The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-08
IS Corporations in Cook Co.
and about 400 in the
State--RailrOads, etc.
The Carpet-Baggers want
more Troops to Help
Garry the Elections.
FalsehoOds Circulated for
Effect in the North.
Georgia Election all Demo
cratic.
Other News Items.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Oct. THE State
Board of Equalization met this morning
and adopted the report of the Committee
on Capital Stock, and passed a resolution
to adjourn tomorrow morning at $50 O.
clock, sine die.
This action of the Board could just as
well have been reached three weeks ago as
not 1t is folly to continue the expensive
machine any longer. The legislature this
winter should abolish the Board entirely
and make it the duty of the State officers,
consisting of the Governor, Attorney Gen
eral, Auditor, Treasurer and Secretary of
State, to equalize the taxes. The work
would be much more intelligently done,
and the great cost of the Board of Equal
ization would be saved to the people. In
the State of Indiana, the State officers
equalize the taxes, and it has been found
to work equitably.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, October r. The
clerks have this moment (3 :45 p. m,) fin
ished the extension of the table of capital
stock.
select few of the corporations, being
the Chicago newspaper companies, as evi.
dence Of what the work of the Board of
| Equalization in assessing the capital stock
of corporations is: Evening Journal
Company, capital stock, $780, 900; Evening
Post, $4,000; Stats Zeitung, Sal ,49G !;
Inter Ocean, $4,000, Tribune Company
$2ll,700.
There are s. corporations in Cook coun-
ty and about 400 in the State.
The total assessment in round numbers,
is $l4,000,000.
The total amount of capital stock assess
ment against the railroads of the State is
$32, 900. 600, as against $64,000,OO0 last
year.
WASHINGTON, Oct S,-Gen. Sheridan
was to-day notified by the Secretary of
War, if he could spare a regiment Of In
fantry from his command, to send it South
for service in that section. Applications
are constantly reaching the department
from Alabama and Tennessee for troops.
The Secretary says: IF | were required
to comply with all applications received 1t
would be necessary to largely increase the
army.
New IBERIA, La, Oct. The dis
patches which represent citizens here as
being under arms since the arrival OF
troops are utterly false
New ORLEANS, Oct. THE advisory
board held stormy session to-day. A
resolution offered by Packard stating that
white leagues were still arming, was re-
iected One was adopted deprecating the
organism of such armed bands and declar
ing that demonstrations should be sup
pressed to the end that citizens should be
freed from apprehension.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 7.-Ex-Presi-
dent johnson made lengthy speech at
Shelbyville yesterday, which was princi-
pally devoted to defending himself against
special and editorial IN the Union and
American, in which he was called the ex-
Republican President favoring reputation,
and against the imputation that he is unfit
| for United States senator.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Oct, THE election
passed off quietly to-day, Democrats
were elected everywhere. There Will be
not more than fourteen Republicans in
both houses of the next General Assem-
bly,, which gives the Democrats majority
of 205 on joint ballot.
CHICAGO, Oct. THE National Con-
vention of the Catholic Union of America,
met at the Grand Pacific Hotel to-day.
Bishop Foley delivered an address Of well
come, AID congratulated the Union upon
| bringing into harmony all Catholic temper
| ance societies and total abstinence organl-
cations. The afternoon and evening ses-
sions we're taken up with routine business.
The Times tomorrow publishes long
article giving statistics on the building
growth of Chicago during the past year.
| 1t shows that in that period ,339 buildings
have been erected, costing about Sl2,694,.
goo. -,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. Both Republi-
cans and Independents OF the Tenth dis
trict to-day nominated Cyrus b. Hyde tor
congress.
WORCESTER, Mass. Oct I'm the Mas
sachusetts Republican state convention to-
day Geo. b, Loring was chosen temporary
chairman. The committees were appoint
ed and Henry l.. Dawes was reported for
President, with list for Vice Presidents
Mr.. Dawes addressed the convention and
ballot was taken for governor which re-
suited as follows: Mr.. Talbot 755, Loring
| l9S, Chas. Devens, Jr., 81, John Z. San
ford %. b. +. Butler l6, Z. r Hoar aud
Dawes each. Talbot's nomination was
declared unanimous.
/ After recess a ballot was taken for Lieu,
tenant Governor, resulting in the choice OF
Horatio u. Knight, of East Harrington; VI
iver Warner was nominated for secretary,
| Chas. X. Train for Attorney General,
Chas. Endicott for Auditor, and Chas.
Adams for State Treasurer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. General Spinner
had scarcely reached his office to-day, al
ter several weeks abse nee, before large
numbers of women applied TO him for stu
ations as clerks. There have been eighty
or ninety civil service examinations for the
ten vacancies TO be filed in mis- bureau.
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