The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06
The Northern Iowa Famine.
The Bodies of the Siamese
Twins in Phila.
A Murderer Lynched in III
linois.
Four Persons Burned to
Death in Indiana.

Nv clccCeu Ctdtc OIHceTS OF Legislature IN |
the State; that now the State offices are !
filled de .fdcto by persons claiming to hold I
them under the fraudulent and void can
vass of the votes at the last general cleo
ton; that pretended Legislature has |
been organized in pursuance of the Illegal
orders of the Judge of the United States |
Circuit Court; that the Presidents pro-
clamation recognizing these officers as the |
legal officers of the State was issued upon
their representations that the people are
in danger of being oppressed and involved
in vexations litigations by the acts of the
pretended Legislature, and that peace is |
now and can only be preserved during the
existing state of affairs at the expense and
through the army of the United States.
The bill provides for new election on the
fourth Tuesday of May, 1874, for State Of
fcers officers and members of the Legisla-
ture. The President is required to appoint
a superintendent of election, either civil
ian or an army officer now below the rank
of major general he TO appoint two regis
trars, one from each political party, and
they to appoint supervisors of registration
from each party. The bill prescribes at
great length the details of registration and
election, fixes the pay of the superinten-
dent of registration, if civilian, at S., 900,
and prescribes penalty for an officer fail
ing to perform his duties. The bill also
authorizes the President to use part of the
army and navy forces of the United States,
if necessary, to carry out the provisions Of
the bill, and declares void any act of inter-
ference by the pretended State officials or
any process of the State courts to enjoin or
interfere with the execution of this act.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. Sin the Sen
ate To- day number of bills on the third
reading were passed, The afternoon ses-
sion was occupied in the discussion of the
revision bill concerning husband and wife
and the right of dover, and without dis
posing of the bill the Senate adjourned
In the House the bill repeating the act
authorizing railroad companies to mort
gage their roads for the purpose of bor-
rowing money was ordered to third read
ing. The Penitentiary Committee report
ed adversely the bill known as the peni-
tentiary chaplalncy bill, but recommended
an amendment providing that clergymen
may visit the penitentiary under such
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the Penitentiary Commissioners.
The amendment was adopted and the bill
ordered to third reading. The House re-
fused to suspend the rules to take up the
registry law.
Professor Turner viii lecture on ''The
Relation of Monopolies to the People" to-
night, in the Representatives Hall. 1t is
said that he is prepared with pepper and
salt, with which he proposes to cure some
of the Senator'S who attacked him when
his name was up for confirmation
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.--Last nights session
of the National Grange was entirely occu-
pied in the discussion of parliamentary
rules for the government of subordinate
oranges. 1t has been decided by the
State agents of the order now here to leave
the question of cooperation entirely to the
| National Grange, with a view to having a
constitutional provision made for it. This
will defer the settlement of the matter till
next year as the amendments to the con-
stitution must be ratified by two thirds of
the State oranges before they take effect.
The National Grange tonight appropri-
ated $4,000 to the State Grange of Iowa
in consideration of the great expense in
Cured by that Grange in relieving the
wants of their distressed brethren in
Northwestern Iowa, Appropriations Of
ST. 900 to Minnesota and $3.50 to Dakota
were made.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, Feb. 5.-The night
express south. on the Wisconsin Division
of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad,
last night, ran off the track at the Kish-
waukie bridge, miles below Harvard. lii.
The accident was caused by broken rail
on the bridge at Kishwaukie, ffty-fve
miles north of Chicago All the cars were
thrown from the track and smashed to
pieces. The passengers escaped by crawl
ing through the windows, and the wounded
were rescued by the efforts of the unhurt
passengers. Three passenger coaches, one
sleeper and one baggage car were burned.
All the baggage was lost Eight bags OF
mail were consumed The express car and
a caboose car at the end of the train only
escaped destruction.
The railway officials in Chicago prompt
ly dispatched a special train out to the
scene of the disaster this forenoon, and
brought the passengers to the city. There
were about sew snty persons on the traiI
when the accident occurred. The railway
company is settling with the losers of bag
gage, paying the full amounts claimed.
LATER.-Further particulars of the &C
cident on the Chicago & Northwestern roat
near Harvard to-day show that only sever
persons were injured and none seriously
though the escape of the passengers seem
little less than miraculous. All the injured
except the brakeman, we're In the seeonc
class car, which was FIRST to 20 off the
track.
Sioux CRY, Feb. 5.-Senators Perkin
and Fairall, OF the Senate Committee tt
investigate the condition of the homestead
ers, arrived here from tour through Lyon
Qscelen. o. 'Rrien and Sioux counties. The