The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-05
Gov. Hendricks at Spring
field. Ills.
A New Governor in Mary
land,
Tweed's Council still at
Work.
Meeting of the National
Grange in st. Louis.
Thirty-two States and two
Territories Represented.
The Farmers Meetings in
the Western States.
They are Successful Every
where.
Plans for Improving Inland
Water Communication.
A Good Word from Dio
Lewis for the Saloon
Keepers.
Other Items of News.

uilChS, ,dCCOuIpdulcu Wy d OomLuAOtOC VI IitC
Indiana Legislature. and the Auditor, Sec
retary of State, and Treasurer of that State,
arrived here this evening. The object of
State Capitol building, and for this pur-
pose they will be in the city for day or
two. The Governor and State officers, it
is understood, will be the guests of Gov.
Beveridge during their stay.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 4.-Gov. Hen
bricks, of Indiana, and party. visited the
| Legislature to-day and were formally re
ceived in both houses by the respective
presiding officers, to which Coy Hendricks
replied
ANNAPOLIS, Feb.4.-James B. Groome,
of Cecil, was elected Governor by the Leg
islature, in joint convention, for the unex-
pired term of Coy. VIM. Pinckney Whyte,
elected U, S. Senator.
New YORK, Feb. 4-Tweed's counsel
appeared before Judge Davis o-day for the
purpose of settling bill of exceptions upon
which to go before the general term for a
review of the case. A decision is expected
in few days.
ST. Louis, Feb. 4.-The seventh annual
session of the National Grange of the Pa,
irons of Husbandry met at the Southern
Hotel to-day. The Masters Of the State
Oranges of thirty two States and two Ter
ritories were present.
The meeting was entirely secret, and the
only proceedings furnished by the Commit
tee on Publication are the opening ceremo.
MES, the appointment of the usual commit
tees, and the fact that the Master of the
National Grange, d. W. Adams, of Iowa
read long address, detailing the opera
tons of the order during the last year
The reports of the other officers were al
SO made and referred to appropriate com
mittees.
| CINCINNATI, Feb. 4.-The Commercial
this A. NJ publishes letter from Dio Levi
, upon the subject of the women's whisky
war that is now in progress in the interio
of this State. He urges women to estab
lish reading rooms and amusement hall
' for the benefit of those who have hereto
fore given their spare hours to dram shop
and also to encourage rum sellers to en-
4 gage in other business, declaring tina
those people are not moral monsters, a
temperance people represent them, but goo
! hearted fellows generally, who are engage
in money making business against whic
their neighbors have made no earnest pro
: test. AS thev lose their means of living
the women who shut their shops ought t
help them to better life.
TOLEDO, O.. Feb. 3.-The Blade thi
evening contains an article urging the nee
!. essity of constructing canal from St.Loui
to Terre Haute, about $50 miles-there t
connect with the Wabash & Erie canal, al
fording direct water route between tn
great producing West and the Eastern an
& European markets 1t is claimed that tn
= Wabash and Erie Canal can be properl
enlarged, and the extension to St Lou
constructed at a cost not to exceed ont
- third the expense of any other route a
fording equal advantages. The subjet
has been under investigation by shipper
and is regarded as the best solution of th
transportation question yet offered. III
Government will be urged to take some a
ton for the purpose of obtaining an est
mate of the cost of the improvement al
.. Its advantages.
MENDOZA, ILL.,, Feb. 4.-The grange
of this vicinity held sociable at Worsley
, Hall yesterday afternoon and evening, a,
- dresses being made by Mr.. Grover,
Earlvile, and several others. The NEE
ar ing convened at 2 o'clock yesterday afte
40 noon, and dispersed at halfpast four {
: clock this morning. The afternoon VI
consumed with speech making, followir
which came glorious supper, the eatabl
! being furnished by the farmers wive
y thirty cents each being the charge for su
per, and fifty cents including dancin
Over GOO persons partook of the refres
ments, and over 800 couple enjoyed Il
dancing throughout the night The exc
cises were eulivenei by brass and stril
bands, accompanied by singing and orgi
music. In all respects the affair was
fine success, and was greatly enjoyed
all present.
ROCHELLE, ILL. Feb. 2.-The mas
meeting of the farmers of Ogle county,
Shockley's Hall, though not as large
was anticipated, was made up of the re
resentative men OF this part OF the coun
The meeting was addressed by 5. NJ. Smi
n in his usual style, aud his speech was ]
u ceived with frequent marks of approbatiC
The Grangers of this county are In de
earnest. and will right their wrongs at I
ballot box when the time comes to elect
new Congress and Legislature and
men at Springfield, who are defying the
~ pressed will of the people by Iooling aw
10 the winter only to spend the people NOR
will find Ogle county prepared To speak
the vindication of its rights.
ROCHELLE, I'll. Feb 2.-The farmers
Whiteside county met in mass meeting
q Farwel Hall, Sterling, on Saturday
'Ss A. Patterson, Vice president of the st
for Farmers Association for the Fifth Dist
ss presided. Col /. III. Elliot, of Princet