The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-05
NEWS NOTES.
The Effects of the re-
cent Earthquake.
Returns of the Election in Ohio
Proceedings Of the Senate and Wash
ington gossip generally,
THE EARTHOUAKE.


ATHENS. April 5.-The government is
relieve the overwhelming distress caused
by the earthquake on Sunday. Three
thousand. it is estimated, were killed and
wounded.
TOLEDO DEMOCRATIC.
TOLEDO, O.. April 5. - The Democratic
mayor Is elected by o plurality of 800.
The Republicans elect the city solicitor,
cemetery trustee and one constable. The
Democrats elect the police judge, prose-
cutting attorney of police court, trustee of
water works, and three constables. The
Council on Joint ballot stands: 16 Repub..
licans, 3 Democrats, 4 Nationals and
vacancy; the Board OF Education: Dem
ocrsts, 8 Republicans. National. The
Police Board: 8 Republicans. 8 Democrats
and Nationals, including mayor.
CINCINNATI.
CINcINNATI, April 5.-Ths figures
believed to be next to an official court for
trustworthiness, give the following exhibit
of majorities OF persons elected at yester-
days Cincinnati municipal election. Total
votes polled about 10000, VIM. Means.
mayor 5l4; Phillip H. Kumler. city
solicitor 1878; Wilbour Boetger. city
treasurer LOTT; Frank A. Tucker. mem
USk "a s1S DoeiU Va pu1no woiAs ooI !,
Warren Highly, judge of police court 525;
John A. Caldwell, prosecuting attorney of
police court l.543: George E.
Richards, clerk of police court
1853; VIM. II. Moore, wharfmasser
1924: Henry Lachtrop director of city in
frmary 1863; Wm. Means, mayor is the
only Democrat in the above hst. Four
members of the board of education elected
At large received the following majorities
Howard Douglass 473. Rabbi Max Lin
thall 933; Francis Ferry 100; Willis C..
Hall 14I. The only Democrats elected to
the board OF education, is Howard and
Douglass. For jnstice of the peace elected
attlarRe; Henry Hans. Republican, receiv-
ed 2425 majority.
SAILED.
New York, April 5.-Thurman, EVarts
and Howe sailed to day to attend the
monetary conference,
BALMY SPRING.
DANvILLE. VA, April l5.-The termo-
meter this morning was %. Ice formed
during the night covered streams and
ponds. Il is feared the whole fruit crop is
ruined.
DOCTORS ARREST.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-Rev. Thos. B.
Miller. formerly pastor of the M. +
Philadelphia College of Medicine and Sur
gerry, and Dr, Isaac Hathaway. were ar
rested this morning upon coroner's war
rant, charged with criminal malpractice.
The complainant, Mary Butler. is now in
imminent danger of death. She alleges
Miller was the principal and Hathaway his
assistant in the malpractice.
GLADSTONE'S SPEECH.
LONDON, April 5.-Ths Times says
Gladstone's speech last night was over two
hours in duration, and was delivered with
out any perceptible abatement of his
characteristic energy. We hope it Is not
necessary to take him at his word that this
may be his last budget. but if it be. the
necessity will not ariss from any defect OF
power.
WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Upper Mlssis-
sippi and Lower Missouri Valleys:
North to east winds and becoming
variAble; slight rise in temperature with
partly cloudy weather and areas of snow;
falling barometer in southern portion.
ARMY REUNION.
CINCINNATI. April 5. 5.-Generals Sheri-
of other members of the army of TenDes-
see, are in the city. Ex-President Hayes
will be present at reception Tomorrow.
FASTING FANATIC.
Iowa CRY. April 5.-Miss Devel the
faster has wasted away until she ID skin
and bone, At noon to day she began her
forty second day without food and she is
even stronger than for many days.
FIRE.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-The farmers
bone and fertiIizing company on Mufder
street wharf, Delaware, with sixty boat
houses. q saloon and sthree or four yachts
were burBed; loss $l50,000.
STOCKS.
New YORK. April Stocks dull and
irregular on slight fluctuations.
A VETO.
NEw YORK. April 5.-The Mayor
vetoed the bill permitting E1ison's electric
tubes to be laid IN the city.
BILL PASSED.
HARRISBURG, April 5.-The bill forfeit
ing to the state the property OF telegraph
Co.'S. which consolidation In violation OF
the State constitution, passed the senate
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The pending
business. the resolution for the election OF
officers for the senate. was taken mp on
motion By Harris to 60 into executive
session and was lost; yeas 26. nays 30.
Senator MCPHERSON desired to present
some petitions.
Senator Hoar objected.
Senator MCPHERSON thought II strange
proceeding to deny the right OF q petition.
This was petition of Michael Boyton, who
had been thrown into prison on the vague
charges of enciting crime and violence and
had been denied the right OF trial and calls
on congress to interfere. Did Hoar still
object?
Senator Hoar-1he senate desires to
elect ofhcers to record all business as soon
as that was done the petition can be
received. The minority were attempting
unconstltutiona!ity to SUPPRESS the voice OF
the majority.
Sauisbury said there would be no vote to-
day,
MCPHERSON ridiculed the idea that there
was no recording sficer of the Senate.
noar stated that the state department was
tition.
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