The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-26
Illinois Legislature.
Papa Gov't's plan for the
Louisiana Election.
Alarm about Communists
in New York.
What a Jealous Woman
Cam Do.
How much it Costs in Va. to
Shoot a Man.
A Prisonir Shot Dead in
Court.
A Bad Family in LaSalle Co
Shocking Results of a Quar-.
rel between two Farmers.
Accidents, Crime, etc.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 24.-The Senate to-
day continued the consideration of the
criminal jurisdiction bill and adopted
amendments providing for penalties for
renting tenements for bagnios, and the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Steele pro-
hibiting gambling in gold stocks or grain
In the House the bill repeating the reg
istry law was ordered to third reading.
Bill 598 in relation to the collection of
wages failed, but motion to reconsider
was entered.
The Committee on State Institutions
recommended the passage of bill appro-
priating forty-fve thousand dollars to the
Northern Insane Asylum at Elgin.
A bill asking an appropriation of sixty
six thousand dollars for the Southern In
sane Asylum at Anna was introduced.
| A bill was introduced amending section
3 of the Railroad law.
Several petitions were presented asking
modification of the Revenue law.
Neither House held an afternoon session.
1t is thought that an adjournment will be
reached early in February.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a The Louisiana
bill now preparing by General Butler, Sen
|
the new election proposed for that State
shall be conducted under the supervision
of Congressional commissioners, one Sena-
tor and two Representatives. The pass
age OF the bill will depend upon the Dem
ocrats, who, for the most part, are oppos
ed to it as being averse to Congressional
interference in the affairs of aState, though
condemning the means by which the Kel-
logg government was placed in power.
New YORK, Jan 24.-The Superinten-
dent of Police, while admitting that some
danger of disturbances is still expected
among portion Of the unemployed work
ingmen, denies all knowledge and founda-
ton for the statement that an order has
been issued for the protection of churches,
owing 10 threats made by the communist
leaders. Nor does the captain Of the pre-
cinct in which the Convent of St CathariIe
is situated know any foundation for the ru-
NOR that that institution is to be burned
by the more desperate communist leaders
A large force of police however, were held
in readiness last night at the headquarters
convenient to the convent.
The corner stone of the new Tribune
building was laid to-day.
Joseph W. Freeman, a matricide, was
the charge of willful murder He plead
not guilty, The trial is set for February
:. 10th.
| MEMPHIS, Jan. PA. Y. Remand, Sec
retary of the Howard Association, arrest
ed yesterday charged with embezzleing the
funds OF the Association, was released to-
day on bail. The examination of his books
fails to show anything wrong and his wife,
who gave the information to President
Langlaff against her husband, now admits
that she did it because of jealousy, though
she persists that the information was cor
rect.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. PA man named
William Wilson was run over and instantly
killed last night, on the Union railway
track in this city.
SAN Francisco, Jan. "a. C. A. Layton
committed suicide to-day by shooting him
self with pistol.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa. Jan. 24..-While one
Bradley of Forrestville, was at supper
last night, he was shot dead by one Farrell
who then cut the body in two and threw
the remains down an air-hole Of deer
mine convenient Bradley's wife gave tht
alarm and the murderer vas arrested.
WLKEsBARRE, Jan 24-Y Yesterday fore
noon miner was walking along Main stree
on his way home from work, "a stranger OF
the sidewalk, apparently watching for som,
one, approached and shot him dead. Hal
dozen persons witnessed the shooting anc
attempted to arrest the murderer, but h,
threatened to shoot any one who interfered
and passing down the street disappeared
and has not been seen since.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan 24-The trial O
Mr.. Page McCarty for the killing of Johl
B. Mordecai in a duel last May was conclu
ded this evening, and the case given to tn
Jury at clock. In few minutes tn
Jury returned for instruction as to whethe
: they were required to find a verdict o
murder in the first degree, or acquit Th
Judge instructed that they were not so re
quired, and also instructed as to the vari
Gus degrees of murder and manslaughter
At 9 o'clock the jury returned verdict O
involuntary manslaughter, and fixed tn
fine at $500. Counsel for defense aske
for a suspension of Judgment, and move,
to set aside the verdict. The prisoner wa
: bailed in 81 ,0OO Previous to instruction
, by the Court the jury stood nine for acquit
tai and three for murder in the first degree
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan 24.-Mauric
: Egan, news-agent of the Nashville & Chat
tanooga Railroad, was shot at half-pas
o'clock tonight. in the Merchants Ez
: change saloon in this city, by A. L. Pow
ers, a gambler from Louisville. Egan ha
been drinking heavily for the last weel
In scuffle with Powers he drew pistt
on him. Powers left the saloon, br
soon returned with a revolver, and sht
Egan twice, killing him instantly Power
was arrested in a bagnio on Vine sire,
o. shortly afterward. and imprisoned.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 24.-At Calves
ton, Tex, this morning, at the Crimini
y. Court, the case of the State vs. j B. Helm
who was charged with the murder of job
Ferguson, was called. and owing to the nol