The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-09
By Telegraph.
DEATH OF EX.PRESI.
DENT PIERCE.
Virginia Ratifes the Con-
stitutieAal Amendment.
Col. Yerger's Case in the
Supreme Court. FL
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR AND TROT
PETITIONS FOR ABOLITION OF
SLAVERY IN S.'AIN.
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THE ST. LOUIS FAIR AND TROT
PETITIONS FOR ABOLITION OF
SLAVERY IN S.aIN.
cRIr6ns AND cAsUAxTIzs.


have sent an address to Serrano on the sub
ject Of slavery. They ask him to abolish
slavery in Cuba and refer him to his own
speech wherein he said slavery only exists
in the civilized world as q Spanish institu
ton.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. Sex. Governor
Richard J. Oglesby leaves to-day for Ken.
lucky. on O visit to his relatives, accomps.
MED by Mrs. Reddicord and Mrs. Prather,
his sisters, who rislde in Decatur.
The receipts into the State Treasury for
the month of September are: Revenue fund.-
$77,S3l.O2; State debt fund, 2l,445,5l;
interest fluid, $5,749, %; school fund, $l7,-
43769; total receipts, $26S.563,2L Dis
bursed for the same month: Revenue fund,
$26 ,828,60; State debt fund, $l,0l5; Illinois
Central Railroad fund, $l,000,65; school
fund, S20, 1896, Al; total disbursements, $685.
740,77.
DEs MoIsEs, Iowa, Oct. SIN the Sa.
preme Court, the case ofC. SHETLAND va,
the Illinois and Mississippi Telegraph Com
pany appealed from Ceder county, was re-.
versed
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Oct. 8.--David Nor
ton, of Netting Hall, Center county, Penn,
WAS thrown under o car on the Union track
last night, while it was moving into the
Union Depot, and injured SO severely that
died this morning. He, was about thirty
years old, and had been out West purchas'
ing land
The committee appointed to disburse the
relief fund has resolved that no one
should be permitted to share the benefits un.
less first giving pledge not to seek legal
relief. Its passage gives 80 much dissatis'
faction, it will probably be modified.
CONCORD, N. H, Oct. S-Ex.President
Pierce died at twenty minutes to five this
morning His disease was chronic intiama.
ton of the stomach attended with dropsical
effusion of the abdomen. The funeral has
been fixed to take place on Monday noon at
st. Paul's Church, Of which he was mem
ber. Should the attendance be very large
il will be held in the State House yard ed
joining.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. S.--Both houses Of
the Legislature to day ratified the fourteenth
aud fifteenth amendments. In the House
there were only six votes against them, and
in the Senate only four againstthe fourteenth
and two against the fifteenth, ,one of the latter
being q colored republican Senator, who
declined voting because the Legislature is
illegal. The Legislature by joint resolutions
then adjourned until October 18th. In the
House the amendment of the bill passing
the fifteenth amendment, making it take
effect on and after the admission OF the
state to the union, only received five votes.
In the same body a resolution was offered
that in view of the doubt expressed about the
legality of this legislature, it will, ate
admission to the union, reenact the. .four
teenth and fifteenth amendments. The reso
| luton was referred to ex'Judge Ira Eastman
and Hon. W W. TAppan.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Oct. 8.--An attemp
was made TO assasinate Billy Deyer, th'
pugilist, last evening,on Montgomery street
He was shot twice, and is in criminal con
dltion. The assassin has been arrested.
| LEAvENwoRTH, Oct 7.-Members OF TN
Citv Council and citizens made an excur
s;on over the finished portion of the Chicago
A. Southwestern Railroad to day. They
were received at Platte City by large dele
CATION, and all Joined in the celebration
This road will be pushed forward rapily to
connection with the Chicago, Rock Islam
& Pacific Railway at Des Molnes. !
large force is at work on the abutments an
eastern approaches of the Kansas and Mis-
sonri bridge at this point, and sections
iron piles for the piers are arriving daily
WASHINGTON, Oct. Sin the Suprem
Court this morning, Colonel Phillips OF coul
sci for L. M. Yeager, read an arrangemen
between the Attorney General and the cour
sel for the defense, providing that the cas-
shall be brought before the court, and aske
pormission to file petition for wrlts OF ha
beas corpus and certiorara, and that 10
case be set for hearing IN Frid"y NOAH a
80, Go,or.I Ioar wished more remot
dav fixed The court directed the petltlo
to be filed, and gave potce that on Mohua
day would be fixed for trial.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. 8.-Yesterdsy was ger
: eral holiday for this city, and St. LOUIS &C
J jourped en- mdsse to the Fair Grounds. In
crowd in attendance was variousiy estimate
T. at from 10000 to 10000. by faiF es'
D mate the number was about 75,OOO.
e The chief feature of the programme, an
i the principal attraction for the week, wa
r the trot for purse of $2,0OO-Sl,3oo
0 the first. $500 for the second, and SloO fC
the third. The entries were Rockey' Iacke
!. Dixie, Pilot Temple, Morrissey and Kos R:.
y Golddust. The race was taken by fli'
!, Temple in three straight heats--hme, 20 !,
2:33, 2:32i. Dixie was distanced on u
II first heat. Rosa Gclddust was thrown in
> the ditch and upset on the second heat
D Tackey, and both were distanced. III
. second money was taken by Rockey, and t
ID third BY Morrissey. The race was han
in some one, and was witnessed By vt