Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-05

man named Bnrris, at House Heads. last
night, missaking him for a paranour of his
wife, Tor whom he was watching. All the
parties are colored.
The Eokfords. of Brooklyn, defeated the
Red Stockings, of Boston, yesterday after
noon. Score, 4 to 6.
WASH INGToN, August, 4.-Speeulation
has been going on for some time as to the
matter of military land warrants, which
circular from the General Land Office to day
will put an end to. Parties having filed
claims for warrants would be informed by
some person whom they supposed to have
means of learning In the Department, or in
some way at any rate, they would be i'm
pressed with the belief that there was little
chsnce of their claim being allowed, the way
being thus paved for a good bargain. the
applicant will be inducedto make an assign
rnent of the warrant, IN advance of its issue,
with date blank to be filled up when the
warrant had been obtained, the price paid
being insignificant, of course, on account of
the pretended risk. It is more than likely
that purchasers had information of the prob.
sble success of the application in any par
ticular case which they entered upon 1t il
uot known how extensively the fraud has
been practiced, nor how many claimants
have been thus swindled.
BURLINGTON, Aug About o'clock
this morning, q negro entered the residence
of German named Saizor, living in the
southern part of the city, it is supposed for
the purpose of stealing, bnt seeing a young
girl lying on the bed, he determined to exc
cute darker purpose. His efforts to graf
| ify his passions aroused the girl. and she
screamed for her father, who was sleeping
down stairs. The old gentleman pr oceed ed
up stairs followed By his wife, who carried q
lamp. The negro seeing them, drew pis-
tol and shot the old gentleman through the
heart. He leaves family of eight children.
The negro escaped and has not since been
heardo
| A secret organization, known as the 9 Union
League of the United Sons of America com
posed principally of young workingmen, is
forming here, to oppose Catholicism in all
shapes. All nationalities will be admitted
The National Camp Meeting at Urbana ia
progressing favorAbly. The numbers thus
far have hardly reached expectation, though
the meetings are increasing in both mum
bers and interest About 1900 neople
we're there to-day.
LONDON, Aug. s. It is probable that
Parliament will be prorogued on the 9th
inst
| The ship Msgaers is ashore at St. Pau
Island, in the Indian ocean, and it is feared
she will prove total loss. The crew and
passengers are safe.
In the House of Commons last evening
Sir Charles Bower Adderly, member fol
North Stsffordshire, made q speech of SONS
length in denunciation of the Treaty o
Washington. He said that in that instru
ment England had made vast concession
in favor of peace, upon the question Of th'
fisheries and the Alabama claims ENGLAND
was clearly in the right in the attitude sh'
formerly held upon those subjects. and We
that position had been conceded ant
America indemni6ed Sir Charles continu
ed bv vigorously cendemning the form o
arbitration provided for in the treaty.
Mr.. Palmer, member for Richmond, fol
lowed in defence of the treaty.
Three hundred worllmen employed in ID
coal pit at Norfokshire have struck in cor
sequence of receiving their pay only for
nightly from the Purveyor. Trouble is e1
pected.
A dreadful murder has occurred at Errs
noocy 4 womsn wss ruthlessly killed b
some rufians who also seriously wounde
her father and two children.
PARIS. Aug, At is reported that ThieI
has accepted the principle that the Stat
J should indemnity proven for losses su
3 tanned from the German invasion.
y The Assembly is to be questioned to-ds
concerning the alleged appointment
e Duke Chartres as an officer of the Algeris
b forces.
|, MADRID, Aug. 4-The Official JouR
% prom ulgates a Law which has recent
&c passed the Cortes authorizing the gover
D. meut to grant general amnesty for polite
10 offences.