The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-04
Interesting Statistics.
The Injustice Of the Reve'
nue. Laws Denounced.
Brewers Engaged in an Eff.
fort for the Benefit of
the People.
Other Interesting News.

CONCORD, n. H., June 3.-The Senate
and House in joint convention to-day cleo
ted James A. Weston, Democrat, Gov
ernor by a vote Of lS2 to ISL for McCutch
con.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-Further re-
turns from Oregon indicate that the Re
publicans still claim that Williams has a
majority for Congress
NASHVILLE, June 3.-Senator Brown
low has written a letter in answer to the
recent attack upon him by Rev. Mr.. Bart
lett, President of the Marysville College, a
mixed school, He reiterates that mixed
schools deprive poor whites of the means
of education by destroying the public school
system.
LITTLE Rock, June 3.-The President
of the Board of Supervisors and the Cir
cult Court Clerk were arrested on a charge
of treason yesterday, they having been
engaged during the recent insurrection on
the side Of Brooks.
Boston, June 3.-The National Brew
err Congress met here to-day. Statistics
were submitted showing an increase OF
nearly million barrels in the amount oi
! fermente1 liquors manufactured IN the
| United States the past year
Clausen, in the Brewers Convention,
made statistical statement. lie said the
capital in breweries is 800, 200, 600; in NAL
houses 1000 600; in barley lands, S A,
900, 900: in hop lands, 81 100000; mum
ber of persons employed in breweries, NAL
houses, barley and hop culture is $4,000
acres under cultivation for barley and hops
l,l50,0O0; amount Of government reve
nue. from fermented liquors during tn
past ten years, S62,250,O00.
A report was made criticizing seyerel
the complexity and uniustness Of the rev
enue laws and expressing the hope that a
, political parties would shake off the hot
headed and would be moral reformers VIII
think men can be angels while in the fest
The brewers were endeavoring to acccou
pllsh the elevation and freedom Of the pe
I pie in a way more certain than all tb
spasms of reform that seize the countrl
by furnishing a pure and wholesome be-
erage to supply the place of poisons.
New YORK, June 3.-During May, a
cording to the Controller report, the cl'
. debt was increased about 81 800, 900, mi
king an increase of over Sll ,0O0,0 900 in tv
wears and three quarters OF reform COVER
ment.
President Orton to-day submitted r
port to the directors of the Western UniC
telegraph Company, from which, it appea
that the net profits of the company /
eight years, commencing July !, 1866, al
ending June 80, 1874. those for the pre-
ent month of June being estimated, a
S23,O77 ,O69 % Of this sum there b
been distributed in dividends to stockhol
ers, 81, ,857 ,239, disbursed for interest
the company's bonds, $3.50, S49. .9S; to-
7,3S7, ,9S9. - The balance, $l5.6S9,OT
81, is accounted for in property and tunt
The Express says the Western Uni
- directors have Just declared a quarter
dividend Of two per cent, payable on JI
Is.
| ROCKFORD, Ill, june 3.-The Womel
Union has appointed another mass meet
for Monday night in the Court Hol
square. Yesterday the Secretary of
Union wanted to take the antl-hcense
titions, recently presented to the Comm
Council, claiming them as the property
ND the women, but the City Clerk inform
her that they were now part of the city
s. pers and to be kept on file, unless 9th
wise ordered by the Council.
- The interest in the temperance mo
ment has been superseded by deeper
1C terest in the manner in which the scanc
Gus falsehoods regarding Senator Ear
family and r. C. Crawford came out
-DI- last Wednesdays Chicago Times. Il
e@. nU. forged letters, purporting to come iron
bird many prominent citizens of Rockford,
Il given as authority by the Times, and
community is intensely eager to know
E forged the letters which have been sh
[ here.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 3.-The masters
the subordinate oranges of Peoria cou
q, ! held a meeting here yesterday atterL
and organized a county grange. t
teen township oranges were represen
XII CHICAGO, June 3.-The strike of br
men on the Chicago 4 Alton road ye'
day has assumed larger proportions
" freight brakemen, in number about
have struck, because of proposed re
. ton of their wages from $50 to 81
month They state that when notiho(
the proposed reduction they protested
we're assured by the Master OF Transp
ton that if they would fnd any roads
$4,000 ing into Chicago which pay brakemen
,m.o00 " oo0 their wages should not be reduced
$1,000 obtained statements from three prin
. 900 roads that their brakemen were paid
AZ 090 990 sum, but when they reported this to
10000 Master Of Transportation he refuse
0o'0S0 9 oo0 abide by his promise. The places o
90 900 strikers are filled by new men aud co
00 o00oo 0oo tors.
10000 YANKTON, ID. l.. June 3.-Ihe lu
5000 tha c.Sa of the paonla Va p p W
$50 900 o''0 - - 1p - Mt
5O0, 900 September last, returned a verdict Il
ternoon tor mauslaughter in the hrs
5000 oraa after being out tWenty-one
$500 s'l:.s a. laws of this Ter
500 AccoTuhs " .he
500 90 this is the highest degree oi nomic
900 90 which he could be convicted without
ing the death penalty affixed, there
ER, but one degree of murder. The pt
; KY for manslaughter in the first degree