The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
a Shower of Arkansas Ad-
dresses.
The Southern Floods.
Aid for the SuRerers--The
Z Memphis City Council
Refuse to Contribute.
The German Bondholders
in the Rockford Road.
Wisconsin and the New r.
r. Law.
Illinois Session Laws not to
be Published.
The Straits Open at Last.
A Woman Hanged in Geo.
The Straits Open at Last
A Woman Hanged in Geo,
L Shower of Accidents.
Robberies. Murders,
Suicides, Etc.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 2.-The situa-
ton is unchanged. The State-House
party are receiving few recruits today,
as did Gov. Baxter Both parties also
sent off men.
The Democratic State Central Commit
tee publishes an address calling on the
people to stand by Gov. Baxter
About fifty of the old comrades of Gen.
Pagan in the late war, who has assumed
command of the Brooks forces, publish an
address denunciatory of the General $
course.
About twenty FIVE Democrats publish an
address advising the people to stand by
Brooks. Nothing from Pine Bluff to-day
The State House party had dress-pa-
rade this evening, which attracted con-
siderable crowd of spectators.
An attempt was made about dark this
evening, by some one supposed to belong
TO the State House party, to assassinate
the agent of the Associated Press. A
shot was fired from the outside by some
person concealed in lumber pile, into the
window where the agent was opposed to
be sitting. The agent had just left his
desk, and had turned his light partially
down. The ball passed through the win
dow, scattering the glass over his desk.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nav 2.-No steamer
from below to-day; owning to the distance
from the scenes of suffering and destitu
ton it is difficult to obtain reliable inlor
nation. The Relief Committee shipped {
lot of supplies by the Quick-step thi'
afternoon for some suffering families in tn,
rear of Burk's Landing, near the Hush
puckany crevasse.
The Police and Fire Department hay,
donated $l26 to the relief fund.
/ MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2.-There is con
siderable excitement here this mornin
over the action of the Board of Aldermel
last night in refusing to concur in the reso
luton of the Common Council to donat
$4,000 to the sufferers from the overflow
, The Avalanche says that the defeat wa
due to the opposition of Aid. A. j. Whit
and Andrew Davis, the first of whof
talked about paying the city bonds, an
the latter delighted in reminding the put
I lie that Mississippi and Arkansas did yer
little for Memphis during the yellow feve
J. plague.
New York, May 2-H Osterbur!
who recently arrived here from German,
i. German holders of American railway 81
curities, says the Immediate object OF b
visit is to make some arrangement to st
cure the German holders of the Rockfor'
Rock Island 4 St Louis railroad, whic
has twice detauIted in the payment Of i
terest. He has telegraphed Preslde
Gable OF the road to meet him here an
hopes and expects that the result OF Il
conference will be the institution of
friendly suit for the foreclosure OF Il
mortgage on the road.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-The Roman Cat
ulic Archbishops are arriving tonight
attend next week S Convocation of all t
Archbishops of the United States. I
OBJECT of the Convention is not promulg;
ed, but it is supposed to be for the purpo
of considering the advisability of incre;
the number of Archbishops.
| MILWAUKEE, May Gov. Taylor |
! issued proclamation in reference to I
resistance of railroads to the laws of i
winter He recites that such law v
passed and approved; that the compet
CIV of legislation to regulate railroads
conceded and that the st. Paul and Nor
rn western companies have determined to {
NJ crate their roads without reference to
o. provisions of the act. This, he says, is
'o' once source of profound regret and
II marked contrast with the patience {
submission exhibited by the people in
20 presence of what they have deemed
unjust and burdensome exactions OF
railroad companies in the past. and If T
~ sisted In it must seriously disturb busln
II and imperil the industries OF the st;
~ The proclamation concludes Il therei
4t enjoin all railroad corporations, their
" GERS and agents, peacefully to submit
the law, for since the executive is char
with the responsibility of seeing that
laws are faithfully executed, all functl
of his office will be exercised to that G
and for that purpose he invokes the aid
cooperation of all good citizens.
MADISON, Wis. May 2.-The procla
A. ton of Governor Taylor. this morning
~ received with great deal of satisfac
y bv the people here, and he is commen
for his promptness in issuing it.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May Colonel
II. low. the Secretary OF State, decided d.
M itely this morning not to publish the
sion laws. as required under the acI
D 1865. He was impelled to this course
~ the advice of the Attorney General,
after consulting the Governor and otl
- and also from an economical considerat
y The first installment Of the manuse
,eat copy of the Revised Statutes was pl
rae in the hands of the Public Printer ye
tific day, amounting TO about one.slXeI Vi
eli volume, or 200 pages. Mr., Hurd ct
tan here next Wednesday to give his "
nor time and personal supervision to the
OBJ Colonel Harlow is determined to push
m" the utmost extent. using his own clei
ia" aid in the work, when it can be done;
rely with all the aid that can be brough
pose bear. it is not believed that the Sta
will be ready for distribution before
= af Annnst and most likely not