Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-27
The Governorship of New
York-Sporting Matters
--Suicide--Strike of
Coal Miners.
Railroad Extension---The
Savans-Virginia Election
Foreign News, Fires, Etc.

New YoRK, August 26.-Ths SRn says
Chas, O'CoDnor in an Interview with Jas.
MeKerrs, who urged him to become q can
didats Of the Democrats aud Liberals for
Governor of the State, said he did not seek
the nomination, but if nominated he would
accept.
Alderman McMullen who holds the Mace
o Baldwin stakes, says they shall not be
given up uutil the fight takes place.
CARLISvILLE, ILL. August 26.-William
q. Fishback, Sheriff of Macoupin county,
committed suicide yesterday morning by
shooting himself in the head, from which
death instantly ensued. The deed was com
mittsd in the Shsriff's Office, aud tbs
deceased was lsborinQ under fit oftempo-
rary insanity at the time. He was the Re
publican nominee for re election, and was
one of the most popular men in the county.
His funeral was attended to-day by large
concourss of citizens.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26.-The strike Of Goa
Miners in ST. Clair county, H., which was
supposed to have ended some days ago. took
fresh start to-day. At meeting Of miners
near Belleville, it was decided by l6 Unions
represented to hold out for four cents
bushel, the price demanded at the outset.
This decision will seriously effect the manu-
fscturers and private consumers here.
| ATcHTsoN, Aug. 26.-The Atchison and
Nebraska railroad was completed on Satur-
day to Lincoln, NeD., hundred and forty
six miles. To-day trains commenced run
ming. The completion of this road to Lin
coin makes q very direct short line from St.
| Lous to Fort Kearney on the L. P. r. r.
| The Rock Island road commenced running
through trains from here to Chicago yester-
day.
DuBUoUE, Aug. 26.-Ths Scientific Con-
grsss adjourned to-day, selecting San Fran
cisco As the next place of meeting. Prof.
J. Levesing. of Cambridge, was elected
Presdent. a reception wss given the
Scientists this morning BY the ladies.
CINCINNATI, August 26.-The Chronicle a
Wheeling, West Virginia special say thirty
one counties reported up to noon to-day give
Jacobs 5,29S majority; 2S counties give
1867 majority against the constitution.
Davies, independent Democrat, is elected to
Congress from this district.
GREENBRIER. W. Va, August 2G.-CAm.
dsns majority in the % district will be
$500.
LONDON, August 27.-The reported re
newsl of the riots at Belfast on Saturday
is untrue. On the contrary, al is quiet there
and the reinforcements of troops lately SEM
there are being sent home.
LONDON, August 26.-The exEmpres,
Charlotte is reported to be dying. All hope
has been given up and the last sacrament
administered.
sT. Louis, Aug. 26.-The weather ha.
been frightfully hot to-day. Thirty cases o
sun stroke were reported and seventeen in
quests we're held.
CINCINNATI Aug. Pa FIRE broke oui
at midnight in the lumber yard on Freeman
street supposed TO be the work of an incen-
diary. John h. Green & Co., lost $l2, ,00l
in lumber; fully insured in home companies
J. & j. NJ. Thompson lost $4,000 worth o
lumber, probably insured. The FIRE is unde
control.
New YORK, Aug. 3U.-A fire occurred thi
! morning in the Q. S. bonded warehouse O
, Charles Zust, No Washington street. Tht
loss, which falls principally on importers 0
liquors, will amount to fully a quarter nil
lion dollars. The origin of the fire is SAT-
to be the explosion of kerosene lamp