The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-20
Louisiana Republican.
Caught In making Fraud
u1ent Returns.
Arkansas will Inquire into
Mr.. Dorsey's Election.
A State Officer of Kentucky
Ineligible.
Great Democratic Celebra-
tion in Nashville.
About the CRASH opper Suf-
ferers.
A Receiver Appointed for
the I. B. & w.
A Drunken COOt Runs into
a Locomotive.
Corruption in the Boston
City. Government.
Suicides. Robbery, Acci-
dents, Fire, Etc.
Corruption in the Boston
City. Government.
Suicides. Robbery, Acct
dents, Fire, Etc.

New ORLEANS, Nov. l9.-The return
| ing Board found the St. James parish re
turns correct until reaching poll seven
which showed 100 more votes for Boyce
Independent Republican, for the Senate
and others, than was accredited them by
the tally lists in the hands of the Conser.
vative committee. The latter protested
against the count being received on grounds
of truadulency.
A member of the committee presented
a statement in writing showing that he
could prove that the returns from St.
James had been taken out of the hands of
the Secretary of State after their delivery.
He disclaimsd any attention of charging
the Secretary Of State with knowingly com.
mitting any wrong, but could prove that
the returns had been SO removed. Con
siderable excitement ensued when the
second return from the same poll was dis
covered agreeing with the statement kept
| by the Conservatives, thus proving that
the returns had been tampered with. La
ter returns were counted by the Board and
the protest withdrawn
LITTLE Rock, Nov. ia Joint resolu-
ton was introduced in the Senate to-day,
and passed to the second reading, to APP
point committee of three in the Senate
and five in the House to inquire into the
manner of the election of Senator Dorsey,
with power to send for persons and papers.
The resolution will undoubtedly pass, and
the whole matter receive thorough inyes-
tigation.
Everything is very quiet here and else
where throughout the state. Nothing has
yet been heard of the whereabouts of Smith
or Wheeler.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. ia Courier
Journal special from Frankfort says the
contesting board tonight decided Thos i.
Jones ineligible to the Office of Clerk of the
Court Of Appeals, and declared the office
vacant. The grounds of his ineligibility
a duel five years ago.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, November l9.-The
Democratic party of Tennessee are cele
brating the recent political victories this
afternoon. The city is full of people from
this and the surrounding states The as
semblage will be addressed at the Exposi-
ton building this afternoon by Hon. JAS.
b. Beck, of Kentucky, and Hon M. Z.
Kerr, of Indiana: and tonight by Gov.
McEnery, of Louisiana. and Hon. j. Proc
tor Knott, of Kentucky Gen. Gordon, of
Georgia. and Morgan, of Alabama, and
Gov. Leslie, of Kentucky, are expected to
arrive this afternoon. To. night the city
will be illuminated and there will be dis
play of fire works. A salute of one hund.
red guns is now being fired from Capitol
Hill.
OMAHA, Nov, l9.-The Chairman of
Nebraska Aid Society. Gen. Ord, issues
circular stating that the society has no
authorized agents in the East except
branch societies This noticeis to prevent
swindlers obtaining money under the pre-
tense of charity for the desolated regions.
Topeka, Nov. 19-The Kansas Cen
trail Relief Committee organized to. day
Reports were read showing great need on
the frontier and the necessity of relief to be
pressing, They ask contributions of all
kinds.
ELGIN. ILL.,, Nov. l9-At a meeting re-
Gently held in Elgin to express sympathy
for the sufferers in Nebraska, over $500 in
money was raised. This amount has since
been increased TO nearly $500 Hundreds
of dollars worth of clothing has also been
boxed and shipped to the same destina-
ton.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov l9,-The news
reached here this morning that the Circuit
Court has appointed Geo. b. Wright, of
Columbus, receiver of the indianapolis,
Bloomington & Western Railroad Com
pany. The Daily News, of this city, ex-
presses surprise that such step should be !
taken now, when the worst seems to be |
over. especially as General Wright stands |
at the head of the Western Bureau Of
Railroad Commissioners appointed under |
the Saratoga combination,
PHILADELPHIA, Nov l9. Christian
Hansen and his wife have been committed |
to answer to the complaint OF DIR, W. ii. |
Weevil. The doctor was their family ply |
sician, and while visiting the wife, according |
to his statement, she invited him into her |
chamber 10 look at some new furniture |
The husband rushed in and threatened to |
shoot the doctor unless be signed a paper |
acknowledging improper conduct. The
doctor refused, when Mrs. Hansen pushed |
him down on the bed and her husband shot
him in the knee. making amputation neces-
sary.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Nov. l9.-The trial Of
young Riehm, who killed his companion
with baseball club, last summer, CON-
menced in the Circuit Court to-day. Hon.
W. W. O'Brien, of Chicago, is chief cOun.
sci for the Defense
PORTSMOUTH, y. H., NoY. 19.-Four
seamen while returning in a small boat 70
their vessel last night we're drowned. All
we're intoxicated.
NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-During the tenn
porary absence of the mother yesterday
two infant children Of Mr. james, of Green
port, Long Island, fell from cradle into the
open fire and we're burned to death.