr.
Harlan?
Answer had no such understanding,
but was in hopes that Harlan would be
elected
NEW YORK, Jan. l6.-In an interview
: yesterday one Of the prosecuting counsel
: i'll the Stokes case said he thought it would
I be very difficult To get a stay of proceedings
and that there will be even greater diff
Guilty in the prisoner being able to secure q
new trial.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Jan l6.-An the
most prominent citizens of this city have
+ united in indorsing Governor Palmer ad
, minlstratiOn and rendering him a cOmph
r mentary banquet at the Leland House a
i such time as he may elect. The Governor
after thanking them for the honor, says
When | entered upon the discharge
Q of the duties Of the Office from whicl
/. | have just retired, / undertook
o no more than to devote my time
e my best skill and ability, to the in
Il terests of the whole State and it was thel
: the limit OF my hopes TO be able to aim a
e the close of my term, that in the judge
* ment of my llow-citizens, | had earnest
ly and sincerely, in the spirit of iustic,
l. and candor, and impartially, labored t,
G promote the well being of every interes
II of the people and of every portion of tht
State. But other duties the character q
, which are understood by many of you
'' compel me to decline your invitation t
: attend the banquet You propose.
Y CHICAGO, Jan 16-A ] Perfect, tn
n mulatto. who murdered his wife here las
year and obtained second trial am
change Of venue to Joliet, was again fount
! guilty to-day.
l. LITTLE Rock, Jan. 16-A ballot wa
held for United States Senator but withou
any result. The vote stood, Dorsey, ~
& Bates, % ; Garland, 25 Mcdonald,
Snyder, !.
New ORLEANS, Jan. l6.-The Fusio
of Legislature on Joint ballot for Unitet
nd States Senator for the long term CAV
= Warmoth 80; Andrews, 8 Heman, Is
Roster, 2l Bussey, 9; blank, 1-tota
80. No choice.
Messrs. Mcmillan and Ray, the short
term Senators elect, left this afternoon fo
Washington
oorr PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-At Laneaste
Yesterday while two confederates engage
D the attention ofthe cashier of the MeehaT
Is. H ics bank IN front, a third person entere
, a the rear and stole SAC, 900 in bonds.
LONDON, Jan. I6.-Advices from ZanZ
bar to the Both of November state tn;
LIE the supply expedition for Iivipgstone ba
reached him. Livingstone had Started e
the interior of Africa.
Us LYNDON, Jan I6.-Tt is now estimate
that there we're 10000 persons at Cb;se
hurst yesterday, Many stores in LondC
8 and throughout the country were mart
- closed during the funeral.
While the Prince Imperial was retur
= = ing from Ike chapel he was saluted with
'%s Or cry of "FiCe IEmpereur'" The Prin
exclaimed, 'The Emperor is dead "a
ou5 9q la Franco
Oar New York, Jan. I6.-The WorlC
inst London special says "a grand recept
NJ was gwen to-day a Chiselhurst by t