The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03
TELEGRAP.HE3.IC. .HE3.IC.
Republican Defau1ters In.
dicted in Iowa.
Good Enough to be a
Church Member.
But not good enough to be a
Preacher.
The Great Temperance
Movement.
1t Does Not Abate.
Determination to Regulate
and Restrict the Traffic
in Liquors.
1t Does Not Abate.
Accidents, Crime, Etc.

excitement in this city tonight, over the
return of eight indictments to-day by the
Grand Jury of the District Court of Polk
county, against Isaac Brandt, who was
Deputy State Treasurer under Rankin
These indictments are for embeZzlement
and appropriation of public monies in
the shape of interest or bonuses on state
drafts of deposits. The evidence on which
the indictments are based is not yet made
public, but the amount of the money he is
charge with appropriating is reported at
$39. 900.
CHICAGO, April AT late hour last
night the Baptist Council, which has been
trying Rev. Florence Mccarthy, of the
Union Park Baptist Church, on charges
preferred by the deacons of the Church.
against his ministerial and Christian char
acter, brought in report signed by ma
jority of the members Withdrawing from
the accused the hand of ministerial friend
ship, but not advising the church to ex-
clude him from membership. A respecta-
bic minority of the Council dissent from
| this verdict.
WHEELING, W. Va, Apri! 2.-The la
dies visited a number of saloons and the
workmen in the iron mills, but without re-
suits. Sixty ladies in Bell Air visited the
saloons, but gained admittance to only
three. At ST. Clairsville guards are pos
ted at the two remaining saloons to take
vistants' names.
The friends of Cory and Emery, who,
while intoxicated, murdered Gottleib Pow
ell, at West Wheeling, several months
since, having obtained the names Of the sa-
| loon keepers who furnished them liquor,
and intend prosecuting them under the law
of the State making saloon keepers respon-
sible for damages done by intoxicated per
sons This is the first case of this kind
ever tried under this law.
PHILADELPHIA, April q A saloon
keeper was convicted here to-day, evidence
being given by a woman that she had
bought liquor of him on Sunday, ostensi
bly, for a sick mother, but really to obtair
indictment against the vender, thus pre-
venting him selling to her husband. The
dealer claimed that the liquor was sold fol
medicinal purposes. The Judge held tha
he had no right as tavern keeper to sci
= liquor as an apothecary. The sentence
was deferred.
NApERvILLE, ILL.,, April 2.-The TEN
perance alliance meets at the college chape
next Saturday evening An earnest effor
will be made at the next village election t
elect temperance Board of Trustees, VIII
will at least control the saloons of this plac
by requiring them to close on Sundays an,
at certain hour in the evening Thi
town is so largely German in its populatio
that it is not hoped at present to entirel
suppress the liquor traffic f; but an attemr
will be made to regulate it.
LINCOLN, H., April about sixt
women have begun a temperance agitatio
in this place, and have made fine begir
> ming for the war. They are holding
meeting to-day to determine on plans
operation, no definite line of action havir
been marked out as yet only to pray an
& labor to remove the curse of intemperanc
They have held three large general NEE
ings, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesds
nights. At these the various pastors
the Protestant churches, viz: Revs. Ice
barger. Gray, Holton, Crawford and Poi
. dexter, have made earnest and good a
- dresses. Last night also Rev. Fathe,
2. Holiness, the Catholic minister of Il
city, made an earnest argument for ter
perance reform. This young priest is d
i, ing grand work among his people, he ha
S. ing made speeches at many points aloI
the road. Judge Ed. Lynch, also Cat
- olic and lrishman, made a most hapl
address on Monday night He afirl
that there is not an Irishman selling liqu
in Logan county. Lynch has long be
temperance light in this section. T
ball begins to move.
9 AURORA, ILL.,, April 2-The ladies tel
y perance meeting was well attended yestt
e. En1f
Among other work done by the meeti
D was the appointment of committee
procure music for the mass meeting ne
Ior Saturday night, and committee of fo
l in each ward to canvass for signitures to
. petition to the council to license no mt
saloons in Aurora. The committee
speakers reported that they had alrea
engaged eleven speakers for Saturd
nights meeting. 1t is UNDERSTOOD that HI
Irus Coy, of Yorkville, will be present a
address the meeting.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 2.-The ladi
for the first time, are making a morni
crusade upon the saloons. They are
MED admittance, however. The salot
keepers have combined and resolved to
longer submit to any interference W
their business 1t looks as though but
tie effect will be produced upon this ella
though there are notable refermati,
among those who have been in the habit
visiting the saloons, and in this direction
is to be hoped much permanent good
been accomplished.
QUINCY, ILL.,, April 2.-Mr. Jas. M G
ham, a we'll known pork packer, of
city, met with fatal accident this nc
ing, Mr.. Graham and several friends W
returning from hunting excursion, in
boat, when, a few miles above the city,
boat ran against snag. Mr.. Grah
took the guns of the party and was gett
into another boat, when one of the guns
accidentally discharged, the contents I
ing effect in his abdomen, killing him
mediately.
CoHoEs, n Y, April 2.-The I'll
knitting mills, the property of j. g. Z
& Sons. were burned this afternoon. ]
$2O0,0O0; insurance $l8O.000. The K