The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-06
Washington Items.
The Foster Reprieve.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes,
Etc, Etc.
Other Items of Interest.

precinct station was quietly taken posses
sion of last night by McEnery militia No
resistance was offered by the Metropolitans
on duty there. and no effort has been
made to-day to displace the militia 1t is
understood further aggressive movement L
will be made by the militia tonight
New ORLEANS. March about half
past nine clock tonight a squad of fifty
militia attacked the third precinct station.
but they were repulsed by the police /
They were quickly reinforced by about /
three hundred and fifty men. These were /
attacked by Gen Badger with about 200 |
policemen and piece Of artillery, and for
about ten minutes a sharp rattle of mus
kerry ensued Both parties maintained |
their positions during this time, but at the
second discharge Of the cannon the militia
retreated through jackson Square. One
man named Hartman was killed and sey-
eral wounded.
JOLIET, H., March 5.-The Legislative
Committee employed the morning with the
examination of Mr. Phelps, an attachs Of
the prison. whose testimony was very dam
aging to the Commissioners. The Com
mittee will meet at the Penitentiary this
afternoon The investigation will proba-
bly, continue through the week.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb 5.-The Cover
nor this morning appointed Mark Bangs to
! fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Circuit Judge Richmond, of Marshall
county.
! OTTAWA. d., March Yesterday a
| trial was had under the new Liquor law,
before Justice Leavins, in our city, for
selling liquor to minors. The saloon
keeper was fined SO and his license was
revoked An appeal was taken to the
Circuit Court
CHAMPAIGN, H., March 5.-H W.
Bennett was killed yesterday in Tolono,
H., by being caught in the betting of the
large Touring mill Of Bennett, Moore &
Co He was so terribly crushed that he
died before he could be cut loose He
leaves a wife and one child, having Just
buried another child on the previous day
| WASHINGTON. March 5.-The only i'm
mediate change in the Cabinet will be in
the secretaryship of the Treasury, should
the present incumbent be elected to the
Senate The opinion that the President
need not re- nominate the present members
of the Cabinet for confirmation by the Sen
ate is strengthened by the fact that all OF
them were at their respective departments
to-day attending to their official duties and
it is said by gentlemen in executive posi-
tons that no such nominations will be
made
The comptroller of currency notifies ma
tional banks to report their condition al
the close Of business February 2Sth inst
New YORK, March 5.--The Apollo
Hall general committee last evening elect
ed Jno. McCool chairman The opposing
candidate was Judge Spaulding During
the meeting the police elected one of {
number who were improperly voting a'
substitutes.
E he Foster reprIeve is understood to bt
granted that the Governor may consult
with the Judges of the Court of Appeals
The prisoner 5 friends now think the sen
: tence may be commuted to Imprisonment
for life at hard labor at Sing Sing.
: esterday the argument on the prelimi
t nary point in Tweed civil case was con
, cluded and the decision reserved
t n special Washington dispatch state,
that Assistant Secretary Richardson say,
no action has been taken relative to the
! 10000 600 bill, and the matter remain,
: precisely as it did before, the Secretary
' still claiming the right to issue the wholC
e amount whenever necessary.
e HARTFORD, March 5.-The Republican
, Convention Of the First Congressional Dis
trict to-day renominated Gen. J. p. Hav
4 ley by acclamation
The Democrats of the First Congressional
$ District to-day nominated S. p. Kendall
for Congress.
! BosToN, March 5.-The annual meet
j ing Of the Union Pacific Railroad is in ses
2 sion. a letter was received from Jas
+ Brooks, saying he had made himself inelig
ible to membership in the directory.
! PITTSBURGH, March 5.-The express
!, train going west on the Pan Handle roaC
r this morning ran on to a broken rail
+ short distance west of Willow Grove sta
$ ton Two sleeping coaches went over tn,
! embankment and were badly wrecked
: The only passenger badly hurt was Mrs
b Anna Price, of Springfield, Mo.-liml
i fractured.
d CEDER RAPIDS, Iowa, March 9Th,
t passenger train going west, last night, wa
!. SaroWh m IRON the track one mile east O
Gheisea' Iowa. All the cars were off bu
: the engine and baggage car, and the sleep
ing car was standing across the track. /
Carmlchael, prominent citizen of Tam,
City, was dangerously injured. and anothe
he man and one woman also received injuries
and about twenty others We're more or Ies
K shaken up. The cause of the accident va va
: broken rail-
st MEMPHIS, March 5.-A fire at Mason
X X Tenn, yesterday, destroyed hotel and tn
p dry goods store Of G.. d. Wires, McClo
6S 5S Bros, and J. Fisher & Bro. Loss, SIS,
i 600; insured for $1,000
" LIsTowELL, Ont, March 5-A fire thi
morning on the corner Of Wallace an
r. Nam streets destroyed half block g
ce stores. Loss, $4,000.
CoRRY, Pa, March 5.-Cork's Hall wa
burnQd fn-dau aon