The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-20
IN - 8 &1 - - VI eM&
Throngs of People Visit the
Scene of the Mill River
Disaster.
Relief for the Sufferers
Pouring In.
The Villages all to be Re-
built.
Baxter again in the Ark's
State House.
Connecticut u. S. Senator.
Chicago wants Free Trade
and the Wel1and Canal.
The Prohibitionis2s to have
a State Ticket in Illinois.
The ProhibitiOnists to have
a State Ticket in Illinois.
DuPage County Farmers
and the Independent
State Convention.
Suicide. Robbery. Murder.
Fire. Etc.

NORTHAMPTON, May l9.-At meeting
for the relief of the sufferers by the Mill
river reservoir. the following committee
was appointed to receive contributions and
make distributions of the same Luther
Bodman, Northampton; VIM. Skinner,
Skinneryille; Joel Hayden, Haydenville
Lewis Bodman, Williamsburg Col. G.
L. Otis, Leeds. All cash remittances
should be made to Luther Bodman, North
ampton.
SPRINGFIELD, May 19.-Thousands of
people visited the ruins on Mill river to-
day. Some twenty missing dead bodies
we're dug out of the ruins of buildings and
sand deposits. The legislative committee
examined the reservoir and report it poor
| ly built. Volunteer laDorers are searching
for dead bodies. All the destroyed villa
ges will be rebuilt.
WORCESTER, May 19,-The remainder
of the Chicago relief fund, amounting to
81, 200. has been given to the Mill river
Sufferers.
Boston, May ia meeting of citizens
to-day subscribed $4,000 for the Mill river
sufferers.
New HAVEN, Conn, May l9.-Under a
suspension of the rules a resolution was
passed this morning in the Legislature ap-
propriating $4,000 to the sufferers by the
Mill river disaster.
LITTLE Rock. May 19.-About daylight
this morning, Brooks, with a squad of cav
airy, evacuated the State House and dis
appeared. 1t is reported that he took the
road to Fort Smith. State Treasurer
Johnston this morning went to the State
House with workmen and cleaned 1t up
At noon Baxter's Commanding General
Newton, took possession, and subsequently
Baxter, escorted by General White
troops, rode to the State House and pro
cceded to his room, where a number o
friends congratulated him, and mlIltar,
salute was fired outside. The State Hous
was in dilapilated condition. The desk
in the Legislative halls and Suprem
Court rooms were converted into BARR
cades and many were broken. State arm
were scattered throughout the building
Several men who have been actively en-
gagged with Brooks took seats in bot
houses to day. A committee appointed
investigate the matter reported that Sena
tors John NJ. Clayton and S, w. Dorse
had been engaged with the insurgents, bu
no action has been taken on the repor
Attorney General Yuley sent in his resigr
alton to-day, which Baxter accepted. EV
erything is quiet this evening. The go
ernment troops occupy the arsenal. Bus
ness begins to recover.
The city is illuminated to- night in homo
of Governor Baxter. General Newton t
day turned oyer the police department
the Mayor.
WASHINGTON, May l9-The Secretal
Of GAa+o coo4 30 +bo uouoa non,
tion to-day suggesting the passage OF la
empowering the President to return
countries whence they came, paupers, va
I abonds and convicts landed on the shor
| of the United States, this to be done
compelling vessels bringing them to retu
them.
New HAVEN, May 19-The vote
United States Senator to-day, resulte'
Of 20 votes in the Senate W. W. Bat
IN received l6; of 227 IN the House, Eat
received 80; Buckingham received
g the Senate and rs in the House; in t
D House Hawley received II. The Legls
= ture will tomorrow meet in joint sessl
and confirm the election of Eaton.
| CHICAGO, May l9.-The Board of Ira
d to-day passed resolutions expressing heal
appreciation of the negotiations pendi
between the governments of the Unit
States and Great Britain and the Dom
UR ion of Canada with a view of securing M
cen extensive commercial relations. The r
For Rar olutions favor enlarging the Welland ca
cry to the capacity of the lake harbors a
giving Canadian vessels the same priv
eges of traffic on Lake Michigan and C
= tinguous canals as Americans should b;
v in Canadian waters.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, May 19.-It is I
derstood that the State Prohibition q
vcntion will be held in this city on June
to nominate candidates for State Office
All arrangements for reduced rates at
tells and on railroads have been made, 7
~ haps more perfectly than in any other w
: ern city. The temperance work this y
has been successful in Bloomington, an
is fitting that the State Convention be b
here.
NAPERvILLE, Ill. May 19-The Dup
County Farmers Association met at
Court House at Naperville last Satur
and organized by electing Elijah Root
= Lisle, President; Luther Bartlett,
Wayne, Vice President; S. A. Ballou,
-,E Lisle, Secretary B. A. Lewis, OF L.
bard, Treasurer, and j. j. Hunt, of
perville, Contract Agent. A conven
adj. will soon be called at Wheaton to app
Lo' delegates to the Springfield convent
bird June TO-
L. MADISON, Wis, May 19.-While
officers were tracing Martin Lahr, the
robber, they discovered, in the bluffs
the Blue mounds, a subterranean pass
in which, on following it up, they TO
&c that Charles Schlough, the father-in
~ of Lahr' son, was running small i
distilIery. The United States Mar
'wA. promptly arrested the party.
Y Or SrrprrNn TIL Nav I9-Robert Is. III