The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-04
TELEGRAP.HIC,
All our State Officers to at
tend the Great Canal
Convention at Rock
Island.
Dangerous Illness Of Ex-
President Fillmore.
Representative Dunha1n on
Hurried Executions.
A Geneseo Ran Killed,
Suicide for Love.

BUFFALO, March 2-Ex- President Fill
more, who was suddenly stricken with Ill
ness to-day, has slightly improved. The
physicians think there is n chance of his
getting up again,
BUFFALO, March 3.-At o'clock to-
night there was no change in the condition
of the ex-President Fillmore His whole
body is completely paralyzed, but his mind
is clear
TOPEKA, March 3.-The House to-day
passed bill making it a misdemeanor,
punishable by heavy fine, for members of
the Legislature, or state, county or town
ship officers, to accept free passes on rail
roads.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 3.-Mr. Dun
ham amendment, providing that no SEN
tence of death shall be executed until ten
| days after the next session Of the Supreme
Court in either Grand Division where q
conviction is mad was adopted
LA SALE, ILL.,, March 2,-The first thun
der shower Of the season occurred here al
an early hour this morning and came from
the southwest. The lightning was exceed
ingly vivid, the flashes frequent and the
thunder so heavy as to make windows rat
tie. A large quantity of rain fell.
A drover by the name of Anderson, from
Geneseo, was standing on the track of thu
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
at Bureau junction, about 10 o'clock las
evening, when an engine backed over him
killing him instantly.
GENEVA, ILL.,, March "a special trail
sent from Aurora by the Chicago. Burling
ton and Quincy Railroad Company to ac
commodate the delegates to the Kane Coun
ty Farmers Convention, jumped the tracl
on account Of a misplaced switch. nea
Geneva, this morning. The engine wa
slightly damaged There was no loss G
life.
DEs MONIES, Ia, March 2-The elec
tion in this city for Mayor and Council re
rulted in a triumph for the Peoples ticket
A Newton is elected Mayor by a good ma
Iiority. The majority of the Council is ais
chosen by the People. Very little straigh
voting was done. and at this hour, hal
past l o'clock, the Second and Third " ar
returns are not in, though they will nc
change the result
DEs MONIES, Iowa, March 3.-Th
city election yesterday resulted in a mi,
ed election Of Republicans and the oppos
tion.
WAUKEGAN, H., March 3.-The cit
election here yesterday was a contest b.
tween the liquor and anti liquor partie
Sven hundred and eighty-two votes wei
cast for Mayor, of which George S. Whee
er, temperance candidate, received 3S4, ar
William Werden, anti-temperance, receiV
ed 39S, the latter being elected by IA M
jority. 1t was lively contest For A
dermen, Rudd is elected in the first ware
Arnold in the second ward by one major
ty; Bower in the third ward and Powt
in the fourth Fina is elected Assess
b and Treasurer, and Hinckly Marshal al
Collector. A majority of the new Aide
men are understood to be liquor men.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa March ST
miners who have been for the last tV
. have ceased work This evening a me
/. extensive cave in one of the mines occur
r ed, exceeding in extent the fall of the b
: timore mine short time since. Gre
censternatiOn prevails in the nighborho
and families are preparing to leave. Il
: fire has now free scope and threatens
utterly ruin one of the most valuable p
S, ssions OF the newly formed Wilkesbar
& Lehigh Coal Company.
OTTAWA, H., March 3-A very lar
and Ell lusiastic temperance meeting W
held last evening at the Methodist Chur
in this city. Ministers of different demo
inations were present, who delivered sh
addresses. Resolutions were passed
the ladies, pledging to do all in their pc
er to forward the good cause and eli
those hell-ho of which we have We
modest number of between eighty anC
:. hundred. A committee of seven gent
Q men was appointed to make future
rangements and plans for the battle.
- meeting of the committee aud ladies '
ID be held next Thursday afternoon, in
IL basement Of the Methodist Church, WI
it is expected that the campaign will OF
in earnest a large majority of the
loon keepers being Germans, a long {
tedious battle is expected.
- NEW YORK, March 3--August Mad
/ son, of Jersey City attended masqu
- ade last night, with young lady to VIII
ne was engaged Jealous of attenti
paid to her by former lover, he went
= an undertaker's office. where he was {
u.' ployed, and shot himself