The Rock Island daily Argus., 1873-03-12
The River open at Omaha.
All Rail from st. Louis to
the Gulf.
Ridicu1e of Grants 1nau'
gura1 in Germany.
Other Items of Interest.

CONCORD, \. H., March II.-Henry 4.
Bellows. Chief Justice of New Hampshire,
was found dead in his bed this morning,
supposed to have died of heart disease.
He was 10 years of age,
The State election is progressing with
unusual quietness. The aggregate at
present appearance, is considerably less
than a year ago when the Republicans
elected Straw by 999 majority over ALL
KEEvER, n. H.. March ll-Many Re
publcans are cutting their candidate for
Congress.
WASHINGTON. March u.-Noon. =
There is light vote The Portsmouth
vote up to noon indicates about 200 Re
publican majority for Governor
CONCORD. y. H., March 1.-THE an
nual election for Governor, Railroad Com
missiOners. three members of Congress,
State Counselors and members of the
Legislature took place to-day, Gov. Straw
received the support of the Republicans
for reelection, and Ex-Governor James A
Weston the support of the Democrats. S.
X Mason and John Blackmer were the
nominees of the Liberal Republicans and
| Prohibitory Liquor Law men, respectively,
] lhI bOftIIlDi- lC piSStHt ttlIS iSSSiblldA
( delegation, Hibbard Bell and Parker, are
I Democrats and candidates for reelection.
! The Republican candidates are n B.
Small, A. F. Pike and S G. Griffin.
! One hundred and sixteen towns give
Straw 81 ,632, Weston l9, ,l6l, Parker 10,
Mason 336 There has probably been no
election by the people.
! CONCORD. March Midnight One
hundred and thirty towns give Straw 25,-
97l, Weston q ,S27, Blackmer $40, Mason
466. Relative gains and losses show Re
publican loss of 900. The telegraph at
Island Pond was burned this evening and
election returns from towns in the upper
part of the State will probably not be re-
ceived tonight.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Demo
cratic Senators have made spirited and
successful fight for larger representation
on the Senate committees. They held q
caucus this morning, and declined to ac-
cept the offer Of the Republican caucus,
giving them one representative on each
committee. They justly claimed that they
have one third of the Senate, and are en-.
titled to two members of each committee
At the first meeting of the committee ap
pointed by the Republican Senators to re
arrange the standing committee Messrs
Stewart and Scott argued in favor of Civ.
ing the Democrats two places on eacl
committee; Messrs. Edmunds, Conkhng
! and West the other three members, woulC
not agree to this, and when the caucus re
! assembled on Saturday, the whole matte
was brought up, the majority of the com
mittee was sustained by the caucus, ant
= h,,4 IL,
the Democrats Before the meeting O
the caucus on Saturday the Democrat
I heard of the vote in the committee AM
addressed a letter to the caucus demand
ing two places on each committee A
+ their caucus this morning they formall
4 refused the offer of the Republicans o
: one on each committee. The Republi
can Senators therefore convened anothe
caucus this afternoon, and finally decide
to accede to the demands of the Demo
: cratic Senators. Besides having the chair
manship of the private claims committee
they will have two members on the foreig
Il relations, finance appropriations, etc.
E; Boston, March 1l-In the Senat
this afternoon the first ballot for Z.
Senator resulted in 10 votes for Boutwell,
IL for Dawes, for Loring, for Hoar, tn
rest scattering. In the House Boutwe
!: !: had 1lO votes, Dawes SO, LoriDg l6, Hoa
1; I, Whiting 9, Banks 9, the rest scattering
" " 2S7 votes being given on the second ballt
e in the House, Boutwell, received l24 vote
10 to 90 for Dawes, and % for all others. tn
Y Senate balloted four times without resul
Dawes leading on each ballot.
BOSTON, March 1.-THE following
- the result of the ballot in the Senate tn
afternoon, Dawes Ia, Boutwell, 10, Lo
ing 8. There will be legislative ballot
joint session tomorrow.
The third and fourth ballots for Senat,
resulted in II for Dawes, Q for Rontwal
for Loring, and s scattering In Il
House the second ballot resulted in y
choice of Boutwell,, who received lo4 vot,
out of 23S given; Dawes getting Q
Loring 10, Whiting 6, and the rest sea
tering.
] Boston, Mass, March. l2-12 o'cloc
: Noon. Legislature in joint asser
y bly, have just elected, on the first ballt
MS ex-Secretary Boutwell, Z. S. Senator oa
&C. Wilson. B.
II II New YORK, March 1.-THE impendil
, strike OF the carpenters has not yet be