The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-19
The Returning Board not
Resigned.
A Colored Law Maker
Learns Republican Tricks.
He Embezzles $50, 900.
The White League Offer a
fair Divide with the
ColOred Citizens.
Col. Macomb's work on the
Upper Mississippi.
Republican Rotteness in
San Francisco.
A Free Ride no Bar to the
Responsibility of a r
r.. Company
100 Guns in San Francisco
for Republican Losses
in the Oct. Elections.
October Returns to the De
partment of Agriculture.
Suicides. Robberies, Muir
ders, Fires, Etc.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 1.-THE report
that four membors of the returning board
resigned lacks confirmation.
The Concordia grand jury, composed of
two white men and the balance colored,
has found a true bill against Dave Young,
colored member of the legislature, for
embezzling $4,000 belonging to the parish
FRANKLIN, La, Oct. l7.-At the Parish
Nominating Convention of the White Lea
que of St. Mary, held here to-day, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
We, the White League of the Parish Of
St. Mary, in convention assembled, dc
hereby declare that we do recognize fully
and freely all the political and civil rights
of the colored people. In order to give
them conclusive guarantee OF our good
faith in this recognition, belt
Resolved, first, That we clothe our
Parish Executive Committee with full pow,
er to retire the name or names OF any OF
the candidates for parish officers, nomi-
mated this day by us, in favor OF any com
petent colored man or men, provided that
not more than half of our ticket be conced
ed to colored people, and provided their can
didates be competent to ill the respective
offices.
Second, Be it resolved that we hereby
invite the colored people to meet US in a
mass meeting on the oath day of October,
1874, at Franklin, to nominate their candl-
dates and to accept the propositions herein
made.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 1.-THE first of sys
TEN OF wing dams for the improvement OF
the navigation of the Upper Mississippi
was completed to-day. 1t is located about
four miles below this city, at one of the
most troublesome obstructions to naviga-
ton on the Upper Mississippi. The dam is
about go feet long and has been construct
cd at comparatively small expense, under
the direction of Col j. N. Macomb, of the
United States Engineer Corps, by Capt
John B. Davis, of the T.. s. dredg &c
boat Montana. The beneficial result OF the
work Is already apparent.
SAN Francisco. Cal, Oct. 1.-THE
Finance and Auditing Committee OF the
Board of Supervisors will probably finish
their labors next week. They have sue
ceeded in unearthing Republican frauds
REGULATIONS and extortions in the Coroner
office and the Street Department, which
have filled the whole community with dis
gust and indignation. Probably Coroner
Rice will be indicted and Street Superin
tendeut Kent removed.
The Democrats to- night will tire ion
guns in honor of the victories in the recen
eastern elections.
PORTLAND, Me, Oct. l7.-Ansel Ste
vens, injured on the Grand Trunk Railroad
while using free pass, has been awarded
SI2.S33 damages, the court holding thu
company liat !e in case of accident whethe
fare is paid or not.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE OctObe
returns of the Department of AgIicultur
show that tie wheat cropi is equal to o
greater than last year in all OF the state
except Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Ken
tucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, an,
Kansas. In Connecticut, Delaware, Soutl
Carolina and Illinois it is about equal {
last wears crop. Other states have iE
creased their yield. The New Englan'
states almost reached the splendid crop o
the census year, approximatng to Dll
lion bushels Maine has increased he
Weld 80 per cent The quality of the GRO
in these states is considerably improved
| The Middle states have considerably en-
larged and improved their yield, New Ypr
reporting an increase of l6 per cent u
the South Atlantic states, Maryland tall
| per cent and Virginia 6 per cent belu'
last year, but their deficiency is more tha
made up by the other states, Georgia show
ing an increase OF u per cent lhe quai
ity is also improved. Of the Gulf states
4 Alabama rcports an increase OF % an
Mississippi per cent; Texas decreas
OF per cent In quality Alabama in
proves 80 per cent, aud Mississippi decline
0 per cent and Texas 6 per cent. All
of the Southern inland states show an In
provement in quality from 4 per cent j
=. Arkansas to II per cent. in Tennessee.
quality Arkansas presents an increase {
SO per cent, Tennessee 29 per cent. an
West Virginia % per cent Kentucky d,
clipes 5 per cent. The crops of these state
are a third greater than that of the censr
year. North of the Ohio, Illinois equa
that of last years crop. while Wisconsin
on account of the grassh0ppers, falls ]
} per cent. short, which reduced the aggr'
!. gate yield of this section below last yea
Ohio increases her yield l6 per cent, Mel
iyan 22 per cent, Indiana per cent. A
show an improved quality except MiscoI
sin. which declines % per cent. The Al
greeate Weld of the states west OF II
Mississippi is also short Of last year
Missouri increases 29 per cent, and NJ
braska per cent; but Minnesota decline
!. 10 per cent, Iowa per cent, and hans'
: per cent. The grasshoppers have bee
!. destructive to the spring wheat in the;
: states. The quality is below last year S
all except Minnesota, which improves
per cent On the Pacific coast the crop