The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-18
Bill Wiltshire invited bv one
majority. to take a chair
until his case can be
heard.
the. Women still fooling
away their time on the
Whisky Business.
Robberies. Fires, Crime,
Hanging, etc.

resentative john B. Hawley, of Illinois
reported favorably, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, on the bill proposing to
change the site of the military prison to be
located at Rock Island, ILL.,, to Leayen-
worth, Kan. Letters were read from the
Chief OF Ordnance and statement made
upon the authority of General Sherman
that the prison should not be located upon
Rock Island, but at Fort Leavenworth.
The chiet objection was that it would in
torfere with work at the Rock Island Ar
senal. 1t was urged that it was danger
Gus to permit criminals to handle NUM-
tons of war. Pending discussion of the
proposed change of site, General Garfield
made a severe criticism upon the strin-
gent provisions of the military law 1t ap-
pears that a court of Lieutenants may or
der the cheek of an American soldier to be
branded with a hot iron. Mr.. Garfield
without opposing the change of site, moved
to strike out the enacting clause of the
original act and repeal the bill making an
appropriation for military prison This
motion failed, and the House passed the
bill amending the act establishing mill
tary prison at Rock Island SO that the
prison shall be located at Leavenworth.
The House II en- took up the contested
election case from the Third Arkansas
District. Tle majority report gives w
w. Wiltshire the seat on a l1riD1d tdcae case
the minority report being to recommit the
case to the Committee on Elections tC
make a report on its merits. After three
hours debate the minority report was re.
| jected-yeas ll6, nays III, and the ma
Iority report adopted-yeas lis, nays 90
The negative vote included fourteen Re
| publicans A motion to reconsider and tt
lay that motion on the table in order t.
make the last vote final, was made by Mr.
| Butler, of Massachusetts, and was the sig
nal for series of dilatory motions ana con
siderable excitement The vote on the
motion to adjourn till Friday showed n,
quorum present, and after rejection ot
tion to adjourn finally prevailed-S7 to II
Chief Justice Waite arrived here las
night. He called on the President at nooi
to-day and was introduced to the Cabinet
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 1.-THE Senate tc
day adopted the Illinois and Mississippi
canal memorial The criminal code wa
passed. A resolution for adjournment sin
die on March 4th was introduced. but tn
Senate refused to suspend the rules for it
consideration.
COLUMBUS, Feb. l7-Abaut 800 people
mostly ladies', met at City Hall this morn
ing to take preliGinary steps for the or
ganization of prayer brigade to operat
against the saloons An Executive Com
mittee, one from each church, was appoint
ed, proposition to add 0nc ii IN eac
eniperance ass, ciati II in the city bein
rejected, as Dio Lewis objects t. any al
from secret societies.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Feb Ia band c
women are para1lng the streets. prayin
ana singing in such saloons as will permi
them to enter, and in front Of those wh
won't So far none Of the saloon keeper
have signed the pledge.
CONCORD, n H. Feb I7-Evans, tn
Northwood murderer, was ranged to-day
Evans made d confession admitting th
killing Of Geurgiana Lowering, his niece, an
oi' young girl in the fall of 1850, aud
detail tells the story OF his useless and
centi0us lie.
ST Louis, Feb l7-rhe robbers of tn
Adams express ptfice at Cranky Ci.y, hav
been discovered aud the money recovered
There will be NJ prosecution.
FREDERICK, Md, Fed. 1.-The boiIt
at the CaIocton furnace, this county, e.
ploded this morning. killing two negrot
and wounding three others, one mortal.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE jury in tt
case OF John f. Simmons, charged wit
the murder Of Nicholas w. Duryea, rel
dered verdict of manslaughter in tt
third degree. The sentence was deterre'
johnson, who after shooting man SUI
day night in Hoboken was severely bea
= en- by the crowd, died last night of his il
2 Ijuries.
The Superintendent of Buildings left f
Philadelphia last evening to examine in
the case of the brewry which recently fe
there and cost so many lives. There a
several large buildings in the city erectt
on similar plan.
CAMBRIDGE, Feb 17.-At a meeting
the Henry County Patrons Union, held
this city to-day, j. c. Edwards, a prom
nent farmer, was elected purchasing age
for the association.
). To morrow the Grand Jury will repol
having found indictments against near
all the liquor dealers in the county III
Petit Jury will be discharged. The b
> is we'll represented nearly all the lawye
in the county being present
PoUGHEEEPsIE, N. Y, Feb, IL
large fire is raging at Sing Sing. Ty
blocks, including Olive Hall are burne
and another block is now in flames. E
gines have been sent for to the neighbc
ing villages.
New YORK, Feb. IA Viii
Plains dispatch says the loss of the Sil
Sing fire is already S2OO,000 The offic
| of the Register and Republican newsp
! pers have been burned
: Sing Sing, Feb. 1.-THE fire here tt
u morning broke out in Olive Hall, and I
,s fore it was got under control destroy,
10 twenty six places of business, principal
= on Main, Spring and Leonard streets, a
Central avenue. Most of the buildin
were wooden Olive Hall was new TO
story brick structure. Loss Sll5,000
surance $77,OOU.