Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-05
Foreign News. ETC., Etc.

Georgia, except those in the Times, state that
the rioting ct Macon was begun by the ne
groes, who marched to the polls in military
formation, commanded BY captains and colo.
nels. For several days before the election
that wulstto Catalins Of Georgia, Aaron Al
peoria Bradley, Who, in 1868, vas expelled
oy his radical friends from the State Con-
sntational Convention for vile personal san-
ders, travelled through southern and central
Georgia, making flaming incendisry speech
90. The Herdtfs correspondent says, iu
his dispatch this afternoon Bradley told
the negroes they must 60 to the polls and
take possession; shat they must arm them
selves With ksives, rszors and hs,chsts, es-
pseially hstehsts, because they would do
quicker work than pistols. He told the wc-
| men to be ready with torches, and if neees
ssry use them. The negroes, to q certain
extent, obeyed his directions. They
sndeavored TO prevent the whites from vot
ing, and blow precipitsted a fight. Pis
tolls we're drawn, and the firing began.
Bradley and hls riagleaders are in conceal
| out should they appear, more trouble is sp-
pretended. The Macon papers advise
moderation and decry all violent measures,
but say this is the third attempt by the
blacks 10 carry an election By storm, and
the citizens are determined 10 put an end
to it in the future. It is not definitely
known how many hare been wounded.
While it lasted, the rio. was small battle
The negroes were thoroughly armed with
suns, razors and hatcbess.
Indianapolis, Dot. s. Three negroes
are under arrest here on the charge Of being
IN the city for the purpose of psrpetrssIOg
frauds upon the ballot. box a. the eomiRg
election. They got into the Democratic
| Central Com mittee rooms By mistake and
divulgsd the fact that they were members of
gang Of twenty five, who came from Ken
lucky TO repeatin all the wards on election
day. They we're to receive 81 per day.
They we're thoroughly pumped, then err
rested on warrants from justIce. A partial
examination was had, and then Their cases
we're continued through the efforts of their
Radical friends. Il will be concluded TO-
day, and further Developments may be
looked for of damaging character to the
Radical managers. This settles the question
about Radical inportstions.
LONDON, Oct. 4-Agrarian violence ID
rife in the county Of Mayo, ireland. Land
holders in the vicinity of Newport have
been shot at, and other outrsges have bean
committed, but in all cases the 'perpetrstori
have escaped detection.
ATLANTA, Oct. 4.-Eighty-sevsn counties
give Smith 10000 majority. The returnt
show that that Democrats voted solid fo
Smith, and the Liberal Republicans, boti
white and colored, voted for the Democratic
nominee.
COLUMBUS, Oct. The Democratic Cen
traI Committee tonight issued the follow
ling circular: Democrats and Liberal Re
publicsns of Ohto-bewsre of frsudulen
tickets. Large Numbers are in circulation
With A. J. Wiley printed on them. Th
! true name of our candidate for Secretary O
. State is Aquilla Wiley. Strike out the J
!, whenever Jou detect it. Post haui bill
with this caution at every election pre-
cinct."
CINCINNATI, Oct. "a meeting of diret
u tors and stockholders of the Andes Insul
ance Company was held to-day, in whic
four-fifths of the half million stock wa
represented. The directors represented th
action of Superintendent Church in suspsn,
ing the functions of the company early la
:, month as without warrant of law, and d.
cided not to take action to resist his ordt
before the annual meeting next Jsnusr
D, The directors reported deficit of 1921 90
in excess of liabilities over assets and ii
IL money all gone. The belief was confident
expressed that the company could be uphe
If the stockholders co.operased.9
COLUMBUS, Oct. 4.-John Barclay vi
hung at nooa to-day in the county jail
this county, for the murder Of Chas.
Gardner, last October. Barclay, when I
the scaffold, declared he Was gailty of q
horrible crime OF murder and was prepar,
to die. He advised all to beware of into1
eating liquors and said they placed him
muTdsiers' scsffold. After bidding got
bye to all spectators, his armS and legs we
3 3 pinioned, the black cap was placed over
" head and in o second more his body "
swiD ging in the sir.
New YORK, Oct 4.-James Dugan /.
rived here yesterday from Sidney, Cape Bl
ton. He reports that on the 9sh Of Sspts
!. Der the schooner Lancaster, on which
M was passenger, fell in with an abandon
oil vessel on which was found q skelet
ID. crushed in BY fallen rigging aud five otl
re- skeletons, four of which appeared to hs
been of mo-e recent death than the oti
two. Inquiry seemed to show that oil
board perishsd from hunger. The captai
s.s corpse vas foundiin the state room MAXIM
10. altogether.
id EVANSVILLE, Oct. 4.-Hon. Gustav
Koerner, of Illinois, spoke at Greeley e
Z this evening TO a moderately large meet
: of Germans. AT the same time the OPP
House was quite well filled BY people list
ing TO Col. W. s. Grosvenor, of Nilsson
IN and Hon. s. s. Marshal, of Illinois.
M. speaking for Greeley.