Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-17
j Johnny Logan in an un-
pleasant state of mind.
Steamboat Explosion at
McGregor.
The Alabama Treaty a
probable failure.

to-day, appointed delegates to the State
Convention and instructed them TO vote for
delegates to Baltimore who favor the ind dorse.
meat Of Greeley and Brown.
DETROIT, Mich, June 10 The Daily
Union OF This city this afternoon publishe.
a cab for Greeley and Brown ratification
meeting, next Monday night, sigued by
about = thousand of the leading Democrats
OF this city. 1t will be addressed by G. V,
N. LOthrOp, Q. J. Walker and others.
Iowa CRY, June l5.-The Democratic and
Literal Republican State Central Commit
tees have agreed upon 9 call for State Con
yention TO be Issued Immediately after the
Baltimore Convention, and to be held about
the 24th of July, for the purpose OF nomi-
mating candidates for electors and State Off
GERS. The call will be addressed to every
body.
ST. LOUIS, June l5.-The Liberal State
Committee held q meeting Yesterday, nj
which the subject of holding State Con.
yention was discussed Ii was decided not
to call one until after the Baltimore Con
vention. Senator Schurz and Gov. Brown
we're present. Both made speeches in which
they advised 9 conclliatory course towarCs
the Democrats.
SALT LAKE, June l6.-The Democratic
Territorial Convention elected delegates 10
the Baltimore Convention and indorssd the
Cincinnati platform and nominees, but de-
olined to instruct the delegates.
New YORK, June l5.-Tbe Evenieg Post
says that the gentlemen who are to meet at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel to consider as to the
means of consolidating the opposition ele-
msnts TO Grant, will not make their meeting
. meeting for the ratification of the Cincin-
dsti nominees. They have been made fools
once by others. The Post adds thev do not
propose to come together now with delib-
crate intent Of making fools of themselves
IN precisely the same way. The Post editor,
II will be mbered, is one Of the sjgners
to the call.
WARRINGTON, June l4-Senator Logan
is Just now in a most unpleasant frame OF
mind. His sudden accession to Grant has
hardly even been noticed at the White
House, and the abrupt departure of the
President for Long Branch, when Logan
needed assistance in some business which
he now has with the Departments causes
the lalter to comment upon Grants conduct
10 the same free manner with which be was
The Administration is working on Seua-
tor Sumner, through several sharp colored
politicians, to prevent him from openly de-
olsring IN favor of the Cincinnati nominees.
The Senator said recently that the nomina-
nons at Philadelphia demonstrated that the
military clique ct the White House have no
regard whatever for the interests of the Re
publican party, and that this clique was de-
Iermined 20 both rule and ruin.
MCGREGoR, IA, June l5.-The raft boat
ID. A. Mcdonald, under command of Will
Blgelow, passed here about four o'clock P. NJ
yesterday. When nearly opposite North
McGregor her boilers exploded, blew all
above the boiler deck into fragments. The
hull Immediately sunk in about fifteen feet
OF water. The AlAmakes, transfer boat be-
tween Prairie du Chen and McGregor, for
tunstely was at the landing of North Nc
Gregor, and Immediately went to her assist
ance. The sufferers we're picked up, eight
of the crew-fvs Of whom were seriously
wounded, two of them have since died
1t is not definitely known how many were
on board at the time of the accident, as il
is impossible to ascertain at present, as the
Captain and owner of the boat remained in
from the stories of those saved, there must
have been between 29 and 35.
The following is list as far az can be
heard from: Jack Kelly, killed; Daniel
HoAgly, of Lacrosse, fatally injured, since
died Dawson, of Lacrosse, badly hurt
Charlie Peterson, of Lacrosse, badly Pat
Kelly, of Amboy, badly; James Mornoon,
OF St. Charles, scalded, slightly; Spencer
Rice, of TrAmpeleAu, badly; Jacob Hadly.
of Wis, slightly James johnson, of La
Crosse, slightly; Will Bigelow. acting captain,
slightly; j. Lynch, cook, Of La Crosse, un-
injured ; Patsy F. Flanagan, killed; Thomas
Riley, injured Mike Dowell, cock, of La
Crosse and John Martin, second pilot, of La
Crosse, killed; Robert Solomon, I'd engi-
neer, who was on duty at the time of the
explosion and reported to be among the
killed, has since turned up badly scslded
and burned, but not seriously injured. The
engineer on duty says he was attending care
fully to his duty and had tried the tester not
more than three minutes before the explo-
sion and found water in the two top guages
He seemed TO think the boiler was very
inferior and cannot account for the expio-
sion.
The crew of the Natronia is dragging
the river now, but as yet have recovered
bot one man who it is impossible TO ideu
tify.
CHICAGO, June l5.-Dispatohes from the
locality of the steamboat disaster near Nc
Gregor, state that the scene was terrible.
Some of the iron and timbers few in every
direction, and in less than q minute after
the explosion the dead and diving we're
strewn promiscously over the unsightly
wreck of the ruined boat. Some of the
dead we're frighlfully mangled, their clothes
and fesh having been torn to shreds BY the
swift winged missels. Many of the dead
and wounded lay under the heavy timbers,
their bones were broken and presented
sight sufficiently ghasty to appeal sven those
who we're used TO scenes of violence and
blood shed. Many of the wounded sre so
mangled that it is an impossibility for them
to survive The wounded are receiving the
the people of McGregor.
GENEVA June l5.-The tribunal for the
arbitration of the Alabama claims met ct
noon to day at Hotel de Vile, ali the mem
bers being present, az follows: Count
Sclopis, representing the King of Italy,
President of TIE Court: Charles Francis
Adams, arbitrator on the part of the United
States; Alexander Cockbufn, representing
Great Britain; Jacob Staempfii, represent
ing the Swiss government; Baron d. Itaju-
ba, representve of the Emperor of Brazil
Summaries of proofs and arguments in sup.
port of the case Of England and the United