The daily Argus., 1874-08-26
TELEGRAPH1C.
Illinois State Board OF
Equalization.
Opinion of the Attorney
General in relation to
Corporations.
Louisiana Politics.
An Effort of the People for
Good Government.
Cleveland Repeals its Sum
day Ordinance.
The Sec'y of War says Kan
sas already has her share
of Arms
Light Corn and Hog Crops
in Illinois. Missouri and
Iowa.
Accidents, Fire, Crime, Etc,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug 25.--The State
Board of Equalization met this morning
pursuant to adjournment. Nothing was
done except to listen to the reading OF the
opinion of the Attorney General upon the
questions submitted to him by the Board
First, he replies that the Board has no in
herent power to compel the attendance or
the production of papers that may be
needed in making assessments, but that
this can be done by invoking the aid of the
courts, Persons or corporations failing to
make returns or give information regarding
their property may be, under the revenue
law, fined from SO to $4,000, and the
courts only can enforce this penalty. Sec
ondly. any corporation, the capital stock or
property of which was not assessed last
year, may be assessed not only for last
year, but for this year by the Board. Such
corporation should, however, be notified
before assessed.
BATON ROUGE, La, Aug 25.-The Con
servative Congressional nominations are as
follows: First District, Randall Gibson
Second, Z. j. Ellis Third, j. r. Breaux
Fourth, w. NJ. Levi; Fifth, B. +, Spen-
Ger; Sixth, j. NJ. Moore.
The State Convention nominated j. Z.
Moncure for Treasurer, and then adjourn
ed.
The resolutions and platform reported
and adopted set set forth that the people
of Louisiana, embracing Democratic, Con
servativc, Reform, Liberal, and white
mans parties, and others opposed to the
Kellogg usurpation. declare that the gov.
ernment existing in the State is maintained
by violence and fraud, and in, opposition to
the State and National Constitutions and
to the popular will that the dominant fac
ton has infamed the passions OF the me-
groes against the whites and made the en-
nifty of the whites necessity; that they
protest against the enactment of laws t
force the social equality Of races, while
asking that the rights of all men be pro
tected without regard to color; that they
are convinced that the election of white
men to office is necessary to effectual re
form; that they disclaim the alleged in
tention of carrying the election by violence
denounce Gov. Kellogg as usurper anc
his government as unjust favor the pay
ment of the States legitimate debts; dis
favor the recognition of fraudulent obliga
tions, and call for searching investiga
ton in the matter and pledge themselves
to restore the government to honesty.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug 25.-The city
council tonight repealed the ordinance
closing the saloons on Sunday.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.--1n reply to {
request of the Governor of Kansas to
arms and ammunition to be used in de
Tending the southern border of the Stat
against reported threatened invasion o
the Usage Indians, the Secretary OF Wa
states in view OF the fact that the Stat
was furnished in July last with 500 car
bines and $4,000 rounds of amm munition. OF
which account the State is still indebted t.
the general government, he does not fee
authorized to grant the request.
Sioux CITY, Aug. Pa large meetin,
of old miners and others interested in tn
development of the mineral regions of tn
Black Hills, was held here this evening
Two hundred and fifty names we're enroll
ed under Capt. Russell, who intends Il
leave here about the 10th of Sep.embe
for the Hills. 1t is understood that thl
organization will move in conjunction witt
! several others forming in different places o.
: the frontier.
$ ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-information shows
that Iowa has an excellent corn crop, bu
only IS per cent. as many hogs as las
year, and greatly reduced in weight. Ii
Illinois the corn crop will be about one
third less than last year, and hogs are one
7 half less and much lighter Missouri WI
. have poor corn crop and large falling o.
: in both corn and hogs.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-The Secretar
J of the Emigration Board estimates tina
for the present year the immigration wi
! be about 1876, 900, SO that the compariso
: stands as follows For 1873, zoe, ,olo; 10
1874, $4,000; decrease, l33,sls.
: PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 25.-Last nigh
shortly before midnight, Officer job
: Weimer, of the night police force, was shot
r diving from the effect of his wounds almos
e instantly. A party of four had been al
i rested on Wylle avenue, and Weimer wa
: taking one, named II. K. Hilton to tn
: station at Chatham street. A struggle OF
cnrred, and Hilton was thrown on th
payement, when he drew revolver an
fred, the shot taking effect in Weimer
left side. Hilton is under arrest.
Two men. named Samuel Walters an
|. Isaac j. Stewart. were killed at Oakdal
j station. on the Pan Handle Railroad ye
terday morning, by heing run over by 9
express train going west. Both were ol
men and lived near Oakdale.
New YORK. Aug. 25.-Yesterday ate
noon as a steam tug was proceeding do"
n East river, having in tow FIVE coal barge
: three young men between the ages OF
!, and Is. who were rowing, attempted to
, tach their boat to the stern of one OF Il
barges. Their boat was capsized AMI
, were drowned. None Of the bodies We
recovered.
! One Lewis Moses claims to have reco
pized Gustay Never 10 this city as i heo
A. sile George Kerstein, who robbed q
;, PrussIan bank at Kuhn last year, and W
..- is reported to have successfully, swindl
I. various parties TO the amount OF nearly
l.- slOUO.0O0. He has been arrested =
The confidential clerk of COrlies, Ma
u Co., was arrested to-day, charged vi