The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-20
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The Gag Law not tn be Re-
( pea1ed.
What the Upper Mississippi
+ -g Wants.
Great Reduction of Rates
on Eastern Railroads.
Mimi. Elects a, Senator at
=s, Last.
Iron for the Chicago g. Mus
catine Narrow-Gauge Road
Accidents. Fire. Crime, etc.

Z w ASHlNGION. EeD. lS.-1l0 House y u
dietary Committee tabled Mr.. Phelps reso-
luton having in view the Poland press gag
law, taking the ground that twasfor courts
to decide whether it contemplated libel in
its provisions. q
There has been noticeable gathering,
here, OF leading citizens and Liberals from
New York and other states, during the
week. They have been in consultation
with Senators Schurzy Fentou and other
gentlemen who seem to be fully in accord
with the Cincinnati movement, which they
suppose to be tending TO independent ac-
ton on the part OF the people.
The report Of Maj. Farquhar, of United
States corps OF engineers, transmitted to
the senate, to-day, shows that the eagpr0ba-,
BILE cost OF the i'm Improvement of the Mississ-
ippi,T from the falls of st. Anthony up to
Grand Rapids, 357 miles, giving fvesfeet
navigation at the lowest stage of water,
would be $2,l35,OOO.
BALTIMORE. Feb. l9.-Tbe Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad has reduced fares to
number of points, including the following {:
From Baltimore to Kansas City, $34 to
$26; to New Orleans, ,$46 to $38; Omaha
$35 to $26; st. Paul,$33 to $26, The re-
ductiOn has been met by the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The rates for Western freights
are nominal, shippers in many cases NAM
ing their terms. II. + s1s I
ST. PAUL, Feb. 10 The FIRST ballot in
joint convention to-day. resulted In the
lielection of 8. j. r. Mcmillan to the Uni
ted States senate, in the place of Ramsey,
by vote of 81 to 81 for Lochren. The
senator elect is the present chief justice
lOf the supreme court; of unimpeachable
Integrity. but of very moderate abilities,
and always Republican, though having
been for many years on the benches of the
district and supreme courts. his partici-
patton ip political affairs has been limited
to casting his vote. His age is about SO.
He is prominent member of the Presby-
terian church.
AURORA, ILL.,, Feb. 19,-The iron for
the first thirty miles of the Chicago, Mill
ington and Western Railroad-narrow-
Igauge--from Chicago westward, has been
purchased, and one-half is to be delivered
by the 10th of April and the remaining
halt by the 10th of May. The, grading
for this portion of the road will probably
be completed by the lst OF July. The
iron is-to come from the rolling mills il
Cleveland, O., and the rolling stock from
the Ohio Falls Company's works, at JEFF
fersonville, Ind. This new road is to ex
tend from Chicago to Muscatine, Iowa.
New York, Feb. lS.--Governor Til
den and Mayor Wickham have had cor
respondence in relation to the removal O
y municipal officers in New York City. Gov
ernor Tilden declines to approve or disap
: prove of the act of removal by the Mayo
before he has submitted to him all tn
proofs and documents in the case, an,
adds thatin case the mayor persists in deny
, ling his (the governor'sl right to the proof
: 10 his 1.-THE mayor's) possession, he will
when the business of his Office permits
make an independent investigation,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 19,-Phili
Levy, who was arrested last SATURDAY.
on requisition from Gov Tilden, of Ne
> York, for obtaining goods under false pre-
tences, and delayed under writ of habea
corpus, starts East to-day in custody.
. Arrived-Pacifc Mail steamer Arizons
:, from Panama and way ports. Among he
u passengers are forty-fve Sisters of Char
ty, who were expelled from Colima an
6. Guadalajara.
PITTsAURGH, Pa. Feb. 19.-About
: clock this morning the southern expires
l
rs rs burgh, Cincinnati and st, Louis Railroad
e while running alta speed of about twent!
rk two miles per hour, ran over a broke
rail, one mile west Of Mingo Junction, {
One baggage car. two passenger coache
Sc two sleeping cars and one special car wei
nd thrown over the embankment and burne,
- the fire originating in the special ca
The baggage was also destroyed. Tt
engine and the express car passed ov
m, safely. No lives were lost. The followir
Oh persons are reported injured: Har,
Mann, of Bellefnnte. Pa, extensive seal
wound, and injured about the. breas
ir, John Roberts, of Cincinnati. bruised
!, John Shane and wife, slightly cut al
" bruised; j. NJ Mccullough, First vi
. President of the Pennsylvania Railro'
for Company, had three ribs broken and "
ter cut about the head VIM. Stewart, Il
ed ed General Freight Agent, slightly bruise
,ur s. L. Gardner, fagman of the train, sligl
me ly bruised.
ed DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 19-At Eva
ne ,nd day before yesterday, Daniel Hawkins
ing this, city, was struck by a falling tree, al
.ks had his skull crushed 10. He only spo
~, na once before he died, saying: Boys, I
sht got dreadful headache. >
ork LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. ls.-A special
sh, the Courier Joul nalfrom Clarksville, Ten
IAN saws in,ense excitement prevails over t
bss sSt mysterious disappearance of John G. Sc
ess seny, of Lafayette. Christian county, H
: tucky He came to New Providence, t
: miles from Clarksville, on Thursday, tos
r tobacco. Friday. he got check for 81
~ which he collected. In the evening
. started home. On Saturday his no
q was found near New Providence, ridele
y Citizens have deem searching the couI
for Senseny without success, and it
a said he had $500 on his person, and he
m supposed to have been murdered and
body concealed.
do QUINcR, ILL.,, Feb. ia FIRE occurr
last night immediately adjoining the site
q last weeks confagration. A slaught
" house and hay shed were partially G
. sumed.
! ! New YORK, Feb. 19.-The steams
Alps arrived to-day, bringing the follow
particulars of the the fire at Port au Priu
!. yeb. b. On the night OF Feb. ll,about l:30 o'clo
IS re- q fire broke out in the city which in sh
4 iec1 !. time illuminated the heavens for nj
sus. around. Pieces of burning wood fell
the deck of the steamship Alps, abou
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