The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-28
And Missouri is equally
Hoggish.
How Kansas Scatters OF
the Senator question.
Great Flood in the East
Another Dishonest Treas'r.
Accidents, Crime, etc.. etc.

meeting this afternoon discussed in all its
phases the subject of the President send
ing special message to Congress in re-
gard to affairs in Louisiana, and it is un-
derstood the conclusion reached was that |
there has been no such change in the af |
fairs of that State within the past year as
to require any special communication to
Congress.
New YORK, Jan. 27.-A petition is be-
ing signed by great number of the prom
inent bankers and merchants, against any
additional issue of paper money, directly
or indirectly, by the Government.
CINCINNATI, Jan 27.-Judge Waite to-
day resigned the Presidency of the Ohio
Constitutional Convention in a brief but
graceful speech. after which recess of ten
minutes was taken to allow the members
to individually take leaye of him.
SPRINGFIELD, j an. 27.-The proceedings
of both houses of the Legislature to-day
were chiefly routine business. In the Sen
ate a number of revision bills were passed.
Steele introduced bill to provide for tie
supervision of State institutions, which
was referred
| The House passed a number Of local
bills, Including a bill to reorganize the fire
department of Quincy. Hildrup report
ed a bill ratifying the freight and pas
senger schedules of the Railroad Commits
sioners. The Finance Committee reported
that they had counted the money in the
state treasury and found it correct The
same committee reported bill increasing
the bond of the state treasurer to $5,000,-
900. A bill prohibiting punishment by
solitary confinement in the state prison was
put Oh it's third reading and made the spe-
cial order for next Thursday.
BosToN, Jan, 27.-The Boston School
Committee, this evening, by vote of 46 to
80, refused to grant seats to the ladies cleo
ted to the Board.
JEFFERSON City, Mo, Jan. 27.-The
House, to-day after a spirited debate, de-
feated the bill to allow women to be elect
ed to Office under the school laws, by a
b vote of 80 ayes to II nays.
$ New YORK, Jan. 27.-The Freidenker'
= Turn-verein and other German societie:
will meet in Cooper Institute Friday
night, to protest against the action of the
police and other city functionaries in re
? gard to the meeting and clubbing of th'
! unemployed working men in Tompkin:
square. The trustees of the Cooper Uni
on had conference with the police com
missioners and were informed by the lat
ter that they could protect the speaker
from violence in the expression OF thel
opinions, but might not be able to protec
the property in the hall in case of discord
Hence in addition to the rent OF $3.50 tn
Freidenker must give bond of $4,000
pay the damages to the furniture
J Topeka, Kas., Jan 27.-Both House
of the Kansas Legislature balloted in sep
crate session, to day, at II o'clock, for
] United States Senator as follows: SENATE
'l-Phillips, 2; Osborn, 4 !; Simons,
Plumb, 4; Geo. T. Anthony, l kingmar
). 4 Harvey, 5 Wilder, /; Davis, d. i
Anthony, |; Summer, of Mass, ; Snod
0. dy, /; Carpenter, 2; Laughlin, ka
s. loch, |; Hudson, 2; Laramie, l. HoUsl
q Carpenter, 3; Smallwood, l !: Phillips
10y II; Harvey, = Osborn, Is; Goodin, |
s9 Hudson, D. r. Anthony, | Geo. ]
ny Anthony, 2; Green, 1; Plumb. IA job
Martin, Seaman. q McEkron,l Raj
70 dolph, /; Clark, s. Brunson, 2; Wilder
8; Rippy, l F.; Ross, 3; Crychton, |
'u- Kingman, 9; Slower, Snoddy, l. n
one can form a definite idea as to who wi
be the next Senator. Indications are thi
- Phillips will take the lead to morrow.
~ may be that the opposition will unite c
Slower or Wilder, but things are so mike
that one can not tell to certainty, until a
ter the battle in the joint session to-mo
row.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-This city seen
to be infested with gang of ruffians wi
are desperate enough to attempt almo
III ANYTHING that's vilainous. A night or tv
n ago prominent citizen was knocked dow
u and nearly killed on one of the prlncip
streets, and last night E. B. Myers, mig
operator in the W estern Union office, VIII
on his way home, was garroted, and c
capped only by knocking one OF the m
{ 7 down and running from the other.
rs. MILWAUKEE, JAM 27.-At Chippe'
E Falls last night, the fremont House burne
Five men were seriously injured by t
falling walls.
OswEGo, Jan GA dispatch from L
ton on the Oswego river, says the most
tensive food known here for twenty YET
is devastating the lower portion OF the '
Il lage. Sunday evening, about thirty far
lies were obliged to leave their homes, a
many more this morning were carried tr
the second story of their houses by boa
Men were seen wading IN the water to th
waists carrying the women OF their hou
ers. holds Oh their backs to place OF safe
Bus The damage done to business interests
great.
ing. WINDSOR, Canada, Jan, 27.-The
eh's cent heavy foods between here and Z
get than have carried away three miles OF
tuai Great Western Railway track. No ira
have passed since Sunday.
NEW YoRy. Jan. 27 Farmer Cook