Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-31
The Cal.bris, City of Washington, 81. L.ur-

the Calabris, City of Washington, ST. Laur-
ant, England, Indian and Deutschland.
Among the passengers on the Calabria
were she wife and daughter Of Mayor Hall.
Capt August Pischler, Of the German
ship Europa, has been arrested and viii be
remanded before the u s. Comm issioper,
for cruel and inhuman treatment of the ssee-
rage passengers brought over in his vessel
on the last voyage Two of the passengers
died of stsrvasion.
BUEFALo, July 29,-AlexAnder Lovelet,
a French Csnadian,s residing with his fam
lily on Navy Island, and Edward Bogsrdus,
of Chippewa, in attempting to cross to
Navy Island, Wednesday night, were carri-
ed over Niagara Falls. On Friday the
remnants of their boat were found below the
Falls. The. bodies have not Jet been found
Lovslet leaves wife and three children.
WAsHIkGToN, July 29.-Ths sub Ku-Klux
Committee, consisting OF Senator Scott and
Representatives Stevens and Van Trump,
reached Washington to-day, returning from
. sojourn of four weeks in various parts of
South Carolina, where they have been inves-
tig sting Ku-KluK outrages. They first vis
tied the capital Of Columbia; more than 9
hundred refugees who had fed from violence
| in several counties were there, but after ex
lining the witnesses for two days, the
Committee determined to GO closer to the
scenes of alleged violence, and went to Spar.
ansburg. They expected TO remain there
three or four days, but stayed eleven. When
the word got out through Spartsns burg
county that they were there, white and col
ored victims came in by scores every day
from all directions.
Murders aud cruel whippings by Kusklux
bands had so terrified them that in many
neigh boshoods nearly every negro and Re-
publican white man had slept in the woods
for months every night They showed scar
fled backs, gun shot wounds MANNED ears.
and other proofs of the violence they had
suffered. Ia Limestone Spring township,
lis cases Of whipping were proved.
The committee svoks every morning to
find in the ward by the hotel new crowd of
victims of the Ku Klux. some of whom had
suffered outrsges which cannot be described
with decenoy; after being whipped the vic
tins, we'll known persons, were often COM
msnded, under pain of death, to publish a
card renouucing the Republican party, In
q file of Spartan Democratic newspapers,
forty two such cards were found, recently
published. AT Unionville the committee re-
NAMED two days; not a white Republican
was found in the place. though mem bers OF
the committee we're privately assured by q
few that they would avow themselves if pro
sected. The terror Of the negroes is com
plste. The last election was carried By 6
Republican majority, but the Republican
county officers received Ku-Klux notices
and they resigned or fed. The killing o.
ten negroes taken from jail BY several hun
dred Ku-Klux acting under military organ
izAtion, was iuvesti gated.
John sidell, formerly confederate minister
to France, is dead.
LONDON, July 3I.-Russell Guerney, hav
ing been appointed commissioner BY th'
British government for the settlement of th,
AlabAms claims under the treaty of Wash
ington, will shortly sale for America.
The Lord Mayors banquet Was given a
the Mansion House last night, Mr.. Schenck
the American Minister, was present and re
sponded to the toast, The Prssid ent of tn
United States" He said commerce wa
hourly bringing England and Amerio
9 nearer and nearer together. The treaty c
! Washington promised to make the two pee
q pie friendly forever more.
u Preparations for the journey Of the Prime
y of Wales are completed, and are on g seal
+ of msgni6cence rarely equalled. A review
: of troops will be held by the Prince il
9 Phoenix Park, Dublin, on Friday.
! The Lord Mayor of Dublin gives gran
II ball in honor of the Prince, for which
4 has issued two thousand invitations.
Is Gladstone made the principal speech {
i the evening 1t was mostly devoted to HON
E AFFAIRS, but in the course Of his remarks tn
ie Premier alluded 10 the Washington treaty 6
% a great interuationsl recognition of the prIl
l. ciples of equity, and rs the most honorab
termination of too long existing ditferen ce
D. and added ave may new look forward I
ID future of perfect harmony with the | mite
10 States" Gladstone spoke in high terms
1t France, and concluded with the assurans
r. tha, England s relations were friendly wit
e all nations.
Toronto, July 29.-The Halifax CORE
a pondent of the Telegraph says the 6shel
clause in the Washington treaty has becou
quite popular n the Provinces. The fshe
- men and merchants are quite satisfied wi
- it. No opposition to the treaty Gao PRO
- popular here.
40 PEORIA. July 30.-The lynchsrs of Mart
az Msars, at Watseke, will be brought befo
lie Judge Puserbaugh, of this city, on Tuesds
or next, on q writ of habeas corpus. The e
animation will probably occupy sever
[r. days.
N, MUNICH, July 30.-Dr. Dollinger h
he been elected rector of tho University
~ Munich Fifty four professors voted in
to favor.