The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-24
Public Opiuion on the Veto.
Temporary Relief for the
Sufferers in Miss.
The Arkansas Business
Quieting down.
Opening of the Straits of
Mackinaw.
The Pamphlet Laws of Ill.
not to be Published.
Death of Jacob Butler, of
Iowa.
Disasters, Murders. Fires.
etc., etc.
Death of Jacob Butler. of
Iowa.

MILWAUKEE, hpTl1 20. II ne MoTcldnCS
Association and the Chamber of Com
merce to-day each passed resolutions of
appreciation and thanks to the President,
for vetoing the finance bill.
HARRIsRURG, April 23.-A resolution
approving the Presidents veto was offered
in the House this morning, but suspen-
sion of the rules being necessary Its con-
sideration it was negauved.
New YORK, April 23.-The HerolFs
London special says that only one opinion
prevails in monied classes there, namely:
that Grants veto of the finance bill will
benefit American credit; and prominent
bankers, brokers and the largest investors
applaud the action of the President
The Herdld's Paris correspondent re-
ports that the veto message was well re-
ceived by the French fnanciers, bankers
and merchants.
LONDON, April 23-The Post says
President Grant has again saved the coun-
try, and deserves as much credit as at
Vicksburg.
CLINTON, Iowa, April 23.-Business
men here generally approve the President S
veto Of the finance bill.
ROCHESTER, n. Y. April 22.-One hun
dred guns were fired here tonight in hon
or of the Presidents veto Of the currency
bill
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Presi-
dent has signed the bill providing for the
issue, temporarily, Of army supplies to the
people on the lower Mississippi river who
are in danger of starvation.
New. ORLEANS, April 23-The state
authorities daily receive letters from the
inundated sections asking assistance. In
St. Mary's parish 300 families have lost
their homes and property by the overflow
Many of them are utterly destitute and
starving. Gen. Thompson, chief Of the
engineers, returned to-day from survey
of the upper coast and reports the crevas
ses enlarged everywhere Hundreds OF
poor families are drowned out. No mails
arrive by the jackson or Mobile roads
The recent rain storms have carried away
bridges and increased the destruction.
New YORK, April 22.-The subscrip
ton for the relief of the sufferers by the
overflow Of the Mississippi has reached
several thousand dollars, Mayor Have
meyer has issued an appeal to the citizen:
for contributions.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 23.-Secre
tary of State johnson, whose election ha:
never been controverted and who has just
returned after a few month absence, call
ed at the State House this morning ant
ordered Mr.. Brooks and his men out OF hi
Office. They refused to o,and Mr.. Brook
said since johnson had signed GovernoI
Baxter's proclamation convening the Leg
islature, and refused to recognize hin
| a A = L.
recognize him as Secretary of State
Johnson then left, and applied to Colone
Rose, of the United States Arsenal, TO
troops to assist him in taking possession 0
his office. The result is not yet known.
All is quiet to-day-no hostile demon
strations on either side The people gen
orally are satisfied with the call for spe
cial session Of the Legislature.
WASHINGTON. April 23-The Secretar
of ar has telegraphed the commandan
at Little Rock to withdraw his forces t
the arsenal as soon as the danger OF blooo
shed is over and leave the matters to b
settled by the contestants or courts.
New YORK April % The Herald pull
fishes list of warrants drawn for contir
gencies in Controller Green Office, betwee
/ November, 1872, and September, 1873
aud says it appears to be as necessary to il
vestigate frauds under Reform as undt
Tammany rule One investigation record
over $25, 200 in about three months an
still another got $35. 900 in the same TIM
besides $40, 900 additional from the Boar
of fApportionment. The Herald says th
D tax payers should investigate the invest
gators, and adds that the Controller o
, L e.,
$4,000 more than in 1868, under the co
: rupt Ring rule.
DETROIT, Mich, April 23.-Advices fro
Mackinaw this afternoon are to the effe
that the ice has all moved out fro
between Mackinaw island aud Point 5
Ignance, A large feet of upward bour
steamers have passed round to the nort
side of Bois Blanc Island, the south pa
sage being yet blocked with ice.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 23.-Whi
the tug-boat Ida III. Lee was towing
schooner into the barber this morning fro
some four miles out in the bay, the tn
boat was tipped by the tow-line, and imm
ately filled with water, and sunk, carryi
down the engineer, S}ocum. The rest
the crew escaped, being rescued by t
) crew of the schooner Ida.
CAPE MAY, n j., April 23-Capts
John Reeves, with crew of four men, ~
terday attempted to cross Cold Spring |
in the ships tender during a heavy 81
. when the boat foundered and all but t
Captain were lost.
COLUMBUS, April 23.-An explosion
boiler in planning mill there to-day,
jured one man seriously and two slight
The boiler, weighing four tons, was thro
} l25 feet.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 23.-The 1
It torney General has cut the Gordian kl
: for Col. Harlow regarding the publicati
: of the laws. He denies that there is
! apparent conflict between the laws OF Il
: and 1874, so that if the Secretary OF Sc
! were to prepare for publication the acts
y the last General Assembly, and shall
), to complete the publication before the
y OF July. 1t would be labor and mater
= lost, as the act would then come in and
a stop to the work. He further holds Il