The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-31
River and Canal Tmprove't.
Illinois Legislature.
The Case Of Dave Gage.
Another Ballot in Kansas
for Senator.
Crime and Criminals.
Shooting ARRAY Between
Newspaper Men in
Memphis.
A r. r. Engineer Acquitted
for Shooting a man in
Indiana.
A Murderer Convicted in
Missouri.
An Illinois Farmer Killed
and Robbed on the
Highway.
A Band Of Murderers dis
covered in California.
Attempted Murder and
Robbery Near Cal
TO. Ill.
Fatal Stabbing ARRAY in
New York.
Fires in Quincy. Cincinna-
ii, Cleveland and
Boston
A Band of Murderers dis
covered in California.
Attempted Murder and
Robbery Near Cal
TO. Ill.
Fatal Stabbing ARRAY in
New York.
Fires in Quincy. Cincinna'
ii, Cleveland and
Boston,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The National
Republic of this morning publishes as an
editorial condensation of several memor-
ials on the subjects of cheap transportation,
in which the whole subject is ably discuss
ed in outline, closing as follows: ''The
immediate provisions which ought to be
made are the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi Ohio and Kanawha rivers, in conjunc-
ton with the completion of the James riv-
er and Kanawha canal through West Vir-
ginia and Virginia. 1t is represented that
this route is practicable, and that with the
use of steam on the canal the rate on a
bushel of wheat from St Louis to Hamp-
ton Roads, 1925 miles, will be only 10
cents, and to New York, continued by the
Delaware and Jersey canals, Is cents
| The present minimum cost by water from
Chicago to New York is about 25 cents
| The general and average COSTS much high
er. The practicability of this route has
already been passed on by number of
the most eminent engineers in the United
States, and their unanimous verdict is pos
Iitive and unqualified in favor of the route.
In order, however, to obtain still further
information, board of engineers, mostly
engineers of the United States army, have
been called to meet in few days and ex-
press yet more authoritative and defni-
tive Judgment on the matter. The report
of this board will be looked for with much
| interest.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. an. 3O.-In the Sen
ate to-day new rule excluding Senators
representing districts in which State insti
tutions are situated, from'the Committee OF
Appropriations, was adopted. Also res
olution providing for the appointment by
the Governor Of board of managers for
the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia
Several bills were ordered to third read
ing. Most of the afternoon was spent in
the reading of the repeating bill of the Re
vision Committee in the House, increasing
the bond of the State Treasurer to $5,0OO,
1000, which was, after considerable debate
amended by substituting So, 100000 and il
this form was ordered to third reading
A number of new bills were introduced.
| CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-The case of Dayit
A. Gage, the defaulting ex-C City Treasurer
came up in the Criminal Court to- day, OF
the motion of the defense, filed two week
since, to quash the indictments. Afte
hearing the arguments of Dexter 4
SWEET, counsel for Gage, and of Prosecu
ting Attorney Reed, the court, Judge Rog
The main points of the argument to quas
were that the indictments neither. sho,
b nor allege criminal intent in the failure t.
8 pay over the city funds, and that both thi
indictment and the one for perjury ar
: based upon law long since repealed.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 30-The ballot to
day in the Legislature, for United State
= Senator, finally, after changes of votes, re
suited as follows: Phillips, % Plumb
25; Fenton, 81 Slower, 29, Hudson, %
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 3O.-The trial {
Jerry Ash, the striking engineer, charge
with shooting Vance, the engineer VIII
attempted to run an engine on the Pal
Handle Road during the recent strike, wa
concluded to-day by verdict of not guilt.
PALMYRA, Mo-, JAN 30-The jury
the trial Of Ambrose Coe. for the murdt
of Miss Abbie Summers, in the spring
J. 1870, returned a verdict of guilty of mu
der in the first degree" His sentence h;
not yet been given.
!. ST. LOUIS, JAN 3O.-Andrew Pekmal
an old and wealthy farmer, residing ne;
French Village, ILL.,, was shot, killed al
II robbed last night while riding home fro
~ East St Louis. There is no clue to Il
= murderer,
SAN Francisco, Jan. 3O.-The motor
GUS murderer and robber, Tiburcio Vela
auez, with band of about twenty despe
ADDE'S, has been discovered encamped in
remote part of Kain county, this Stat
The Sheriff of that county with strol
force of men, has gone to fight and captu
7 them.
! MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 3O,-A shootil
affray occurred at corner of Main and Je
) ferson streets, near midnight last night, b
2 tween M. E.Smelzer,a a local reporter of Il
Avalanche, and Charles T. Robinson, AN 6
y tache of the Register, growing out of sor
t Is, newspaper articles rejecting on each. Ro
ID, inson called at the Avalanche office and
90 manded retraction which Smelzer refus
BY to make. They then started off togethe
when Robinson struck Smoker over t
head with pistol, and then fred two sht
as. at him and ran Smoker drew repeat
r.. and fred four times at Robinson as he rs
Both parties we're arrested and gave bon
for their appearance this afternoon.