Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-05

The different public schools of the CITY
opened to-day.
Tomorrow will be the opening day of the
County Fair. Crowds of people are expect
ed to be in attendance each day.
The ShAbbona Base Ball club of this city
play the Wenona Club of Wenons. ILL.,, a,
she Fair grounds tomorrow, for a purse of
one hundred dollars.
The weather here is mild and pleasant.
DEs MONIES, Sept. 5.-About half past
ten last evening, l.. Verght, prominent
German citizen and editor of the German
newspaper, fell dead in the street. He had
been complaining for some days, probably of
heart disease.
DUBUQUE, Sept g. William Corkery,
employed as section foreman on the Iowa
division of the Illinois Central Railroad, at
Plymouth Center, was instantly killed on
Sunday morning, q short distance west of
! Leuans, by being run over by the eastward
bound express train from Sioux City. He
was lying across the track on e curve fast
asleep, and was not discovered by the en-
gineer soon enough to stop the train.
| The track layers on the Chicago, Dubuque
aud Minnesota Railroad, have completed
track laying to the mouth of the Turkey
river, thirty N les north Of the city. The
bridge across the Turkey is now beiOg erect
ed. 1t consists OF two spans of one hun
dred aud fifty feet each. The bridge will
soon be completed, when track laying north
ward will be vigorously pushed forward.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5.-In the Bright
case yesterday afternoon, the defense enter
ed plea in abatement of the Indictment,
setting forth the appointment of J. s. Dun
can as Judge of the court pro tenn, aRd the
absence of Judge Elliott at the time the in
diotment was returned and for that reason
asks that the indictment be quashed The
| Prosecuting Attorney entered motion for
the appointment of al additional counsel, 90
which the defense objected. 1t is under
stood that . motion was made during the
afternoon to discharge the prisoner,
Sr. LOUIS. Sept. 5.-Eugene JAcksrd, a
leading jeweler ia this city, died to-day.
Yesterday an unknown man Jumped from
ferry boat into the river, and was drowned,
and to-day David Reed was found hanging
stiff and stark This makes three suicides
in two days.
/ DUBLIN, Sept. 5.-A monster demonstra-
hoa was held isst night, with a vast pro
cession. One hundred thousand people were
present at the meeting at Phoenix Park.
Smythe, Brett and Nolan spoke. Resolu-
tions demanding the release Of the Fenians
were adopted. As the people were return
} ing, several collisions occurred. The police
drew their slaves and the people used sticks
and stones, The latter grad ually dispsrsed
Many arrests we're made.
LONDON, Sept. 4.-The riot WAS begun By
the mob returning, participants in the meet
ing, who attacked the police patrol. The
light was very fierce. Fifty constAbles were
injured. house on the corner Of Queeu
street was demolished. The police wsre re-
inforoed during the melee By large body
of their comrades, who had been kept our
of sight during the meeting. Many rioters
we're arrested.
The bark Ermandine cApsized in q gale
at Morley, on the English coast. All OF
board were lost The brig Peacock cap
sized off Shields, and the entire crew Wa
o lost.
l. Queen VictoriA is still confined 20 he
/ house.
!, Gladstone in a speech on Saturday ex
e pressed his JOY that the English can nov
meet the Americans as friends. We ma,
" indulge in a hope that all controversies be
70 tween the two people are settled.
kEW \ oRk, sept. GA correspondent o
the London Telegraph, writing from Met
under date of August 10th, says "the result
4' of the late war have produced the N ost dis
- sstrous couse guences upon the French resi-
: dents in the border counties. The German
., are trying to make things look bright, bu
1i do not succeed They get up pleasant con
IA certs, bat the natives do not attend them
ie Three fourths of the women of ell elssse
a' dress in black. Nearly half the popuiAtio
'e hss already en- igra.sd, and the other half
pre- pairing to do likewise Every other pr
{ vate house is f:npty or for sale. The GsI
- man shop keepers are rapidly replacing III
natives OF the solI, though there is 8 geners
ei belief smouE F'roaohmen that Metz will u
g be restored 20 France. The Germans
y Metz teel convinced that no power in th
u world will ever wrest MeFz from the Teutol
)" ic grasp, or induce the Emperor of fathe
ls rs land to yield it up By pescesble means.