The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
National Grange Proceed
ings.
Illinois Legislature.
Corruption in tha IOWA Ag-
ricultura1 College.
The Woman's War on
Whisky,
Progress of the Great Re-
formatory Movement
in Ohio.
Death of "a Roman Catholic
Bishop.
Another Death from Trich'
ina,
Murder of a prominent and
wealthy Hebrew near
Springfield.
A Drunken Man Burned to
death in a Caboose Car.
Accidents. Crime, etc., etc.

| Orange to-day the report OF the committee
on ritual was postponed until next session.
A resolution was introduced and referred
to the executive committee to have the
private bulletin of the grange sent to all
the State and subordinate oranges.
A resolution to remove the headquarters
of the national grange to St Louis was re-
ferred to the following special committee
of FIVE to report at next session Of the ma
tional grange: Parsons of Minnesota,
Warden of Florida, Hamilton of California,
Cotton of Vermont, Allen of Missouri.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 9.-There was
large attendance at both Houses. In the
Senate large number of House bills Of
local character, on the third reading, were
taken up and passed. The Committee on
Canals and Rivers, to whom was referred
the Governors s message in relation to
cheap transportation reported a memorial
asking Congress to complete the improve
ment of the Illinois RIVER and to construct
ship canal from the lakes to the Missis-
sippi River The report was adopted
A bill introduced appropriating $57-
600 to reimburse the endowment fund Of
the Champaign University. Referred.
In the House bill fixing the maximum
rate of interest at 10 per cent.
| passed. he vote WAS subsequently
reconsidered A resolution was adopt
ed instructing the Judiciary Commit
tee to inquire and report what leg
islation is necessary to secure the collection
of taxes assessed against the capital stock
of corporations Also to inquire into the
! propriety Of limiting the power of courts oi
chancery so as to prevent their interfer-
ence by Injunction with the collection OF
the revenue The House went into Com
!. mittee of the Whole on the interest bill,
but arrived at no definite conclusion.
DEs MONIES, Feb. 9.-At the Agricul
!, tural College investigation letters were
read from George W. Jones and man!
= others stating that they could give valua
Bile information if allowed access to tn,
books of the college. The accountants re
port showed deficit of over $1,000 il
1866 and over $4,000 in 1868 in the amour
paid over by Bassett to Rankin, which wa
h. Prof. Jones, one of the deposed professors
r testified that the college was drifting ava.
p from its original interest. The develop
ments begin to assume graver character
and others more startling are promise
G soon.
CINCINNATI, Feb AT Greenfield High
land county, Ohio on yesterday, gran
temperance jubilee was celebrated. Bus
. ness. with the exception of one solitary ss
loon keeper, was entirely suspended. TIL
proprietors of the six other saloons whic
persist in carrying on the liquor bushes
turned out and hurrahed for the victory {
their female antagonists.
At Hillsboro, a grand women's mas
meeting was held to-day, and even MOI
=. r. Iii IL
field jubilee. The crowds were immens
. and the prayers for poor Dunn, who, PHI
% roah-like, has hardened his heart, wel
many.
All along the line of war no cry of "A
- quiet on the Potomac is heard. The ba
As tie RACES uncompromlsingly
RIPLEY, o., Feb. THE temperanr
movement in which the women are Il
principal movers, was sinaugurated he
last Thursday, by company of ladies nur
- bering seventy-fve or eighty, calling upt
= the proprietors of the drug stores and S
- looms, and with such weapons as praye
and singing Of hymns, pleading with the
to desist from the traffic of drunkard-ma
+. ing There are three drugs stores a,
t.' twenty three saloons or drinking places
Is side the corporation beside number
. low doggeries on the outskirts Notwit
standing the magnitude of the work befo
J.. them, they have succeeded, in the la
> three days. in persuading all the drug sto
proprietors, and some eight or ten saloo
keepers to sign the pledge and promise
quit selling liquor.
In Springfield, Ohio, there are 1l3
quor places, and these brave women W
are now organizing hope to succeed,
song, by prayer, and by legal preventio
in shutting them all up. Indictments a
now being daily issued, backed by t
faithful fervent prayers which we are bi
4 ically informed avail much.
II Amid the ringing of bells, prayers a
hallelujahs, two liquor dealers in Leesbul
nd. o., have poured the contents of their Ike
and barrels into the streets and signed t
Wis pledge. Only one more liquor firm
y mains in the place, e,and that threatens pr,
= ecution. To defend the ladies men
wealth and the orders of Odd Fellows a
Free Masons have subscribed a guarant
, fund and on this line against the last LIE
burg man the battle is to be fought. ;.
Oxford is place of 1000 inhabita
over the age of 10 years, and of this nu
Der $50 have signed the pledge, and
whisky men are becoming uneasy.
At Dayton, 0. $3.50 saloons and dogger
: have fourished. Yesterday en- masse
= Dayton ladies met, and began work
!! fasting and prayer that God would convt