Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-18
Insurance Co. Wound up f!
Cholera i'm Turkey
Lawless Affair in Kentucky
IRsportsd Expressly for the AnsUs.l ]

Sr. Louis, Oct. l8.- Accounts from
y Northern Kansas say destructive fires have
oesu raging in Deer Greek and Harrison
Jreek Valleys, extending to Jefferson coun-
y, Nebraska. Several houses and barns
and large quantities of grain, hay, etc,
~ere destroyed, and many miles of fen ce
burned. Loss $50, 900 TO $4,000.
Cry OF MEXICO, Oct lO.-Jusrez was
reelected president by congress, receiving
/ 0S votes, all that were cast, the opposition
lbstAiuing from voting Everything is quiet
the city.
HARTFORD, Conn. Oct. lS.-The North
american Insurance Company yesterday
made an assignment Of its property to VIM.
). Hastings. The probate court has ap-
pointed tn, 2lst inst. for hearing upon the
.cceptance of the trustee.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. l8.-Gov. Leslie
as issued = proclamation calling on the
Jeople of Kentucky TO contribute for Chi
ago relief.
Last night at WARSAW, Kentucky, a.pArty
Of about IS armed men came into town, and
.fer establishing pickets, the rest attacked
he county Jail for the purpose of taking
10 ed there for killing g young man . few
,rAtes until they finally killed him, he de
wing and cnrsing his murderers. HE
Tifs and infant child were in the cell at the
line. Ft r-rs~r G5
NAsHvILLE, Oct. l8.-Chsrlss Durbin, 9
,oung lawyer of this city, shot himse 1
.urough the head last night, at the bedside .
& his sick wife, on being told by g phys
osu that she could no, recover. His wife
lied few minutes afterwards.
WASHINGTON, Oct l8 This President
las issued . proclamation suspending the
srit Of habeas corpus in the counties of
SpArtAnsb burg, Marion, Chester, Laurens,
York, New burg, Fairfield, Lancaster and
chesterfield, in South Carolina. in cases
Ehere prisoners we're arrested by the United
states civil or military authorities.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. lS.-The report
| pf the Canadian cutter in our waters 10 moi
confirmed, though the revenue officers be
ieve the rumor TO be we'll founded, having
been heard Of her at Horton.
LONDON, Oct. e-Constantinople sd-
gices say that the cholera has again made
tis appearance in that city and its suburbs
In two days sixty persons died from tbs
spidemic, ten Of whom were Englishmen.
New YoRk, Oct. l7.-A Herald dispatci
from Gloucester, Mass, states there wa
| krest excitement there few days since
| The schooner E. A. Norton was taken from
the hsbor Of Guysboro, Nova Scotia, by
party Of men believed to have been sent 70
The purpose from Gloucester, aud the vesse
"a nov due at that port. II is now said tha
q British gunboat, sent in search of tn
chooner, arrived off Cape Ann yesterda
sith the intention Of reoapturing and takius
ner back to Nova Scotia. A telegram to th
jharleston navy yards resulted in the sent
ing of an American gunboAt to Giouceste
) ~hich, after taking several United State
,ficials and owners of the schooner @
board, started last evening on cruise
, prevent the schooner from being moleste
oys British vessel in American Water
a Several officials and citizens Of Gloucest
have gone to Boston to interview Presidsl
Grant upon the subject. The affair is b
lieved to be one Of great gravity.
CHICAGO, Oct 1.-THE Baltimore reli
n subscriptions to date are $751; 900, Bosto
y S403, 900. Liberal provision 10 being maj
y for Michigan and Wisconsin, Binehamto
e N. Y, gives to Chicago, $50, 900; Cazenovi
$1,000 the officers and employees of &
Boston navy yard, 1888. The executi
4. committee of the Chamber of Commerce
relief, asked the general committee 1
, power to use . portion Of the doua,ion
]. the sufferers in Michigan and Wisconsin.
,g New YORK, Oct. l7.--$3, SOC, 900 in CT
st rency was shipped to Chicago yesterday q
to day. The Express says there is. gre
anxiety in financial and commercial circ
to hear from the Chicago banks. If I
% people of Chicago are inspired with COZ
dence, and leave their balance on depo'
" then, undoub btsdly, more cheerful fseli
III will prevail here /; but if they should bs
v run on the banks il might aggravate
situation here.
New YoRk, Oct. l7.-At Malone, N:
}. on Sunday last the congregation OF.
Catholic church recently erected had