The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-09
Avery Snowy Sunday from
the Atlantic Coast to the
+ Mississippi River.
Accidents, Fire. Crime. etc.

tive W heeler this morning received from
New Orleans his articles of adjustment,
signed by forty-four members of the Con-
servative CAUCASIAN ample number to Sc
cure the desired result. He Immediately tel
egraphed Governor Kellogg to express to
New York the papers now in the office of
the secretary OF state used in the contested
cases before the returning board. The
referees will meet on Thursday next in
New York and proceed with the hearing.
A number OF senators are Of the opinion
that the Pinchback question being again
under discussion the session will continue
| two weeks, although the committee see
no propriety in discussing a matter so
well understood, but they suppose some
new senators may desire to express their
views.
The Republican caucus has completed
its arrangement of the memberships of the
standing committees of the senate, the
Democrats filling the blanks assigned tC
| them. The list is subject to the approval
of the caucus, and may be changed before
it is submitted to the senate for formal
adoption.
Ex.President johnson did not reach the
senate chamber until nearly o'clock, ,wher
Senator Edmunds greeted him cordially
Immediately after the reading of the
journal. Mr.. Clayton submitted resolution
providing for the appointment of foul
members of the committee on Indian af
fairs and three members of the committee
on territories, to proceed to the Indian ter
ritories, during the recess, with authority
to inquire into the condition of affair,
there, the manner in which justice is ad
l ox~1 kA4 Il Al IL
tants Of the territory in regard to their self
government, and to report at the next ses
sion of congress.
Mr.. Ferry objected to the resolution, OF
the ground that, this being special ses
sion, no business of legislative character
or looking to legislation, could be consid
Tered,
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the subjec
was laid over till tomorrow.
On motion of MIR. Morton, the senate too
up the resolution for the admission G
! Pinchback, the senator from Louisiana
and Mr.. Morton addressed the senate a
length, in favor of seating Pinchback O
his credentials, arguing that his credential
constituted prsnad fdcie evidence, and h
must be seated, any question as to th
character of the body which elected hin
the manner of his election, etc., to be il
quired into afterward.
Before Mr. Morton concluded his argr
ment he yielded for an executive session
i, After short time in executive session til
1 senate adjourned.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March, S.-Th
i legislature has been called to convene
extra session on Tuesday, March g. Go,
= ernor Hendricks In his proclamation give
the following as his reasons therefore
Is Because of disagreement between tt
= senate and house of representatives at Il
K present session of the general assembly,
failure to pass laws indispensable to IL
administration of the state governmen
'e including the revenue and general appr
ID priation bills, has occurred, and becau
ID thereof the public welfare requires sp
cial session of the general assembly.
Merritt Braxton and Sandy Wakefe
n, both colored), have brought suit again
Of Manager Mccarthy, of the Metropolit,
Theatre, for damages in being refused a
mittance on account of their color. Il
IL, case will not be tried till the May term.
The barn of Edward King, near ii
~ city, was burned last night, together wi
- several horses and cattle. His loss
covered by insurance in the Phoenix a.
or er Queens.
s: Milton Tresseler, representative fro
e1 ed Union and Fayette, has covered into t
he state treasury $l83, being the differen
We between $S per day. that the law allow
re and S., which Tresseler thinks his ser
nd ces worth.
kgs k CHICAGO, March S.-The friends of I
Isl DeKoyen here consider his defeat prol
nd BILE. Returns from dioceses that ha
,dEs ,rE voted up to tonight show 13 against ant
nd for him.
sh, CHICAGO, March, s. A girl nam
zee Sallie Tierney, aged Is, tonight about
lat o'clock, stabbed Billy Fish, II. years O
ess at 4l2 Clark street. She had asked Fl
- to accompany her home, and upon
refusing drew knife and cut him j,
ii above the heart. The knife penetra,
. the lungs and severed an air passa.
:, producing a wound necessarily fatal. 7
9 girl was subsequently captured by dete
ives in house of ill-fame aud locked ,
She acknowledged her crime, and with
most horrible blasphemles asserted
D intention of killing the boy. She 8
= that Fish had seduced and then deser
u her, and that she would die happy
= knowing that she had killed him.
n was intoxicated at the time the crime
" committed.
DENVER, Col, March s. "A terrible
J cident occurred on Saturday The fr
Of an old-time brick building on Fiftee
20 street, occupied by Williams & Hollid
eb- wholesale grocers, had been taken out, I
re- paratory to raising it one story, when
III Is walls fell inward, crushing the oocupal
sus. Albert Draper was killed and M
OHarra was badly injured. Hon, Al
.. 'McCune, Mike Foley, D.A. Haywood, v