The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-11
The Committee don't know
whether Louisiana has a
Legal Government.
The G. M. Drawing to a close
Grimes, Fires, Accidents,
ETC., Etc.
Other Items, Etc.


the Louisiana case is that neither the
Greeley nor Grant electors were legally
elected. and that the Committee are not
prepared to report whether or not Louis
lana had a legal State Government.
/ The Senatorial Credit MobiGer Commit
tee met this morning, but nothing was
/ done, as complete copies of testimony were
not furnished by the Committee of the
House. The copies are expectedto be fur
nished to-day or tomorrow. 1t is proba-
| bic that several days will be occupied in
examining the evidence, before further
action is determined upon.
Oakes Ames has returned.
/ A caucus of Republican Senators was
held this morning, Mr. Anthony presiding.
The subject was the business now pending
in the Senate A committee was ordered
appointed by the chairman to report at a
future meeting as to what measures should
have the precedence. the general object
being to act upon those of the most pub
lie necessity, with a view Of avoiding a
call for an extra session. The prevailing
sentiment was against such extra SESSION.
Some Senators declared that the President
should not be forced to call the extra ses-
sion owing to the fault or negligence OF
Congress to transact necessary Legislation.
New YORK, Feb. lot is discovered
that street letter boxes have been recently
robbed throughout the city. Friday night
eight were broken open.
Last night was one of the coolest of the
season.
The German jOurneymen cabinet makers
and employees of the furniture manufactur-
ing trade, at a meeting held yesterday
took preliminary action for the renewal OF
efforts for the eight hour system in the
spring A like action was taken by the
German journeymen shOemakers.
Eq- Mayor kalbfeisch, Of Brooklyn, Ii
again in a hopeless condition.
The trial of Scanned. for the murder O
9 Donahue, was begun to-day.
Early this morning DR.. Hugh William
son was dangerously shot by man nameC
! Quist, during a scuffie growing out Of al
attempt of Williamson to molify Quist
who was arguing with his wife ON her re
turning from party with Williamson.
BUFFALO, Feb. lO.-The medical ex
= perts appointed by Gov. Dix to examine
the sanity of Gagney, under sentence o
. death, report his case one of feigned in
\ sanity.
e TOPEKA, Feb. 10.-The Pomeroy In
n vestigating Committee to-day authorizes
the publication of that portion of Col
York testimony which was kept back a
= the time the rest was given. 1t is to tn
/ effect that Pomeroy told him York tina
/, he had three spies in the anti -Pomero
: caucus The names given were Senate
d Moontugh, Capt Tough and Represents
IT tive Bond
% A Vigilance Committee at Dodge cit
4, made a raid on dance house in that vi
.e lage on Sunday and killed two men name
If Chas Hill alias Texas" and Ad Wi
r liams, both desperate frontier character
le ST. LOUIS, Feb lO.-The Malt house
rs Washington, Hunicke x Co. was damage
n, by fire to the amount of 81 900 this morl
lg ing insured for $4,000.
III SAN Francisco, Feb. l0.-A fire
= Sage's warehouse on Battery street, COZ
v tanning twenty thousand cases of coal OF
= = caused great alarm but will be confne
y to the building There were nine terrif
!; ~ explosions.
n CINCINNATI, Feb. l0.-Harrington
4 Wooden mills at Mt Vernon, O., burnt
Il last night Loss on building and machi
cry $4,000; Insurance s. 800.
1TtSNll4LE. req. 1U.-1he Dreauy
Bend accommodation train going mort
when near Scrub Grass, broke a rail- al
T. five cars of oil and the coach were throw
en- from the track down the bank. The fc
OF lowing were wounded Michael Cain,
e. A. Knox, j. p Riddle, j. Hanna, H. NJ
Ter, A. s. Hamilton, W. Moresty, John
IS Whitcomb; also the train boy. The Goa,
Is still remains in the water and two bodi
d can be seen inside
rg KANSAS CITY, Feb. l0.-By the falhl
0 oa of the walls of the Ferguson House, Nj
ny Donahue and daughter aud Mrs. Kie
m' =, were instantly killed and Miss Domain
y injured