The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-26
The National Catholic Tenn
perance Union meets in
Chicago Oct. 9Th.
Some Insurance Companies
Withdraw from Chicago.
Gen. Sherman writes some
thing to be read when
he is dead.
Accidents, Crime, Etc.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 25.-The State
Board of Equalization has held under con
sideration the report of the Committee on
Railroads. All roads were reduced one
hundred dollars per mile.
The full cash assessments of the rail
roads this year is less than the 70 per cent
of the equalized assessment of last year.
PROVIDENCE, r. I,Sept, 25.-I'he man
ufacturers committee to-day, in full meet.
ing, unanimously ly agreed to a reduction OF
one third in the production of cotton fab.
RIGS for the next three months. The Fall
River delegation was present. Facts were
submitted showing that the prices OF cot
tons is below the cost of production.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The President
of the National Council, announces that
the time for holding the state conventions
for the purpose of electing delegates tc
the national convention has been extended
to the 18th of October
New YORK, Sept. 25.--William Orton,
President of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, in letter denying that the
transmission of messages has been inter
fered with in the south, says that during
the evening of the day the troubles in New
Orleans began, guard was stationed at
our office in that city. Our superlnteDd-
ent made prompt aDd vigorous protest
against this act and the guard was imme-
diately removed. In two instances our
messengers were arrested by Penn's mill,
tary, but on being taken to headquarters
were discharged. The parties making the
arrests were reprimanded, and no attempt
was made to tamper with the messages,
No committee of citizens nor any person
whatever exercised any censorship over
the dispatches, or obtained access or were
furnished with their contents. The only
persons to whom any special favor was
shown, were officers of the United States
army, who were permitted to occupy the
private apartments OF our superintendent
for greater convenience IN communicating
with the officials at Washington. Their
communications were given, as they are
by law entitled, preference over all other
business.
The locomotive engineers of various
trunk lines and leading roads had meet.
ing in this city yesterday, aud protested
most earnestly against any reduction OF
wages at the present time, and expressed
the opinion that the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad Company should restore the IL
per cent. reduction made by them Oh the
wages of the engineers last January.
Thomas Montgomery, general agent OF
the National Board Of Fire Underwriters,
saws that the recent action of the board
recommending the withdrawal OF Insurance
business from Chicago was absolutely nee
essary as a protective measure. lhe au-
Il haI in instances
utterly ignored the requirements OF the
board, and in others they had made, spas
modic efforts at reform. The tlre depart.
ment was sadly lacking in discipline and
was controlled by politicians. 1t was true
the authorities had appropriated S20O,ooo
for the construction and placing OF water
mains and fire hydrants, but the water en-
gineer of the city, Chesebrough, asserts
that $2,O00,0O0 can be expended on that
work alone. Henry Q. Oakley, president
of the national board, makes similar state
ments in an interview.
President Ryan, of the Catholic lem
perance Union, to-day issued a call con,
vening the national executive council and
board of government in Chicago, October
9th, one day before the national convention,
Gen Sherman has written amemorlal OF
the events of the late war for publication
after his death
ALBANY, \. Y, Sept. 25.-The trial oi
Charles II. Phelps. charged with larceny
and forgery while employed in the office
of the State Treasurer, was begun this
morning.
DEs MoINEs, Iowa, Sept. 25.-fester-
day, c. S. Burton, of Dover, ILL.,, was walk
ing on the railroad track near Earlham
and being very deaf did not hear the, alarm
given by train. He was struck and
Knocked off the track by the pilot and had
one leg and thigh broken. lie wa'
brought to this city and properly cared for
LINCOLN, Ill. Sept 25-The Circuit Court
is again in session, Judge Lacey presiding
(irubbs, the rape fend, was arralgned OF
Tuesday and plead guilty to the charge Of
burglary with intent to rape. and assault
with intent to kill, and was sentenced tc
twelve years at Joliet to which place he
was taken.
ST. PAUL. MINI, Sept. esterday
in Franklin township, Wright county. thS
boiler of a steam-thresher exploded, Kill
ing Dr.Grant, of Watertown, Carver coun
ty; Mrs. Burnett a young lady, name
unknown, and scalding a young man, tear,
ling the arm from young man named