The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-03
Bccidents. Fires. Murder,
81 Hanging, Etc.


SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May IA report has
obtained currency that the supreme court |
has decided that cities, towns, and villages
must pay for sidewalks out of the general
fund of the city and town, and that these
municipalities have no authority to tax the
owners of adjacent property for such pur |
poses, In consequence of this report, the |
attorney general is in receipt of numerous |
letters asking for an opinion on the subject. |
| He has not given in any case an official
opinion, but he to-day,in answer to letter,
called attention to the fact that the consti-
tuition of the state authorizes municipalities
| to make just such improvements by special
| assessments on the owners OF adjacent pro-
perty. He also says he knows of no opin
ion of the supreme court touching the
question.
Ex-State Treasurer Ruiz was in the city
to-day, and called on Thomas s. kidgway,
the state treasurer, and informed him that
the injunction restraining him from paying
over $4,000 now in his possession, of the
1856 tax had been dissolved, and he was
therefore prepared to and would pay the
amount of money into the state treasury
next week. This settles the matter, so far
as the fund in the hands of the state Off
GERS is concerned. Eighty-six counties have
already received their share of this fund
from the state treasurer, and but few
counties remain to be paid. These will be
paid at any time when they call for the
amounts due them. The working of the
, law has developed the fact, however, that
the county treasurers will get handsome
slice of the funds in the shape of commis-
sions before it reaches the taxpayer, for
whom it was intended.
ST. PAUL, May l.-Bill King arrived
r home at Minneapolis last evening. The
/ Dispatch to- day welcomes him by publishing
in full his testimony before the COMPRESSION
al committee in February, 1878, when he
swore positively that he had received no
money, directly or indirectly, from the Pa
clfc Mail Company, on which testimony
the charge of perjury against him in Wash
ington is based.
New YORK, May Mayor Wickham
to- day nominated to the board of aldermen
, General William G. (''Baldy') Smith for
police commissioner; Joseph j. O'Dona-
o hue, park commissioner; John r. Hay.
ward, commissioner of taxes Vincent c.
King, fire commissioner; DR.. Edward G.
Janeway, health commissioner aud Town
send Cox, commissioner of charities. Pro
I badly for the first time in the history Of
municipal nominations in recent years, al
" the nominees were unanimously confirmed
r On motion of the Republican aldermen, tn,
n thanks of the board were voted to thu
d. mayor for making such excellent nomina
Of tons. Mr.. O'Donahue is we'll known tie;
f e merchant, always Democrat, but opposed
r to the Tweed regime, and an associate o
~ Mayor Wickham on the subcommittee o
the committee Of seventy for the detection
of frauds.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The public deb
a. statement shows reduction during Apr
Is. of 50, 1886, 346.
The public debt shows a total debt Q
s., 239, 26S, 29S total interest, $35 26S '29s
to New YORK, May Miss Ida Greeley
n, the elder daughter of the late Horac
he Greeley, was married to-day to Colont
lel Nicholas Smith, of Covington, KY, at tn
ilpp- residence of her aunt, Mrs John g. Clevt
Iii land. The Rev. Father Farrell, an oil
nj. friend of the Greeley family, performe
:" the ceremony, according to the rites of tt
Ne Roman Catholic church. There wei
rs present large number of invited guest
Including judges and military and profe
mo sional men. After the ceremony the br
dial party embarked in the steamer Ably
D sinia for Europe.
" CHICAGO, May 1.-The jury in the Store
the libel case have failed to agree.
nni New YORK, May 1.-The widow Of II
nee late Dan Bryant has applied to Surroga
old Hatchins for letters of administration upC
yho her husbands estate. She sets forth
it her petition that the property does not e
of coed $2OO,and there are five children to
out supported.
Ino Cardinal Nee loskey, the Papal Ambass
at doris, some Bishops and a number of cler
ices of the archdiocese left to-day for Bost
eed where tomorrow Bishop Williams will
'rea raised to the dignity of Archbishop.
ON. DETROIT, May l.-Dispatches from @
the Mackinaw this morning say the Stra
q Of are open and vessels can pass without d
| in fculty.
Il Of MEMPHIS, May 1.-The Somerville( TEN
idly Falcon estimates the loss Of horses a
fec mules in that'county (Fayette) from t
by buffalo-gnats from last Friday night
Monday at from 300 to 500 head,
= PoTTsvLLE. Pa, May There is
- prospect of settlement between the m
w ers and employees here. No serious tire
q bic has yet occurred between the special
- lice and the miners.
~ 1t is stated that the miners at Scrant
aud Wilkesbarre will forward $1,000
next week to the strikers here.
nl SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May Lit has ra
- ed here steadily since last night at 10
4, clock, and now a cold north wind is biz
ing, which makes one feel as if it was N
g winter.
q FREEpoRT. ILL.,, May IA snow stol
accompanied by high wind, has been Z
I, ! vailiug since an early hour this morn
over the northwest portion of the Sta
At 6 o'clock the mercury stood be
w We 10 freezing point. There are no May
us re- fooling around in this locality.
nd IMi' Is EVANSVILLE, Wis, May IA he,
{ sus- snow storm has prevailed here since d;
to noon to-day, and five inches of snow
% lfallen,