The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-07
A New and More Sensible
Financial Bill offered.
Over 143, 900 Homeless Peo-
pie in the South.
The Ark's Supreme Court
Judges Escape from the
Baxter Bandits.
Inauguration in Connecti't. t.
Progress of the War on the
Bottle.
Accidents. Suicides, MUIR.
ders, Robberies, Fires,
ETC.. Etc.
Inauguration in Connecti't.
Progress of the War ON the
Bottle.

lures of the bill reported by Sherman, from
the Finance Committee, to-day, are Free
banking, fixing the maximum greenback
circulation at 1882, ,00c, 200, the issuing of
$4,000 600 of new national bank notes,
with the retirement of greenbacks to the
amount of so per cent. of such issue, and
the resumption of specie payments on ) an
uary /, 1877, by the redemption OF United
States notes in per cent. gold bearing In
terest bonds. 1atl -
An appeal is published for the relief of
the sufferers by the floods in the Southern |
States. Over l43, 200 have been driven |
from their homes and are now without food |
or shelter, and to furnish the provisions
alone will cost $4,000 daily.
LITTLE Rock, May 6-Judges Bennett
and Searle escaped from their captors and
arrived here to-day under a federal escort
sent out to find them The three Judges
of the Supreme Court to-day heard an ap-
plication for a mandamus compelling the
State Treasurer to honor Brooks draft as
| Governor. The matter will be taken under
advisement at 10 o'clock tomorrow
One hundred stand of arms loaned by
baxter to the Industrial University have
been seized by the Brooks men.
ST. LOUIS, May 6.-The Democrats S
special gives an account of the capture and
escape of Justices of the Supreme Court
Bennett and Searle. sLieut Summerhill
moved them, after their capture. to the
outskirts of the city, whence by Gen.
Blockers orders they were transferred to
Benton Summerhill having learned that
assassination was intended for the prison
ers. djsclaimed completely, and offered
, them his aid in making their escape. This
was effected. The prisoners were supplied
with revolvers with which they subsequent
ly made their escape. Soon alter. meeting
squad of United States troops, they were
taken under their protection and conducted
, to Little Rock.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 6.-The in
augural parade to-day was the finest ever
!. witnessed here. The Governors 8 mes
: sage commends the Presidents veto anC
fav9rs q return to specie payment, urges
, revenue reform and views with appre
hension the tendency towards centraliza
tiOn.
HANNIBAL, No., May 6.-At the cit
election, the question of license or ''n1
}. license" was submitted to the people as a
independent proposition, and "nO-llcense
carried, TWO A novel feature
the contest was the many ladies, on bot
sides of the question, who remained at tn
polls all day and electioneered with gre;
yigor and earnestness. The victors wei
very iubiant last night, and the city ";
ablaze with bonires The church bel
were rung and other demonstrations wei
made in honor of the event.
OTTAWA ILL.,, May 6.-Mrs. DeGret
delivered an address before the Ottav
Temperance League, last evening, at Il
congregational church. She goes
| strong for prohibition and moral suasi0
;, She takes much credit on herself ID d
feating the rum. sellers ticket in Ma
seiles, at their election, day before yeste
, day, the anti license party having won {
day.
l NAPERvILLE, ILL.,. May 6.-The villa
election at this place was sharply contest
on Monday, and resulted in the election
James Dunlap as President Of the Coun
by one majority out of 1856 votes cast. /
closing of the saloons on Sunday was t
ND only issue. The temperance party won
day, as the election of Dunlap gives TIN
rs lin the Council in favor of Sunday elosl
to two against.
= Much excitement prevailed throug h
the day, which extended into the mig
some malicious person throwing ST.
through the window at the residence OF
B. Frost. Mr.. F. had been partlcula
active throughout the day in behalf of
10 law and order party, and this piece OF
acs daljsm is supposed to have been instlga
by the party whose measures he defeat
u QUINCY, ILL.,, May 6.-Rev. X. P. HI
C' mond, the great revivallst, opened M
>Go ings here last night, and held a meet
- in the Opera House this morning, and
Washington Park this afternoon,
JOLIET, ILL.,, May Ga man nal
fs John Haley, brakeman on the Chic
Rock Island & Pacific railway, was
,,o over by the cars, between this city
; M" Morris yesterday afternoon, recelsin
soc,o. compound fracture of one leg. The
Iouis; tors say that it will have to be amputa
s.,eI, e.ler MADISON, Wis, May 6.-An old
named Miss Raymerson, aged 90 "
was burned to death at Liberty Prairl
,, this county, last night, by her clC
catching fire while she sat near the S
smoking.
It's. FARTHER POINT May 6.-The steam
Circassia, from Liverpool, arrived
morning with the crew OF the steau
mo. Linda, which she discovered on lire IN
onsign- gitude 43o west.
49, HALIFAX, May GA letter from
Pierre says the brig Aimee has ar
there with the crew and passengers o.
French brig Nive, which struck an ic'
and sunk.
AntS PITTSBURGH, May Ga special
Rush Run, Ohio, says an explosion
occurred in Peck Il Ramsers coal
Oats. The adjoining buildings, were demo
and the telegraph wires broken down
loss of liIe.
DEs MONIES, May Ga singular
MO. berry was discovered here this mo
Mrs. Joseph Hierby. who has oeen
- from the city for short tune. ieu'
her return that her residence on
~ street, which was recently 1ur
"a. throughout with new and elegant
ture, carpets. etc., had been ro6t
everything portable except the COOK
~ including crockery, glass and sliVe
~. clothing, beds, etc. There is no
the robbers. r
AURORA. ILL.,, May 6.-Dennis lr