The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-27
TELEGRAPH1C.
The New York Times calls
fer a big Whitewash
Brush.
How the New Orleans Pic
would help Grant out.
The Caldwell Corruption
A new Candidate for G. M
Honors.
r. R. Accident near Free
port.
Knox County Seat changes
to Galesburg.
Fires, Murders, Conviction
Etc. Etc.
r. r. Accident near Free
port.
Knox County Seat changed
to Galesburg.
Fires, Murders, Convictions
Etc, Etc.
Other Items, Etc.

New YORK, Jan 25.-The Times is /
still trying to prove that the Credit Mob- t
her revelations were only campaign SIAN C
der. but prints from its regular Washing .
ton correspondent an almost lugubnous |
account Of the decentralization among the I
Administration ranks in Congress The 7
correspondent says: 1t
THE lamentable lack of courage exhlt- {
tied by the Republican majority IN the {
House during the present session Is eyok-
ing even more comment than the develop ,
ments made by the several committees
here. We have a body of Republicans
charged with the responsibilities OF MAN
tanning the organization and discipline, as
well as integrity, of the party, weakly and
suDinelv surrendering the lead in matters
over which they should exercise complete
control into the hands Of their enemies.
Emerging. from a contest in which they
achieved the greatest political victory ever
recorded, they surrender the seeptre OF their
power and obey the dictatorial behests OF |
/ the Democracy From the first day OF the /
session. when James Brooks cunningly sug- |
gested that in such a matter as the Chair /
manship of the Foreign Affairs Committee
there should be no such thing as party
consideration, and twenty Republicans
weakly succumbed, down to the present
time. the Republican party in the House
has abdicated its functions OF leadership
and control. and tamely submits 10 be LED
by the nose into all sorts Of awkward and
inconsistent positions by such an unmlu-
gated Democratic demagogue as sam
Randall. There isn't courage enough left
in the House to even give decent treat
meDt to the Presidents 5 recommendations.
The debate on Mr. Shellabargers bill
proved this concluslyely.
To retrieve this unhappy state OF affairs,
the correspondent makes the following
suggestion;
"It is not necessary that investigations
, should cease, nor that they should not be
ordered: but it is absolutely necessary
that the Republican majority in the House
should give direction and control to mat
ters of investigation.
New ORLEANS, Jan 25.-The Picayune
> in an editorial on the political compllca-
y tions. saws For relief we look to the
n plain. palpable, unmistakable interest oi
= the Radical party to avoid an issue before
> the country on the Louisiana outrages Il
II make Durell shoulder the burden OF hi
y Illegal iniduities and thus t. relieve Gen
, Grant and party from the responsibilities
4 to set aside the injunction, withdraw TN
United States troops. and allow the peopl'
; of Louisiana to have their own govern
l. ment, manage their own affairs under thei
). form of government long since pronounce'
" and indisputably republican
WASHINGTON. Jan 25,-The Senat
Committee on Elections resumed the Cald
~ well investigation, examining large mum
10 her of witnesses. G. q. Gage, Of Topeka
= swore that he heard Clapp, a member {
~ the Legislature, say that Sam Smith ha
In offered him twelve hundred dollars to vol
lie for Caldwell
w. Mr., Thomas said Smith had said h
of could get all the votes he wanted for ty
os- hundred dollars or something of that kint
en In Polands Credit Mobilier ComHitte
ia Oakes Ames produced receipt from Sci
or ator J. w. Patterson, dated June 9th, Fl
by eighteen hundred dollars, his amount
his dividends, as also a report for 200 shar
nal of Union Pacific stock, dated in May, lS1
airy Ames also produced letter from Pate
we'd son, written since the investigation,
on which Ames was urged to make his test
lost mony conform to the points therein give
s. Judge Poland made a remark about t
conscience of certain gentlemen who he
stock and Ames replied laughingly: Go
science ! am getting rather low opini
an of conscience since | have been here
sia, Laughter
nv In the testimony of Oakes Ames, 1
-, day, before the Poland committee, he 81
anu that John A. Logan had agreed to ia
yer ten shares Of stock, but that he afterwar
to reconsidered the promise. Witness s;
sea Logan made nothing out of the trans
ho ton.
'he After the conclusion of the Ames
OF animation. Poland committee adjourn
lm- to Tuesday. when it is expected the inv
the tigation will be closed.
80; Governor Warmoth stated this even
i'ii' that he had been in consultation with III;
lon, leading Senators and Representatives {
wing expressed his belief that the Senate CT
n in mittee on Elections will port meas
giving Louisiana full reliet.
10 John Hill last evening shot and insta
.oo' " killed Captain kerney, proprietor of
re- Central House Hill having discove
only Kerney in his house, mistakenly suppo
! in him to be burglar.
-. CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-The engine of
'Pi Freeport express jumped the track
oun- morning at haywood at a switch WI
rect stood the haywood local passenger tr
: ad- running into the latter and injuring
y O Clydesdale, well known real estate d
er, his wife, two daughters and son.
Clydesdale is reported to be dying.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25-At a con
lain enee of the Executive Committee of
- Centennial Commission with member
TIL the Legislature and City Council to-da
IL was agreed to ask the State to appropI
Ma, Sl,oo0,00o and the city $5000 to al
Nf<- the Centennial cause
sES LONDON, Jan. 22=The ex-Emp
ISE Eagema has concluded to soon i
l9El Chlselhurst. She will not. however, /
,,,c IN England, but will take up her residenc
some other portion of the country
. 1t is reported that steamship has
?. discovered sunk at the scene Of the
'AbLh hsion of Dunkless light house Wedne
.s ooo night and the opinion is growing Ger
'2'ooo ooo that the vessel which ran into the I
I'ooo ooo feet went down with all hands before
: i,ouo nnUs emigrant ship sank.
90 ma GALEsBURe, ILL.,, Jan. 25.-The &C
''''es. seat has beenre removed to Galesburg am
- evSr, hold Court at Caledonia Hall until the
ices and Court House is built, at the total &C
@ them Ghn nnn H. .s4at ss.,f.aciSa the