The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-30
TELEGRAP1H1IC.
The Two Arkansas Cows.
Schurz's Eu1ogy on Sumner
Contest about the Wiscou-
sin Railroad Law.
The Southern Floods Suhsi
ding.
Old Bender not yet fully
Identified.
Suicides. Accidents. LIur-
ders, Etc, Etc.

and Elisha Baxter, each signing himself
Governor of Arkansas" have published |
letters in a paper here, giving the story OF
the troubles in Arkansas. Baxter SAYS,
speaking Of his rupture with Senators
Clayton and Dorsey, that IAN individual |
representing himself as their agent, called |
| upon him and requested, in their names, |
his completely in frauds sufficient to carry |
the State in their interests, and when re
| fused, directly offered, as the price of his |
completely, an United States Judgeship and
as much money as was wanted. He i
peats his assurance that he will abide "
the decision of the Legislature, which L.
has convened, and which, he says, the Su-
preme Court has decided alone capable of
| disposing of the subject.
| Brooks, on the contrary, says that the |
Legislature can only decide he question of
who is Governor, when the question is pre-
sented to it by contest. 1t cannot count
or recount the vote on its own motion. |
don't propose to have anything to do with
| the Legislature, nor can l recognize the
right of Baxter to call it without recogniz-
ing him as Governor, and this | will not do.
| | shall abide the decision of the courts
cheerfully, and have appealed the case in
rider to bring it before the Supreme Court
at the June term.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The House
commerce committee, in its report on the
river and harbor bill. on account of the
countrys financial condition, recommend
no new works but simply the preservation
and completion of old ones. Among the
items of appropriation are the HarbOr OF
Refuge, Chicago, $75, ,OGo, Harbor of Ref
uge, Calumet, S25, 1000; Falls of St. An
thony, $50, 900; Upper Mississippi, SIS, 900;
Desmoines rapids canal, S4OO,0OU; Rock
. Island rapids, $4,000; improvements OF
the Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas
rivers, 100000.
Boston, April 2S.-The public interest
to hear Senator Schurz' Grafton on Sum
ner tomorrow afternoon is very great, and
the demand for tickets is out Of all proper
ton to the capacity of the hall, although
by taking out seats it has been much en-
larged The tickets have been gratuitous-
, ly distributed by the Committee of the
City Government, and the audience will
comprise most OF the distinguished officials
" and citizens Of the State and of the neigh
boring States.
= Senator Schurz arrived i'll the city last
night, and dined with William Gray, He
. has kept his room ever since, declining to
receive any calls. Unquestionahly he is
cogniZant of the great expectations OF the
public and concentrating all his energies
TO sat sly them.
The hall will be handsomely decorated
with flowers. The order Of exercises will
be as follows: Voluntary from Bach, on
the organ, by r. j. Lang; Prayer; song
oy the Apollo Club; prayer by the Rev
Phillips Brooks; ode by Oliver Wendell
Holmes; introductory remarks by Wen
dell Phillips; Eulogy by Carl Schurz; Ten
edction by the Rev. Phillips Brooks.
Tickets, if those fortunate enough to re
ceive them would dispose of them, coulC
be sold for large sums. Offers of $40 were
made yesterday. The Grafton will make
about SIX columns.
Boston, April 29.-Iu spite of th'
| stormy weather the Music Hall wa
/! crowded to-day on the occasion of tn
tribute to the memory of Sumner. TIL
audience embraced the city and state Off
cials and prominent persons from othe
states. The platform was beautiful
decorated Wendell Phillips, Just re
~ turned from the burial of his wife sister
W eloquently introduced the orator Of tn
q day, Carl Schurz.
- BosToN,Apri 28-A eulogy on Charlie
= Sumner under the auspices of the State
will be delivered on the 9th Of June, b
George W. Curtis.
MILWAUKEE,, April 29-Hon, Ale
Mitchell, President of the Milwaukee x 81
Paul railroad, in letter to the Governo
stating the grounds for noE-compllanC
@ with the recent legislative enactments col
~ corning railroads says the charter author
ICES the company to fix its own rate
; The annual interest on the investment !
J. only six per cent, and the prescribed rt
n duction would preclude dividends. Their,
. fore the directors have decided to disrt
gard that part of the law relating to freigl
and passenger charges Mr.. Keep, the Pre-
- ident of the Chicago & Northwestern, ais
.. states in a letter to the Governor that tt
law amounts to confscation, as his roa
10. barely pays expenses The people see
to justify the action Of the roads.
9is: Sis: MADISON, Wis, April 29.-The Journ
Ter of this city will publish, o-night, the d
'6m cision of the Supreme Court, throwing Il
whole responsibility of the execution
the Railroad law upon the Governor al
Attorney General. The Railroad Cor
missioners ere not yet announced.
&. ROCKFORD, ILL.,. April29 Abraham
Smith of the Rockford Gazette, was ye
terday awarded the contract for bindi
no. Is, 100 copies of the revised Statues Of Ii
ign nois. His bid was SO cents. The jour-
ly Company bid 10 cents, the maximum
lowed by the law and d. & j. Brown,
this city, bid cents per 100 pages. L
contract must be completed by the 10
day of May.
fS YAzoo CITY, Miss, April 29-The ri
er is falling slowly. Reports from abb
show that the Yazoo and Tallahutchee :
ats. also falling. Fears of general overfi
from Hushpuckanna creyasse have subs
ed, and few days of fine weather will G
ry off the water from most of the tilla
land. The prospects for crops In lal
mo' Valley are encouraging.
- MEMPHIS, April 20 The Memphis
Little Rock railroad which has been DBL
ed to suspend travel on account of I
% OVERT Nv, hopes to resume within ten da
Iecrs PHILADELPHIA April 29.-At meet
q a. re- here to day $1,000 was subscribed for
eme Louisiana sufferers.
SALEM Ore, April 28.-It is ascerta
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