Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-02

NEw YORK, Aug. 3I.-Gov. Curtin is nov
considered out of danger
PARIS, August 3I-Miss Nellie Grant az
lived here to- ay.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 3l.-Andrew. johnson
left Nashville this morning on q spe eci al srsir
composed OF ten cars.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, August 3l.-W. H NJ
Pusey, of this city, was nopir ated for Con
gressman at the Liberal Convention for the
Eighth District.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 3l-Ths brothel
of Miss Jewell shot CLARK, her seduce,
through the bars of his cell a. tho Berlvillt
jail this morning.
FITTsBURG, Aug. 81 The Western Iror
and Nal Association yesterday decided tC
raise the price on iron four dollars per to1
and % cent per keg.
ST. PAUL, MINI August 3l.-Mrs. Char
lotts Lamb has been arrested at Trumbulle
Pierce County, Wisconsin, and placed in the
Ellsworth jsil, charged with poisoning five
persons.
HAVANA, Aug. 3l.-Csps MGury, who
has arrived here, reports the steamship
crew aud "a passengers arc yet unAccounted
for, although some may have been picked up
by passing vessels.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.-Wm. SchWeigart has
been arrested at Winnetka as the murderer
of Kate c. Higgins. He denies ell knowl-
edge OF the crime.
Won Der Koehl, city editor of the Stats
Zeitung, German Baron, died this morn.
ing.
EAsrPoRT. NE, Aug. 3l.-A prizs fght
between Kelley And Timony for $500 a side,
took place here to-day. On the tenth round
Iimony was knocked out of time by blow
from Kelley. When the eleventh round
was called for, Timony was still insensible
and Kelley was declared the victor
Nav YoRK, August 3l.-The following
statement is made BY the officials of the
Neptune Steamship Co: The full list Of
passengers, officials and crew of the steamer
Aetis, shows l66 persons on board, l4l of
whom are alive. The bodies of the other
y have been found. Many have been re
ported to-day from various sources, who
we're thought to have been lost.
SAN FRAHCIsCo, August 81 The Cali
fornlA, Atlantic d Pacific Railroad Com
psny has competed its organization. The
city is asked to subscribe ten millions to the
capital stock, and proposition TO vote that
amount IS TO be submitted to the people al
the November election.
Gov. Samford's mae Aurora" pur.
chased few days since for So 900 with only
six months training, trotted five heats to-day
against Hayward's Lady Blanchard" win
ming the race, making the fourth mile in
2 :2S, best time made in California.
Grants B. Duncan Side Show.
Special to the Chicago Tribune.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3l.-There is nothing
new in the Grant Duncan Convention. B.
Duncan is out to-day upon the streets, with
red slipper on one foot and boot on the
other. He says there will be nobody put
up for the Presidency except Charles
O'Conor. His candidates for Vice Presi.
dent are S. j. BayArd, of New Jersey B.
Duncan, of Kentucky; J. J. Davis, OF West
Virginia J. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky
Sydney Brsess, of Illinois Bill Witte
Whisky Governor of Pennsylvania 0. A
Edgerton, of Indiana ex-senator Fitch, OF
Indiana, and b. A. Wise, of Virginia. The
convention will meet in TIE Court House
and will be mainly composed OF newspaper
reporters.
W. NJ. Ferry, of Grand Haven, Mich.
has arrived here. He is an irresolute-lookins
chap, weighing about l20 pounds. he ha'
nothing much to say, and looks very foolish
The Louisville people say that the creates
Joke on the history of Kentucky is the pres
ent one, and the hotel keepers tympalhlzr
with the folks who must pay their bills t,
L ntf ha nf he g. 49,
General Grants friends are in the city il
considerable force, Offering to bet money 70
fluff purposes wherever cTowds are Assem-
| bled. To this the Southern people respont
that nobody is making any money south 0
the Ohio river, and that they have nothing
to bet, and have no hope lest the Nortl
bring them out Of their wretohedness.
Colonel Thomas, a prominent merchsn
of this city, when asked to-day what the pc
sition OF j ohm G. Brackepridge might be o.
the nomination of Greeley, gave the follow
ing al GO tote: "After Greeley nomination
Mr.. Breckenridge was asked il be could al
ford to support him. BrecksnIilge replied
that he thought he could, and said that sfte
the war had closed he opened his mail on
morning, and found therein letter, in diff
cult chirography, which required some tim
to interpret it. It proved to be letter fror
b. Greeley, and was about to the followin
effect: Mr.. Greeley said to Mr.. Brecken
ridge that he was aware that the latter pei
sonage in the South had influence, intellect
and popularity. "Suoh persons as you,
said Mr.. Greeley, 1--WE require to come bae
to the country, and bring it to it's legiiiEat
status. Don't remain away, subject to "a
party spleen which will shortly ove2~helr
you, but come back again amongst you
friends, neig hbors, and fellow-citixens, al
help US to rebuild the country If | can q
of any influence as q Republican sdito.,
will give you my help to return to the couI
try and take your place again in the rank
where you legitimately belong, as one of Il
leaders OF the Southern populace." Brecl
erridge read this leiter. He had ne yer m,
Greeley, and when he came to the civ ,
New York, induced to return 10 his countr
by this missive, he thought docency d,
uauded that he should call upon Unc
Horace He spent half an hour with Creole,
and was profoundly touched with the sof
meas Of disposition and large magnanimit
of the Liberal candidate,
Some time ago, not more than thrt
weeks, perhaps, the B. DuDcan Bourbonitt
of Kentucky endeavored to make soms poir
upon BiecksnridRe, and he told them th
story above named, and whsn be told il +
eyes filled with tears, and he said be mon
support H, Greeley, and was cnIy mela,
; choiy from the fact that azy word be mig
say in favor of that old pbilanthropist mig
be quoted to Greelsy's injury.
Inc onnt men aye endsavoring to nj
). Proctor Kuost, the Congressman vii
made the Rrea, speech about Duluth. sjopp,