The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Bright Spot in Iowa.
Better and Better from In
i. diana.
rs, 900 Majority in Arkan-
THE Government" Repub-
licans Alarmed for
their "Divvys."
Frantic Efforts to be made
to save New York.
The Woman's Congress in
Chicago.
A Dignifled. Able and 1nflu-
entail Assenblage.
Progress of the Union Pa
cif1c in getting.its Patents.
Thieves, Murderers. Sui
scides, Accidents, Etc.
A Digniiied. Able and Influ'
ential Assemblage.
Progress of the Union Pa
cific in getting.its Patents.
Thieves, Murderers. Sui
scides, Accidents, Etc.

DUBUQUE, Iowa. Oct. l6--The con-
gressional situation remains unchanged,
with all the counties officially reported and
Ainsworth has % majority over Granger,
Buchanan county the last to report, gives
Granger 227 majority. He carried ALA
makee, Buchanan, Delaware, Fayette and
Winnesheik counties, receiving ,492 votes.
Ainsworth carried Dubuque and Clayton
counties, with 1864 ballots Unless an
error or fraud is discovered when the
Boards Of Supervisors count the ballots,
next Monday, this result cannot be chang
ed, and sends Democrat to congress
the first instance of the kind in twenty-five
years.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 16,-More complete
returns from all the legislative districts in
the state show the following result: Sen
ate. Democrats. %; Republicans, "a In
dependents, 3 Lower House, Democrats,
52 Republicans, 81; Independents, II.
The Democratic majority on the state
ticke will probably reach $4,000,
LITTLE Rock, Oct. l6-Returns from
fourteen additional counties hold up to the
estimate of last night-75,000 majority for
the constitution, The state ticket headed
by Garland for Governor, runs about even
with the constitution.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 16-Harrisc Lud
ngton, Mayor of Milwaukee, has accepted a
call, signed without respect to party,to run
for congress in the Fourth District. The
Republicans will make no nomination.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-The resident
congressional Republican committee here
have become somewhat alarmed at the un-
expected Democratic victories in Ohio and
Indiana, and decided to day to cooperate
at once with the New York Republicans.
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, t,who is now
making speeches in New Jersey; Secre.
tary Robeson and Postmaster General
Jewell, Senator Scott of Pennsylvania,
and others, are to be invited to speak at
campaign meetings throughout New York.
In the city, where local disaffection is in
juring Democratic prospects, the Republi
caus intend to make the campaign more
active than in the state.
From New Jersey, the information at
hand is not at all favorable to the Republi-
cans. The gains ia the charter election in
Newark city, on Tuesday, are said to indi-
cate large percentage OF change through
out that state. The belief that Gen Grant
is going to be third-term candidate Is
claimed as one of the reasons why the Re
pubcans are losing ground. Robeson' s
denial of the scheme does not seem to be
accepted. A straightout communication
from Grant to the same effect is what is
wanted,
Chicago. Oct. 16,-In the Woman S
Congress this morning Mrs. Allen Mitch
ell read paper on Fallen Women" and
Mrs, Julia Ward Howe paper on the
Effects of Literature on Crime, both of
which were listened to with profound at
tention by large audience. The congress
has established character for moral weight
and honesty of purpose that wins for it
large houses from the best people of the
city and hattering comments of the local
papers.
in the Womans Congress this afternoon
Mrs, DIR. Mary Stafford Blake read paper
on Parental Influence. Mrs, Dr. Mary
Lee, of Usage, New York, read paper on
the Relations of the Woman Physician on
Secrets"
In the evening sessona paper on Dent
istry" was read by Mrs. DIR. Enslin and
discussed by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs.
Churchill and others. Miss Phoebe Coz
Gins, the eminent lady lawyer OF st. Louis,
delivered a very able discourse on the
"Capability of Women for Learned Pro-
fessions." At the close of her discourse
she was loudly applauded by the audience.
The Presbyterian Synod convened again
to-day, but did only routine business. The
case of Prof Swing will probably not come
before the body for two or three days.
Ex- Mayor Medill, who has been making
an extended trip on the continent, arrived
here to-day with his health greatly improv-
ed.
President Grant and wife arrived in Chr
cago by special train this evening, via the
St. Louis Il Chicago road from Spring
field. The party engaged rooms at the
Palmer House, and will remain in Chicago
until the wedding of Col Fred Grant, which
takes place on the 2Oth inst.
WAsHISGToN,O Oct l6.-The Acting Sec
retary of the Interior to-day received the
report of James Moore of New jersey,
John l.. Merriman of Minnesota, and John
Delano of Ohio, the commission APP
poiuted to examine whether the defcien-
cles of the construction of the Union Pa
ciic railroad as reported by the commis-
sion of eminent citizens appointed by See
retary Cox, under the act of congress Of
April 10, 1869. have been supplied and
he road completed as required by the re.
port. The present commissioners exami-
nation was commenced on the 2jth of Sep
tember and completed on the 5th inst.
They claim to have made it thoroughly
and in detail. The commissioners md
from personal examination and from data
furnished By the company that the expen'
ditures incurred by the former commission
10 furnishing bridges, in rep laciDg high
trestles, by filling With earth, etc, were
finally completed in the month Of Septem.
Der, 1874, aud they have therefore decided
that the road, as built, il irst-class rail.
road, fully complying with its charter and
with the requirements OF the law, and u