The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-20
Our New State House not
to be occupied this
Winter.
Tweed Denied the Relief
asked by his Counsel.
Theft of a Drove of Cattle.
Burglaries, Murders, Fire


of the vote was helu in all the counties Of
the state day. In this district the Off
cal vote, as canvassed has been received
here and places Ainsworth' official major
ity for congress at 63, most Of the counties
showing falling off on the reported ma
jorities for Granger thus increasing Aims
worth's majority.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19.-Oficial returns
from seventy three counties give total
Democratic majority of ii, 733, with nine
teen counties not reported The vote in
Knox county for state representative was
te The legislature stands, Senate
Democratic 90, Republican "a, Indepen
dent 8 q, House-Democratic 81, Republi-
can 81, Independent 10.
Boston, Oct l9.-The Fifth Congress
sional Democratic Convention to-day made
no nomination. This action betokens the
joint support of Gen. N. F. Banks by the
Democrats and Liberal Republicans --
Banks will run as an independent candl-
date.
New York, Oct ia Washington
dispatch to the Tribune says the Conserva-
petition soliciting the Federal government
to resume military control Of the state.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, October l9.-Gov,
Brown, in "a letter to-day addressed to Gov.
Beveridge, in relation to the alleged kid
mapping of one Geo. w. Smith, now indict
ed in this state for murder, takes the
ground that Smith is now in the hands OF
the judiciary and out of his control that
the constitution of Tennessee distinctly de
| fines and separates the executive and judi
cial departments. He cannot interfere as
to the abductors of Smith. Gov. Brown
| saws no request has been made tor them,
| but when made will receive due considera-
ton.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Oct. 10. Our city was
| thrown into excitement yesterday, about
noon, by Sheriff Trotter marching in eight.
eight Irish and German laborers who had
been arrested by posse at the Sny levee,
below here. 1t seems that Rupert and
Shaw, who have an extensive mill on Rock
river. which runs into the Sny, havehad their
water power ruined by the Sny levee. Last
| week they went to ST. Louis and hired l55
| labores TO cut the levee ard let the river
in. These laborers arrived Sunday morn
ing at clock, and, with the assistance OF
torches, and guarded by armed plckets,
proceeded to do the job. They had made
considerable headway before they were
discovered, and in another hour would
have had the water turned IN, but the
sheriff was notified and bagged the whole
party. They will have an examination to-
day.
| SPRINGFIELD, I'll. Oct l9.-It has been
the intention to have the new state house
fitted up so that the legislature might
meet there during the coming winter, but
now the idea has been wholly abandoned,
for the reason that it was thought that the
| halls would not be so comfortable as the
ones in the old state house. The walls are
newly plastered, and it will take souie time
for them to dry out The work, however,
will be prosecuted as vigorously as before
this conclusion was reached
LINCOLN, ILL.,, Oct, 19.-Some one en-
tered the pasture of John Buckles,a prom
inent shipper, of this county, ON Thursday
night last, and drove eighteen head OF
choice cattle to station sixteen miles dis
tant and shipped them to Chicago. Mr..
Buckles and the officers were close on his
track.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 19--Gov9rno Hen
bricks this morning received dispatch
| from Sheriff Porter, stating that armed
men were resisting bis efforts to protect
the employees of the Baltimore aud ONO
railroad from laying a track across the
Michigan Central aud asking aid. The
Governor ordered two companies of state
guards to proceed to the spot.
JACKSONVILLE. ILL.,, Oct. l9.-Dr. Leib,
young physician, of Melville. IN this
county, was run over BY an engine OF the
Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad, at
that place, on Saturday afternoon, and
killed. He was standing on the side track,
when, without observing it, the engine
struck him, with the result named.
New YORK, Oct l9.-The gale ycster-
day aud last night was quite heavy and
there were many narrow escapes from in-
jury by falling signs. etc.
In the United States Circuit Court, Jo-
seph W. Cary, mate Of the American ship
1 Sovereign of the Seas, was found guilty OF
manslaughter in causing the death of a
sailor by cruel treatment. He was remand
ed for sentence.
Judge Brady to-day denied the motion
of Tweed's counsel to correct an alleged
error made by Chief Justice Davis in re-
gard to his trial. by changing the finding
of the jury as found in the clerk record.
BLACKBERRY, Kane Co, ILL.,, Oct. 10
On Saturday night couple OF burglars
entered the warehouse of Willis d Swain,
in this village, blew open the safe and
robbed it Of some $50 ln money and some
prCmissOry notes. Later in the night at
about clock, they effected an entrance