The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-01

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on the latter circumvented them by plac
ing number of freight cars behind them
| on the track
LATER.
ROCKFORD. ILL. April 1.-The railroad
war still continues. and 10 growing more
and more interesting and exciting each
moment. The Milwaukee company q engine,
which has been standing on the track near
the switch to the main line for twenty four
hours. is nearly dead, owing to the insuf-
| fcient supply of water In the boiler. Dur
ing the night it's drivers were fastened
together by cable chain to prevent the
Chicago and Iowa Company's train moving
it. but as the steam was getting low, and
the engine being without an injector, they
were compelled to open the switch and
run the drivers off the track, where IL now
stands. Mr.. A, A. Morse still has posses
sion of the depot. while the Milwaukee
company holds the yards.
The Chicago and Iowa company has
destroyed large amount of property this
morning. by tearing up culverts and cbep-
ping away about three rods of trestIe
work near the glucose factory Shortly
after this large gang Of men commenced
on the bridge across Rock River and sue
oeeded in getting out several bents from
under the same, besides taking off any
number Of nuts from the rods running from
top to bottom. By authority of Mayor
Wilkins they we're finally stopped. This
makes it 80 that no trains can possibly run
over the road. although the Milwaukee
company has got one within about two
miles of the city,
Everything at this Griting -half-past l
o clocks in q more quiet condition, ap-
parently awaiting developments.
WHITAKER.
NEW YORK, April LIN the Whitaker
Court Martial to day Ex-Governor Cham
berlain said he wished to withdraw Whit
aker for the purpose of calling Henry d.
Hyde, lawyer of Boston, to the stand,
who was obliged to leave the city at an
early hour.
Witness testified that in 1876 be was
Assistant United States District Attorney
in the Eastern District of Massachusetts,.
when there was brought to bis attention
certain whiskey frauds in the trauspor
tation of whiskey from Buffalo to Boston
on forged certificate. There was $780,.
600 involved, and Southworth, whom wit.
ness called as an expert, was to get $500
or $400. Witness showed that South
worth, after fully examining the fraudu
lent certificates in connection with the
various exhibits, told him that the forgery
was committed by such and such persons,
and he would stake his life on his decision,
and that were he on the jury he would
hang Q man on such evidence Witness
pointed out to Southworth that he was in
error, which Southworth, after examining
the papers, admitted in one case. Subse-
quenty witness showed him his error iu
the other case, and declined to use him on
trial as witness. Witness also cited errors
Southworth had made as an expert in the
Spence Pettus bank robbery case.
EXPENSIVE WORK.
CHICAGO, April 1.-The Chicago and
Northwestern ia doing everything that
muscle and money can accomplish 10 open
the extreme portions of the line beyond
Sleepy Eye The working force cleared
four miles OF track during Monday and
Tuesday. The snow is loosened by picks,
shoveled upon fat cars and hauled away
from the cuts. Some portions Of the Red
wood Valley branch. it is officially stated,
are buried under thirty.two feet of snow
prairie alond the track are from eighteen
spow plows and heaviest engines were
turned against some of the drifts, but the
only impression made was upon the
machinery, the drifts presenting serene
and unshattered fronts. The company
hopes to liberate these lines from the snow
by the middle of next week, but they are
not over confident. The oompsny had
worked fifty-feur days and spent upward
of 100000 up to the date of the day of
the last great STERN, and when operations
were stopped the road was iu worse CON
6ition than at the outset.
BRADLOUGH BEATEN.
LONDON, March 3l.-The Court of Ap
peal sustains the decision of the Queens
Bench in Bradlaugh's case. to the effect
that affirmation in the RoBse of Com mons
cannot be taken instead of the oath. as in
court of law. Bradlaugh will appeal to
the House of Lords.
WINDOWS WAYS.
New YORK, April. IA lawyer re-
presenting the sugar importers has written
letter to the Treasury Department. in
whioh he says that Secretay Window bids
fair to be only a continuation of Secretary,
Sherman, and that the sugar men, to get
justice, must resort to the courts, and let
the department alone.
HOOP IRON INTETEsT.
The hoop-iron manufacturers have sent
doleful letter to Secretary Window, say
ing that unless he reserves the ruling OF
Secretary Sherman regarding the duty on
hoop iron used as cotton ties. the iron
interests will be ruined. They ask that a
higher duty than 35 per cent, advalorem
on imported cotton ties, be made.