The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-19
Grant In q Bad Fix.
Will he put out the Bogus
Members at the Point
Of the Bayonet?
Ludicrous Meeting between
Grant and Andy Johnson.
B. E. Allen charged with
Fraud.
An Attempted Fraud ON
Soldiers started in
l. Washington.
Great Snow Storm in the
West.
Accidents, Murders, Fire.
Great Snow Storm in the
West.
Accidents, Murders, Fire.
A NICE JOB FOR GRANT.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE presi-
dent has now problem upon his hands
to solve, that will require all the states
manship he and his cabinet possess, It is
now pretty certain that. according to the /
count of the arbitration committee in New
York. the conservatives will have seven or
eight upon joint ballot in the Louisiana
legislature. The question then presents
itself, how will these conservatives, de-
clared entitled to seats, be seated?
THE COLORED LEADERS.
here, in caucus, have advised the colored
men in the legislature to stand by and re-
fuse to go out. Seventeen radical mem
bers have been seated, in districts now
known to have been carried by the conser- |
vatives. OF the II, all but three are col
ored men, They have been acting as
members of the legislature; have voted |
upon bills which have become laws, and
when Kellogg calls the legislature to geth
er, on the 29th of this month, these II
members will respond to the call. Then
will come the question.
WHAT WILL BE DONE
with the cnored men if they continue in
their purpose to hold their seats Ineie
Is only one way to- GUST members legally
and that is by imneachment. 1t is not
possible to get the present legislature to
| impeach any OF its members for he sole
purpose of getting them out. Grant has
| pledged his good faith to Wheeler, before
| he began his compromise, that it should
| be carried out. The only way for him
ont Of the difficult will be to
USE HIS MILITARY AGAIN
| Few think, however, that he would care
to place himself before the country in the
attitude of again reorganizing legislature
by military force. ..-
THE CONSERVATIVES
seem very much pleased with the present
attitude of affairs. It is clear that the
president is in trap, and the conserva-
tives here have led him into it by their
diplomatic shrewdness.
| ANDY AND GRANT IN COLLISION.
There was memorable meeting upon
Pennsylvania avenue last evening, IN the
neighborhood of halt-past o'clock. Pres
ident Grant was out for walk. He came
apparently absorbed in mighty thoughts
When he came along in front of the Im-
perial hotel, where Andy johnson resides,
the president saw johnson getting out of
a car and starting for the hotel, in direc-
ton that would bring him across Grant S
: path. The president quickened his pace
to avoid meeting johnson, but the crowd
of loungers about him prevented him from
: making as much speed as he desired. He
lost sight of Johnson, and. when he
thought he had passed MIN he ran right
r into the Tennessee senator, nearly knock
: ing him down. The two men glanced al
one another as they began an apology
:: when each perceived the other. At this
: both men stiffened Not word further
. was said. No sign of recognition was
o made by either, johnson walked stif1y
: toward the hotel, his pugnacious nose higt
in the air, while Grant walked stolidly OF
down the avenue.
!; CHICAGO. March 1S.-The Post has in
e telligence that capias has been issued fe
l. the arrest of B. f. Allen on an affidavit
sworn out by John FL. Hammond, of thi
lcity. The affidavit sets forth that Ham
Is mond being applied to for loan by
Ie third party, who promised to give bond
K of the Des Moines Gas Go. as security
asked Allen if those bonds were good an,
THAT being told they were, loaned tn
'e money that subsequently, he learned tina
Tn mortgage, and that the third party repre-
sented Mr.. Allen himself; to whom tn
money loaned was transferred. ALE
n, has not been arrested, though he is i
oi town.
This evening Mr.. Allen, with Obadia
jackson, the lawyer for plaintiff, left fo
ir, Des Muines, where it is asserted Mr.. ALE
/, will be able to show that there was n
thn n
= believed that an anicable settlement wi
or be effected, and NJ. Aliens reputatio
er fully vindicated from the charges of tt
ed ed affidavit
ur Barclay, Vorhies & Co. private banker
ID be $lU0,OOO The assets, which are chic
re ly in the form of real estate, will, it is b
nc, nG lieved, nearly cover this amount.
k. WASHINGTON, March lS-Geo Eme
h is1 son, alias Col. f. w. Fenton, has been a
thi rested un the charge of an attempt ut swi
,rk ding. He had been scattering circula
M n" abroad announcing that the bounty bill h,
;an tecomc law and it claimants would fu
ace ward their record OF service and a sma
pas p.ss retaining fee they would be secured the
bpunty. The answers to the circular, wi
- the required ten cents, were just beginni
- to be received.
W New YORK.. March 1s-The coroner
, inquest on the bodies of the members
the Mulinski family who were recently D,
= soned, was adjourned without giving vt
dict, in order to await developments in t
cases of the remaining members. Trac
m of poison were found in the stomachs
- the deceased, but the character of the p
:. son could not be definitely ascertain,
y Malinski was held without bail.
e LITTLE Rock, Ark March ls-Abc
" 10 o'clock this morning ten convicts empl,
ed in making brick above the city revolit
overpowered the guards.and escaped. O
was killed by guard during the mel
All except two were recaptured during I
ieS. e day.
r. re- BosToN, Mass, March lS.-prescc
/ i' Is Wood & Co., wholesale milliners, disc,
sns- cred that j. II. Bennett, small partn
and their book keeper, has for ten ye
,s. lbeen embezzling their funds. The cri