The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-19
TEL EGRAPHELC.
Arizona Democratic. after
all. p
A Republicans claim to be
| contested in Mass.
Republican Frauds in the
Louisiana Election.
The Woman Convention at
Cleveland.
Recovery of Money Robbed
from the American
Express Co.
Arrest and Confession of
the Robbers.
Activity in the Pork Market
Improvement of the Illinois
River.
Arrest and Confession Of
the Robbers.
Activity in the Pork Market
Improvement of the Illinois
River.
Robbery. Murder, Fire, &c

SAN FRANCIsCo, Nov lS-Dispatche
from Arizona say that official return
= show that Bean is elected to congress, in
stead OF Stevens, Republican, as was sup
posed. Great excitement exists, and tht
election will be contested.
BoSToN, Nov lS.-Judge Abbott. (Dem
ocratl intends to contest Frost seat IN the
forty fourth congress
New ORLEANS, Nov. 1S.-Mr. Arroys
who was appointed Conservative mem ber
Of tho returning board, refuses to serve
unless another Conservative member Is
appointed within twenty four hours.
II. Bean, Supervisor of Registration in
DeSoto parish. was brought before United
States Commissioner Craig to day, charged
with fraudulent practices in connection
with his office, He waived examination
and gave bail to appear before the United
States Circuit Court
CLEVELAND, Nov. l8-The Women S
National Convention organized to day by
the election OF Miss i. Willery, Of Illinois,
President, with u number OF Vice Presi-
deuts aud Secretaries One hundred and
thirty-tive delegates from fifteen states
were present. Committees we're appoint
ed to consider the practicability of estal =
Using IA paper in the interest of the wo-
men temperance cause and to prepare a
constitution for the Womcns National
Temperance League, In the evening
largely attended mass meeting was held,
at which a number of speeches were made
| WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-The Commis-
siuner OF Agriculture says: The demand
| for seml-tropical fruits, for experiment in
the southern states, is very great. The
Chinese tea plant Is especially in demand,
and many thousands OF young plants have
been distributed the past year
CINCINNATI, Nov. lS.-At o'clock this
morning two policemen returned to the
city with $50, 964 recovered from the ex
| led in the woods Il few miles north of the
| city.
The names Of the robbers of the Ameri-
can Express Comprpy are Abe Monroe,
George Black aud Il. }. Hackney All
these persons have been arrested and have
confessed. Black accompanied the officers to
the spot where the box was said to be hid
and it was dug up last night.
The Superintendent of Police and Presi-
dent Fargo, of the American Express
Company, to day found, buried in the place
where the $2lO0O of stolen express money
was yesterday discovered, SIC, 900 more,
making in all thus far recovered $37 900,
leaving IS, 900 or 5000 yet unaccounted
for. OF this amount Il portion is known to
have been burned by Mrs. Hackney. wife
Of one of the prisoners arrested tor the
robbery The three persons arrested i'm
plicate no others in the robbery.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 1S.-Divers this
morning saw, wedged in the wreck of the
Empire, ten or twelve deck hands, The
loss Of life is now believed to be over thirty
One body was recovered to- day, Il deck
hand
CHICAGO, Nov. IS--Packers and pro-
vision dealers Of this city held a meeting
at the Board OF Trade hall this evening
and organized. The Provision Board elect
ed }. n Stiles, president {. NJ. Culbert
son and joseph T. MarOt, vice presidents,
and B. T. Howard, secretary. After the
organization was affected, considerable
trading was done. Three thousand bar
rels of mess pork changed hands at an ad
vance on to-day prices, $50 being freely
paid, seller February, and closing with
those figures bid. Lard was very firmly
held
SHERIDAN. La Sale Co., ILL.,, Nov. IS
Considerable excitement prevails among
the farmers hereabouts at present in con
sequence of the advance in the price OF
hogs. The price went up here yesterday
35 cents per hundred-live hogs selling
here to- day at Sc 30 per hundred. At
these figures the farmers are bringing for
ward their hogs bS the hundred for ship
ment To- Chicago.
DEsMOINEs. Iowa Nov I7-Thc pork |
market Is nov at its height Ten thousand |
hogs were purchased here yesterday, - |
and So being the prices to-day. The farm |
ers ar holding If and even $62j does /
not tempt them tn sell in large quantities /
Over 5000 ii rs have been bought AT tins T,
point this far this season.
DUBUQUE Iowa. Nov. lS.-Since hogs |
are advanced by the packers to Ct cents |
per pound, the receipts are heavy and the |
demand active.
ALTON. ILL.,, Nov. l7.-OHe of the most !
important improvements DOW IN progress
on western waters is the channel being cut |
by the government through French bar,
ia the Illinois river, opposite Hardin, Cal /
houn county. This bar has long been au
almost insurmuuntable obstacle to navlga.
tion 10 low water; but this will sUon be
re nedied by he Improvement now nearly
a channel one nile long, lo4
feet vide. and feet dep, has been cut
through the bar, and dam built at the
head Of French island, which will force
the whole .aluue of water through the new
chauuel. The work, which has been in
pragre~. for several months. will toe com
pleted in about thres weeks.and will result
In lastiu- benefit 10 navigation on the Hi
B0is.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. lS.-l1olmes B.
Kelley, "a real estate agent, had hearing
to-day ON the charge # c5n~ririug to rob
the First National Bank OF Wellsboro. Pa,
aud receiving. bonds, knowing them to be
stolen. State bonds to the amount Of Sl4,- /