The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-23
A Bel1igerent Woman sent
to Prison.
Death of Ex-senator Wig
fall.
Suicide of an Actor.

\ IOPEhA. hdIl., EtD. Zl.--lt VIII DS Te-
membered that the last annual report of
the State Auditor contained grave charges
of mismanagement aud violation of law on
the part of the State Treasurer. Upon
the assembling of the Legislature, com
mittee was appointed, with the Hon. A. Ii.
| Horton, Chairman, to Investigate the af-
fairs of the State officers. That committee
have made searching investigation of the
State Treasury, and to day submitted a
report, signed by four of the FIVE members,
which concludes with the following resOiu
tions:
ResolUed. That Josiah Z. Hayes, Treas
urer of the State of Kansas, be and Is
hereby impeached for high crimes and mis-
demeanors in Office.
The resolution was adopted.
GALEsBURG. Feb 2l.-The temperance
movement which has been in progress for
some time in this city, came to a head to
day in the form of Ladies Anti License
and Reform Society. The ladies have or
ganized and propose, as soon as a cOnstitu-
ton and bylaws can be adopted, to take the
field in active work. The Anti License
and Temperance Societies of this place
have been agitatlng the question for some
time, but, besides raising some $4,000 or
81, 900 with which to prosecute the work,
have done nothing A grand mass meet
ing has been called, and it is proposed to
test the clause in the city charter that pro
hibits the giving Of saloon licenses.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Feb. 2l.-The temperance
- question has not troubled our good citizens
/ as get The distilleries are still grinding
out King Alcohol, and disposing Of 1t to
the world.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill, Feb. 2I.-The
great temperance crusade which is Great
!. ing such excitement in Ohio and parts ot
Indiana and illinois is beginning to sensi
bly, affect this community, and, unless al
signs shall fail, jacksonville will very sbuG
be ablaze with excitement over "a temper
- ance war waged against the iquor traffic
LEXINGTON, ILL.,, Feb. 2l.-Anothe
large ana enthusiastic temperance meetin.
was held last night,i being the third mass
meeting this week,
The majority Of the people seem deter
mined to hold fast to the present anti
y whisky charter An effort is being uiad
h To carry the coming village election l.. tav
n y or of the saloons The license partly hav
ts written to William w o Brien Of Peoria
to come to their assistance.
Short address, were made last evenin
s by number of speakers. ng whoI
were the Hon William Smith and Jack
son ". Myers The meeting was en
!, vened by the singing Of temperance song:
OswEGo H., Feb. 20.-The crusader
were reinforced to-day by four recruit:
and now number ten altogether. The
sang two hvmDs, sandwitched with a pray
er. before Trolls saloon, he refusing thel
7 admittance They then went to Turner
who received them cordially. The Healt
Committee should take measures to II
: strain these ladies from kneeling on tt
bare ground during this damp weather. III
Is less they have taken the precaut0n to pr
o vide themselves with fannels. to insul
against rhematism, neuralgia, sciatlca, &
u COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Feb. 2l.-It
IR rumored that crusade against the gl
mills of the city is to be inaugurated at
early day.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb 21-The tempe
perance movement in Manchester is quie
ed down. The advocates of the measu
propose to settle the question by ballot
& the municipal election in March, when it
hoped Councilmen will te placed IN pow
who will enforce the law as 1t exists on t
statutes of the State.
T.. The war of the women on intemperan
is. gives promise of spreading all over low
In addition to the raids OF the women
the saloons of Durant and Manchester, t
women Of Oskaloosa yesterday got togeth
,: and visited a number of saloons in tn
town, and called upon the saloon keepers
abandon their business. In one salo
they held a prayer meeting, and labor
long aud earnestly with the keeper. "
was obdurate, and positively refused
stop selling beer and whisky. In fact. Il
same individual declared to the ladies
terwards that bis sales of beer had be
more than doubled by means of their visl
In Durant a strong temperance socl
N n with about 100 members has been forn
l as a result of the recent action OF the
d . dies there.
and COLUMBUS, o.. Feb 2I.-The woma
PRAYER meeting this morning, notwithsta
WIS ing the rain, was very large, and much
1y terest was manifested. A special rtqu
. was made for the prayers of Christian 2
pie everywhere that their efforts NAV
crowned with success, and they be gl
? wisdom to conduct the campaign which
TO be opened next week.
DAYTON. O.. Feb. 21.-The tempera
movement has not yet assumed a pract
form here.
New YORK, Feb. 2l.-The Rev. He
\ Ward Beecher said to a large congre
- ton last night that history would
1 show parallel to the efforts making in
West to ulpress dram drinking, which