The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
No Increase Of Currency to
be permitted.
Favorable Report ON the
bill for, a u. s. Military
Prison at Rock Island.
Progress of the Tweed Case
u. s. Senators elected in
Louisiana by two Leg
islatures.
Col. Bogy elected Senator
from Missouri.
The Radicals in the Arkan-
sas Legislature on Dis
franchisement.
Col. Bogy elected Senator
from Missouri.
The Emperor William calls
a halt on Bismarck's per-
secution of the Church.
Other Items, Etc.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4-Mr Sherman,
from the Committee on Finance reported
a resolution declaring that the Secretary
Of the Treasury has no power under the
existing law to issue United States notes
for any portion of the $44,O00O00 in notes
cancelled under the act of June 1866.
Mr. Logan. from the Military Commit
tee, reported, without amendment, the
House bill providing for the establishment
at Rock Island, Illinois Of military pris-
on.
New YORK, Jan. I4.-Tn the opening
of the Tweed case to-day, the prosecution
denied that any measures were taken yes
terday for the removal of any of the Jury as
Objectionable Ex-Deputy Controller fIar-
ris was called as first witness. hut Tweed's
lawyers interposed, demanding that the
prosecution select some particular count of
the indictments under which they would
proceed, they denying that Tweed was
ever amenable as Auditor. as no such office
existed and besides, the law forbade
Tweed from holding any such office, he
being a Senator. After argument by Ire
maine and Fields Judge Davis rendered
decision overruling the objection raised by
defendants counsel
New ORLEANS, Jan 14.-Pinchbeck
was elected United States Senator BY the
Kellogg Legislature
/ Gen W, McNIullen was to-day
/ elected by the Fusion Legislature
| for United States Senator to FIJI Kellogg 5
unexpired term, commencing March 4th.
/ Gov Warmoth received votes in the Sen
ate and IS in the House
/ ST Louis. Jan. 1.-THE two Houses
Of the Legislature voted separately for
/ United States Senator to-day. The vote
| in the House stood Bogy, Sc Hender-
son, 33. In the Senate Bogy received p :.
Henderson, 10; absent, g Tomorrow
the vote will be taken in joint session.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. l4.-The House to-
day passed the Senate joint resolution
agreeing to the pending constitutional
amendment doing away with the distran-
chising articles Of the constitution 1t
now goes to the Governor for approval
and is then to be submitted to a vote of
the people and ratified before it can be
declared law. This removes all disfran-
chisement
HARTFORD, Jan. l4-At South elias
/ tenburg, this afternoon, gang Of work
men We're engaged in cutting out ga some
ter, when one Of them cut a hole through
the shell Of the apparatus. and put in a
lighted match, Whereupon a tremendous
explosion occurred. 4 man named Quick
was instantly killed another, named
Welch, had both legs blown off, and five
others were more or less hurt
New YORK, Jan. IA London letter
says the retiring of Bismarck from the
Prussian Cabinet is mainly due to differ
ences arising between him and the En-
peror as to church questions. The En-
peror, alarmed at Bsmarck's 5 course to-
wards the Catholics, declining to further
follow the Prince IN his policy
LONDON, Jan 1.-THE Queen will visit
the ex-Empress Eugene after the funeral
Prince Teck has gone to Chiselhurst. The
commandant at the Royal Military Acad.
emy in Woolwick, at which the Prince I'm
perial is a cadet, has forbidden all enter.
tainments until after the funeral.
! LONDON, Jan. I4.-Mr. Schenck,
American Minister, has gone to Chisel
hurst, The crowds there are increasing
by every train. The remains of Napoleon
will lie in state until the hour for the com
mencement of the funeral ceremonies. Al
noon yesterday the public were admitted
to the chapel and at midnight ten thous-
and persons had viewed the remains
among them the Prince of Wales and the
Duke Of Edinburgh
PEORIA, Jan. 1.-THE Review was
purchased to-day by the Transcript Com
pany and the former paper viii be diseon
tinued tomorrow
/ CHICAGO, Jan. IA cable dispatch
from Germany announces the death ot
Mrs Horace White, wife of the editor ot
the Tribune, a lady Of high character and
great culture. Mr. White is prostrated by
the shock, as the last advices reported hel
health to be improving.