The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-17
Mr. Grant keeps his foot out
of the Arkansas
Business.
Snow Storm in Southern
Illinois.
The Illinois State Grange
of p. of III.
Thirtieth Ballot for Sum.
ner's Shoes.


bers from Arkansas this morning called |
on the President and Attorney General |
stating that the question had been already |
settled in court, and hoped this would be |
final
Governors Brooks and Baxter have
been telegraphed to by Attorney General
Williams that the President declines to
interfere, only to preserve the peace in
| Arkansas.
The President to day received tele-
gram from Gov. Brooks, of Arkansas, stat
ing that he had been duly installed Cover
nor and asking the President to instruct
the officer commanding the arsenal to de-
liver TO him the arms in his custody be-
longing to the State. A telegram was also
received by the President from Governor
Baxter asking to sustain him in the effort
to maintain a rightful government in
Arkansas. After a consultation between
the President and Attorney General Will
liams the latter telegraphed Brooks, de-
clining to comply with his request, as the
President was not advised that his right t.
hold the Office of Governor had been fully
and finally decided by the courts of Arkan-
sas He also sent dispatch to Baxter
saying: I'm the first place your call is
not made in conformity with the cOnstitu-
ton and laws of the United States, and in
the second place, as the controversy re-
lates to your right to hold a state Office, lis
adjudication, unless a case Is made under
the so-called enforcement act of federal
jurisdiction, it belongs to the state courts.
If the decision which you complain of is
erroneous, there appears to be no reason
why it may not be reviewed and correct
: decision obtained from the Supreme
= Court of the state.
+ LITTLE Rock, April l6.-There is little
change in the gubernatOrial muddle
Brooks holds the State House, which Is
= surrounded by armed men, about 100 in
F. all. They have two cannon. Baxter s
headquarters are still at St Johns Col
! lege in the suburbs of the city. He is pre-
pairing to retake the State House About
800 stand of arms belonging to the
State are at the arsenal Both Baxter
and Brooks have made demand for them,
but the demand is refused. Men are
pouring in on every train. The city is
rather quiet.
Gov. Baxter late this evening issusd a
proclamation declaring Pulaski county in
a state Of rebellion and placing it under
martial law, calling on the militia to as
sist in suppresoing the insurrection. Al
the same time he marched to the city anC
, posted guards in streets and around the
. State House. Reinforcements are expect
ed. Baxter has just taken possession o
- the telegraph office and established Il cen
sorship over the dispatches, and issued
proclamation to the people of the State, re
citing the facts and announcing his inten
a ton to retake the State House and ret es
tahlish his authority.
MEMPHIS, April l6.-Specials report tht
troubles in Little Rock the result of tn
late visits of Senators Dorsey and Clayton
There is considerable excitement here owe
the matter.
The farmers here are respondent owe
the continuance of the high water, render
;. ing plowing impossible.
q NASHVILLE. April l6.-The Cumbel
- land rises an inch hourly. Market stree
r. south of Broad street, is now under sewers
- feet of water, and great damage has bee
/, done to stores and residences. Many NE
- chants are moving their goods and cottol
,. There has been thousands OF dollars 10
from the inundation already. Trains hay
been delayed by the high water on the D
catur road. Wayerly, on the Northwes
ern road, suffered severely from the st0r
on Tuesday. The Tennessee river is vel
high and rising two inches hourly, al
there is great danger OF an overflow.
ALTON, ILL.,, April l6.-Snow has lee
falling here all the morning, and fears a
entertained for the fruit crop, as the {
chards are now in full bloom.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, April l6-A fu
ious snow storm began here at daylig
this morning, and has since ragged. Up
this hour 10 o'clock there are no signs
= an abatement of the storm. At least b
inches of snow has fallen, but owing to t
mildness of the day much of it has melte
4 leaving but two or three inches on Il
ground: III .a,s
western snow storm has been prevail
here all day, though little snow remains
the ground
PEORIA, ILL.,, April l6.-It has be
showing hard all the morning, but it me
ND ed as fast as it fell. The weather is &C
and raw.
rs QUINCY, ILL.,, April l6.-A heavy snt
fell here this morning.
- Boston, April 16.-Thirtieth ballot
whole number of votes 268: Dawes g
Hoar SO, Curtis II, Banks s, Adams
Sanford 2, Washburn and Whittier l eaC
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, April l5.-In t
State Grange on yesterday, Mr.. Sattenk
from the committee on resolutions mad,
report.
Section /, making founders Of the ore
members of the national grange was
jected.
Section 2, admitting past members
the national grange, and their wives. v
have taken the degree Of Flora, was
iected.
Section 3, admitting officers and me
bers of the executive committee of the
tional grange, was rejected.
Section 4, admitting masters of st
oranges and their wives who have tai
the fifth degree was ratified.
Section 5, admitting to the natio
grange one additional representative
each state. for each $1,000 members
fraction in excess of 3O,0O0-sald rel
sentatives to be alternately brother
sister, who must be of the fifth degree,
will be entitled to the sixth, was ratif
All the other amendments propo
were ratified. except that making the L
imum tee for membership of subordir
oranges for men FIVE dollars, and for
men two dollars, for four degrees.
was rejected.
1t was resolved that sufficient mum
Of oonieS of the official renort of proc,