The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-25
Severe Suffering in New
York City for want of
Work.
Accidents, Murders. Fire.

MONTGOMERY, NOV. "a. - GOvernO
Houston was inaugurated to-day. In hi
address he said he would regard it as
sacred obligation to protect all citizens, re
sardless of race or color The citizens
would give cheerful obedience to the Law
Of the country, only asking to govern
themselves and be free from unwarranta
BILE interference on the part of the govern
ment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The Republi
can county officers of Barbour county, Ala
bama, write to Attorney General William.
that they are debarred by White Lacquer.
from exercising their official duties and arr
molested in their personal rights, and ask
that troops be sent to Eufala and Clayton
for their protection. The Attorney Gen
eral in his reply will state that, being state
officers, they must lock to the governor for
protection.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov 24. - The
State Grange met in annual convention
this morning. Every county of the state,
except two, is represented. The morning
session was largely devoted to discussing
the questions of representation and mile
age, which was finally referred to a com
mittee.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov, 24-The ques
ton as to whether express companies come
within the provisions of the act to prevent
unjust determinations by railroads having
been presented to the State Board of Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioners by K.
y. Bond, Of Chicago, the matter was re-
ferred to the Attorney General for his
opinion. He decides that under the elev-
enth section it would seem that express
companies came within the law, as they
are common carriers, but he thinks. it
doubtful if the courts in constituting the
whole act would 50 hold for the PROPOSE
ton can hardly be maintained The ex-
press companies neither own nor operate
the railroad over which they do business.
In view Of the doubtful character of the
question, and the fact that schedules could
not be prepared and published before the
legislature meets, it would be better that
the statute should be 50 amended as to
clearly apply to express companies,
NEW YORK. Nov. PA hurricane
passed over Trenton last evening, causing
damage in that city amounting to $4,000,
and to the country north of Trenton as
much more. In Trenton, Morelands Row,
of six houses, on Warren street Kline's
Hall, Washington Market, Golding's flint
mill, Fish & Green's sawmill, Hutchinson
bow factory, Watson's foundry, and a por
ton of the Catholic parsonage were un-
rooted. Boats on the river were upset,
and boat houses and sheds entirely demol-
ished. A brakeman was blown from the
train on the Belvidere and Delaware Rail
road and killed. Two other persons in
Trenton were killed. The meadows back
of Elizabethport were flooded six to ten
feet deep by the extraordinary high tide.
and thousands Of tons of hay in stacks
were fioated away or destroyed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The President
to-day received telegram from the au-
thorities at Tuscumbia, Ala, stating that
large portion of the houses of that town
were destroyed and ten persons killed by
the recent tornado, and in consequence
destitution prevails which cannot be re-
lieved except by the Government or exter-
nal aid He asks for supply of rations.
The President in reply stated that he re-
grets greatly his inability to comply with
the request, bnt the limited appropriation
for army subsistence will not permit such
a step,
ntMPHlS, Wv. IA IItttluR NdS Htlu
in the Chamber of Commerce this after
noon, TO take measures to aid the Tuscum-
bia sufferers.
SAN Francisco. Nov. 24.-The rain |
storms have flooded the lower part of the |
city, causing damage amounting to $780, |
900.
OswEGo. n. I. Nov. 25.-The schooner
Augustus Ford, from Detroit, was wreck
ed at Port Maitland. Captain Resse,
-hree of the crew and the women cook .
we're lost
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 24-The captain
md two seamen of the schooner Water
Lily were drowned near Fronts Rock. dur
ng the storm, on Monday.
DUNvfLLE, Ont, Nov. 24-Ihe schoon-
II Augusta Ford went ashore at Port
Maitland last night, and four Of the crew
we're frozen 10 death.
PORT CoLBoRNE, Ont, Nov. 24.-The
torn last night was very severe. The
water in the harbor has risen six or seven
eet. The water last night dashed over
he piers with such force that it was i'm
possible to see the light houses, aud the
,eepers found it impossible to get out and
lgut ldDps- hucil ududSS was uyuS W
he shipping.
KENosHA. Wis, Nov 23.-l esterlaY,
wo men named Fowler and Griffin, pro-
ietors of the. Locust saloon, with their
ook. together with Henry Walker, Chief (
f Police. we're arrested on suspicion of be-
lg implicated in the robbery of Miller's !
swelry store They are DOw in jail. The
rrests caused much excitement
CHICAGO, Nov. PA dummy engine
unning between this city and Hyde Park ,
lmped the track this morning when about Il
x miles south Of the city aud turned Gp- y
de down, crushing the engineer, Charles