The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-10

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WAsHtNGToN, Feb. S.--The Hennepin
canal scheme is dead cock in the congress
sional pit. Therei is chance, that the fur
ther consideration oft may be ruled in or
der to-morrow as there is sure to be a ma
jority opposed to its passage Rit does
not come up then, it will be sent back to
the committee, and it cannot be reached
again this session. Mr., Hawley feels that
he has done his tull duty In getting the
scheme before the house, and having it
discussed whole afternoon. He has been
busy all-day mailing copies of his Satur-
day s talk to his constituents. ~ -,
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WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The committee
ion railways and canals to-day agreed to
postpone further action for the present on
the Hennepin canal bill, and will ask the
house to order that the bill be recommitted
to that committee. This is done at the
suggestion ofits friends, who think if it can
be passed at all, its chances will be aug
mented by holding vote off until later in
| the session. r- - F-r- w4z q
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.--After the pas
sage of some unim portant bills and resolu-
tiops, the Hennepin canal bill, which was
unfinished business on Saturday, was ta-
ken up. | - sH
Mr.. Hawley of Illinois, who has charge
of the bill, yielded the floor to allow Judge
Poland to present a privileged report from
the commission on the revision of the laws
which was considered at length.
Adjourned.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 9.-The streets
are filled with maskers and Main street il
gaily decorated with flags. The weather
is propitious and everything indicates the
grand success of the carnival 1t is esti
mated that fully 10000 are already here
and every train and steamer arriving il
crowded. Business entirely suspended
The carnival to day has been a grea
success 1t is estimated that $4,000 peo
pie were present. The procession begar
at o'clock,y and was composed of th'
motliest elements and ornamented will
the most remarkable figures. One feature
the most remarkable of the carnival, wa
the pageant at night 1t was complete il
allits details, and most beautiful allegorica
Illustration of chivalry, "reminiscences ant
minstrelsY of ancient days. Don Quixot
appears. There was vision of Colum bu
at Genoa, by which be became possesse
of the idea of seeking the western world
y The allegory is followed out, and scene
OF later days 10 America are represented
There were nineteen scenes or floats, eac
of which Is complete representation G
some historical fact, most of them havin
connection with the discovery of Americ
and explanations in it. There was no acc
! dentsduFing the day. @ w 4zz rs
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being celebrated here to-day in a hvel
Istyle. Although the snow covers th
ground and the wind is cold, the proce.
sion was quite large. The exercises wi
. wind up tonight with grand ball.
DEs MONIES, Feb. S.-Only small CLAIM
were filed by the Allen creditors to-day
. The large creditors hold of, and will refu
to come into the bankruptcy arrangement
u The largest unsecured claim is one of 81
QUO, deposited by Coles circus here la
g. summer.
e SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. S.-Mr. Bra
: wells bill to authorize the governor to a
point women to the Office of notary publ
lis was taken up He said that as t
ne laws now permitted women to be scht
rk trustees it would be we'll to permit the
to hold this office also. A motion to
commit the bill to the judiciary commit
se was lost and the bill passed by vote
nd 90 to %. -
''n The Republicans are so decidedly fix
on their third term ideas that they CAM
refrain from trying to put them in pr
m, tice, even under the hopeless circumst;
oi ces existing here. Their man. Detrat
was again PIT forward to-day for sm
Office. but the resolution appointing h
,ir, was promptly laid on the table. 1t appe
;. impossible for the Republicans to und
- stand that their day of power is past, a
= that the division of spoils is no longer
Tor their hands. The assembly is fully offc
tier ed already and the Opposition has ca
, ses fully refrained from creating any unnec
Dur sary officers, aud all these attempts
the thrust men into places where they dl
eG sGe money without doing any work originate
re the truly loyal side,
ang nng ROCKFORD, ILL.,, February 9.-Da
axe Kimball, Congregational minister,
usi years OF age, formerly from New Har
a9d sb1 shire died suddenly yesterday morni
ork of ossi6cation of the arteries, as is S
and posed. The funeral services will be b
can can on Thursday afternoon at the Sec
'nce Congregational Church.
ress New YORK, February ga fire br
. out early this morning 10 tenement
Tenth avenue Lewis Leavy and his
.l daughter were burned to death.
w BUFFALO, February "A NJ. Pa
. alias j. G, Hunter, was arrested too
"a and in his trunk were found numel
forged deeds and mortgages ofaprop
in Western States.
NORWICH. Conn, Feb AT the
I'D eral Of Senator Buckingham there wa
- large attendance from the cities of II
% / ford, New Haven and New Lon
The state government and the Tn
N States Senate were represented. An
" the visitors were Senators Hamlin, S
= . man. Fenton, Washburn. and Steven
: ! Cungressmen Hawley. Postmaster {
eralJewell, Gov. Ingersoll and staff
10 .. ex,4overnors Hawley and English
Web, w b. Connecticut, President Porter. of
us re- College, and Sergeant-at- Arms Ere
mecf. M !. of the United States Senate. BuilC
/ sus- were draped in mourning and flags
at halt mast The funeral services
on. q; place at the Broadway church aud