The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10
Mrs. Woodhall and nus
band in trouble again.
The New U. S. Supreme
Court Judge on the
Bench.
Bill Nye EIoored.


New YORK, Jan. 9.-The compositors
of the Tribune, at a chapel meeting to-day
approved the proposition that each print
ing Office in the United States give one or
more pounds Of old type for the purpose
of making a statue Of Horace Greeley, to
be erected over the grave in Greenwood,
and ask the compositors of the country 10
give the price Of one thousand ems set up
on February Sd next, the cd anniversary
of Horace Greeley, to be forwarded to the
President of the New York Typographical
mon, No g. at % Duane street, in this
city. of which Union Mr.. Greeley was the
first President
Phelps Dodge 4 Co, publish card
saying that they expected to make a salts
factory explanation Of the suit against
them The charge against them Is for
undertaking invoices The amounts
claimed due the Government are estimated
f very large, some accounts placing them at
much over a million dollars. There are
various conflicting statements as to a set
I tlement having been agreed to upon the
payment to the Government of amounts
due with compromise OF penalties, for
/ $26O.O0u
/ Mrs. Woodhull and Colonel Blood were
arrested this evening and locked up in
Ludlow Street jail on new indictnentioT
circulating obscene literature though the
mails.
: At New Haven, yesterday, at the first
annual meeting OF the stockholders Of the
New ork. New Haven x Hartford Rail
road Company since the consolidation OF
these two lines. one Of the stockholders
charged that something Ike half mill
lion Of the funds Of the road were Unac
counted for His resolution for an inquiry
however. failed to pass.
The counsel for Stokes is still engaged
in preparing bill of exceptions Stoke,
says the exceptions will number twenty
eight. and the bill will be presented at the
general term of the Oyer and Terminer OF
W ednesday next He has ne doubt a new
trial will be granted
/ WASHINGTON, Jan. O. Hon. Ware
Hunt, the new Justice Of the Supreme
Court, was qualified to-day and trob; hi
seat on the Supreme Bench.
L0NDoN, Jan. q.-The news Of thu
death of ex-emperor Napoleon has takei
everybody by surprise. The effect Of hi
demise cannot be estimated now. but it i
considered death blow to the hopes Of
restoration Of the empire The Prime
Imperial, who was pursuing his studies a
, Noolwich, arrived too late to see his faith
, cr before the latter's death The EN-
press Eugene was his constant attendant
, and was at his bedside during his las
/ hours.
VIRGINIA, NEVADA. Jan 9.-Ihe Re
publican Legislative Senatorial caucas t.
day, nominated Jones to succeed Nye b
p a vote which gives him thirteen an i1iu
ballot
New ORLEANS, Jan. q.-Gov. Wal
] mouth. to-day, by his attorney, .judg
i Howe, presented his exceptions to the i'll
r parchment court
o TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. 9. - Bot
. branches Of the Legislature effected
q permanent organization yesterday. \
p business of Importance Was done tn
u Republican caucus on the evening Of tn
: 1th came near breaking up in a gener;
e row over the nomination Of Conover {
,s Speaker, whose election created intenS
dissatisfaction Senator Osborne chance
/ of reelection are continually waning.
: MILWAUKEE, Jan. 9.-Reports frol
u Minnesota say the great snow storm Ill
not cease until last night The Iowa an
D. Minnesota divisions Of the NJ 4 St =. I
+, Il. have suffered greatly -Four or fy
freight trains have blocked up the rOat
" and ii passenger train is imprisoned ne;
in Ridgeway. There are fifteen ladi
! aboard and provisions and fuel have to
brought by hand from Ridgeway. TT
u drifts are said to be as high as the ears
t. many places All the roads in Minneso
/ have suspended and trains will probab
not be run until Saturday