The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-31
IELEGRAE64G.
The Act Extending the Col
lection of Taxes believed
to be Illegal.
The Kansas Senatorial
Election.
Pomeroy takes to his bed
and refuses to talk.
More of his cash handed to
the Speaker.
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The Sioux City r. r. and
the G. ri. Frauds.
A Contumacious Witness in
Limbo.
Detention of 1000 Cars OF
Freight at Detroit.
Fires. Weather. Etc.
The Sioux City r. r. and
the G. ri. Frauds.
A Contumacious Witness in
Limbo.
Detention of 1000 Cars of
Freight at Detroit.
Fires, w Gather, Etc.

ATCHISON. Jan. 30-SenatOr-e j ohm |
J. Ingalls, reached home this evening and |
had grand reception He is a native of
Essex county. Mass, SO years of age, and |
a lawyer by profession. He graduated at |
Williams College and came to Kansas in |
1858. He has held various public posi-
tons.
Topeka, Jan. 30.-Senator Pomeroy is
lying seriously ILL., Private reports to this
city say his physicians have forbidden ad-
mission to his room. The Senator has re-
considered his determination to make a
public statement concerning the \ Gork dis
closure, and will say nothing on the sub
iect until his trial
There is a rumor current tonight that
he will not resume his seat in the Senate,
but tender his resignation to Governor Os-
born.
A further deposit of the bribe money is
said TO have been made with the Secretary
of the Senate day, 10 the amount Of
So, GOO The money was paid in, il is said,
by members of the Legislature who re
ceived it from Pomeroy, but their names
have not been disclosed.
New YORK, Jan 3O.--EdWard Sim
monds of this city states that when the Su-
perintendent Of rolling stock Of the Union
Pacific Railroad was here, from sixty-fve
TO seventy second hand locomotives were
sold TO the company by p Il. Butler, of
Boston, as first-class engines the company
paving sixteen or seventeen thousand dol
lars apiece for them Notwithstanding
his report that the engines were dear at
four thousand dollars and besides unfit for
any decent road, other second hand stock
alco YAtroha cod in this
At meeting of some patriotic Cubans
yesterday it was proposed TO raise fund
for an expedition to the Island 1t is
thought that New Orleans will be chosen
as the place whence the next expedition
I will set sail
| In the Tweed case to-day Judge Davis
delivered a lengthy charge TO the Jury
who then retired. At II O'Clock. the Jury
/ having been out three hours, Judge Davis
returned TO the court and directed an ad-
iournment to half past one clock tO-mor-
row.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Before the Po-
land Committee to-day Mr. Alley testified
that Congress had nothing to do with the
Sioux City and Iowa Falls Railroad lands.
the grant being given by the State of Iowa.
Before the Wilson committee to-day
. Il
had been President of the L. p r. r.
Co. not one dollar had been paid by the
company to influence legislations or elec-
tons nor had one shilling been spent tC
prevent or affect legislation or elections
Mr. Clarke stated that on April Sth, 1872
he received at New York q dispatch from
Geo B. Cowalon, private secretary II
Gen. Butler, announcing that Legislation
ruinous to the road was about to be effect
ed, and asking him to come to the capital
After an interchange of dispatches, Mr.
Clarke apprised the blackmailer that tn,
: directors of the company would not sane
ton the expenditure of q dollar TO aver
the blow. A j. Phaleton, attorney of tn,
company, was, however, dispatched t.
r Washington, and Gen Negley that day in
t troduced resolution requiring the pay
: ment Of interest to the company.
3 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Mr. Anthony
' introduced bill to incorporate the Missis
sippi and Ohio Tunnel and Tube Company
with a capital of ten millions dollars, t
construct tunnels under the Mississippi
= and Ohio rivers to be used for connectin,
railroads centering near their junction
Among the incorporators are Thomas A
Scott and j. w Mccullough, of Pennsyl
vania; j. Pierrepont, j Morgan, w. S
/ Rosecrans and H. G. Marquand of Nev
r York A T. Burnside, of Rhode Island
D W. B. Curtis and W. F. Coolbaugh, O
Illinois
. On motion of Mr. Slocum a resolution
E was adopted asking information from tn
t Comptroller Of Currency regarding the de
= posits in the Farmers and Merchants Ma
q tional Bank of Washington and the Ocea
National Bank of New York, of PaciG
railroad bonds by Joseph B. Stewart.
!, Mr.. Stewart. on arraignment for refus
. ing to answer the questions of the Invest
, eating Committee yesterday, still insistet
that there was no authority to compel hin
to disclose communications made to him q
!, counsel
: On motion of Mr. Dawes it was move
- that j. B. Stewart be considered in con
tempt of the House for failure to max
u answer to certain questions on Monday.
= A resolution was adopted remandin
: Stewart to the custody of the Sergeant al
arms, until further order of the House
unless he declare his willingness to appea
= and answer before the Committee
Stewart was then removed from the ha
/ in custody of the Sergeant
DETROIT, Jan. 30.-The Board of Trad
to-day adopted resolutions favoring th
!. petitioning of Congress to permit tn
bridging of Detroit river as near this cit
as practicable. The committee who ha
4 investigated the subject reported that tn
& completion of the tunnel was doubtful, b6
cause OF the unfavorable condition of tn
= sou through which it must traverse; tha
I.ere are now one thousand cars on eac
sue OF the river waiting transit and sever
ty.hVe Thousand bushels of wheat waitin
m CINCINNATI, Jan. 8o.-Serious trouble
o anticipated at Lexington, Kv toldav f.,
m the municipal election. Il is sad iy noSyor
as will not be allowed to vote mil miles, m tbe oo
have previously paid their taxes can and tI,e the
nearly all the colored voters have tandero o,a
/! their taxes to the Collector, who has :,
fused to receive them. A company of II
Sixteenth United States Infantry was Sc, 1
there yesterday from Frankfort for Ii
purpose of keeping the peace. Gener
q Murray, Marshal of the State, is expectt
~' with number of deputies.
LEXINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Democra
carried the municipal election to-day