The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-30
A Doubtful Report about
Santo Domingo.
What they do with their
Wives in Indiana.
Warmoth not going to give
up the Fight.
Other Items, Etc.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 2S.-The fol- |
ing call has just been issued.
The undersigned, soldiers and sailors in
the late war, believing that the bill lately
passed by the National House of Repre-
sentatives, giving TO the soldiers and sail
ors who served ninety days or more In the
war for the suppression Of the rebellion, or
their representatives, the absolute right to
enter 100 acres of the unOccupied lands in
any state or territory in the United States,
without the requirements imposed by the
Homestead or other laws is but a tardy
act of justice, impelled by an emphatic and
correct public opinion, do hereby invite
all soldiers and sailors in our midst to as
semble at Cook Hall, on Tuesday even
ing, December 81, at = o clock, to consult
upon the action to be taken to impress
upon the Senate of the United States the
necessity Of a concurrence IN the same
(Signed)
John NJ. Palmer, John A. McClernand,
c. D. Lippincott, T. A Bates, John Cook,
Z. R. Harlan, Hubert Dilger, T. s Math-
er, g. S. Dana, William Stadden, and 100
others
1t has been showing constantly all day,
but not very hard.
New YORK, Dec 2S.-A Washington
special says Sumner health is precarious
and physician is visiting him twice day.
WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator Sum
ner is better than he was last week. He
takes his usual out door exercise.
Yesterday there were twelve cases of
small pox and eight deaths.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-A letter from
Wilmington n c., December y, states
that Andrew Strong, one Of the notorious
outlaws of Scuff1etown, was shot dead by a
young man named Wilson, whom Strong
had warned TO leave the place. His body
was delivered by Wilson to the Sheriff
who Immediately paid him 81 900 for it,
which is the standing reward by the coun-
ty, dead or alive Wilson is also entitled
| to 5000 reward from the state. The
only villain of the gang now alive is Steve
| Lowry
MEMPHIS, Dec 2s.-The situation at
| the levee is unchanged since last night :
reports, except that Belle of Pike has set
tied nearly to her boiler decks Capt
Duncan, of the wrecking boat, is superin-
tending the removal of cotton from her
which consisted of seven hundred and fit.
ty-six bales, over One-hah of which has
| been saved
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2S-The price of Goa
has advanced TO $3.50 per barrel. The
supply is very light. Steps are being
taken to prevent suffering among the poor
The river is still rising Up to the pres
ent writing (4:30 P. NJ. } it has risen three
feet since six P. NJ yesterday,
New ORLEANS, Dec 2S.-Governol
Warmoth's private secretary says tht
statement published in Washington to tht
effect that the Governor has abandoned
the contest and advised the fusion legisla
ture not to meet on the sixth of Januar,
is untrue.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-A singula
statement appears in the administration
organ to-day, to the effect that the Sal
Domingo agitators are giving shape to tn
annexation movement. A bill embodyin
this scheme has been carefully prepared
and will be introduced in the house imme
diately after the holiday recess, by a prom
inent member on the democratic side. Tn
matter has been canvassed on that side
and will receive the support of nearly a
opposed to the administration.
The officers of the Union Pacific Rail
road have presented a claim to the Wa
Department which will involve the settle
ment on the part of the Governmen
, whether Omaha or Council Bluffs is tn
legal terminus of the road Parties in IL
terest have also made up the case for pre-
sentation to the Interior Department
Those contending for Council Bluffs hav
copy Of Mr.. Lincoln order fixing poir
in Iowa, opposite Omaha, as the terminus
The chances now seem to be that the Coy
ernment will decide in favor of Coune
Bluffs.
New YORK, Dec. 28.-The late inspet
ton of the hotels of the city by the Fir
Marshal shows but few of them in an
thing like an unsafe condition, and in til
E cases of those, few orders were given an
E carried out for the requisite precautions
The steamship Adrian sailed to-da,
with only the whole of one and two thirl
e of another blade of her propellers m
S having replaced those lost on her late di
astrous trip from Liverpool to this por
= Among the passengers is Froude, the lie
. turer.
Stokes was to-day cross s-examined
great length. In the former trial he WI
!, not cross examined at all. The prisoner
statements contained nothing especial
new.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2S.-A man nam,
n Theodore Johns, living a few miles fro
/ this city, killed his wife by blow with b
fist, last night lie was arrested th
morning.
= Theodore Brown, a farmer living
/ Hendricks Co., killed his wife on THU
day last by striking her on the head wi
{, a chair while under the influence of hquC
The woman killed was his third wife
: CINCINNATI, Dec. 2S-At the ir
works at Ironton, Ohio, yesterday, Ell
Moore, James Veters and Andrew Dill
| entered three boilers which had been d
] connected with the rest of the battery
the purpose of cleaning them. Tn
: opened the mud valve and allowed the "
ter to escape but neglected to close
The engineer, who did not know t
connection between this valve a
the one attached to the b;
terry, turned on steam in the Il
ter, instantly filling the empty yalv
through the connection pipes Neters Al
Diles managed to crawl out so scalded
to cause the death of both in few houl
Moore heard the steam coming, releas
the farther end of the boiler and escap
unhurt.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 28.-The number