Rock Island Argus., 1872-01-10

dated Messina, Italy, Dec 29th, says al
most every city in Italy is infected with the
small pox.
MATAMoRAs, Jan. "a courier exiraor-
dinsry reached here tonight from TAmpico,
with telegram dated City of Mexico, Dec.
3lst, from the Minister of War, announcing
two general engagements between General
Rochas' forces and the Insurgents, in
which the latter were routed with great
loss Of artillery and cavalry. The church
bells are ringing. and troops are marching
in the streets with music There is grea.
excitement over the news.
New YORK, Jan. 9.-V. w. Borgart was |
yesterday arrested in Paterson, n. j., as
accessory 10 the murder of K. F. Burroughs, |
,he girl, Lizzie Geirabrsnk, making charges
imp plioating BOrgart in the poisoning. Prof.
Doremus has found arsenic in the stom ach
of Burroughs.
TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 9,-The Court Of
Psrdons has refused to take any action in
the case of Bolts, the murderer of "Pet"
Halstesd.
The day fixed for the execution of Bolts is
next Friday.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-About FIVE this
afternoon, while two assistants of the ser
geant-ofarms for the Carter House of Re-
| presentatives, were attempting the arrest Of
Mathews, member, scuffis ensued, in
which Walter R. Wheylsnd was shot. He
| died an hour later, in the Governors psrlor
at the State House. Wheyland claimed to
represent the parish of Sabine, but had been
expelled by the Carter faction. The sup
position is that he WAS endesvoTing to pre-
vent the arrest of Matthews.
Col. Scott and citizens who witnessed the
shooting say that when the scuffls commenc-
ed a body of policemen ran across Dryads
street, and Wheylsnd drew pistol, when
one of the policemen, not knowing Whey
land, and doubtless thinking be was going
to shoot, fred upon him. This is the
first blood shed since the troubles com
meuced.
New YORK, Jan. 9.-A Brattleboro cor.
respondent says that Jas. Fisk's mother is
90 much overwhelmed nv the sudden aud
tragic death of her SOC that her condition
: is very critical. And his father, who was
for some time in a luustic asylum, is re
ported q raving maniac.
New YORK, Jan. S.-The friends Of
Stokes deny that any indictments had beer
! found against him, or that any person haC
ever intimated TO him that such had beer
the case. They assert that he had carried
the revolver with which he shot Coione
Fisk for the last six months. He believed
his life 20 be constantly in danger from
some of Colonel FIsk's friends, and further
more, that he Was monomanisc on tn
subject of his difficulties with the murdere'
mRu.
1t is noted as a remarkable eoiacideuc cs
l. that one year ago yesterday, Stokes wa
looked up for the first time on the charg
instituted against him Of EN- mbeZzement.
1t is reported that the line of defense t
be adopted by Stokes in his trial for th
murder Of Colonel Fisk has already bee
II decided upon. His counsel, MesSTs. Gri
ham and McKeoD, have had long and frs
quent consultations with him, and the fol-
mer has laid out plan for the campaign
which Is characterized by even more tha
bis usual legal cunning and brilliant aud
tory.
7. In the FIRST place he will endeavor
prove that Stokes for loug time prio.
the murder believed his life 10 be In dalEt
from one or more Of Fisk's athorents' +
This line Of srSumsn; they vii! iusti:y =
carrying o. the revolver. which, they y
try 10 show, Stokes has owued and worn f
SIX moHths. The next step will oe TO pro-
that Stokes is q monomaniac on the su
iect of his troubles with Col. Fisk. Tn
will involve q repetition of that part OF Il
Mcfarland trial, in which the medic
experts were so prominent 1t will al
:. give Mr. Graham q chance to stand off th
-. trial from time TO time, on the plea that
~ has more witnesses to summon or testlno
ss TO take at substance by commission.
'"' No pleader in the world understands t
value Of time better than Mr.. Graham.
al knows that time will somewhst assuage t
eo' present excited tone of public opinion, 3
lay his tactics will look mainly to postpoi
OF ment of the case until the great Fish -Stok
ing tragedy shall have become q thing OF
Po past.
~ '~toi Mr.. Stokes friends cay that many ply
~ clans condemn, in unmeasured terms,
- action of the surgeons 10 probing the won
1N tn0 in the abdomen. They hold that the con
~ ~ tion of the wounded man was such that t
.nr rno course accelerated if it was not the dir
"a, cause of his death.
p'e pn The testimony of eminent surgeons
I IL this point will probably constitute &C
om spicious feature of the trial. The plea
su' self defense is also to be set up, 1t is sa
and an endeavor will be made to prove I
"Hs Col. Fisk attacked Stokes on The stairway
.ne the latter was descending from the lad
psrlor.