Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-19

can come here Immediately aud take charge
OF the duties Of Vincent Colyer, Com mis-
sioner of Indian Affairs, so as to allow the
latter to go TO Arizona and New Mexico.
Long is requested To- come prepared to stay
two or three weeks. Hon. George H. Stuart,
at Philadelphia, President OF the Board OF
Indian Commissioners, at the same time was
notiheo OF the action of the Department
The object of Colyer's trip to New Mexico
Is to assist Superintendent Pope in his
efforts to induce the famous Apache chief,
Ccehine, to visit Washington City and make
peace with the whites.
Information was received ct the Indian
Bureau: to-day of the death of Arungo, prin.
cipal chief of the Navajo nation of Indians,
He died near Fort Defiance, New Mexico,
jane 5th, of old age.
A nolle prosequi has been entered in the
case of Joseph SeRor, who assaulted W. G..
Lincoln about year ago at the Baltimore
and Ohio depot.
John Covington Burch, journal clerk Of
the Senate of the United States, died here
last night aged 81.
Gov Cooke returned here to.dav from
New York, having been successful in nego.
tiating the temporary $3.50, 900 loan recent
iy authorized by the territorial legislature
at par with interest st 10 per cent. pei
apuum.
CHICAGO, July ls.-Gen. Belknap, Secre
tary of War, is here from Keokuk, on hii
way to Washington. "
EFFINGHAM, H., Jolly lS.-About S:3(
this evening. prominent lawyer of thi,
place, named atson, of the firm of Watson
& Gilmore, while walking along the street
was shot in the left breast by some person
yet unknown. Watson is in q precarioul
condition. So
Peoria, III. July 18-The Execntiv,
Com mittee of the Distillers Association is il
session here at the Peoria House. All tn,
live houses of New York, Ohio, Illinois
Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa have joined
the Association-ths balance of the State,
we're All represented. The Association il
undoubtedly a success.
CINCINNATI, July lS-On Saturday a ne
gro named Hammond, in Starke county, O.
| outraged Miss Clay, who he caught Will,
going to a neighbo Is, He was arrested
and placed in Jail. He had previously as
sAulted with intent to commit a simila
crime, q young girl of Is, whom he fount
| picking berries in the woods There is grea
excitement in the neiehborhood, and it i
| believed he will be lynched.
| PARIS, July l9.-Salut cites the exampl
of the United States after the war of III,
rebellion to Justify increased taxation il
France.
The municipal elections which take plac,
in Paris on the 26th instant, will pro
baby result favorably to the General Gov
ernment.
Some journals report tha, Theirs and Gam
BETA are negotiating for the establish men
of a moderate Republic.
LONDON. Jaly l9-Quite a serious rio
occurred at Greenwich yesterday. On
Pook, who had just been acquitted in
| murder trial, was, upon his release ffor
prison, set upon by a crowd of people ez
| cited over what they regarded as o mocker
of Justice. TIE crowd soon swelled to grea
proportions and Pook WAS mobbed by full
4 600 people. a number of fights ensue
between the friends of Pook and the moi
and the town was soon in such state c
uproar that the frightened shop keeper
closed their stores, and business was entire
| ly suspended. This condition of affair
lasted an hour or two till finally the cor
s,sbulsry succeeded in restoring peac
and quiet without the assistance of tb
military.
| LONDON, July l8.-Ths result of the cen
aus taken at midnight on Sunday, April Sd
1871, throughout Great Britain, has ju,
been officislly announced. The entire pol
ulAtion of England, Ireland, Scotland, Vale
Channel Islands and the Isle of Man ,tincl,
ding the army, navy and merchants abroad
is. mAlos, l5,549, ,27l; females, l6. .267, 1897 :
total, 3I,Sl7,l Jos. The preponderanoe ,
fer ales over males ia 7lS,568.
The Tnman steamship City of Brussel
from New York, July 9, arrived at Liverpo
Monday, the 7th inst, at 5 p. NJ, maxim
the run from por; to port in nine day
and Queenstown in little over eight day
The Gazette announces that the Quee
has made the Emperor of Brszil a knight
the Garter.