The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-26
TE1E:LEGR.A.PHIC, ::
The Baxterites Extermina-
ting the Brookitea in
Arkansas.
Funeral OF Congressm an
Me1Iish.
The Mass. Legislature In
vestigating the Mill
River Disaster.
Gen. Webb calls for a publi-
cation OF all the Papers
in his case.
A Convention of German
Catholic Benevolent
Societies.
N. w. Edwards puts the
Brake on the Sprin ngheld
City Government.
The Mayor of Joliet Arrest
ed for keeping Open Tip
pling House on
Sunday.
Accidents, Suicides. MUIR
ders, Robberies. Fires.
Etc, Etc.
N. W. Edwards puts the
Brake on the Springfield
City Government.
Accidents, Suicides. Muir
ders, Robberies. Fires.
Etc, Etc.

delegation IN Congress met this morning
and agreed that at O'Clock to-day Mr.
Tremaine should announce the death OF
Representative Mellish, and offer the Gus
tomary resolutions of respect, and that
Representatives George F. Hoar, Kelley
and Fernando Wood should follow in brief
addresses; also that the funeral shall take
place to morrow afternoon in the Hall of
the House Of Representatives, and the re-
mains be removed to Auburn, Mass, for
interment.
WASHINGTON, Day 25.-HoUsE.-Mr
Tremaine announced the death of his col
league Melish, and offered resolutions for
the appointment OF a committee of five to
superintend the funeral arrangements for
P NJ tomorrow; that committee be
appointed to attend the remains to Auburn,
| Mass, and that the House now adjourn.
| After remarks by Messrs Kelley, Law
renee, g. f. Hoar and Cox, the usual res
olutions were adopted and the House ad
journed.
LITTLE Rock, May 25.-In the House
to day the Committee on Impeachment
reported articles against State Auditor
Wheeler, Chief Justice Mcclure and a
number of Associate and Circuit Judges
bellion. The articles against Mcclure and
Wheeler were acted on and they were i'm
peached by a large majority
Hon. Jas. Brooks appeared on the streets
to-day as usual.
WASHINGTON, May 25-The Brooks
faction here have received dispatches this
morning representing that Arkansas is in
a state Of anarchy, and that the people are
in practical revolt against the new order of
things in that State.
Boston, Mass, May 25-A number of
witnesses were before the Legislative Com
mlttee appointed to investigate the Mill
river disaster, among them Collins Graves
who rode down the valley before the food
to alarm the villagers. His story was
modest and harmonized with the accounts
already published.
New YORK, May 25.-Gen. james
Watson Webb telegraphs his sons from
Europe to have some friend of his or o
Secretary Seward in Congress demand al
the correspondence and papers relating tt
the case of ship Carolina, condemned in
Brazilian port during Webb's ministry t.
that country, and in regard to which Gen
Webb was the other day charged in tn,
House with irregularities Gen Webb
asserts that the claim was a Just one, anC
fairly settled both with Brazil and tn,
United States.
H. 2. McGrath's stable of six horses, in
Guiding Tom Bowling, Huron, Pennington
Aristides, Jury, Chesapeake and Calvin il
now here. Pennington is in the Belmon
stakes and his owner has backed him t
win $4,000 in the race. S. ID. Jones ba
flly SangamoD has arrived from Illinois
run for the Withers stake. Her owne
thinks so high of her that he recently too
a bet of $4,000 to $500 that she would wi
the race.
n The stage drivers struck this mornin
for an aduance from $3.50 to So day, an
, Broadway in stageless to-day.
: Charles X. Thorne, an actor at the UniO
: Square Theatre has mysteriously disar
peared. L: was reported that he sailed O
= the Baltic for Europe Saturday.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. May 25.-The Cor
vention of the German Catholic BenevC
at lent Societies met yesterday. Two hUI
n dred delegates were present from all part
ID of the United States. Their conventio
was welcomed by Mayor Clarkson. WI
rendered the hospitalities of the city. II
was responded to by Ii. j. Sparhorst, Pre-
ident of the Central Verein.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. May 25.-Hon Nina
w. Edwal DIS has succeeded in putting q
! injunction where it will do the tax paye
of this city the most good Although NJ
- Edwards was not elected Treasurer at OF
| late election, he now has practical contr
of the financial affairs of the city. Juds
Zane sustained every point made by VI
Edwards in his petition, and granted ;
Injunction restraining the authorities of Il
- city from assessing and collecting taxes e
cept under the general Revenue law. fro
incurring any further Indebtedness, fro
issuing any warrants or authorizing the
issue for payment of any money when the
90 are no means in the city treasury for the
,0000 00 payment, from issuing the same to be
co interest, or to become due at a future da
N0 or for making any appropriations or lev
0o So ing taxes therefor in excess of the ordina
100 revenue of the last fiscal year. or fro
'Oo ,00 paying moneys out of the treasury, exec
100 by the ordinary making appropriate
100 therefor.
700 700 JOLIET. May 25.-Last Tuesday May
30 Schmidt was arrested on the charge
OO keeping open tipping house on the Sa
300 bath day. He gave bonds in the sum
$500 for his appearance at the session
100 the next county court. The people
SU ,So Joliet feel disgraced, and the feeling [
90 ward His Honor is anything but ]
% spectful.
NASHVILLE, May 25.-Deputy Unit
States Marshal w, ID. Hldreth was sh