The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-21
If Ohio Clerks Don't go Home
to Vote they will be Placed
on the Black List.
Secretary Sherman Gives the Fraud
to Understand that His Civil
Service Order Can't be En-
forced in Ohio.
| Settled Railroad Matters Strike
E:dedSNnmerious Crimes,
Accidents, etc.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 All the clerks
from Ohio have been obliged to sign a
paper agreeing to 20 home and vote next
month, under the penalty of being placed
on the black list. This paper was pre-
sented yesterday, with the approval of
Secretary Sherman, to every clerk in the
treasury department from Ohio, and not
one refused absolutely to sign it, although
many did SO protesting that they were not
able to bear the expense of the trip with
out depriving their families of the neces.
saries of life There is very general COM
plant among the clerks that they are
compelled to disobey the president order,
and some threaten to call the attention of
the president 10 the acts of his subordinates
IN this respect, as soon as he returns.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. l20.-The peni-
tentiary matter was settled last evening by
the governor, attorney general and auditor
approving the site selected by the majority
of the commissioners. locating that institu-
ton at Chester. The advisory board
acted with great care, and it is believed by
every one conversant with the facts, have
made the best possible selection of the
points proposed, in view of the grave
question as to whether the law does not
prohibit the location at Alton by its terms.
| That Chester offers all the prerequisites
is manifest by the documents submitted
TO the board, the only point on which a
question could be raised being its accesi-
biity, and an ample guarantee has been
given that an additional line of railroad
will be built to that point within one year.
| The attorney general has given notice
to various railroad companies having tax
eases peudlng in the supreme court OF the
| United States, that he will, on the 18th Ot
October, apply to the court to have these
cases advanced on the docket, so that ar
early hearing may be had,
LA SALE, Ill, September 20.-Tht
eighty short-shift furnace men of the Mat.
thiesson & Hegler zinc works. in this city
who discontinued work because notified
that their wages would be reduced from
$l.75 per day, all resumed work this
morning at the wages offered All the
works of La Sale aud Peru are now agair
IN full operation.
| QUINCY, III, September 20.-Johr
Hoffman, farmer, residing IN RichtielC
township, was committed to Jail on Tues
day evening on the charge OF wife mur
der. 1t is alleged that he assaulted hi
wife some time in August, iOf1ictlng in
iuries which caused her death. His cas-
will come up before the Grand Jury. whicl
is now in session.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, September, 20
Tuesday afternoon jackson Snyder.
farmer living fourteen miles from the city
while going home, overlook a party c
movers, who refused to let him pass 70
twelve miles. He finally succeeded, an
struck the end of their wagon Tha
night his large barn, four horses, short
horn bull, the whole crop of wheat, oats
hay, agricultural implements and SUI
rounding buildings were set on fire an
burned by the movers. Vigilants ar
after them.
OMAHA, September 2O.-There is n
further news of the express robbers. U
} the money stolen $4,000 was consigned I
Wells, Fargo & Co., New York, and $50,
900 to the New York National Bank {
Commerce. The money stolen from pa
sengers aggregated nearly $4,000
YORK, Pa. Sept 2O.-This morning
s train OF seventeen cars. containing 600 {
e 800 Sunday school excursionists left Deli
l on the Peach Bottom Narrow Guage Raj
road, and on approaching Lutze's bridg
eighteen miles from York, the engine W;
Il thrown from the track. Two boys name
Jones and Burton. standing on one Of tt
, platforms, were instantly killed One ma
h was seriously and five or six were slight
! injured.
e PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 20.-While II
express west over the Pittsburgh divisiC
of the Baltimore q Ohio road was crossir
Middle creek bridge. one mile east
u Castlemau station, this morning an axle
q the tender broke, throwing the bagga,
ID car, passenger coach and sleeping car dow
the embankment, carrying the bridge vii
it. A number OF passengers we're slight
IS injured, but we're promptly cared for
D. the road officials. The bridge has be,
n. repaired and travel on the road resum,
(. this afternoon.
e New ORLEANS, Sept 20,-The Gu
RS sepe was struck by squall August 2S,
N longitude s.. sc west, latitude 1915 mort
n She sprung leak and filled rapidly. 7
captain and three men were picked up
er the schooner Maud Bourbon. Two of t
&c crew, Smith and Fl. Wilson were browne