The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Carpet.Bag Thieves
Soooped.
The Conservatives Garry
Louisiana.
Kellogg's Occupation Gone.
10000 Majoriy in New
Orleans.
The Co1ored Vote Largely
against the Carpet
Baggers.
The Rate of Illinois Taxa
ton for Revenue and
School Purposes.
Aid for Grasshopper Suffer-
erss
Murders, Suicides. Robber-
les. Fire. Etc.
Aid for Grasshopper Suffer
erS.
Murders, Suicides. Robber-
les, Fire, Etc.

New ORLEANS, La, Noy. 1.-The cleo.
tlon is progressing quietly. Up to O..
clock P. NJ, no disturbance whatever has
occurred. Persons fraudulently registered
are challenged by either party and not al.
lowed to vote.
LATER THE indications are that the
city has gone Conservative by $4,000 to
1900, many Conservatives claiming 49,
600. 1t is believed that Gibson has de-
feated Sypher iu the First Congressional
District. The race in the Second will be
close The Democrats claim the state by
5000 to 5000 majority. The Republicans
Claim the state by 10000 majority on Il
less vote. For congressman in the second,
third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts the
vote will be very close, The colored yot,
is reported heavy. Gov. Kellogg tonight
thinks the Republicans will carry the state
by a good majority and elect FIVE or six
congressman. McEnery thinks the Con
servatives carry the state by small ma,
Jorlty. el.cting three congressman.
No returns yet received of the city vote,
but enough is known to warrant the state
ment that the Conservatives have certain.
y not less than 10000 and probably l5,OO0
majority. Reports from parishes are mea
gre, but show Conservative gains over the
vote oflS72. The indications are that the
vote in the state will be close. The Con-
servatlves claim four congressman. The
Republicans do not admit the loss of but
one. No disturbances are reported from
any quarter.
SHREVEPORT, Nov. 2, The city is quiet
up to this time.
The election passed off most quietly.
The Conservative ticket is ahead in
Spring Ridge, Summer Grove and Lor
mysport. The vote on tn entire state
ticket in this city is very close. The cleo
ton Of the entire Conservative ticket is
conceded
The Times Homer special says Clay
born parish gives gives 100 Conservative
majority. In Webster parish, the Repub.
lican say the election har been fair and
the result will be the expressed will Of the
people.
FRANKLIN. La, Nov. 2-Thc election
is quiet. United States troops are camped
around the election booths.
New IBERIA, La, Nov. 1.-The election
is progressing quietly. The negroes are
voting strongly with the whites.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov 2--There is lit
tie excitement over the approaching cleo
ton All saloons in the city are ordered
closed.
MOBILE. Ala. Nov. 2.-There was a
heavy frost and ice here this morning, and
a killing frost at Pensacola
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov |. -
Rain has not fallen in the lower peninsu.
lar countries for more than one moath and
vegetation is suffering. a large fire is
raging in the Dismal Swamps
WASHINGTON, Nov 2-The public debt
statement shows reduction OF S6Sl ,433
during October. Currency on hand, Sl2,-
1876, 900; special deposits of legal tenders
tor redemption Of certificates OF deposit
$52, ,525, 900: including coin certificates,
S22, ,OUO,UUO: outstanding legal tenders,
S3S2, 00O.OOO.
The public debt statement shows total
in the treasury Of Si59.OOO,UO0; debt, less
cash in treasury, 81, l3O,06l, ,76l. Bonds
issued to Pacific Railroad Companies. i'll.
terest payable in lawful money. principal
outstanding, $64, 4,623,5l2 balance OF in-
terest paid by the United States, SlS,o2o,'
l43.
In the Circuit Court to-day the cases OF
> Joserh b. Stewart against Jas. u. Blaine,
aud the sauie against \. e. Ordway, ac-
tiun for false arrest and assault aud bat
terry in locking him up as a contumaclnus
witness before congress in the Credit Mo-
bilier case, were certified to the court in
the general term.
General Benet, Chief of the Ordnance
Department. in his annual report, says
that not less than half "a million dollars
should be spent annually at the national
aimury to produce the best and cheapest
. arms. aud to make an accumulatIbn ui
! arms in case of war a board OF the Ord
nance Department has made Il careful lD-
vestigatiun and reported recommending
certain changes and additions in the pres
eut armory system, in which he heartily
cUncurs.
The Secretary of State has issued Q
/ call for S5,OUO,U0 of coupon bonds. 5-2Os
redeemable February Sd, when the inter
est will cease.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, November 1.-The
following certificate, explanatory at itself
was filed in the State Auditors Office this
morning;
III Vi law VIC udfS
the following rates of state tax to be ex.
tended on the valuation of taxable proper
ty assessed in the State of Illinois iur the
year 1874:
For general State purposes, the taxes tc
be designated revenue fund, one and
forty-tour hundredths mills on each dollar s
: valuation.
For State school purposes, the taxes to
be designated State school fund, ninety.
six one hundredths Of one mill on each
dollar valuation. Said State taxes being,
in the aggregate, equal to two and four.
teuths mills ON each dollar, or twenty four
cents on each SlOO valuation Of taxable
, property.
. JOIN L. BEvERTDGE, Governor.
c. E. LIPPIScoTT. Auditor,
I: Upon this certificate the Auditor certi6e:
: to each County Clerk the amount required
Srnr. ha rfan- a,f,nfi.4z a each IN