The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-27
TELEGRAPlHEITC. lHEITC.
JEFF. Davis Challenged.
Judge Davis refuses his
Hall to Vic Woodruff.
Illinois Congressrsaen troub-
led with ugly questions
from the Grangers.
The Question OF Adjournins
the Legislature.
Mr.. Dunham's Head Level,
DR.. Livingstone Dead again
The Rafferty, Case Argued.
Massachusetts Brags OF an
Earthquake.
Massachusetts Brags OF an
Earthquake.
Stolen Goods in Trinity
Church Safe.
Suicide. Fire, Crime, etc.

Foote, of Tennessee, liar. Foote this
morning publishes card, in which he
challenges Davis, and insists that 'the
habitual caluminator of honest and patri-
otic men has no right to skulk behind the
hypocritical pretenses Of extreme piety.
LOWELL, Jan. 26.-At Chelmsford,
yesterday, the shock of an earthquake
shook the buildings, causing considerable
alarm.
Boston, Jan. 26.-Prof. j T. Holton, one
Of the first botanists of this country, died
suddenly of heart disease at his resi-
dence at Everett, yesterday.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 26.-The argu-
ment in the case of Rafferty, for a new
trial was made this morning before the
State Supreme Court, all the Judges being
present. Mr.. Small made the argument
for the prisoner to which a reply was
made by Charles H. Reed, of Chicago,
States Attorney. The Court then took
the case under advisement.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Jan. 26.-The an
nouncement that Mrs Victoria c. " oodhul
is to lecture in Durley Hall on "Wednesday
evening, has caused a wonderful commo.
ton in this city. Judge David Davis, the
owner of the hall, has cancelled her en-.
gagement of the hall. and publishes card
to that effect while Mrs Woodruff as pos
itively affirms that she will lecture in thai
| hall
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Intelligence has JUS
been received of the death of Dr. Living
ingstone in the interior of Africa. He dice
of dysentery while travelling from Lake
Bembe to Senegambia His body has beer
embalmed and is being conveyed to Eng
land by way of Zanzibar
The death of DIR. Livingstone took plac,
in June last He had been travelling owe
partially submerged country, and. atte
wading four days through water, was seizeC
by an illness of which he died.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Illinoi
members have agreed to hold a meeting
this evening, to consider upon their an
swer, if any there shall be, to the recen
questions addressed to them by the Illinoi
State Grange. The Chicago members, VIII
were not at first inclined to any united at
ton, have, at the request of the member
from the other districts, decided to atten,
the meeting. The questions are consider
ed important by some, and give other
much annoyance
The following is a copy of the interroga
tories addressed to all the Illinois Repre-
sentatives and the two Senators
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF PATRONS OF
HUsBANDRY, STATE GRANGE OF Ill.
! LANARK, Jan. 6, IA. J
DEAR SIRs BY the request of tn
State Grange of Illinois, of the order O
Patrons of Husbandry, held at Blooming
ton, on the 9th day of December, A. d.
1873, | ask you to send me, at your earles
convenience, answers, in writing to the fol
lowing questions, to-wit First-Ough
the general government to open the mout
of the Mississippi river and improve tn
other great national highways of CON
merce? Second-Ought the duties o
coal, lumber, salt, iron, steel and article
manufactured therefrom to be repealed
Third-Ought the coasting trade to b
or en- and free to the vessels of all nations
Fourth-Ought the general banking law t
be revised and amended if so, how
Fitth-Ought the general government
give any more land or subsidies to raj
roads2 Sixth-Ought patents to be rt
newed or extended? Seventh-Oughtt th
tariff to be for protection and revenue, c
! revenue alone, or to be abolished ? Eight
Ought the bankruptcy law to be irevise
r or repealed Ninth-Ought the ger
eral government to own or exercise an
control of lines of transportation throug
the States Yours truly,
J d. W. DAME, for the Committee
SPRINGFIELD, I'll. Jan. 24.-In tn
House Mr. Savage offered resolution
adjourn sine die Feb. 20. Mr.. Shaw dt
sired to postpone for ten days, that the
might know where they stood Mr. Ha
believed they should fix as early day q
possible indispensable business, if thei
was any, could be done by the date fixed
the resolution. Mr. Bradwell did M
] think that there were such important mea
ures before them as should prevent an az
iournment at an early day. Mr.. Oberl
was in favor of setting the day. The pc,
pie demanded that they should expedit
business. They thought they had no rigl
to be in session at ALL The ostensible o1
iect of the session was to consider the raj
road law, and that done they should {
home. They had wandered from the o.
ject of the session, which was only railros
Legislation, and had embarked on the u
known seas of revision. They could fnis
all the revision bills now under consider
ton, and leave the rest TO the next Legi
lature, They were extravagant. The
were paying clerks of committees for doil
no work and were drawing pay themselv
for work that mightwell be left undone M
Dunham went for Oberly, on the groul
that he was pandering to the Decatur Co
!. vention, though he had voted for an a
journed session. The session was in spil
violation of the Constitution. He desi
& ed an immediate adjournment. As one
the Revision Committee he desired to s.
e there was no necessity for revising the la,
" at this time. As soon as they enacted
Jury law they should go home. Mr. Jon