Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-17

States will not be likely to make war against
oorea with cooperation of other of the west
ern powers.
CHICAGO, August l6.-The game of base
Dali between the Olympics, of Washington,
and the White Stockings, was witnessed BY
SIX thousand people. Considerable interest
was attached to the game, as it decided the
championship OF the series between these
clubs. Tha game was won by the White
Stockings, score
White Stockings 2 43lIO- Oh
Olympies 3 0lO0 Ill
Topeka, August l6.-To-morow is the
day for hanging Mrs, Scales and Tom Ford,
for the murder of the formers husband, last
Novem Der. An effort is being made TO have
the sentences comm uted to i'm mprisonmentf for
life. Numerous petitions are being sent to
the Governor, but it is believed he will not
interfere.
LATER-ll P. M.-Governor Harvey has
ust commuted the sentence of Mr. Scales
and Ford to imprison ment for life, and the
Sheriff will take them to the Penitsntiary at
Leavenvorth tonight The Judge and Jury
refused to sign the petitions for commuta-
tation and considerable surprise is felt at
the Governors course, as they confessed the
crime, and there we're no extenuatinR cir
cumstauces.
! LONDON, August l6.-An immense meet
ing was held at Dundalk, Ireland, last eve
ming, in favor of home rule. Fully 10000
persons were present.
| The House of Commons is rapidly dispos
ing Of the accumulated business before it
! The customs and inland revenue bills pass
ed to-day.
The miners strike in South Wales 10 prac
tically at az end. No disturbance has tax
en- place.
Fatal cases of cholera have appeared or
three steamers from Crons,Adt to Hull, bu
the authorities were taking every means Il
prevent is introduction through ships ar
irving at English ports, Yesterday dispatch
es we're received here announcing two fata
cases of cholera in Paris
In konigsberg. Prussia, on the l4th inst
sixty two persons we're attacked by cholera
and p died.
TeleRraphic comm munication is established
with Japan.
Messages have been sent from this city &
Japan, and answers returned to-day.
| VERSAILLES, Aug. lin court martial
yesterday, Nj. Sullier denied that he had any
thing TO do with the assassination of pris
oners or the incendisry acts of the Com
mune, or that he had attempted to max
himself dictstor. The prisoners appes
much depressed.
PARIS, Aug. l7.-lt is rumored that tn
right wing of the Assembly has offered III
Presidency of France TO Duke D'AumAl,
and that he has refused it.
BERLIN, Aug 1.-THE provincial col
respondence confirms the report that neg,
tiAtions are pending for the complete evacI
alton of France, but sffirms that the prove
cations offered GermAny by the FrenC
newspapers endsngers peace between II
two countries. Is adds, "if the Frene
offers to make early payments of indemnii
are fulfilled, there will be no untoward di
turbance of pesceful relations, and II
withdrawal of the German forces fro
French territory will soon commence
; FLORENCE, Aug. l7.-General GAribal
> is very i'll, and his son Ricioltl has bee
, summoned to his bedside at CAprer.
: LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE meeting of Il
Emperors and their advisers at Gsstein
e generally regarded as q pledge of peace.
D The French pretend to be Indifferent
q the meeting, and prognosticate an allan
d between France and Rnssis.