The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-09
Sheriff Brennan and Depu-
ty Sheriff Shields Pun
ished for Allowing
Genet to Escape.
Failure Of a Labor Demon
stration i'm New York.
Continuance of Telegraph
Derangement.
Other Items of News.

w ASHlNGTON, Jan. o.-1H ITeSluenL
has sent message to the Senate with
drawing the nomination of Geo. FL. Viii
liams to be Chief Justice, and stating that
this was done at Williams request. Viii
liams will remain in the Cabinet as At
torney General, the nomination of Bristow
for that position being also withdrawn.
The Board of Inquiry, to ascertain the
cause of the sinking of the steamer Vir-
ginius, is in session at the Navy Depart
ment.
The House Committee or Appropria-
tions has completed the fortifcation appro-
priation blll cutting down the estimates
from the sum of $3,600,0O0 to about ST.
100000.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. S.-Both branches
OF the Legislature to-day refused to sus-
pend the rules for resolution for sine
de adjournment Tomorrow. In the Sen
ate resolution was referred TO the ,Judi-
ciary Committee reciting that there are
doubts of the constitutionality of the sched-
ules prepared by the Railroad Commits
sioners, unless such rates be approved by
the General assembly The opinion is very
generally expressed that the schedules are
invalid unless adopted by the Legislature,
and it is possible that it may refuse to
adopt them. The Judiciary Committee of
the House reported the seat of Represent
ative Sylvester, of Douglas county, vacant,
by reason of removal from the district
The report was referred to the Committee
on Elections. In the House the bill to ex-
tend the time for the collection of taxes was
defeated-yeas 80, nays Al. A resolution
requesting the Illinois delegation in Con
gress to vote for an increase of legal ten
ders was referred to the Finance Commit
tee. A resolution was adopted asking the
Governor for information relative to the
case of the reported cruelty in the peniten-
tiary IN the case of Williams.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-David A Gage, ex-
| City Treasurer, appeared in the Criminal
Court to-day before Judge Rogers and
gave bail in the sum of $4,000 to appear
whenever summoned to answer to the in
dictments found against him by the grand
jury yesterday.
CONCORD, N. H., Jan. S,-The Demo
cratic convention to-day nominated james
| A. Weston for Governor.
| FORT MADISON, Jan. S.-The special
election held in this county yesterday to fill
the vacancy in the Iowa House of Repre-
sentatives, caused by the death of Hon. +.
A. Layton, Republican member elect, re-
suited in the election of Conrad Schween,
Anti Monopolist, by majority of 1000
votes over Rice, Republican.
DEs MONIES, Jan. S.-The Iowa Legis-
lature meets on Monday next Some &C
or 100 members have arrived. 1t is in
doubt as to which party will secure the or
ganization Of the House. Politically, that
body stands As Republicans, Al Democrats
and Anti Monopolists and FIVE independent
Republicans. The Republican candidates
for Speaker are Gear, Tufts, Newbold and
Leary, and the Anti Monopoly candidates
are Dixon and Bondham The strife fol
Speaker engrosses all attention, SO far thai
little is said about the other officers.
New YORK, Jan. 8.-The proposed la
Dor demonstration at Union Square this
morning proved failure. Not more thar
800 appeared about the square, and they
were gathered in little groups No one
appeared to organize the meeting and &
somewhat heavy rain prevailing the mer
soon scattered.
The contempt proceedings against Ex
Sheriff Brennan in relation to Genets es
cape was heard this morning before Justice
Daniels. After an argument by the coun
sci the judge reviewed the case. He sale
that the offense committed was so unequiv
ocal that the court could not resist the in
ference that there was a design by tn,
Sheriff and his Deputy, Shields, not to ex
ecute their duty, and the case was ON,
which called for punishment Public ser
wants must obey orders or the courts would
be powerless The court then inflicted tn,
highest penalty allowed by the statute
$3.50 fine each and thirty days imprison
ert in the county Jail.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-The telegraphic stu
alton is not changed for the better thi
morning, and there is no probability, in
deed hardly possibility, of resuming com
munication with the east before tonight, i
even then. The sleet storm appears +
have continued in the latitude of Cinein
natl during last night and probably east 0
there, and the effect upon the TELEGRAPH
wires must have been very disastrous. TIL
line of storm appears to extend from tn
lakes to some distance south of the Obi
river A few dispatches have been work
ed through via Richmond. Va, Knoxvill
and Chattanooga, Tenn.
ALBANY,N. Y, Jan. S.-The continuou
storm has caused land d-slides on the PougI
J, keepsie 4 Eastern and the Duchess & Go
umbia railroads, and washed away til
Hudson river railroad bridges south {
Croton, delaying the early morning trai
" from New York.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 8.-The repol
Of the Grand Jury of the Criminal Coul