The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-15

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb l5-The chair
laid before the senate tho testimony taken
by the committee that investigated the OF.
fetal conduct of ex-Supervising Architect
Hill; referred
VOORHEES, resolution, requesting the secre.
tary of the interior to suspend his approval
of the indemnity land selection made by the
Northern Pacific Railroad company, was re-
ferred to the committee on public lands.
The senate took up the bill making all
public roads and highways post routes. 1t
was debated by Plumb, Hale, Maxey and
Sawyer, and after slight amendment, was
passed.
In the house McKinly read telegram from,
Edwin Cowles, of Cleveland, stating that the
food Is now seventy one feet high, and will
in all probability 60 to sevepty-five feet The
waters could not recede to the river bed In
less than ten days; 100 homes were DESTROYED,
and 100000 people homeless and without
food; that blizzard is reported coming from
the northwest, which will make the suffering
much greater; that individual efforts for re,
lief will be too slow TO avail, and urging an
increase of the appropriation of congress to
s., 000,00. Referred to the judiciary com.
mittes
Bedford spoke in opposition to the ad.
mission of Manning, in the interess of
political morality and political decency In
these election cases the Republican
party mad committed e blistering out.
RACES only equaled by the out,
RACES committed by the Democratic party.
1t was time that honest and honorable
men determine these cases as an upright
judge would determine case before him. On
two occasions, the Democratic party by brute
force and political power, seated Chalmers
when he was not elected, and now it practi-
cally refused to seat him when he was elected.
and that in the face of the fact that Manning
had confessed that he had no cause,
The Danviile Riot.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Is The inyesti.
cation of the-Danville election riots has beer
begun. Congressman Cabel and John S.
Wise were present Walter s. Withers. 9
colored policeman of Danville, testified that
ON November 8, white man and a colored
man got to fighting, and, when sep
arated, the crowd of whites ranged
in line along the curb and tbs
colored were in the street The whites hac
pistols in their hands, and said the colorec
men could get enough if they wanted, and ii
they didn't leave some of them would gel
hurt. The negroes objected to leaving, say
ing the whites were trying to override them
Firing then began, the first shots being fired
in the air. The colorei people then began t.
run and the whites fred at them wherever
they could see them
Withers continued: None of the colored
men had pistols. One man was shot dead
aud several wounded, In consequence Of
he riot the colored men did not vote at the
election three days later, fearing violence,
The affidavit of witness before the committee
IF forty was incorrect in SO far as it stated
that colored men used firearms. 1t seems
that something had been added to the aft
iavit after he signed it.
Jack Rudd, colored, chairman of the Re
publican committee, testified that he was in
Danville the day of the riot when the firing
began. He left hastily, and afterwards on
to see the result, was met by Col
Cabell, who asked where he was going. Col.
Cabeh said: This is Just what have been
telling you would happen Ned Hatcher
came along with another man, and
asked Cap6u WHO WlLleSs was On
being informed, Hatcher said: LET me blow
mis- id brains out" Col. CabeA said: "No,
let the id scoundrel leave here" Hatcher
struck witness, and as witness left they began
firing on him. Witness saw bis white neigh
bors going into Danyille that night, and re-
turning with guns they had procured in Dan
vile he saw them going to the polls on
election day with the same guns. The colored
people were thereby intinidated, and con
Guided not to vote
L. L. Ivy, colored, saw white men drawn
Up along the curb, armed with pistols. He
started away, and firing began, and the col
1red men ran. One was shot dead. Jack
Rudd came along and asked the colored men
What you all runnin' forf De white
peoples only burnin' powdah." He
replied: "What's de meanin' Of
lat dead man ovah day, if dey don't mean
harmr Witness described the maltreatment
Of Jack Rudd by Hatcher and Others and the
threats made to himself the same day by
white people. Witness did not vote because
1sxzt he ri