The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-06
Mr.. VIM. Z. Dodge Relates
how he was Black
Mailed.
How Grants Spies Robbed
Importers.
The Amounts Distributed
among the Ring.
Woodruff and CIafl;u i'm
Jail.
Sad Case OF Hydrophobia.
The Tempers nee Crusaders
Female Suffrage in Mic'a
gan and Iowa.
Other Interesting Items.

W NAoHINOiONy D. W llIdlU u.
Dodge, of Phelps, Dodge & CO., stated to
tho Committee of Ways and Means his ac-
count of the noted seizure of the books of
that firm by Jayne last summer. The
story was very complete and simple and
created marked effect upon the commit
tee. For technical undervaluation of
$1,000, "a forfeiture of Sl,700,000 was de-
clared, and compromise of $4,000 was
paid, This covered period of five years
business and total importation of $4,000
600. Mr.. Dodge, in reciting the mental
suffering of his firm, was completely over
come, as were, Also several other merch-
ants present, Jayne was present. and un-
moved throughout the statement Mr.
Dodge testified that General Butler was
present during the summer, at the inter
views,as counsel for Jayne, and Butler was
very active in behalf of Jayne
B. G. Jayne, who recently resigned his
position as special agent of the L. s. trea-
sury department, has left with the commit
tee of ways and means statement OF fines,
penalties and forfeitures distributed to
collectors, naval officers and surveyors OF
of the port of New York, from April s,
1861, to Nov so, 1873, from which it ap-
pears there were paid Collectors Hiram
Barney, $4,000; Simeon Draper, ,$55, 900;
| Preston King and special deputy. S33, 900;
Henry A. Smythe, $102, 900; Moses II!
Grinnell, Sal 900; Thomas Murphy, S55,-
900; Chester A Arthur, $4,000. Naya
officers George Denison. $ll9, 900; Moses
f. Odell $4,000; John A. Dix, $l0,000
Edwin A. Merritt, $4l, 900; Moses H
Grinnell, $4,000; A. n. Latin, $4,000
Surveyors Rufus A. Andrews, S65,000
Abram Wakeman, $lS9,OOO: Alonzo B
Cornell, $l37 900: George N.Sharpe, S3,-
900.
New YORK, March 5. - Miss Ada NJ
NOyes, the actress, died to-day OF hydro
phobia. She was bitten by pet poodle
about two weeks ago.
In the criminal suit for libel of Luthe
c. Challis against Victoria c. Woodruff
her sister, Tennessee Clafin, and her hus
band, Blood. was brought to trial in tn
Court of Sessions. A plea for delay b.,
the defendants counsel was denied, ant
the impannelling of the jury began. The
defendents' were without bail, their bonds
men having surrendered them into tn
hands Of the Sheriff and they had to @
to Ludlow Street Jail unless new suretie
were obtained, which is unlikely.
New YORK, March 5. In the Wood
hull, Clahin and Blood libel case to-da
application for a reduction of bail was re
fused and the trio were taken to th
Tombs.
The strike on the Lehigh Valley roa
continues At Wilkesbarre to day abOJ
fifty brakemen attempted to stop a ma
train, but the She. if posse arrested tn
. ringleaders, two Of whom were sent to ia
in default of bail At Waverly the stril
: ers refused any compromise, and the traC
; is filed with disabled trains.
BUFFALO, March 5.-The carpenter
painters, track hands and freight hou,
). employees of the Erie Railroad struck tn
morning for the payment of past due wa
es.
J New YORK, March 5.-Ihe ministe
Of all the churches are beginning to mo1
the temperance crusade and a mass NEE
ing of the clergy have been called for ne
Monday.
The temperance crusaders met the fir
attempt at interference with their oper
tions, at a saloon on West street, ke
by an Italian crowd Of men and WON,
interrupted the services with coronet pla
ing, shouting, singing and ridicule, and Il
). police were finally obliged to interfere.
o number of other places were visited, b
no dealer signed the pledge, though qui
- a number of signatures we're obtained
Q the citizens pledge, the Mayor of the ci
- among them.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5.-The tel
perance crusaders this morning divid
their forces into four companies, each goi
in different directions, with view to
= cape the throng of followers that yesterd
: obstructed their progress, but each plato
- was attended by a crowd of camp followe
About twenty places were visited, in nj
of which singing and praying exercises We
held, but nobody signed the pledge.
IS. LANSING, Mich, March 5.-The Hou
this morning, in Committee of the Who
- adopted section striking out the VIC
male from the Constitution, in article
y relating to the elective franchise.
DEsMoINEs, Iowa, March 5.-Wom
suffrage and prohibition gained victt
in the House yesterday afternoon. I
anti wine and beer clause was passed t.
third reading, and the proposition to 81
nit universal suffrage to the people v
passed.
LA SALE, ILL.,, March 5.-The stean
Petrol, from St. Louis, the first of the S
son to enter this port, arrived to-day, g
| will depart with tow of barges and car
! boats for various ports down the river.
I! A freight train bound west on the Chi
nd. go, Rock Island Il Pacific Railroad, '
robbed of merchandise between Utica ;
rs this city last night, but the quantity
character of the goods taken is not repC
. ed.
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 5.-Miss Kate
Miss Belle Thalmers, two we'll known yo1
ladies of this city, have recently beeC
deranged Yesterday Belle was taken
Jacksonville by her relatives, and
night, while her friends were Temporal
absent from her room, Kate slipped out
: the house, and although diligent search