Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-26
Liberal action of the Uni
tarians on the Bible in
Schools.
Sad Death of q deserted
Woman.
The Horse Disease-Eew
Deaths-The Disease be-
1eived to be abating.

Iowa CRY, Oct. 25.-Judge McOalhster,
fAther-in law of Hon. Legrand Byington,
who lives here, says that Byington was offer
ed $50, 900 by the National Grant Com mite
to work up the north western Democrats
against Greeley. BE thinks Byington took
the money, for he is now 10 Chicago with
the means at his command, sending out
0'Conor circulars and tickets.
LEAyESwoRTH, Oct. 25.-The State mass
convention of coored Liberals, held here
to-day, was well attended. T. 81. Walker,
Democratic candidate for Governor, J. A.
Riggs, candidate for Congress, and others,
made speeches.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The question of en-
forcing the Sunday liquor law is stil one of
absorbing interest to both friends and op-
pouents Of the movement. A large mass
meeting Of Germans was held at the 18th
street Turner Hall last evening, which wss
addressed by Francis Lockner, Franz Ar
mold, Emil Deitch, and other prominent
Germans, in speeches condemning the Law
as an infringement upon their personal
rights az citizens, and declaring their inten-
ton of opposing it in every lawful way.
Resolutions were adopted requesting the
Mayor to suspend the enforcement ordinance
until Q new city council 10 elected, and
pledging themselves not to vote for any can
didats for city, county or State officers who
do not agree with the views of the Germans
on this subject.
Meetings of temperance men we're also
held in the south and north division, Ad
dressed by Revs. Robert Collier, Wm. A.
III
OF whom announced their determination
to stand by the law and demand its en-
forcemens, pledgiDg Themselves, if necss-
ssry, to assist the officsrs of the law in do
ing II.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-There was large
meeting of Germans tonight, at which the
temperance question and Sunday laws were
generally discussed. Resolutions were
passed pledging to support no candidate
who will not stand BY general civil liberty
and freedom, or . candidate who will MOI
pledge himself to oppose temperance snc
Sunday laws.
LEWISTON, Me-. Oct. 25.-The Naliona
Unitarian Conference to-day elected Ebene
Ter Z. Hosr President. 1t resolved agsins
the use Of public funds for sectarian pur.
poses, and declared that it would not insis
upon the Bible as al essential or useful PAR
Of tie public school system.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.- Yesterday g VIC
man died in this city in the miserable shsnt,
of an old colored woman, and the oorone
he'd an inquest to-day A verdict was ren
dered that deceased came to her death fror
congestion of the brain, superinduoed b
blows inflicted on the head by some perso
unknown to the jury, and from intemper
auce and exposure. The colored woma
testified that the name Of the deceased ws
Annie Dean, who had been living with he
off and on, for Eve years, and that Ami
had told her abe married her fathers coAel
man in New York and ran away from bom'
that her husband had left her, and that be
fathers family was very rich, but had di
cArded her.
NoTE.-This is probably the sequel {
the famous Boker-Dean Wedding in Ne
York, in 1858.
, LEWISTON, Me-, Oct. 25.-Several huI
dred horses are sick with distemper. Bt
few fatal cases are reported.
BosroN, Oct. 25.-Ths horse disease hi
; quired greater prevalence, and busine
IN tuo btToo0 WeATb AOhoOdtn-o1y apPcn
auce. Total suspension of horse railwI
travel is threatened.
|. NEW YORK, Oct, 25.-The horse diseal
. has now spread to every stable in the cit
Nearly ell the stage lines stopped runnir
To-day. The epidemic has already spres
to Westchester and Staten Island, as well
to New Jersey.
D RocHEsrER, Dot. 25.-The horse disea
f is unAbated. The various stables report Il
, horses much worse than yesterday. ii
= loss to business is very great.
: BUFFALO, Oct. 25.-The wet wealth
u caused the street railways to stop rHnniI
. at FIVE o'clock this evening. They have b
u three we'll horses out of three hundred.
their stock has been worked during the
sickness. The disease is absting.
!. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-No symptor
i. Of the horse disease have appeared.
n CLEVELAND, Oct 25.-Ten or twelve n,
st cases of horse disease are reported here |
night.
, ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-It is stated on I
= authority of veterinary surgeon that {
= horse disease has appeared here, but on
very few cases have yet occurred. VieC
Gus precautions are being taken to prevs
= Its spread, If possible. The St. LoI
Transfer CompsDy's stables, in which the
are seven hundred horses, have been tht
oughly fumicated and sprinkled with CT
4, bolic lime, and other stables will undergo
similar process.