Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-08
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New YORK, Aug. "A numbe of men
bers of the Flushing Yacht club, including
the District Attorney, Surrogate of Queens
county, and other prominent citizens, yes
terdav EN- bsrked on q yacht TO New York
the MIller), for q pleasure cruise. The
yacht struck d submerged stake and went
down at what is called Little BAyside. The
party narrowly escaped. At the time great
excitement prevailed in Flushing, the dls
as Ter being reported greater than it was.
! Early Sunday morning q German girl OF
sixteen years, IN a somnsmbulist fit, walked
and fell from the attic of her residence on
! East Broadway, and striking the pavement,
killed herself
! The Nautical Gazette says in an article
on the West6eld explosion, that they shall
ask the Coroner TO take the testimony Of the
man who refused a certificate to the boiler
of the West6eld not two years ago, and told
Jacob Il Vanderbilt if he did not obtain a
com petent superinsendanr, terrible soci-
dent would befsll his boat.
Commodore J H. Strong, inspector OF
light houses, testified at the investigs
of the Westfeld catastrophe this morning
that when on the Staten Island ferry boat
three weeks ago, be noticed Eve minutes be-
fore starting, that the steam was rising and
no person present to look after it, He in
formed one of the hands, telling him to loo
out or they would blow up.
Robt. Oliver, steam gusge mixer, went tc
Staten Island on the West6eld, Sunday be-
fore the explosion. For five minutes before
starting he saw nc one in the engine room
and the steam-guGgs indicate d 273 prea
sure.
ALBANY, Aug. 7.-E. W. Corning, son o
Erastus Corning, d led suddenly this morn
lug, at St. Catberir .es, Canada.
New YORK, Aug. THE threatened sp
, proach Of cholera is being met oy every pre-
cautionary measure on the part of the heaIt
! authorities in the city and at the Quarantiue c
, This forenoon the work of cleaning tn
q reefs with lime and other disinfectsnts wa
commenced. The quarantine officers state
that up to the present time no cholera ha
be- n detected on vessels entering this port
Last night Charles Bruner, a res espec,aol
= frui. dealer at 227 East 47th street, was as
B ssulted in front Of his residence, by Michae
d Coourn, brother of Joe Coburn, and job
Saunders. While Coburn was pounding th
a unfortunste man, Saunders drew knit
" aed stabbed Bruner, inaicting wound
) which will probably result in his death. :
Both assalants we're arrested, and are hel
ID to await the result of the iDj urles.
! There is great interest manifested in ii
!, four-mile race which comes off at Ssrstogl
II August 10th. The arrangements made al
extensive, and efforts are being made
}; induce turf men to come from all quarter
g 1t is said Harper will put in Lyte on (
a. Express to assist Longfellow, Mr.. Btlmont
4 81 knf
A. mas brought Enquirer, the crack horse Ia
er year of Kentucky. He will have him
IL with one of bis other horses to assist. The
OF is great rivalry between Buford and de
y. " per as 10 these two colts both are by LIE
y iuVton. Both are claimed to be the bel
la and we're competitors in Kentucky, La
nd year Euourer had the lead, this year Lon
b. fellow has il, and they will meet in tt
race.
ro- WASHINGTON, August The question
lis suppressing the Coolie trade is possibly
'Od have judicial solution in advance of treati
or Legislation. Chief Justice Small, at Ho
lo' Kong, having been applied 30 for writ
a. habeas corpus TO set at liberty Coohe W
m lad been arrested for mutiny on the hi
ish seas, numbering the captain and crew of {
ous Coolie ship Novelle at Penelope, after he
ing q long and able argument, offered to
liO, lease the prisoner, the same going begO
Si. Sis the questions strictly involved in the cs
mn M The Chief Justice decided that the Coo
et- trade is slave trade, and that vessele !
gagged in it are carrying on piracy I
Coolies are not liable to punishment
Bal usiue any means whatever to gain ireedt
and that the seizing of the vessel and Kali
oF tha craw. IL necessary to that END,
justified by English law. 1t this is