Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-20

ed President. The Constitution adopted at
Gloucester, Mass, has been been ratified.
and 10 now . law.
The treasurer's report, which was referred
to the auditing committee, shows the re-
ceipts of the past year to be SlI2.495. of
which $l00, ,457 was contributed to the Mur-
ray centenary fund; presen, debt of the
convention, $3l, 900; balance in treasury
$40, total loan indeb.ed ness of conven-
sion, $28, 1000. The trustees have establish
ed from the surplus receipts sinking fund
to liquidate these debts.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 20.-A few days
since the sheriff of Sebastian couaty re-
ported the Ku Kiux In Sebastian county so
bad that the civil officers could not eaforce
the Law. This report was extensively pub
lIshed. The citizens In that county held .
mass meeting and appointed committee
of ten republicans to visit the localities
where the outraKes were reported and as
certain the truth. They did so. After ex-
amining forty tour witnesses, nesrly all of
whom were republicans, not q single in
stance was found wherein Ku Klux figured.
a few disturbances had occurred, but were
generally traced to members of the militia.
BALTIMORE, Sept 20-The nineteenth
trienni&l eonclave and grand encampmens
Of the Knights Templars of the United
States, is In session here.
Yesterday q procession escorting the
Grand Eacampment of the United States
moved through the principal streets to the
Masonic Temple, where J. b. B. Latrobe,
Grand Master of Maryland Mssons, deliv-
cred an address of welcome, TO which W.
s. Gordon, Grand Commander of the Grand
Encampment, made an appropriate re-
sponse.s Nineteen Commandaries, mostly
from the western aud southern states, re-
ported to-day.
A grand banquet was given the Knights
Templars lsst evening at the Maryland To-
stitute. There were three tables extending
the entire length of the hall, and sevsra
hundred seats. Ali the seAts were filled
With grand officers and invited guests, in
c}uding some Fifty ladies. Speeches and
teasts followed the edibles, interspersed
with vocal m asic.
An accident Of q painful nature occurred
last night. While Ascalon Oonmandery
No. l6, st. Louis, was psrsding with III
band, preceded by its eminent commander
Wm. Whetten Ebriuger, on horseback, auC
passing in front of Bsrnum's Hotel, wher,
| the street was densely crowded, the hors,
| became frightened, reared, and fell back OF
the rider, breaking one of his arrRs snC
Otherwise badly bruising him. He wa
taken 10 the Mount Vernon Hotel, the head
quarters of the Commsndery.
JAEEsyILLE, Wis, Sept. 20-The body o
an Irishmsn named Dennis Freeman Wa
found in the Book river here last night. d
has been missing since last Thursday. Sus
picion of foul play is aroused.
PARIs, Sept. 20-The forts are to be for
mally surrendered by the Germans to-day
The evacuation OF the four departments cor
tigu9us to Paris will follow Immediately
and be completed by the 25sh.
Herr Won Arnim and Theirs are TO set
tie the details Of q peace convention to
day.
| BERLIN, Sept. 20.- The violence c
cholera is on the increase St konigsburg
The ratio OF deaths has increased from 5
per cent to 20 and even so per cent. Th
deaths for the weak ending the l7th ver
300.
The German army is TO be placed upo
q peace footing i'm mmedistely and reduced I
an effective strength of four hundred thouG
and.
Gen. Won Moltks has been created
marshal
TURIN, Sept. 20.-The King of Italy a
rived here to-day, and had private aud
ence With Count Derenusat. AT g banqut
Yesterday, Count DsrsmusAi insisted on a
alliance of all the Latin races. Signor vi
count, in replying. advocated 9 union
France and Italy. The King gives bsnqu'
to-day.
LONDON, Sept 90 George Alexsud'
Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury und,
Earl Derby, died yesterday in Dublin.
The postal money order system betwee
\ the United States and EaGlnud will 90 in
/ operation on the q al Octo6er.