The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-26
Daring Attempt to Rob a
Railroad Train.
Other Gases of Crime.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct "a. The
troops stationed in this city and at jackson
Barracks, under command Of Col. Floyd
OF Jones, will be reviewed tomorrow mora
ing on Canal street. Tho companies Of
the Thirteenth Infantry arrived yesterday
Company q. Eighteenth Infantry, goes tC
Mobile. A daily parade of the troops has
beer ordered, the only object being the ex.
ercise of the men, both for sanitary pur-
poses and to meet the requirements OF the
services.
1t is understood that the metropolitan
police are about to strike for three months
pay now due them.
NATURALIZATIoN FRAUDS.
The following was unanimously adopted
by the Democratic and Conservative State
Central Committee:
WHEREAS, Several thousand of oHr foreign-born
citizens were naturali2ed in the Second District
Court upon advice Of the best legal talent in the
STATE, said advice being based upon previous de-
ciions upon the saidqucstop, and acquiesced in for
many years; and
WHEREAS said naturalized citizens have been
registered without opposition being made to their
rghtto register, and have thereby become qualified
United states and Stat. and '"' '""7 u ''io
WEE WnErEAs It is peontempla,e,d BY the Republican
deprive foreign born citizens, thus naturalz d,
of the right to vote. by advising the Assistant Su.
70 aro afy sfxg or M a9 9m rnG t oi
cizcns thereby lnvesrings aid supervisor wiih the
ext aorinary power Of Wrestling from said citizens
anc If !" sgefyd m ona
in their fullest 5vtent BY said supervisor by Their
act OF rsgisteTl9gi 4i! Said ctlzens and M
nor and Federal ocas i I'M Intended to SEC srcnre, by
fraud the same results in the parish of Orleans
wch ey are sefGfe it III .ne
pro-titution of the Federal judiciary, and dsgre-
i datlon Of the United States army to local polee
'I5S' Be Resoyeed That we denouncc in unmeasnrcd
terms this movement to deprive said foreign-born
iscp nterierence of Federal oplai1 'i in 'G tb ef
fai of our sta,e, intended to invite conflict and
eit1n Of the EyeentiVe in submiipg 10 The didto
hoB OF SAID Federal eaef Officials;
stered citizen thus naturIiized to present himself
at the polls and cast his vote ..........,..,
WE 6@d nG TO poppar i7 c2ocraon the in4dTa
authors Of this loal conspiracy against worthy
class Oh our c'""enS .,na1I (,ngro1vl voo,,,rs
President Executive Committee.
Cohicia), L. c. Dill, Chief Secretary.
ARRESTS AT SHREVEPORT.
Sbrnvenort Ia Oct 24-The foIlowing
oontlamen we're arrested this morning Lv
fba ITnited States marshal charged with
violatinp the Enforcement act George
A pie banker. +. Jacobs, of the firm
Of + & r Jacobs. the wealthiest firm in
the citv John G, Horn, of the firm Of
Horan < Loonev W. p. Ford. of Bois-
seau & Ford II. H. Lindsay, of Steers &
Lindsay. and J. G. McWilliams.
Other arrests are threatened The war
rants we're served bv O'NeaI, Radical can
didate for sheriff in Bassier Parish, and
were based upon an affidavit of Gen. Lewis
Merrill, I. ). A., commanding, the diyi-
SION. NO resistance was ong9eu' ana no
one attempted to escape. Inc eAamlha-
tion is set for Monday morning.
MIXED POLITICAL MEETING.
FRAvKIIv La. Oct. pa large and
enthusiastic mass. ss.meetipp of the white
and colored neonle of the parish Of St.
Mary. called in accordance with the the
resolutions adopted by the White League
pominatino conventionton Saturday last.
was held to-day A COMPROMISE similar
to that recently made in the parish of Tar
rebonne was effected. The meeting was
orderly throughout, and the speeches de-
livered by both white and colored men
were well received. The following COM
promise ticket in opposition to the straight
out hepuoilcah ucket was adopted WIN
great enthusiasm arthur antoine Nc9'-
ered) aud L. ;. Clarke lTmtel LOT the
house OF representatives; D. W. Lyman
white, parish Judge !imothy DAVIS Ncoi,,
ored), sheTih, Inc whites nave three ana
the blacks two candidates. Eor the ponce
Jury, the ward constaoieS' ana the Justices
81 the peace they are equally ulYIded.
oTHFR ARTISTS.
Nrw ORIE,ys. Oct Al Parties from
St Martins rcport the arrest at Breaux