The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-23
Thew will send A1eck Ste
vens to Congress.
Terrific Explosion in Pitts
burgh.
Another effort to save Me-
Nu1ty.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Poland' 5 Com
nittee this morning resumed the examina-
ton of Oakes Ames He testified that he
agreed to give Colfax % shares of Credit
Nobilier stock in Dee 1867. Witness re !
ceived the dividends upon it at 50 per cent
in Union Pacific bonds, and accounted to
/ Colfax for the bonds sold by witness. In
I March 1868, Mr. COlfax gave witness
check for S53472 He did not remember
/ delivering the stock to Colfax. The check
and proceeds of the I. 7. stock pad Tor
/ the Credit Mobiher stock. In the june
following he gave Colfax check for 81
200 dividends on Credit Mobilier,
Question: What do you say about what /
| Coitax said in regard to his making you a
present Of S500?'
Answer He said some such thing to
me about being sorry for my misfortune,
cannot remember his words now
Cnlfax had never called upon witness for
Credit Mobiher stock He has it ready TO
deliver to him whenever he wants it. He
supDosedithat Colfax understood the $1,000
!, was dividend upon the stock. Witness
had no recollection that Colfax paid him
that 81 300 1t don't belong to witness.
= Mr.. Colfax-Now if the committee will
+ allow, l assert under oath that do not re
: member of having received single dollar
from Ames
Ames again repeated his statement,
/ Mr.. Ames was questioned in regard to
( the statement of Senator Wilson, and said
. the testimony of that gentleman was sub
stantially correct
Mr.. Ames was then questioned in regard
To Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, and testified that
C Allison bought 81 900 worth Of Credit Mo
f. bilier stock, which witness got for him
with 50 per cent dividend in Union Pacific
> bonds. Sold bonds and Allison settled by
q check for $27l balance, which settled Tor
g the bonds and interest
20 Mr.. Allison then received the check for
=. $500 dividend in June. The check from
y Allison to witness was dated April 9th,
~ 1865 Mr.. Allison gave par for his stock
Y, and S47 interest. The six hundred dollar
10 check which witness gave Allison he had
:. found with the seargant- nt-at-arms indorsed
\ hv Allison. Allison received his stock Ger
is tifcate at the time he bought them but re
in turned them to witness last March Die
lie not know who returned them-the envelope
:, merely contained the stock certificates bu
!" no letter of explanation.
Allison became alarmed at the charge o
: bribery. and thought there would be n
= impropriety in his holding the stock. Ii
i received no check on New \ ork with Ger
-, tifcate He did receive check tror
~, Allison, but it was about another matte
a. entirely-a negotiation he went into wit
- him in regard to transaction In Iowa
Il Witness had nothing to say differer
~. from what J F Wilson. Of Iowa saic
~ and he had no desire to make any quallt
u, ,n' cations of the statements of that gentle
" man.
ms. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Presider
,lts has signed the bill to incorporate the Loom
Igh Aerial Telegraph Company.
sed The Senate Committee ON Privilege
TIA and Elections will commence the examlni
of ton of Louisiana matters tomorrow morl
md ing
of The directors of the colonization socie
have resolved TO urge the government
establish line of steamers to Liberl
- Three thousand applicants now await pa
m sage and 300 leave the lst Of May Mo
=, OF the applicants are from Florida al
SID Georgia
nv Hon. james Brooks, is ordered by /
and physicians to quit work OF any kin
,.or He is suffering severely from attacks ari
ing from his summer journey around t
" world 4.
sea- New YORK, Jan. 22-The annount
the ment that Foster would be hanged had
t of very depressing effect upon Stokes and t
,ur other murderers in the Tombs. VIII
- Foster received the news he secluded hi
'h' self in his CELL refusing to see any one.
ions The SANTANA Bay Company held me-
ion, ing to-day, and adopted the commissions
wing report and ratified the contract made W
:: the San Domingo government. The |
L Ill lowing officers were elected for the ensul
year: C. b. Stockwell President;
90, Stafford, Vice President Henry Cle'
70. Treasurer: r. H. Hazard Secreta
o,I,, The company intend purchasing or bui
S ', ing three steamers besides the Lay
In which will run regularly between this p
opri- and SANTANA Bay, establishing wee
oun- communication The company also int
rect chartering large steamer and sending
al cabin load Of excursionists who Il
! az wish to inspect San Domingo before tax
y ., up residence. The Lybe is now load
with horses, furniture, &c, for officers
the company.
-. tho SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 22.-The Senate
= 'i' day passed the bill for the extension of
bak- time for collecting taxes for 1872 anc
ublic. was signed by the Governor.
n 70 In Joint session Richard j, Oelesbv
pro aoJ ueo,seao his rasignation as Goyarr,,. nv
min tale effect tomorrow, when Beveri
will be sworn III.
ATLANTA, Jan. 22-The following
toxos the result of the first joint ballot to-da.
-esent the General Assembly for U, ,. Sena
y Bu- Gordon, "a; Stephens, Il; Hlll'
and Field, s Ackerman, a.
LATER.-The fifth ballot in the ten
, Assembly to-day re ulted In the eiet
tor. OF deneral Gordon, U. S, Senator