Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-08
Preparations for his Fu-
neral.
A Boston Horror.
Negro Outrages in Balti-
more.
The Epizootic.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1t is believed Grants
thousand and Oglesbys forsy-three thou
sand.
New YoRK, Nov. Returns at nine
o'clock gives Grant 47.7l7 majority IN the
State, whlls DIX is over 600 votes ahead,
having IS, ,e5l msjority- The majority for
each Is likely to exceed $4,000.
The Tribune SAYS: " The result in this
State seems to point clearly to two conclu-
sions: That a marked percentage OF Demo
crAts refused TO support Greeley, and that a
large peIcsntsge even OF those who sup
ported Seymour, did not vote at all.
The Times estimates Grants popular ma
jority al 70l $40, and thinks Grant has car
RED VIrgio.a aud Louisiana. Only four
States, and only forty-three electoral votes,
II says, are for Greeley, aud this cannot be
increased by mVre thAn two States and
| twenty-three electoral votes additional. The
| average RepHb icsn sjorIty In this State
is claimed 10 be $4,000.
The World estimates Grants popular ma
| jority At 502,9l6 and gives him 269 elec
torAl votes 10 80 for Greeley. DIx's ma
jorisy will not vary much from thstot Grant
The Tribune gives Grant % States, Anc
| 243 electoral vo.es, but ella ms Georgia
| Louisisns. Maryland, Tennessee aud Ken
| Iu1ky for Greeley, m4klng to.a' ct % Oh
electoral votes, aad ASSERTS that several
States, making An aggregate electoral vote
| OF -, are suil IN doubt. The InbuUc
gives Grant Il, 200 majority in New YorA
| state.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. T. General Shsr-
mao has issued general order renewing ID
| a feeling manner the life and service of the
| iAte General Meade and directing Genera
| dcDowell at New York TO make srraBg--
ments for the funeral Il ia und rstoco
.ns' either Brig. Gen. A. II. Terry, or K, 4
> Candy will be app ,iuted Msj. General IL
place OF General Meade.
KEITHsBURG, ILL. Nov. The Republi-
can rejoicing IN this place yesterday had q
ssd termination in the death of George q
Frick BY the premature discharge Of = can
non.
BosTox. Nov S.-Yesterdsy afternoon t
man vas found floating in St. Charles riyei
at Cam ge IN two barrels, the body IL
one and head And legs IN the other. Tb,
head and legs we're tount to be chopped of
rbe trunk aud body we're we'll dressed and
a gold watch was found IN one of the bar
rels.
, BALTIMORE, Nov. An election was
held to-day in the sixth ward to fill va
E cancy in the city council. JUST before tn
closing of the polls, when . crowd of sew
eral Thousand persons was gathered aroun'
i the corner of Fsyetts street ana Broadway
a party of men, mostly coored, left th'
crowd and proceeded about midway L
Broad way, when they turned and dehber-
r Atsly fred upon the crowd in front Of th
s voting place, killing Isaac BGss, aged 1t
= and MORALLY woupdIng John Conway, aget
e 35. Another hoy received flesh wound
Immediately after firing they broke and rAr
:, when those fred into returned the shot,
Some IS or 20 shois were fired in . minut
or Two. Previous to the firing, which va
wholly uusx xpscted, no disturbance whAteve
had occurred.
'r CHICAGO, Nov. There is a marked il
y crease in tie number of horses on th
a streets this morning, though most of ther
m .how traces of the disease. The wtatbt
so ia clear. bright aud favorable to the reco'
ut erv of sick horses, aud accounts from var
or GUS large stables encourage the hope tn
the disease has passed a crisis.
P1rrsBURG, Nov. THE epizootic
" spreading rapidly and seriously inierferir
with business. Only a few of the stre
= railways are in operation to-day. Sever
iron mills have suspended for want of col
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. The weather b
- cleared of finely aud more horses are a.
pesriug on the streets this morning SoE
passenger cars are resuuiug their tr ps.
"a BALTIMORE, Nov. There is no aba
in meut of the horse disease. he street ca
,le, have been taken off, and none will probab
run shis week. Business At.the wharves a
at the depots is suffering A number
wagons are in the strees to-day drawn
men. A few OK teams have appeared.
.. New HAVEN, Nov. THE horse dise'
M ia at it's height here. No horse care hs
oi- been running for week psst,sBd no stse
ois Mules aud oxen are used. Business beg
! to suffer There are several fatal cases.