The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-30

morning, the receipt of the letter Of Gov
ernor Beveridge, respecting the dyke il
the Mississippi river near that city, an(
says:
From whatever cause the city authorities are dis
satisfied with the action of the river ut that point
threatening as 1t does, to leave the Missouri side
and the Committee on Public Landing having the
matter in charge fnyitedyour EXcellency TO accom-
pany certain OF the city officials on the lid instant
10 examine the river at hat point, with view lc
arriving at some solution Of the question, and re
gret your Inability TO attend Tne matter is now
i'll the hands of the council Committee on Harbor
and the city Engineer and will, no doubt, have
their early attention, us the the river is TAX
Ing Is considered severely detrimental to the inter
ests Of the city; in addition to which will have
the pleasure OF laying your communication before
them. Very Respectfully,
JOSEPH BRowN Mayor.
The dyke was built, as is charged, with
the intention of throwing the river from
that point over on the Illinois side, and
from the point Of contact the channel
would again strike the Missouri there at
the lowest point and project into the river
an immense bend on the Missouri side,
where the washings from the Illinois side
would accumulate and in time fill up the
bend. and thus save thousands of acres of
valuable land. Now the city authorities
are becoming seriously affrightened, for
the channel, instead of changing from the
dyke, as it has already done, now threatens
to change oyer to the Illinois side at a
point above the city, and thus threatens
In short time to make st. Louis an isl
and city. This explains the milk in the
cocoanut, and is the key to the tone Of
Mayor Browns letter.
New YORK, Oct. 29.-Application was
made in the United States Court to-day
on the part of Oswald Ottendorfer and
others for the removal of United States
Commissioner Davenport, on grounds of
malfeasance in Office. in the improper and
arbitrary use of the powers invested in
him as supervisor of elections. He is also
charged with causing the arrest of respect
able citizens without any provocation, with
having committed persons under excessive
bail, and with having refused to grant
them examinations legally theirs. 1t was
also charged that he used his authority for
the purpose OF assisting political friends
and to further his personal interests.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 29.-The Uni
ted States District Court Grand Jury ad-
joarned yesterday. They found twenty in
dictments and examined more than 100
witnesses. Before adjourning the follow
lug resolution was adopted, by vote Of
sixteen to Two:
Resoloed, That the Grand Jury system should be
abb ished, unnecessa, y expensive and oppres
siye appendage of our judicial system.
The civil cases against j. II. Henderson
and his sureties, for an alleged deficit in
the public funds entrusted to the care Of
Henderson, as county treasurer of Warren
were argued before Judge Mitch
ell in this city to-day. These cases are
brought here in order to be convenient to
the state library The amount claimed of
the sureties is $34 900. The dcfalcation,
it is alleged, extends through period Of
four official terms, or eight years.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 29.-The President
has issued his proclamation setting apart
Thursday, Nov. 26, as day Of national
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 29.-Gov. Leslie
has issued proclamation Offering reward
of about $4,000 for the capture of the
masked rufians who recently shot young
negro girl in Shelby county. He appends
au injunction to local authorities to dis
charge their duty faithfully and strive to
check these frequent recurring crimes, and
admonishes citizens to sustain the law.
New YORK, Oct. 29. The Herald pub.
fishes the following, dated New Orleans,
October 2Sth:
The Conservative leaders last evening
held meeting. and decided to commence
criminal proceedings against kellogg, Long
street, Badger and all the Radical leaders,
for murder The charge will be eonspir-
acy, on the l4th OF September, against the
lives of citizens while in the exercise of
the rights guaranteed under the constitu-
ton, in removing aud protecting arms,
Affdavits are being prepared to-day, aud
two United States commissioners agree to
issue warrants, while the atfidavits will be
filed. The warrants will not be issued be-
fore the election unless further arrests of
whites are made. As the oifense charged
is murder, all who are arrested must lie in
the parish PRISON
New ORLEANS, Oct. 29.-Gov kellogg's
letter to the Democratic Conservative com
mittee declines to accede to their PROPOSE
ton in regard to separate ballot boxes in
certain wards
This Afternoon, as Gov. Kellogg was
riding home his carriage was stopped near
the corner OF Canal and Rampant streets,
by Major h. A. Burke A conversation en-
sued and Burke drew a whip and attempt
ed to strike Kellogg, who thereupon drew
a pistol and fired at Burke, grazing his
body. Burke fired three or four shots
which failed of the mark, as the cabman
drove rapidly away. The accounts given
by the two men tkellogg aud BurkeJ to
the Associated Press agent, tonight, do
not differ materially. Burke was arrested,
but released at the instance Ot Kellogg.
The difficulty arose from correspondence
10 the papers relative to naturalized citi-
zens.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-1he bark Abbey
Babon. fruiu Malaga, arrived at this port
yesterday, having IN bOard Capt. Leary,
with his wife an1 child, and crew, com
prlsing seven nien, 6f the schooner Daunt-
less, which left ST. Thomas Cd the Sd of
October with sail for Luueuburg. \. 5.