The daily Argus., 1874-02-11
The Rock Island Canal In
dOrsed.
The Woman's War on
Whisky Raging like a Fire.
Accidents, Crime, etc., etc.

Crime, etc., etc. !
CHICAGO, Feb. lO.-The case of the :
county treasurers and collectors of the
counties of VIII, Grundy, Livingston, La
Sale, Marshall, Woodford, Logan. Nc l,
Lean, Sangamon Macoupin, Jersey, Mad
ison, Tazewell Greene, Pike, St. Clair,
Mason, Cass, Morgan and Scott of Illinois
VS.. the Chicago & Alton r. R. Co., the
Joliet & Chicago R. r. Co., st. Louis,
Jacksonville & Chicago r. r. Co. Alton L
St Louis R. r. Co., in which the former
seek to secure the dissolution of tempora-
ry injunction recently obtained by the
stockholders of the above roads restrain
ing the collectors from collecting taxes as
sessed against the roads, came up in the
United States District Court, before Judge |
Blodgett, to-day, but, it appearing that a
case precisely similar would probably come
up in the United States Circuit Court at
Springfield before Judges Treat and
Drummond, it was thought best to defer
the arguments and action in this court un
til decision could be rendered at Spring
field, and, with this understanding, the
case was passed for the present
| WASHINGTON, Feb. lO.-The trial of
Judge j. w. Wright, charged with Indian
forgeries. was concluded to-day with yer-
dict of mot guilty.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.-The case con-
tanning the bodies of the Siamese Twins
was opened to-day. The bodies were not
in good preservation, owing to decomposi-
ton having alreany set in. 1t is thought,
however, that the autopsy will successfully
determine the main points OF interest.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. lO.-In the Senate
to-day FIVE unsuccessful attempts we're made
to suspend the rules for the consideration
of a resolution for recess from Thursday
d next. The House bill passed last winter
= giving the dead bodies of friendless pau
, pers and cenvicts to the medical profession
for dissection, was passed with an amend
] ment giving the privilege to cities witt
ever 100000 inhabitants. After a lOnl
discussion the House refused to order to ;
third reading the bill enacting the schedule
J. of railroad tariff recommended by the Rail
road Commissioner, but afterwards recon
sidered the vote, and by vote-yeas 65
lnays 57-ordered the bill to third read
ing. The railroad police bill comes up Of
= its final passage in the Senate tomorrow
PRINTING AND BINDING FRAUDS.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 9.-The Print
ing Committee is meeting every evening
irving to get at the bottom OF the prlntln
, and binding irregularities. 1t seems th'
% the public printers took every advantage
tn the law and of the Ignorance of the Prin
70 ing Commissioners. The difference IN the
is. favor is probably in the vicinity of $1,000
IL hoe aha roey
!, GUS prices for work done outside his CO
is. m tract. When the Commissioners wenti in
- the fancy binding business they transgres
ed the law and should have been extrem
., " careful that an illegal act cost the Sta
as little as possible. 1t was folly to biz
the agricultural reports and the report
the Revision Committee in cloth, and
was worse to bind the journals OF the Ii
session in half f-calf and decorate them wi
the names of members in gilt.
THE AUDITORS PRINTING BILL.
The Senate Committee reported
priuting bill, prepared in the Auditors
fee. with amendments, 1t was made
rs. special order for Thursday. 1t nee
se watching
PENITENTIARY TRAVELLERS.
It'd Following is a statement OF the travel
aAs expenses of the Penitentiary Commissi
ers from May 10 to Dec. 81, 1873: ~
-Canisius, $94 Bane, $1,000; Canisi
s99.7 rs. August-Bane, $63.95. Septe
ber-Canisius, 1926. .35; Bane, $780,!
IT. Southworth, 81 60 October-Southwor
r $34 10: Bane, $l56. November-Canis
H. $l32. 20; Southworth, $2l. Decembe
Southworth. $3.50; Bane, $7l.50; u
sius. $50. 1t will be noticed that Cani;
- drew 1926. 35 for September. He N
st.' have travelled night and day, and have
WIS. his family along 1t will also be mott
= that in all cases Southworth's expenses
- much less than Bane's and Canisl
ID. Either he travels too little, or they tri
too much. 1t is curious that this st
ment has been in possession of the Sel
Peuitentiary Committee, but was nt
made public. The mysteries OF the pr
will not be solved until more honest
determined Legislature succeeds this
per-eating crowd.
A APRETTY BILL,
There is very pretty little bill be
the Senate, with the following title:
.n . empower the Auditor to draw his war
III for unexpended money heretofore ap
In priated to the Institution for the Educs
of the Blind, under which title 1t Is Ct
hand. up without objection and pushed towar
,-r, passage. The unexpended amount is
,,sI "iS 600, but in the second section OF the
.oly $40 900 in addition thereto is appropr
to the same institution. The bill is
to the constitutional objection that the
iect of the bill is not fully expressed II
\ title.
SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.
Senator Reynolds introduced the fe
ing:
ResolUed, That there be appointe
1 the President of the Senate comm
of three to investigate the affairs of
- Soldiers Orphans Home, and espe
- why some sixty-fve inmates are ret
in the Home who are above the age
years, while many children legally 9