Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-15
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Board of Health resolutions-Ehe
Boutwell-Pleasanton affair re
gotiations for the Jumel estate
Kingfsher's injuries Race
nhallenge-The Canal
Commission.
WASHINGTON.
Court Martial on q First xieuten-
tsnant-The pew Loan-Judge
Chase's daughter stricken
with paralysis.
ILLINOIS.
Scafolding Accident-octrage by
a Negro.
10" a.
Elre-Railroad Accident to . boy.
Foreign News.
Sickness of Queen Victoria -xhe
Theirs Question Railroad
accident in Spain.
Sickness of Queen Victoria -xhe
Thiers Question Railroad
accident in Spain.
Market Reports.


New YoRK, August l5.-The Board of
Health has passed a resolution that official
investigation be made to discover, as far as
possible, the cause of the high death rate IN
this clty, from zymotio diseases, fevers, cho-
lera infantum, dIsrrhoea, consnm piion, &c
for this purpose the sanitary committee is
ordered to present the Board of Health with
q weekly Statement on this sucJect, with
view to effective measures to ascertain what
are the local causes of the diseases. The
sanitary concitlon of the city eXcites the
gravsst spprehensions. Some OF the streets
are in q feArfully bad state, and the gather
ing of foul matter is left to accumulate 50
that In much frsquented thoroug htsres the
stencil has become absolutely unendurable-
The warm weather of the past few days, II
continued, will be likely to cause pestll-
enoe, unless measures for sanitary reform
are at once taken.
The late Commissioner, Pleasantou, has
returned to this city, and gives free expres'
| sion to his views on the causes which led to
his removal. Hs says that the law in the
case fully iustwfied his conduct, and that the
proper legal authorities of the government
| could have avoided reaching that collision
had their decision been pronounced IS was
desired by him. A full statement of the
| grounds whereon he based his course will be
| laid before the Senate, aud he is confident
that either that body will Justify him, or the
existing revenue laws, out of which the diff
fereuces between himself and Secretary
Boutwell, arose, will be modified.
The World says: Il is understood that
previous to the fall of the French Empire at
Sedan, Napoleon was in negotiation with
Richard Schell, of this city, for the JumeI
estate, which he proposed to use for resi-
dence in case Of his being dethroned. The
loss of much of his wealth freed him to
look up retreat of more modest dimeu-
sons He is, therefore. treating with Samu-
ell L. NJ. Barton for the Barton Kinney estate,
for which it is expected he will, have to pay
$500 900. In the meantime, the ex-Queer
Isabella, of Spain, is negotiating with ScheI
for the Jumel estate tor $4,00O,0O0
SARATOGA, Aug l4.-Thos. Owens, WHIT
had leg crushed by being pushed off 1
second avenue car, at the time that JOar
Delton received fatal I'M driss has since
T died.
A correspondent, writing from Saratoga
states that King6sher's injuries are SCI oua
While taking exercise, on Thursday, h
strained the tendons of the fore legs, q nd i
is doubtful whether he ever will be able t.
resume bis former speed. The owner o
Helmbold has offered to bet ten Thousand
dollars that his horse will beat 1870 iu tn
forthcoming four mile race, which is fastel
time than has yet been made on that track
Pryor, OF England, has offered to place g.
English colt, with q stake of five thousan
pounds sterling, against any American col
, in one and half m ls heat The pre-
prietor of Harry B4sse:t will accept tn
challenge, with twenty-five thousand do
lars.
r MlYsv1LLE, Aug. 14.--The steamer Chat
: tAug 10 exploded her boiler this Afternoon
= vale wooding at Whisney's Landing, 81
:, miles below Maysville. The dead, so Tar &
I known, are: Mrs. Hopkins and daughteI
residence unknown, Henry Cooke, colore
% barber; Mrs. E. G. CochrADe, Buffah
|. drowned, body not recovered. The injure
Of are: Mrs Samuel Bartholomew, Portlau'
es N. Y; Alvin Plumb, West6eld, n. Y
ly Cornelius Shaw, Cameron Capt. Murra
m jamestown, N. Y; W. P. Miller and d.
sit Crawford, Pittsbnrg, Pa.; Alfred Crsdl
Allegheny, Pa; John Beuus, Benz
to Poiut; F, W. Aushult, Allegheny, Pa.
ID. z. Davis, Cory, Pa, Aledie and Liz
Ellis, and Miss Hopkins, Cleveland, o. tt
boat is badly wrecked. Several Of the i
jured will probably die.
~ SYRACUSE, Aug. 15.-The Commissi'
lr- appointed to examine plans and ma
"a, awards on public works on the canal, reps
ed that there is no immediate danger from t
canal.
m. WASHINGTON. Aug. l5.--First Lieutens
James Corlius, lst U. S. Cavalry, havi
te- been tried by cour. martial and found gui
of conduct prejudicial to good order q
u military discipline, in having ordered I
b. dier TO discharge his cArbile at q target
fore which srumps.sr Kelsey was standil