The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-22
No Compromise Yetin Lou
isiana.
The Chinese Women.
The California Law to Send
Them Back to China
Sustained.
Expected Capture of the
Arks. Stage Robbers.
Accidents, Crime, Fire, etc.

| NEW ohLEANS, 0Gpt. %i.-l Hc CoultI
ence committee held its final session this
afternoon to arrange a joint supervision o.
the machinery for a new election. Every
thing went harmonious until the compost
ton of the returning board came in. Me
Emery proposed to fill two of the three va
cancies and the other vacancy with some
gentleman of irreproachable character
without regard to his politics. This the
Republicans absolutely declined to agree
to, and the conference finally adjourned
without results.
FRANKLIN, La, Sept. 2l-The McEnery
parish officials who took possession of theil
offices on Wednesday, surrendered them
to the Kellogg government this morning
All quiet.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-A dispatch
has been received at the war department
from General Emory notifying the adju
tant general that the state authorities have
replaced the temporary police with the
regular force, and that the change occa
stoned no disturbance, as was anticipated.
he considers this as evidence that the sur
render was complete, and in good faith.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 2l.-Judge Field,
| of the United States supreme court, sitting
with Judges Hoffman and Sawyer, to-day,
| in the Chinese women habeas corpus case,
| decided that the state law under which it
was attempted to send them back to China
was constitutional. Judge Sawyer, of the
circuit court, dissented, but Hoffman, the
district judge, concurred
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 2I.-The Hot
Springs agent of the associated press says
that the party in pursuit of the stage rob
| bers compelled them to take to the noun
tains The robbers horses were entirely
useless, having been ridden very hard.
The citizens have joined in following them
and they are entirely surrounded.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept 21.-The residence
of d. Burnet, on Webster street, was en-
tered by burglars last night Mr. and Mrs.
| Burnet were cnloroformed and $500 in
greenbacks were taken from between the
straw and feather beds on which they were
lying.
ALTON, ILL.,, Sept. 2l.--Edward Hart
man, aged l3 years, was instantly killed
last evening by falling from tree, while
gathering walnuts. His neck was broken.
LA SALE, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-Michael Ber-
| ry, an operative in the Peru coal mine, had
his left leg so badly crushed on Saturday
afternoon last, by the falling of mass of
stone from the roof, that amputation was
necessary. The operation was performed
yesterday morning, the leg being severed
midway between the ankle and the knee.
His back was also seriously injured, and
he is still thought to be in very critical
condition.
| New YORK, Sept. 21.-Thomas Lewis,
of No. 1873 Hudson street, was kicked to
death on Saturday night by Jas. Burke,
the watchman of the Fire Department re-
pair yard.
PTrsBURG. Sept 2l.--A fire original
ing in William Walton's cigar store at Saw
Mill Run, this morning, destroyed that
and dwelling houses adjoining, and also
three spans of the railroad bridge that
point.
Five houses were burned in the Vert
Pittsburg fire this morning Loss $24, 900
insurance $4,000, The railroad company s
loss on the burnt spans OF the bridge is So
900; uninsured.
HELENA, Mont, Sept 2I.-Four incen-
diary fires occurred last night, The first
occurred at 1890, in a building occupied
by Bailey, jeweler and McMurphy, fruits,
on Main street. Shortly after, fire was
discovered in Halls house, near the cor
ner of Broadway and Rodney street Soon
after another fire was discovered in the
court house. Owing to the late rain ev-
erything was soaking wet. The fires were
extinguished. The principal losses are
from water and removals.
A fire at Hot Springs destroyed build
ing used as saloon and dance hall, One
man was arrested.