The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-12
DISASTER ON THE LAKE.
BIG BASE BALL MATCH.
BOY DROWNED AT MILWAUKEE,,
SPEECH by MILLARD FILLMORE.

| PEORIA, Ills, oct. ll.-A passenger
train on th0T oledo, Peoria h Warsaw rail
road was thrown from the track yesterday q
short distance from this city The enginee,
| was seriously hurt and the locomotive badly
damaged.
A colored man at the Transcript Compa
| ny s new building fell down hatchway on
Saturday afternoon, breaking two ribs, and
narrowly escaped horrible death. A cog
wheel Of dummy on which he was stand
ing broke.
The receipts of the Peoria County Fair
were over $4,000.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. ll.-Private letters re-
ceived here report that the Canadian schooner
Kate Buley cspsized near Point au Sauble
at 9 o'clock on the evening of Oct. 4. The
crew consisted of nine persona, six Of whom
were drowned. Four survivors were picked
off the wreck after having clung to it forty
three hours. Their names are Sebor Tur.
cold second mate John Stone and Charles
O'Conuor, seamen and Elizabeth Mitchell,
lady passenger, who displayed the greatest
heroism and coolness.
The base ball match between the Chicago
and Milwaukee Chambers Of Commerce, on
such august bodies.
A little boy, named Henry Gwinn, was
found drowned in the river, on Saturday
night.
MADRID, Oct. ll.-Gen. Poerrade, the
revolutionist, who was recently arrested at
Tarrsgona and imprisoned has escaped.
OSHKOSH WIS, Oct. IA body fishing
in the Fox river here on Saturday night
fshed up the body of man, The Coro.
ner's inquest showed this man to be Charles
Kaufman, who WAS drowned on Thursday.
Dixon, Ills, Oct. IA. L. Porter, one
of the oldest citizens of this section, died
here on Friday. Mr.. Porter has been prom
inently and actively identified with the po.
litioal and commercial interests of this val
ley for the last thirty three years.
New YORK, Oct. IA heavy rain storm
prevailed here yesterday and extended thro'
New England. 1t is feared more damage
will ensue from freshets.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-The recent
freshet so filled the locks of the Schuy kill
Navigation Company at Fairmount, as to
render them impasssble, and as conse
quence, large number Of boats are collect
ed there. This afternoon two prize fights
took place on these boats the first between
two negroes, for $25 side, and the second
between two boatmen, to decide the merits
of rival FIRE companies. The police arrested
the four parties implicated.
PERsIGNAN, France, Oct. IA band OF
republican insurgents was defeated by ma
tional troops at La Aunquera, in the north
ern part Of Caledonia, yesterday. The re-
publcans retreated into French territory,
where they were promptly arrested by the
authorities.
PARIS, Oct. ll.-A demonstration Of re-
publicans is feared at Madrid. Great pre-
cautions are being taken by the government
to prevent an outbreak.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ll.-Over million
gallons Of whisky have been seized at san
Francisco, the officers there claiming that 1t
ia not the pure Bourbon production of Ken
lucky as represented, but is fraudulent
whisky and liable to forfeiture. If such An
opinion is sustained, several gentlemen, who
called upon the commissioner yesterday,
claim that no whisky in any warehouse of
the country is exempt from seizure, and
that therefore not little excitement may be
produced among the revenue officers and
whisky men in the principal markets, like
Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati and
Boston.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. ll.-At ii o'clock
this forenoon ex.President Fillmore held
public reception at the Court House. ne
was introduced by Mr.. f +. Fox, Of this
city, in very neat address of welcome
which was responded to by Mr.. Fillmore as
follows;
"MR. MAYOR AND GEYTLEMEs OF Louis |
VILE: This reception i, al honor and
pleasure had no reason to expect We're
| candidate for some high political othce,
or did come with the prestige of political
power, might account for this assembly |
here to day. Nearly twenty years have
elapsed since | have taken part in political
matters. l belong to no party, but | DO
belong to my country applause !, and ! can,
not express to you the qualification | feel
to day at seeing i'll prospect deliberative |
body, gathered from every state in the
Union-the Union restored-that pstriotc |
and glorious Union which had been endan
gered, but trust not lost. Applause. |
Fifteen years ago visited your city for the |
first and last time, and had been placed 10
it to-day unswares, could not have recog.
nized IT, True, here is the grand old river
Aowinq along its edge, here is the great
natural obstruction Of the falls, which has
placed ii with the great commercial cities Of
the country; but now, when / see your
splendid houses and your beautiful streets,
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