The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-11
A PiOus Adulterer in Knox
County.
A Eeindish Murder in Coles
County.
Accidents, Fire, Crime, etc.

from 232 towns and wards give Cheney,
Republican 37,Ol2; Roberts, Democrat,
36,096; White and scattering, GA The
net Republican gain over last years vote
is 2,869. The remaining towns last year
gave Democratic majority of 100, This
indicates that Cheney and Roberts will run
with about an even vote, the scattering
votes barring the election Of either by the
people. Both parties claim majority of
the senatorial districts The Democrats
claim the House by l5 to 20,while the Re-
publicans claim l3 majority in the same
body.
In the First congressional district the
election of Jones, Democrat, is conceded
by both parties. Blair is elected over
Kent, Democrat, in the Third district. while
the Second is still in doubt and confidently
claimed by both parties,
The Monitor. (Repuplican newspaper, J
claims that Hon. A O. Pike and Hon. H.
w. Blair, of Plymouth, both Republicans,
are elected to congress: that the Republi-
cans have good working majority in the
house of representatives, and that the Re-
publicans have elected six of twelve sena-
tors, with several districts in doubt.
The Patriot, Democratic newspaper
says there is no election OF governor by the
people; that the Republicans have five
senators and the Democrats five, with two
districts in doubt, and that the Democrats
have majority in the house. The Patri-
OF also claims the election of Jones and
Bell, Democrats, to congress, with the ThirC
district 10 doubt.
The People. Democratic newspaper,
also claims substantial victory, with the
exception of the Third district, which il
considers doubtful.
LATER. Returns from all but eigh
towns have been received. Two hundred
and fifty nine towns and wards give Che
ney Republican, 3S,77l: Roberts, Demo
crat, So, ,6SS; White, temperance. and scat
! tering, 67S This is Republican net gail
of 1897. Cheney's minority, sos. Las
years figures in these eight towns woul,
make Cheney minority 634. Jones AM
Bell, Democrats, are elected in the Firs
and Second congressional districts, an,
. Blair, Republican in the Third. The Re
publicans have a majority 10 the house, ,an
the senate stands five Republicans and fiv
Democrats.
i There is no election of governor, an
! the selection Of candidates will devnlve O
the legislature, which will elect Cheney
, The vote in the state is said to be tn
largest ever polled.
WASHINGTON, March lO.-The abandon
: ment of the civil service reform was d
rected by the president yesterday. Tb
rs rs action causes more rejoicing among th
Ie employees of the several departments tha
TX the result of the election in New HamI
shire, and is triumph for Gen. Butler
The cabinet was not unit on tn
Sc question Secretary Bristow has sever
nd times averred that he regarded the rul
" important only in that they prevented CO.
- gressmen from debating appointment
and forcing into service men whose Oh
m, claims were that they had been useful pc
iticians.
New YORK, March 40-The editor
the Freemans Journal has received Il
rs following dispatch from Rome "A pr
It., consistory has been appointed for Mond;
next, March Is. At this consistory, alol
with Monsignor Ledochowski, Archbish,
or of Posen and Gruesen, in Prussia; Ma
=. ager Deschamps, Archbishop of Mechl
ed and Prinate of Belgium; Archbish,
Sr ur Manning, of Westminster; Monsignor Ba
we we talent, Consultor of the Roman Court. al
ID Mosignor Gionnelli, Archbishop of Sardi
md ne His Holiness has determined to raise
ng the Cardinalate the Most Rev. Archbish,
Ike Ike of New York, DIR. McCloskey."
nd LATER-Archbishop McCloskey has I
yht ceived dispatch from friend in Ron
ork announcing that he was to be made Ca
Ihu nh, dinal.
:an WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Rev. JoI
nee P. Newman, ID. D., has returned to t
ess pastorate of the Metropolitan Method
Episcopal Church of this city, after t,
years absence in the east, in the empl
- OF the government.
~ ST LOUIS, March 1O.-A special say
, IA Desperate named Hall took uee
q into saloon at Waverly, Mo-, kept by
man named Bool, and attempted to pla
him on an equality with white men und
81 the Civil Rights bill. The bar keeper p
m tested Hall insisted; the bar keeper th
- chased the negro out of the saloon with
A. revolver; another negro named Bell til
= intertered, and the bar keeper shot b
e dead."
@ A difficulty occurred at Marshall, NJ
last Saturday, between Thomas Doak anl
Y L. Waddell, in which Doak fired seve
shots at Waddell. missing him, but ID
tally wounding John Morrison and you
e ;sS' to boy, name not given. Doak was arrest
$ re- New YORK. March lO-Carles L. L;
eSi. !: renee, one Of the alledgef principals in
sus- lately dispersed gang of silk smugglers.
been arrested in Queenstown, Ireland
,s. Lawrence, Lafayette Graf, his partI