The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-27
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The Reform legislature
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sary Omoefs'
Ex-senator Jim Nye's Men
tai Faculties Waning.
A Rotten Wall Falls upon a
Church in New York.
And Kills Several People.
Fights, Fire and Flood.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 26.-The ap-
preparation committee of the senate have
had under consideration, tor several days
past. the general lappropriation bill. They
have abolished the commissioners to build
the Southern Insane Asylum and cut out
the appropriations for them. They cut
down the salary of the printing expert to
$1,000. They have reduced all salaries
under their control 33 per cent, and re-
duced the amount of the contingent fund,
under control OF the governor, TO $4,000.
and confne its use to specific objects. ln
lshort, a general cutting down is going on,
l and the bill is still further to be considered
this afternoon. E
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Feb. 26.--The def
cheney bill, which caused the debate in the
house two-days ago, upon recnMmenda
ton of the committee that the bill making
the appropriation lie on the table.
immediately after this debate the re-
port from the committee on contingent ex-
penses, discharging all the clerks Of the
5 standing committees and janitors twenty
= three in number) was adopted, which may
saving of S92 per day
RICHMOND, Va, Feb 26.-The general
assembly to-day elected 81. Y, Thomas
United States senat Jr to I'LL the unexpired
term of r. E. Withers.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 26. To-day, at
S the Leland Hotel. Hon. A. c. Hessing Of
ID Chicago, assaulted G. r. Paul. correspon.
- dent OF the Chicago Post and Mail, because
of an article written BY the latter contain.
ing prejudicial reference to the former.
Mr.. Hessing vas arrested to night ano
gave bail to appear before Justice Brook
BALTIMORE, Feb 26.-A letter from
Annapolis, Md, says that another cade
has been dismissed from the naval acad
emy, on account of the colored cadet. Du
ring this week Gordon Claude. OF the An
napolis cadet engineers, was ordered &
fence with the negro midshipman, whicl
he refused 10 do. He was then told to re
sign. He would not do that, though h
disliked to disobey orders. He was the
Informed that he should consult with hi
parents. This he did. when his father
Is. Dr. Abram Claude, said that he would nc
o advise him, leaving it to the young man
own Judgment. DR.. Claude, went to tn
superintendent and told him that his so
was raised as southerner. and not on
social equality with the negro. and he woul
not advise him to do what he would not
T0 himself. On this young Claude was e,
PEELED on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--On the arriv
of the train from Richmond at Alexandr
this morning it was discovered that e.
N Senator James W. Nye, who, when la
Os seen, occupied section in sleeDing- Ca
was missing. His boots were still in
berth. He was on his way north fro
Jacksonville, Fla,, with his daughter, Nj
q. WISE, and his servant. He retired on Il
TO previous evening in his usual health.
is supposed he got up in the night. in
- ldazed condition, and walked off or fell
hH the car while in motion, as he has not be
rs, heard from at any of the stations whe
. the train stopped. Some fears have late
,.,. been felt by his friends that his menl
ears faculties were waning. and on this accou
VIC he was induced to join his daughter
iork Florida, whittier she had gone for the be
eft of her health.
Later. friends of Senator n
~ at the capital say there must be a mista
,eetb aa in the report of his death, and that
person to whom the accident occurred
another person of the same name, becat
his daughters name is not Vyse,
os oIm n; Walter, and when these friends last hea
from hinI he was in New York, not able
travel. MoreoJer they have no inform
ton If his having pass d through this
q 1an' on his way south, and 1t is believed
d st., he would not have gone through with
n. stopping to visit his friends at the ca
tai.
d for WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-A telegr
inssr hesl from Richmond, Va, says that Senator
orked has been found there. all safe and ne;
!, our tpr nude. 1t seems that ne stepped out
nave awe as the train started aud concealed him
coed in the depot.
! sSi and Ie ERIE. Pa, Feb. 26.-John A. Trac.
1oung director of the Lake Shore and Mlchi
maxi nnss Southern aud Chicago and Rnck Isl
,s and Railways, died here this morning, aged
right He was the first President of the
J, work sss and Northeastern Railway, and one Of
= rniah, I mlst prominent business men of No
J can western Pennsylvania.
what what New York, Feb. 25.-A terrible :
ddress dent occurred here this evening, result
n IL in the death of seven persons and
vounding of several others. Relig
T1l services were being held in st. Andr
~ Catholic church, corner of City Hall :
and Duane street. at o'clock. when
ID walls of an adjoining building fell.
bricks and debris crashing through
roof nf the church upon the heads OF
people Inside At the time OF the
m vesper services were being conducte
the priest, Rev. Carroll. The congI
A ton consisted for the mast part OF VIC
aud children. The scene which en-
beggars description Women screa
" children cried and men shouted. and d
the tumult was heard the voice OF
x Ipriest calling upon the people to be
and not rush for the doors and ira
Il. so upon each other. Despite his ent
,s ,ekse W.S. 10 les however, the congregation ma
thus rel grand rush for the open air. WorO
connect sent TO the Franklin street police st;
sas Of sa.. e and platoon of policemen soon ar
upon the scene A driving rain storm
~; ossca falling. and the panic-stricken people