The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
A Dam Nuisance.
A Trick af the Railroads tn
avoid Taxation.
No time fixed for adjourn
ment.
Mrs. Gains still in Court
Connecticut Politics,
A Colored Senator Elected
from Mississippi.
Gen. Dodge Elected Mayor
Of Burlington.
Consolidation Of Parties in
Iowa City.
A Reform Senator Elected
in Kansas.
Strikes, Crime. etc.

Strikes, Crime. etc.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. Feb. 3.-Mr. Whit
ing presented to the senate yesterday
morning petition signed by about forty
counties, complaining that the lands above
the Henry dam, in these counties, are rem
dered unfit for cultivation by the overflow
which said dam causes and asking that the
state indemnify the owners Of these lands
for the injury thus occasioned. The bill
of rights is cited as warrant for this peti-
the petitioners. The petition was referred
to the committee on canals and rivers.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. 3.-Several
Eastern men holding stock in the Chicago
and Alton railroad have obtained in the
| United States court an injunction enjoining
the officers of that road from paying any
taxes for the year 1873. The injunction
is granted on the ground that the assess
ment as fixed by the board of equalization
is unjust. A conversation with several
prominent railroad men makes evident the
fact that this was not unexpected by them,
and that there is plan afoot, to which all
| the prominent railroads of the state are
party to thus evade or at least delay, the
payment of taxes What has transpired
in the case of this road will transpire in
the case of other roads, and the nly man
ner in which taxes can be collected is by
obtaining dissolution of the injunction
1t is evident that trouble of large proper
tions is brewing.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 3.-In the Senate
most of the day was occupied in the dis
cussion of the railroad police bill, which
was amended in several minor particulars.
Pending its consideration the Senate ad-
Ijourned
The House adopteda resolution instruct
ing Senators and requesting Representa-
tives in Congress to vote for an interstate
railroad law. The resolution for final
adjournment ON February 20 was indefi-
nitely postponed. Nearly the whole after
noon was spent in debate on the bill re-
pealing the registry law, which failed for
want of constitutional majority. Recon
sideration was then had and the bill was
made the special order for Thursday next
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines was to-day again before the
equity court to enioin Caleb Gushing from
receiving patents and certificates from the
Interior Department for certain Louisiana
lands, amounting to $4,000 acres, which
she claims to have decided to him In trust
and afterwards in his own name he obtain
ed confirmation of the title to the lands
denying her right to any interest in them
| Judge WyGe granted the restraining order
returnable on the 18th inst.
: New HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 2-The dem
ocratic state convention meets in this city
tomorrow. Probably the present state
officers, headed by Gov Charles d. Inger
soil, will be renominated, though there will
be an attempt on the part of faction il
, this city, headed by James Gallagher, ex
chairman of the state central committee
to continue the disaffection already exist
ing in the party The crowd has alread,
: chosen contesting delegates to the conven
y ton, with Gallagher at the head, and il
= case they can secure admission, they vii
urge the nomination of ex-Gov. Euglisl
for governor. The mass of the party
headed by the Register, the organ fo
many years Of the party in this part of tn
state, supports Gov. Ingersoll, and wi
doubtless secure his denomination unles
the republicans should nominate Henry B
Harrison, of this city, and thus heal tn
dissention in their ranks growing from tn
feud between Postmaster n d. Sperry, g
this city, and Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, G
Hartford. 1ngersoll will no doubt be elect
, ed In case Harrison is nominated tn
'' fight will be close, but the chief contes
will not be SO much on the state officers a
on the legislature, for this years legisla
b. ture has to elect United States senate
vice Buckingham whose term expires i
=, 1875. If the democrats get majority i
d the legislature they will elect either Wn
W. Eaton, of Hartford, or Congressma
: VIM H. Barnum, or Salisbury, the iron mar
who is said to have 2O,000,000 of money
and is willing to spend good share of
!, for the office The chances generally fave
the latter IF the republicans, however
get the legislature, there will be a shar
fight Gen. Hawley would ordinarily stan
a the best chance, but Postmaster Sperr
hates him as the devil does holy water, an
will move heaven and earth to beat him b
the election of H. B, Harrison, if possible
if not, by combining with the Democrat
No caucus of delegates is being held t.
night that is, no formal cacus, but thel
is all sorts of wire pulling and dickerip
going on at the hotels as usual The CHI
interest of New England politics centre
in Connecticut, and it is anybody fight ye
The republicans hold their convention
n Hartford, on the llth. The election com,
d on the first Monday in April
New HAVEN, Feb. 3.-The Democrat
State Convention was held to-day, Dav
Clark, Liberal Republican, of Hartfor
presiding, and renominated unanimous
the entire State ticket of the last electio
Gov. Ingersoll at the head.
? The Democratic State Convention adop
. ed platform aficming devotion to Il
Constitution, ,denouncing official corruptio
extravaganza, the salary grabbers, laI
monopolists, and the present administr
ton, to whose financial policy it attribut
) the panic; demands retrenchment and 7
% form speedy resumption Of specie pa
or ments legislation for the benefit Of Il
. industrial classes, and for the control
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