The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Corrption at Washington.
The People Swindled on
every hand.
The Tweed Trial in New
York duplicates men of
both parties.
The Grounds on which
Stokes asks for a new
trial.
Terrible Ravages of Small
pox in Boston.
Grants petty Vetoes.
Mr.. Eawley's Land Grab
bing Bill.
Rather a suspicious 1ool
for our virtuous Con-
gressman.
Grants petty Vetoes.
Mr.. Eawley's Land Grab
bing Bill.
Rather a suspicious look
for our virtuous Con-
greSSman.
Other Items, Etc.

MOblher Committee resumed Its InNesuga-
tons this morning. General Banks took
his seat with the committee tor the first
time. Sidney Dillon President of the
Credit Mobiher, testified that he knew
shares were put into the hands OF llarant
and Ames to fulfil previous contracts. He
didn't remember the names Of persons
Ames said be was under obligations to.
Some allusion was made to Congressman,
but don't remember the names. Thinks
Ames mentioned james Brooks. Witness
said Brooks came to him saving he had re-
ceIved loo shares from Durant and under
the rule was entitled to so shares addi-
tional, which were finally made over to
Nelson, son-in-law of Brooks At the
same time Nelson borrowed $4,000 Of
him Dillon TO pay for them.
The Wilson Investigating Committee
this morning consumed much time in ar
ranging the examination of f. H. Rollins
President of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, who was present with two large
trunks full Of books belonging to that com
| pany.
J. Hubble Ashton, formerly Assistant
/ Attorney General, was appointed counsel
/ for the government before the Credit No
biHer Investigating Committee, in place Of
! Stanley Mathews, declined.
The Caldwell investigation will close
/ this week hut it is not likely that report
from the committee will be submitted to
the Senate until the following week About
/ twenty-five witnesses have been sum
moned, eight or ten of whom are already
there, but it Is not thought the examina-
ton will be long. Caldwell will praba-
bly, begin his defense ON his own behalf on
Wednesday
Officials of the Treasury say that pro-
posals from Phelps, Dodge 4 Co. to pay
I-the government S26, 900, is not likely to
be accepted by the Department
| Mrs. Mary A. Walker, widow Of the
late Robt, J. Walker, died here yesterday
She was a granddaughter of Benz Frank
lin
New YORK, Jan. 20.-The counsel fol
Stokes, in pressing for a new trial, vii
rely much upon the fact that two of The
Jurors went outside the court for evidence
one having examined the ladies' staircase
at the Grand Central Hotel, and another
. having examined pistols at gunsmith
to see whether four barrelled pistol eoult
be distinguished from a Xbarrelled one
. An affidavit is also to be embodied In tn
bill Of exceptions that, before the trial
n one of the Jurors said Stokes ought to b.
hung anyhow, and another that if h
were on the jury he'd hang Stokes, any
how
In the Tweed case this morning Nj
: Garvey was crosse examined at length
: unchange his own implication III the rim
l. frauds The counsel made a strong effol
to extort from witness the fact that he wa
to be given an immunity in considerable
: of turning States evidence. Witness di
! not acknowledge that any such arrange
: ment existed, but said he was told b
:. O'COnor that if he told the truth on th
y stand no harm would come to him.
: Garvey testified to his leaving the coul
try at the time of the ring revelation III
;, der the name Of Odell, and returned III
Z der the name of Jeffers. He considere
= himself slightly culpable in connectiC
u with the frauds Judge Davis decline
e to hear the details of Garvey's voyage
\ and said it was sufficiently transparel
e that Garveys testimony was that of ma
. who had been promised protection. Ga
vey further testified that when he went
Europe he was worth over a million dc
lars, acquired between 1868 and 1870. /
d said he had always intended to return b.
a that his friends told him they would n
r. fight his battles for him unless he we
away. Upon being questioned as to wi
III these friends were, he said they we
er Tweed, Sweeney, Connolly and Han
to Smith.
=. Question-Was Mayor Hall one
a. them?
he Answer-He was embraced in the lC
of but could not say that he expected Hall
r fight his battles for him.
le BosToN, Jan. 20.-The smallpox eI
ne demic is creating grave apprehension
" Already three thousand cases are report,
u in the city, and the percentage of dealt
lg is much larger than by all other caus
in combined Nearly all the burials occur
the night. The epidemic has had SCI
= Gus effect upon commercial interests ge
" orally
e. SAVANNAH, Jan. 20.-Lee's birth d
ly was celebrated with great enthusiasm |
in day, on which occasion the first parade
:; the military. since the war, took pla(
The first Georgia Volunteers, the Fig
d teenth Battalion, the Cheatham Artille
1t, Battery and the Georgia Hussars parad
d. in uniform Wade Hampton deliver
the address The day was generally c
& served as a holiday and resembled -Four
OF July before the war
SPRINGFIELD, LII. Jan. l9.-Mr Walk,
leo. OF Hamilton, win tomorrow offer a reso
nm tlon IN the house to the effect that vo
rsi. cast Tor the election of Gov. Oglesby
United States Senator are opposed to t
letter and spirit of the constitution of I
nts State.
Tel- WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - The Pre-
I'M dent, who never yet ventured to veto :
of the big land grabbing schemes VIII
have passed Congress, occasionally ex
en' EN- cises his power by returning to Coner
agn g some pics ane bill in which he thinks he $
ses sn flaw. The house is somewhat nnpati
nee with this small way of doing business,
pecially when gross carelessness is char
! able upon the executive, and on Stature
! for passed over his veto, by vote of l27
St L, the bill for the relief of the estate
H.. II L.