The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-19
Cen. Sherman's Daughter
to have her Diamonds. :
Pinch's Case laid ON the
' N Table. oatrg
An Extra Session Of the
Senate Called.
The Minnesota Senatorial
.@9-e-l Contest. Esa go.
An Indiana Member in
-~ y-s.,., Trouble. 4 ro'j =
Bill King writes a Letter.
A Spunky Editor Fined.
Heroic Conduct Of one of
.is the James Boys. Is
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Other Items Of Interesting
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Heroic Conduct of one of
is = the James Boys. 8S
Other Items Of Interesting
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-a WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The president
to-day approved joint resolution of con-
gress authorizing W. Fitch, engineer OF
the navy, to accept of wedding present
from the Khedive of Egypt to his wife,
Mrs. Minnie Sherman, Fitch.-and now
Gen Sherman's daughter will get her dia-
monds. Ia e g
The senate has tabled the resolution for
the admission of Pinchback
|. The president has issued proclamation
for the usual extra session of the senate on
the 5th of March. b lj .-stt1 Il ~
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1S.-At conference of
the friends OF W. d. Washburn last night,
his name was Withdrawn as candidate for
United States senator ballots have to
this hour Il p NJ been taken in joint con-
vention. The last ballot stood: Ramsey,
6 William Lochren, Democrat, GA !; Cor
don e. Cole, l8; j. r. Mcmillan, As. The
latter gentlemen has increased 18 from the
FIRST ballot and Cole lost 15 Lochren lacks
but five votes of election. 1t is pretty well
understood that whenever their votes will
elect, five Republicans from Minneapolis
aud Hennepin county will vote for him.
She fourth ballot is now in progress.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb lS.-Allen T. Ca
hperton. who was yesterday elected United
States senator from West Virginia. was a
member of the Confederate congress in
1863 He is now about sixty years old.
He was born in Monroe county, Va, grad.
uated at Y ale College in 1882, is lawyer
by profession, and is regarded as Conser-
vatiye Democrat. rhF
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 18.-Judge 7.
Lyle Dickey, L. ID. Boone, j. G. McCord
and others, of Chicago, are here to op
pose the passage of the bill, by the house,
appropriating $5O,OOO to build the Douglas
monument, They favor the sale of the
land on which the base new stands. and
the building of the monument on the Uni
versity grounds near by.
JOLIET. ILL.,, Feb. 1s.-At meeting o.
the council, last night, resolution to thu
effect that the matter of the adoption o
the Holly water works system by the city
of Joliet be left to vote of the city at tn
approaching general election. ON the sec
ond Tuesday Of March, was unanimousl.
passed
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 1S.-The wifi
of Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald, Unite
States senator-elect, died very suddenl
this morning. They had been married bu
six months. oF
Hon. Mr.. Bears, of Fulton, has been al
sent from his seat for some time and
transpires to-day that the sheriff of Fulto
Is lettering around the state house with
warrant for the arrest of the gentleman o
a charge of false pretenses connected wit
, a pork transaction, involving $4,000
$4,000.
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MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1S.-The ''sovel
. eigns" Third house men, lobby men, etc
!. had Jolly time in the assembly chambe
! last night. Louisiana affairs were re-el
acted, and the speaker and five member
were deposed, A new speaker was il
Quoted into Office and negroes were put
the seats of members at the point Of tt
: bayonet.
Is AURORA. ILL.,, Feb. lS.-And no
e comes up the report that we can have I
L gas till the frost comes out in the sprin
: When the workmen are enabled to G
down to their bursted pipes, the damai
'e can be repaired. In the mean time,p O.
I'd business men are putting into their stor
tn various improved appliances for givil
4 light, which demonstrate the advanceme
made 10 illuminating apparatus in the pa
NJ. few years. If anybody else has an il
Of prorement on the subject of light, viii
they wishgour people to try, now is t
time to visit Aurora.
ir, ALBANY, Feb, 1S.-The bill introduc
/. in the assembly by Mr. Thomas Oastiga
"' member from New York, giving to I
= mayor Of that city power to remove It
'or heads of departments and other office
ter without the consent of the govern'
aS es; and power to appoint officers. the boa
ur of aldermen to confirm, passed its seco
he reading.
ID ST. PAUL, Feb, 1S.-A long letter |
re been received from VIM. S. King, ..
no NO dressed to the legislature, in response
Ike the resolution requesting him to expl;
Isl his connection with the Pacific Mail Co.
9pd 1pt resign. King says the legislature has
,rk right to investigate his private affairs
nd to censure him. He denounces the
an an, sumption that he has done anyth
ace wrong. In his own time he will. he sa
aat explain under what arrangement he
ceived large sum of money from
= Pacific Mail Company He affirms, b,
-. ever that not dollar of this money
Jul fuenced a vote or was intended for t
"a purpose. He devotes much space to
= villifeation of Messrs Donnelly and v
= kinson.
CINCINNATI, Feb. l8.-At o religi
meeting at Willard, KY, last nigh
m shooting affair occurred between tn
~ noted characters named Rourk, Montgc
e cry and Rose. Fifteen shots were 6r
y Rourk was dangerously wounded, and L
e slightly hurt. Miss Matney. who
@ walking with Rourk, was shot between
shoulders, and the wound will probs
7 prove fatal The affair grew out of an
feud.
NEW YORK Feb. 1S.-The suspeni
tss + to of Jessup & Co., retail clothiers, is
3 re- nounced. p,
lsct. !. CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-Two workmen n
sus- ed John Kneling and Jacob Merrin '
killed this morning. While shoveling
m lin Overs coal yard on the south si