The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-15
Cincinnati Deprecates the
Proposed Breach of Ma
tiona1 Faith.
And thanks Ohio's Senators
for Standing up for the
Honor of the Country.
And Urges President Grant
to Veto the Initiation Re-
pudiation Bill.
Adams Gaining in Mass.
The Body of Kate Chalmers
Found.
Adams Gaining in Mass.
Saloon Licenses Raised in
Aurora and La Sale.
Steamboats, at st. Paul.
Other Items of Interest.

the persons opposing imitation here to-
night. resolutions were adopted deprecat-
ing the breach OF national faith in issuing
irredeemable currency, and thanking the
Ohio Senators Fl r their opposition to the
measure. The President is reminded that
his veto to the bill now before Congress, if
needed, would secure the gratitude Of the
country. Mesers. Tigar, Lester, Dexter
and Horton were appointed committee to
carry the resolutions to Washington. The
document has been signed by fifty leading
manufacturers to-day, claiming to repre-
sent $4,000, 900.
Boston, April l4.-Twenty- third ballot
whole number 236, necessary to a choice
1856; Dawes 81, Hoar II, Curtis TO-
Adams, Is, Bullock 9, Banks 6,scattering
| ~.
Twenty fourth ballot-266 votes cast,
necessary to a choice 1874: Dawes SO, HOar
81, Curtis 10, Adams II, Banks g. Wash
burn s, Bullock 5, Sanford 4, Learned 4,
scattering 9.
Four additi nal ballotings took place tc-
day. In the twenty-ffth ballot Dawes re-
ceived 76, Hoar 3S, Curtis 60, Adams "a
Banks 10. In the twenty, sixth Hoar,
Dawes, Curtis and Banks lost few votes
each and Adames again received "a. In
| the twenty-seventh the relative number of
votes was unchanged, with large number
scattering. In the twenty-eighth and f.
nal ballot Dawes received 63, Hoar 81, Cur
It's 81, Adams 81, Washburn 20, Banks s,
the rest scattering.
PEORIA, Ill.,, April 1.-THE body Of
Miss Kate Chalmers, the missing girl, who
left home about six weeks ago, was found
in the lake at the foot of Fayette street
this morning. The body was discovered
by boy who was playing on the bank oI
the river, and wnen brought to the surface
was found to be but little discolored She
ran straight down to the lake when she
left her hosse, as the body was found al
the foot Of the street that leads from hel
home.
AURORA, ILL.,, April 1.-THE Aurori
City Council decided last night to charg'
the thirty-two saloons of the city, for The
coming year, yearly license fee Of S22'
each, and require them to close at half
past lU and on Sundays The license las
year was $500. Persons applying to
license any tine during the first six month";
Of the license year are 20 be charged full
rate, and those applying any time within
the last SIX months to pay two-thirds tn
yearly rate Billiard tables, heretotor
separated irom saloons, are to be allowe'
to be kept with them hereafter, their keep
ers to pay $75 for the first table, $50 fO
the second, and SIS for each remain
table, and the same rate on pigeon hol
tables. The Committee on License, t
whom was referred the petition of tn
ladies, containing 1000 signatures, askin
that no license be granted this year. re
ceived it and placed it on file, but to gran
the prayer of the petitioners was deeme
inadvisable
LA SALE, ILL.,, April l4-At the fir:
meeting OF the City Council OF Peru, hel
last evening, the tollowing ofic, RS were az
pointed for the fiscal year; Thomas Mo
10y, City Marshal, for the fourth consecl
tive term; A. Splittstosser. City Clerk
James Cahill, City Treasurer, and f. ,
Denny, City Weighmaster A petite
was presented, lraying that the price
saloon license might be raised FROM 500
$500, and u Iemunstrance against sue
action Both were numerously signe
The price was raised to 1928.
GENEVA LAKE, Wis, April l4.-Tl
charter election here Yesterday, the issr
| belng license or no license, resulted in
| victory Tor the license party. The who
vote was 269, and the license candIdat
were elected by an average majority OF 6
1t was the most exciting election we evt
had here. The hotel keepers feel jubilar
brother Pulls to the contrary notwithstan
ID ing
New ORLEANS, April I4-The riv
J. has risen three inches. 1t is now five
seven inches above 1871, the highe
- mark The water is over foot deep
the Mobile railroad track. Gov. keilog
has issued proclamation that the eXige
cies are beyond the provided means, al
advises all owners of property to recol
mend the hext Legislature to rebuild lie
ees as they can, and promises to reimbur
them. The State has advanced the lev
company $4,000 to meet the energenclt
LOUISVILLE, April l4.-W. r. Abbo
a prominent lawyer here, was shot al
probably fatally wounded this morning
John K. Green, banker. The difhcuI
arose in the court room.
CoRINNE, Utah, March 14.-A CHR
man who was supposed to be connect
with the Bernstein murder, was yesterd
proved guilty OF that and numerous 9th
murders, and while being conducted to Br
ham City was seized by a crowd of citizel
taken to a railroad bridge and hanged.
MEMPHIS, April IA special FRI
Helena says fire yesterday destroyed st
eral buildings in the business part of
city. Loss not ascertained; insurar
$4,000.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, April 1.-THE /
by the burning of the Institution for
Blind last night was $25.OOO.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, April IA
broke out about 10 o'clock last night il
row of two story wooden buildings on
corner of Fourth and Douglas streets [
der the pressure of the high wind it bu
ed everything between the First Natio
Bank block and the Academy of Mu
the losses aggregate $4,000; insura