The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-30
The Peri1s of Ice and Flood.
A Commission to Review
the Laws of Wisconsin.
Accidents, Suicide, Murder.
r.~-s Fire. Etc.

. OHlCAGO, Nuarcn A9.-lu tne crlnlual
court of Cook county, this morning, Judge
Williams sentenced W. F. Storey, editor
of the Chicago Times, to ten days impris-
onment in the county Jail for contempt of
court, in having published articles con
structively rejecting on the character of
certain members of the grand jury.
The evening papers denounce the action
of Judge Williams as tyranny and as over
stepping the rights of his position and of
the law. Of the morning papers the Trib
une will acknowledge that it would be i'm
possible for a journalist to criticise such
acts without bias, and that therefore it
makes but few structures on the case as it
now stands. ..-. ..-.
The Inter Ocean, after full review of
the case and quotations from the decision,
shows the dangerous character of the pre-
cedent thus established, and concludes by
saying that the people will not allow Judges
to assume and exercise prerogatiyes dan
gerous to the freedom of speech and liber-
ty of citizens. They will not permit the
construction of contempt, as illustrated in
the Storey case, to become the law of the
land.
! The Times reviews the case and denoun-
ces the whole transaction in measured
terms, 1t impugns the motives and man.
ner of Judge Williams. 1t devotes con
| siderable space to an argument to show
why the decision should not have the infu-
ence of good elsewhere and should fall to
the ground here. On this point it says
I'VE hope this for the reason that it would
be monstrous to allow this outrage to ex.
tend itself beyond the present limits. We
hope it for the further reason that the &C
ton of Williams, while having no warrant
in law, no excuse in the merits of the al
, legged offense, is utterly contemplate will
reference to its motives, its manner of EN-
ployment and character of the soidistan
argument which accompanied it." 1t con
tinues 1'sAs this journal has alread!
shown that Williams is demogogue and
tryant on the bench, and in this showiny
; it has been borne out by the approval O
reputable members of the Chicago bar
and this community, it will undertake t
show before it shall have done with hin
: whether or not the grave suspicious in re
lation to his mobility have other founda
ton than reckless rumor. 1t will SO ex
anime his record that the public shall kno,
J to the uttermost how far he is qualified t
: occupy the conspicuous position which b
n HdS JuSL INV 80 udSIduI'y OulTdSeU. u
e a late hour tonight Mr.. Storey's attorney
u here received a telegram from their rer
!, resentative in Waukegan that he has oil
y tanned supersedeas from Judge Meals
u ter. ft:
!" ST. LOUIS, March 80. The case of
:. G. Buell., charged with libelling ex-Sen;
tor Chandler. in the Detroit Free Press
year ago, and which case was appealed b
the government from the .. S. district
lie the United States circuit court, Judge Di
Is Ion, Of the latter court, to-day rendered
$, decision affirming that of the lower cour
a and Mr.. Buell. was discharged.
otl New YORK, March ga Washingtc
le dispatch says: United States Treasur
. Spinner has resigned, his resignation
& take effect July l, 1875.
is WASHINGTON, March 29.-Unitt
States Treasurer Spinner remarked t
n day, that after a visit to the presider
ID ID when he rendered his written resignatio
n, he would soon be free man, and that Il
r. cares and burdens of official life would
y lifted from his shoulders. 1t is understo
mt that he pressed upon the president t
II I necessity for his retirement.
"a WASHINGTON, March 29.-John
IL New, cashier of the First National Ban
Is of Indianapolis, will succeed Treasur
Spinner, July /.
se, INDIANAPOLIS, March 2S.-John
W New, of this city. cashier of the First n
sts tional bank, has been rendered the off
OF treasurer of the United States, in pla
: of Gen, Spinner He left for Washingt
l.. yesterday, but as yet is undecided whett
or not to accept the position. Mr. New
most excellent business man, and go
p citizen.
n Instead of going to Connecticut to ia
y part in the camraign now pending in q
state, Senator Mcdonald has return
to his home in this city, and is alrea
Il deeply immersed in his professional
- ties.
~ Fort MADISON, Iowa. March 29.--I
, river is almost clear Office. The ferry b
q will commence running tomorrow
was not sunk as reported.
. BALTIMORE, Md, March 29.-The
of this morning publishes an interest
III story from one of the men rescued fr
= the ice off the coast of Newfoundland &
t1 brought to this port yesterday by
= steamer Nuremberg. The party are
- lrishmen or of Irish descent, and compri
" nearly the entire able bodied male popr
. tion of the little town of st. Marys, N
, ] foundland. When returning to the sh
in the evening of the day on which Il
. 90 boarded the ice bound brig, they found
'eb, ice had parted about a mile from the she
5 re- leaving space of half mile OF clear wal
se is with night coming on, and storm of RI
sus- sleet, and finally snow, incapacitating S