Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-22

S&ishap to Cir Wm. xogan's Geo.
logical Expedition.
market Reports.
[Reported Expressly for the AReus.l


NEW YORK, July % -Patrolman Patrick
Logan of the 10Th precinct was yesterday
tried before President Smith and CommIss-
toner's Barr and Msnierre for improper coz
duct and insabordlnAtion on the day OF the
riots. Ssrgt. Carpenter testified that Log an
refused to attack the rioters, saying he was
al lrlshman and q Roman Catholic, and
telt that his conscience would not allow him
to attack his conntrymen. After heAring z
the evidence and Logsn's defence, which
Tas simply that he Was an Irish Catholic,
the Commissioners found him guilty, and
dismissed him from the force. Forty dele
gates from different Roman Catholic tem-
perance societies, representing, it is said,
$4,000 voters, last evening held meeting
In st. Columbus Hall, on 25th street, to
take action to influence the Com missioners
10 retain Logan on the force.
Advices state that Sir VIM. Logan aud
party, who left St. Johns, N. F., on geolo-
gicGl surveying expedition on the 18th inst
were entirely cut off on their route by a
severe storm on the l4th, which swept away
the bridges and flooded the principal part OF
the only road they had to travel on 1t is
probable that the horses and baggage at.
sAched to the expedition have been either
lost or badly injured. The party sre be
lieved TO be safe, inasmuch as they were
provided with portable gutta- perchs boats
and one canoe.
Maj. Gen. Shsler, who commanded all the
troops on the day of the riot, has made an
off cisl report. He states that the total mum
Der of troops on duty was 1892 rank and
file. After detailing the position of the
regiments during the day, and repeating tAs
circumstances Of the riot, which differ lit
tie from previous reports, the General sums
up by praising the militia for the prompt
tude with which they turned out and the
numbers that appeared in the renks, in some
regiments the increase being fifty per cent
more than usual on parade. He continues
Their conduct during the successive
hours of service was in the highest degree
commend&ble. 4 very small portion of the
public press; and q few persons with biased
and pref adiced minds, having endeavored 10
create the impression that some of the regi-
ments acted hastily in Eighth avenue, but
by q careful perusal of official reports Of all
the principal commanding officers engaged
ard citizens residing in the neighborhood as
to the circumstances attending the melee, |
have failed to discover sufficient cause fol
the statements made. The testimony ID
abundant to show tbkt long before the troops
retaliated FIRE arms were discharged and
missiles of all kinds thrown at them from
sidewalks. and bouse tops, and it was not
until an officer of the 9Th regiment had been
struck down by missile thrown from g
house top, one of the men been shot in the
head and another had received flesh
wound, two men of the 9th had been killed
outright, and . number wounded, and three
Of the Sixth wounded, that FIRE was opened
on the mob. 1t is the opinion of the MOS
experienced officers of the police, FIRE de
pArtment and military present, that the
troops did not fire any too soon, but tha'
very few minutes more i
would have been difficult, if not impossible
,o overpower the mob, and that The
hVes ios' at Eighth avenue and 24th street
ssVeu 'he sacrifice of much greater num-
per at some other point. The extremel,
deiiease service of Gen. Varian in comman
dug the escort to the procession was per.
formed in highly creditable manner an,
to my satisfaction. The Commanders Of m
escort acted with coolness and discretion
the officers and men under them discharges
their duty, under circumstances calculste,
to excite Andaggravate the most experience