The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
A Big Split in the Republi-
can Party in New York.
Havemeyer Thrown Over
board by the Custom
House Ring.
Civil Service Reform Illus
trated in New York.
Gov. Dix Still Declines to
Interfere to Save Foster.
The Engineers Strike in
Missouri.
Another Great Riot in
England.
Gov. Dix Still Declines to
Interfere TO Save Foster.
The Engineers Strike in
Missouri.
Another Great Riot in
England.
Other Items of Interest.

New YORK, March Iq.-Open war has
now been declared by Tom Murphy and
his gang against Mayor Havemeyer.
HOstilities were proclaimed tonight at a
meeting Of the Republican general com
mlttee in manner as cowardly as the ruse
is transparent Col Duganne, one of Muir
ply 5 plant tools in proposing that COM
mittee Of three be appointed to go to Al
bany to urge on Senators to so change the
text Of the charter as TO place the appoint
ing power in the hands Of the Mayor. sub
ject to the approval Of the Board Of
Aldermen, was only playing Il part. He
was puppet in the hands Of Murphy
No sooner was the resolution offered than
/ Col. Chas. ;. Spencer. whose war record
has not yet been written, got up and made
Il furious onslaught on Mayor Havemeyer.
whose honesty and German obstinacy
have proved sore thorns in the side of the
custom-house gang who are endeavOring 10
clutch the city plunder Iii manner out
stripping the palmieSt days of Tweed.
The warlike Spencer having had full time
, to make his prepared TRADE against Hav-
emeyer the comedy ended by voting down
/ Duganne resolution by an overwhelming
majority Havemeyer will have. hence
forth, in his fight with Murphy and his
satellites, the sympathy of every New
( \ ork Democrat, and Of all except time
serving Republicans
Dick Murphy, the eldest scion of the
noble house Of Hon. Tom Murphy. ex-
collector and present Boss of this city. was
recently nominated a member Of the niOr
League Club. Poor Dick. whose onl,
fault Is that he Is the son of Tom. wa,
ANONYMOUSLY black balled. the voters de
claring. however, they took this method O
showing their contempt for Dick un
worthy sire and not out Of dislike for tn,
son.
The appointment Of Thomas L. James
late deputy collector Of the warehouse bu
reau Of the custom-house, to succeed
Postmaster Jones. is regarded here as al
utter disregard Of the civil service law, &C
cording to the principles of which the sue
cessaT Of Jones would be Banks0n T. Nor
gan. the present assistant postmaster
Grant apologlsts in this city claim tina
the appointment Of James Is simply tn
transferring OF the official from one brancl
OF the civil service to another
No action was taken at the meetin
called for tonight TO settle the eight hou
question about which there is difficulty a
present between the master carpenters q
this city and the employees
ALBANY. March l9-The Governor an
nounces that he still sees no reason for in
tertering in the case of Foster.
ST LOUIS. March 1q.-Grand Chic
Engineer Wilson. Of the Brotherhood c
Locomotive Engineers, in his interview lat
last night with General Superintendent
Van Horn, stated that the Brotherhoo
was not engaged in the strike. 1t is who'll
the work Of the Moberly division and wa
{ in violation Of the rules Of the organization
ST JOSEPH March IA collision oC
, CURED early this morning about FIVE mile
east Of this city on the Hannibal 4 St 10
Railroad between two freight trains TIL
, engineers of the westward bound train
/ Joseph Protector and Frank Dye, wer
killed and a brakeman, Peter Dolly, slight
ly injured The engineer and fireman q
the other train jumped off and escaped III
? injured.
/ Trains are running on this end Of tn
= Kansas City road, the strikers hayin
been quieted.
) PHILADELPHIA, March l9.-In the cas-
b of David Small against the kingsto
Bank, for the recovery Of thirty thousan
dollars in Government bonds stolen from
box deposited for safe keeping when tn
bank was robbed in 1871, the jury thi
? morning, after being ont two days return
ed verdict for plaintiff.
! FORT WAYNE, March lq.-Hilden VIII
was recently tried and condemned for tn
murder Of his wife, was to-day sentenced t
imprisonment for life by Judge Brecker
! ridge
EVANSVILLE. March 19-Louis Il
| Buseau was held for trial for killing Hart
man on Monday, in default Of $4,000 bal
| Hartman was buried to- day. about 80
r moulders, machanists, blacksmiths an
{ men of other trades II arching in the Pre-
cession. Jordan, who was wounded in tn
affair, proves to have been very dangerou,
ly hurt and may die
r BosToN, March l9.-The House. by 4
: to l6l, refuses to rescind the resolution
| censuring Senator Sumner.
LONDON March ia serious riot b.
tween Englishmen and Irishmen oceurre
at Wolverhampton, near Birmingham
I yesterday. At least three thousand PEI
sons engaged in the conflict. Firearm
and knives were freely used. There Wa
much bloodsbed though no case of fatal il
: jury is reported.