The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-06
| By Telegraph.
ANOTHER tuII. Battle IN
THE 4TH THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY.
THE NEGRO POSTMAS-
TER TURNER AR
RESTED TOR
COUNTER.
FElTING.
Rel MON Of the Officers Of
the Army of the Potomac.
Senator Conkling on the
Pacific Railroad.
Female SuffragistS Convene at
Buffalo.
LABOR REFORMERS BFLLiGER-
ENT.
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Senator Conkling on the
Pacific Railroad.
Female SufFragists Convene al
Buffalo.
LABOR REF0RMERS BFLLiGER-
ENT.
DEATR 0oTTvz FIRES, &c.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.


| Special to the Argus
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July CHARLES
Brock committed suicide by hanging him.
self on tree in front of George Barrik i
shop, on the corner Of Third and Washing.
ton streets. We was discovered hanging
sbout half past two, and cut down, but
life was extinct. Brock was single man,
and was in the employ Of his brother and
had been most of the time for the last four
years.
New IoRK, July 6. The Fourth was eel.
ebrated here yesterday in very patriotic
manner. In the forenoon there was grand
parade Of the first division Of military. In
the evening there was the usual display of
FIRE works. All the public places we're dec.
GRATED with flags, and every one seemed
bent on celebrating the day
There were 20 casualties from pyrotech,
mics, mostly boys, in this city, and 20 in
Brooklyn, one Of the latter being the acci-
dental killing OF young lady by the prema.
ture explosion Of a gun.
There were q small fires ia this city, and
10 in Brooklyn during to day and evening
They were nearly all of small character in
point of pecuniary damage. The weather
was clear and cool all day.
At Boston the day was celebrated in true
New England fashion. the usual oraton
before the city authorities was delivered by
Hon +. W. Morton. The City Coliseum
was thronged all day by children.
In the afternoon grand concert WAS Civ.
en- under Gilmore. A rowing race came off
favorably, Howard Creed beating in four
Dared race Time 22,273. Distance three
miles. Walter Brown won the single scull
race of two miles in 1924.
There was q balloon ascension in the even.
ing, and a grand display of FIRE works, which
closed the day.
The son of Hon. Albert Wright was drown
ed in Boston barbor. No other accident
is reported
In Albany the day was fuely celebrated
Very few accidents and one or two small
fires. Some 80 arrests were made for firing
pistols early in the day.
The day was celebrated in Richmond,
Charleston and other southern cities.
In Buffalo there was q grand procession
of military and school children, ard bal.
loon ascension, and the day wound up with
grand strawberry festival and FIRE works,
by the Grand Army Of tHe Republic.
At Wilmington Yesterday a steam tug ex.
ploded. causing the death of Col. Mears, and
badly injuring two others.
At Utica there was q long procession, in
cludug tradesmen. No accidents,
At Rheutbeck the Good Templars had
large procession and temperance jubilee.
A meeting Of the labor reform sgitators
was held in the old Harmony grove, in Gram.
ingham, Mass. Numerous speeches were
made, aud resolutions adopted denouncing
the Republican party and the Massachusetts
legislature, and iavorng the immediate pay.
ment of the National debt by direct taxa.
ton
WASHINGTON, July 5.--Cubans here have
the following advices The spanish troops
between the 22d and 2jth Of June attacked
the forces under Gen. Jordan, near Hoguine
and after 6ght, which ii is reported lasted
three hours, they were repulsed and com
PEELED to take refuge in the town, The loss
of the Cubans was nearly zoe IN killed and
wounded Among those killed we're 20
Americans.
Ths Spanish loss was about tie same
Their forces consisted of two brigades, and
out NUM- mbered the Cubsns two to one.
The only public celebrations here to day
was by Sunday schools. Colored children
paraded the streets with bands Of music, |
and afterwards amused themselves on the |
Presidents house grounds.
Many people left the city for pleasure else
where, The city was remarkably quiet ex.
cept the general ringing of bells for short
time in the morning, and shooting crackers
during the day by juviniles, in contempt of
the mayors proclamation.
wnIrEHASL, y. j., July 5 a large fire
broke out here this morning in W. W Cook
Sons lumber yards. Their mills and a
large quantity Of lumber was totally de-.
stroyed. Loss from $4,000 to s75 900.
BUFFALO, \. y, July 6.-The frs,sublic
meeting of the womsus suffrage convention
was held this afternoon at St. James Hall
Addresses were delivered by Mrs. Stanton
Anthony. Bloomer, Livermore and others.
NEw YoRK, July 6.-!estssdsy forenoon