The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-06
The Alabama Local Squab-
BILE.
Mrs. Cady Stanton's Views
of MT. Greeley.
Reported Murder of Gen.
Leslie Coombs of Ky.
Other Crimes, Accidents,
etc., etc.

NEW DIRK, Dec. 5.-MlnlSter W ash
burne's reception last evening was COM
plete success every way. Among the per-
sons who sent letters of regret at their
inability to attend were Secretaries Fish,
Boutwell,, Vice President Colfax and the
Japanese Minister. President Grant, at
the time the reception was proposed, was
very anxious about 1t, but yesterday said
| had better go to Washington now. As
| came here really to attend Mr.. Greeley's
funeral do not want any misapprehension
about it If stayed here to Mr.. Wash
burne's reception it might be misinterpre-
ted Henry Wilson said the President
wanted to compliment his old friend Wash
burne, but he felt depressed by the occur
rences of the day After the President
returned from the funeral he declined TO
see any visitors at the hotel and at $50
was driven to the depot for Washington.
| LITTLE Rock. Dee. 5.-The Greeley
/ electors of this State met last evening and,
claiming to be elected, cast the vote of the
State for B. Gratz Brown for President
and Gen. n P. Banks, of Massachusetts,,
for Vice-President. They did this after
being officially informed by the Governor
that, on a canvass of the State, the Grant
electors were elected.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-Committees rep
resenting both branches of the Alabama
Legislature are here. The one represent
ing Governor Lewis and the courthouse
body to-day asked an interview with the
President, who answered that he preferred
that they first confer with the Attorney
General They consequently will confer
with Judge Williams tomorrow The
committee representing the capitol branch
viii make a statement of their case to-
morrow.
While the Attorney General will give
full attention to every argument presented
by these committees he will not render
t any opinion or take any other action there
r. on, and the fixed determination of the
government Is not TO Interfere with
3 the condition of political affairs in Ala
bama unless something should arise under
D the Constitution of the United States
which shall render such interference nee
essary.
E MTNNEAPoLTs, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Elizabeth
+ Cady Stanton said in her lecture this eve,
ming My criticism of Mr. Greeley has
! been wholly with reference to his false
position on the education, elevation anC
enfranchisement of woman The power
of his influential journal, his publiC
speeches and freside talk have of lat'
years been opposed to what | deem tht
/ next great step in civilization; and, whil'
| mourn with the nation the death of ;
- pure patriot and with his orphans the los
. of noble father, feel that in the silenc'
, Of his pen and tongue w0man's path i
4 smoother to freedom and equality-for il
$ the higher sphere where he can now Sc
1t all things in their true relations, ne wi
of be co-worker with US in abolishing tn
1 most insiduous type of slavery that ha
ot ever cursed the earth-that of woman
i'd man.
Or CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Tuesday night, q
; Williamstown, Grant county, Kentucky
" Gen. Leslie Coombs was shot through tn
heart and killed by a desperate lame
Geo. Merrill, but not before the latter gC
pistol ball in his own thigh.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 5.-A jury was obtaine
. to-day in the case of Gen. j. W. S. Brow
n for killing Capt Thomas Adams last sprin
a, for the seduction of his daughter. TIL
v case will probably occupy the remainder
:, the week.
- DAYTON, Dec. 5.-Gen. A. G. Maxwell
er of this city, shot himself, in his room, 8
to the Philadelphia House, this evening, d,
a, ing instantly. The community is great
10 shocked as Gen. Maxwell was one of ii
q most gallant officers Ohio sent to the W;
oi and was wounded five times.
u MARION, Ind, Dec 5.-Elias Crevison,
ne Washington township, while entering h
rs stable this morning, was struck with a clu
N by some person concealed behind the doc
Crevison grasped his assailant got hi
" down, and beat him until he begged to
IN released Crevison let him up, and Il
fellow then instantly stabbed him in Il
u breast, infiicting wound from which
died this afternoon. The whole neighbo
hood is aroused Crevison said it was OF
hy Meyers, who worked on a neiehboring farr
in 1t is supposed he meant robbery, as Il
RI murdered man had Just sold two thousal
n dollars worth of stock,
If SALT LAKE. Dec. 5.-There was ter
d. Bile tragedy here to-day A man name
Griffith, Welchman and an old reside
& of the Territory, went to the dwelling
his wife, who had separated from him
. cause of brutal treatment, and commenc
assaulting her. A negro near by interft
ed, when Griffith drew a revolver, a
at fired Missing the negro at the first f
by he pursued his wife to the street and sh
ork her twice, infiicting mortal wounds.
A. then shot himself through the head a
ggo' died in a few moments. The cause, so
= as known, was jealousy.
MIFFLIN, Pa. IA terrible accide
occurred on the Pennsylvania Railro
an. about fifty miles west of Harrisburgh Il
ON morning The second section of the G
,To- ,ro cinnati express bound east ran Into a
On of the first section, and telescoped a PJ
.s eas man car Five bodies have been recover
u from the ruins ---. 81
PuTsBURG, Dec. 5.--At the meeting
the Western Iron Association, held in t
. city yesterday, the price of iron was
duced to $12 per ton, and the price.
nails, which of late has been advancing
. the market, reduced half dollar per K
q The recent decline in the price of 4
metal accounts for this reduction.