The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-07
Stokes Counsel will make
another effort to cheat
the Gal1ows.
A Girl Shoots her School
Teacher.
Mrs. Wharton to be tried
again.
Other Items, Etc.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 6.-The papers
this morning contain an address to the
people from John McEnery, exhortlng
them to bear themselves to-day with pru-
dence, dignity, hrmness and moderation.
He tells them it is their right and duty toi
assemble peaceably to witness the inaugur-
alton of the only true and legal Legislature |
of their State. He assures them that the
government of the United States will not
exert its great powers to suppress peacea- |
BILE assemblages Of the people, but will
protect them from assault from any quar-
ter, and concludes by urging upon them
careful abstention from riotous demonstra- |
| tons
| New ORLEANS, Jan, 6-The announce
ment was made at the Fusion Headquar-
/ ters, at 10 O'Clock last night, apparently by
authority, that Gen. Emory has received
/ instructions from Washington that United
States troops shall only be used to preserve
/ the peace, and that any body Of citizens,
styling themselves what they may, have
the right TO meet peaceably for any pur
pose not unlawful and that if any attempt
should be made to disperse such an assem-
blage they shall be protected.
J When this was announced the crowd as
sembled in St Charles Hotel rotunda and
several simultaneously ejacnlated: ''Whew
the President has gone back on Pinchbeck.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 6.-Morning-The
city is quiet this morning and fears of a
conflict are subsiding. Very little busi-
ness is doing Some 5000 persons are al
ready assembled about the City Hall and
Lafayette Square The meeting there to-
day will undoubtedly be large one. This
morning a battalion Of infantry and a
company of cavalry moved up from the
barracks to temporary quarters to cover
the magazine and on Julian street.
LATER.-Noon-The assemblage has
increased to FIVE or six thousand. A large
L. S. flag has just been displayed from the
balcony of the Odd Fellows Hall, Camp
street, indicating that the Conservative
Legislature will meet there. A crowd
, rapidly assembled on that side of Lafayette
E Square. The assemblage is very quiet
Stores are generally closed as on Sunday.
Canal steeet looks deserted, and not a
lady is TO be seen on the great thorough
! fare Nearly all business men in the city
2 seem to be participating more or less in
the lafayette Square meeting.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The following
telegram was received tonight, dated at
New Orleans, addressed to j. II. Kennedy,
c Vice President of the Louisiana Commit
tee. and signed by j. S. Moncure, Speaker
9 of the Louisiana House of Representa-
tives, and Hugh Campbell, Speaker Of
u the Senate
e To-day, promptly at twelve clock, the
n members Of the Legislature met in Odd
Fellows Hall. There were 10000 citizens
in attendance occupying the square and
streets leading to the hall Every person
was quiet and peaceable, but firm and
9 determined The citizens have placed al
> disposal of the Legislature large fund
!. The Legislature is satisfied with the
n position of the President as reported to
! day"
q WASHINGTON, Jan 6.-Oakes Ames tes
a tifed before the Credit Mobiher investigat
# ing Committee that Senator Grimes, Johr
, Daley and Samuel Hooper had subscribed
+ very largely. Witness had $50 shares, al
, told, for distribution Colfax wanted t.
: get some stock, but it was never transferred
\ to him. Mrs Henry Wilson objected u
Iv an investment made for her and the none,
r was returned to her Mr.. Patterson, 0
d New Hampshire, reported dividends o.
e thirty shares Mr. Blaine declined tn
k. stock. Mr.. Dawes made contract for on
S. thousand dollars worth but after maxim
t, inquiries declined to take it. Mr. Bingham
n took twenty shares. Mr.. Garfield agree,
IN TO take ten but never paid for them O
as received them was offered some but di
n not take it. Elliot never agreed to tax
any Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, wante
to buy some but had not the money MI
Scofeld took one share but returned il
IL Mr.. Fowler, of Tennessee, never receive
a, any James f. Wilson and Mr. Allison, {
v Iowa, bought ten shares Witness neve
,d gave any to Senator Conkling,
or New YORK. Jan 6.-Stokes' counst
were in consultation last evening The
10 were greatly surprised ut the verdict, an
"A, expressed their purpose of applying q
he once for stay of proceedings, and ult
of lnately, if possible, seek another trial
seems that the lawyers regard the new'
u paper and public clamor about the prev,
he lence Of murder and lawlessness as partl
ms responsible for the adverse verdict The
N would have deferred the trial of the cas-
- at this time but for the demands of tn
ns prisoner and his relatives.
III DJBUoUE, Jan. 6.-Byron Wright.
young school teacher at Cedar City, W:
l0 this morning shot through the head by +
q. mira Stickney, one of his pupils, and ht
l. paramour, Richard Gergs, wounding hiI
~ so badly that death will result Jealous
IN and an attempted ruin was the alege
RI cause of the crime.
n ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6.-The snow storl
If which prevailed over a large part of tn
= State and Kansas on Friday and Saturda
~ was the heaviest known for over twent
years. The snow lies from one to two fe
q deep on the level all through central an
northwest Missouri and in some places h;
- drifted badly. All trains are delaye
many hours, and some of them have stuC
fast in drifts.
lis LITTLE Rock, Jan 6.-Both Houses
on on, the General Assembly convened at
o'clock to-day Senator Clayton, broth
D OF the U. S. Senator, was made Preside
It pro tenn. of the Senate and c. W. Tanke
- ly Speaker of the House Elisha Baxt
was declared to be elected as Govern
ana n, ne came forward and was sworn
the Chief Justice.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 6. The trial of M,
80 Elizabeth Z. Wharton, indicted for
DC tempting to poison Eugene Van Ness
the month of June, 1871, was commenc
'IA in the Circuit Court of Anne Arund
county to-day.
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