The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-01
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The Kind of Boys ReDub1i-
can congressman bestow
their Favors upon.
A Crusade Petition Dissec-
ted.
The Tricky Bloomington
City Council.
The Will of the People De-
feated.
Bold Raid Of Two High
waymen upon an Express
Car on the Michigan
Central Road.

WASHINGTON, May 30.-Out of ninety
seven aspirants for military honors at
West Point, thirty two were sent back to
school yesterday because they could not
write, spell or cypber or were not familiar
with maps or grammar. The colored can
didates all failed. Yesterday the list of
successful candidates was made public
The whole class was drawn up in line.
The names of those who missed were call
ed out and they stepped two PAGES to the
front and were ordered to break ranks and
go home, while their more fortunate COM
panions were led to their future quarters.
ROCKFORD, May 30.--Last night the
members of the Common Council compile
ted the analysis of the petition of men
over Is years of age against licenses, with
a result only less astonishing to the tenn
perance men, whose cautions against care
lessness in gathering signatures were
charged to their hostility to the cause, than
to the women, who estimated that less than
100 of the names were not the names of
voters There are 2,240 registered voters
in the city and nearly 800 votes were cast
at the last election. The petitions were
found to have only 663 names of voters.
Allowing all ineligible names and names
without initials there were 669 other names
on the petitions. Eleven names of peti
TONERS against license appear on the later
petitions for licenses.
DETROIT, Mich, May 3l.-One of the
boldest robberies of this section was under
taken on last nights express train to thi;
city from Chicago. Mr. S. B. Heath, the
American Express messenger on the Mich
igan Central Railroad, was sorting his mon
ey packages for various stations along the
route, when, as the train was passing be
tween New Buffalo and Niles, he was sci
upon by two men who had pried open tn,
front door of the car, and thus gained ad
mission The only light in the car was
candle, which was at once extinguished, a
one of the robbers knocked Heath dowl
and commenced mauling him. Heatl
showed good fight in the darkness, and fin
ally, while the robber was on top of him
he succeeded in drawing pistol aud put
bullet into the head of his assailant, VIII
fell from him, while Heath himself, from
excitement and his injuries, tainted away
He revived as the train approached Niles
Help came to his call, and his wounded as
sailant was taken from the car, when, afte
few gasps, he died. The other robbie
leIV Ine car aS tne ugnL was Solng ou, Iah
ing $2,700 with him. He has not bee
heard from. Heath was severely but no
. dangerously hurt Officers are swarmin
the vicinity of the outrage, hoping to fin
the other ruthan.
BLooMINGToN, ILL.,, May 30.-Ther
was stormy time in the City Council las
evening, when an attempt was made to pas
the prohibitory ordinance in accordanc
with the popular vote cast few week
since, As it was the last night in Ma
for such action, it was very important, bu
by clever maneuvering it was defeated, an
the licenses for June must be furnished