The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-03

New York Gossip.
Other Items of Interest.

| Stewart, the recalcitrant witness, who was
released from imprisonment to-day, under
the resolution which passed the House
| last night, is about to institute a suit
against Speaker Blaine and the Sergeant
alarms for false Imprisonment He finds
an English precedent for the proposed suit,
and he has also been assured by the high
est legal authority that Congress has no
power to imprison other than its own mem
bers and officers, except for a breach of
privilege.
Senator Sumner made his first appear
ance in this session in the Senate TODAY.
and while he stayed was the object of
marked attention, both to the galleries and
his associates on the floor. His severe
sickness has had the effect to make him
look both thin and feeble. He did not paw
any attention to business. nor oeeupv his
old seat during his stay at the CAPITAL. He
expects to be able to attend the executive
sessions OF the Senate after the 4th of
March.
Senator Norwood submitted his views,
dissenting from the majority of the com
mlttee in the case of Senator Clayton.
His conclusions are specifications, which
he resolves into three distinct charges:
Flrst-That, while the evidence satisfies
him that combination did exist between
Clayton and Edwards, by which, for the
support Of the Democrats. Clayton agreed
to issue certificate to Edwards as a mem
Der of the House of Representatives. and
dld accordingly so issue it, yet that, not
having obtained his seat by the election
held the 18th of January, at which he re-
eeived these Democratic votes. the act is
not eognizable by the Senate.
Second-That the charges of procuring
his seat by corrupt use of money in the
transaction with White, is sustained BY the
evidence, and
Third-That he obtained FIVE other
votes, which make his majority, and were
necessary to his election, by giving to those
electors, as a consideration for their
votes, lucrative Offices that this was as
corrupt as if for the same purpose he had
paid them money in kind
Gov. Warmoth was the first to receive
the news to-day of the election of General
Mcmillan by the MeEnery legislature of
Louisiana for the Senatorial long term.
" armoth congratulated Mcmillan, who is
here.
The debt statement shows a total of
s., 225, ,665, ,629, The currency balance is
81, 500, 902, and the coin on hand is s65.-
$50, ISL. The decrease for February is
s., ,27I $50. The balance due the govern
ment on account of interest paid for the
Pacific railroads is $l4, 1923, ,427.
The President has signed the act to pro-
vide for the disposition of that portion of
the military reservation of Fort RipJev,
Mimi, which lies east of the Mississippi
river
New ORLEANS, March The McEnery
legislature to-day elected Mcmillan United
States Senator for the long term, COM
menclng March 4th. The vote for McMil- |
Ian was 40; for Warmoth, SO; scatter
ing, I.
NEW York, March AT Albany there
IS some doubt whether Govbrnor Dix will |
approve the New FORK city charter.
Frederick A. Lane, formerly a confdant |
'f Fisk and Gould in the Erie manage
nent, claims to have principally originated |
ne scheme which resulted in ousting |
Iould, 1t is stated now that of two paw
nents made by Bishoff, Scheim & Gold |
'mIth, for $500, 900 and $400, 900 respect
Vely, to secure the resignation of the old
iirectoTy, Lane, in company with some ten
'ther Erie gentlemen, received shares
,anging from SIS 900 to $75,0 900 each.
The ship Supply sails for Trieste ro-dav.
having on cargo Of every variety of Ameri-
an products and machinery for the Wen
ia Exposition. The Guord is now being
oaded at Brooklyn, and will sail on the
9th inst No American locomotives. hill
lard tables or light carriages will besent to
he exposition. America will appear to /
ne greatest advantage in the department
f fine arts /,
Bowen, the defeated party in the Jumel
ilH case, proposes to appeal to the T. S.
supreme Court. ID
The widow of james Fisk to-day obtain
temporary injunction restraining the /,
'redit Mobilier from dissolving its organi-
alton until judicial action is had on the !
lalm OF James Fisk Jr., for $4,000
hares of stock |,
WHEELING, March Judge Wilson !
l-day granted an injunction restraining
ne city OF Wheeling from issuing bonds to
ne amount of the subscription voted last
lmmer in aid of the Wheeling & Lake n
rie Railroad and authorized by the CITY
ouneil this winter. Ii
SAN Francisco, March The Jury in
ne case of John Divine, tried for the mur-
Il Of August kamp, returned a verdict
$ murder In the first degree The pre .
na was his second trial Il
- Ia9LaDo, alo, March L. A fire this morn
= ! an5 ae5s'Ioyed the building corner Of Cher
II I'aa Ohtario streets. occuuied bv !
sosAi grocer, and Peter ITmstadter hnteb-
I, Aoss' $4,000; covered by insurance
r. riiTaIl ! a-ah hhook, & March 1.-The stables of
L. =, nn rn;IrasS 9oaIractor on the Cairo & Full
nd ten horses burned. iast night I
NEW ORLEANS, March l.-From NJ "a q
D No 62 Orange street and fron, o,e aso. 90
10 Thomas street burned tonight T.. 70
5000 partly insured 'eS'
LONDON, March L. A dispatch fro, I
liverpool says steamer, the name Of 2
.hieh is unknown, foundered this morning
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