The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-11-29
Jay Gould Makes Fun of
Vanderbi1t's Gard.
Report of the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs.
The Dead of the Boston Fire
Convention of Cattle-Breed-
erS.

New YORK, Nov. 27.-The Tribune this
morning announces that Mr.. Greeley still
suffers from nervous prostratiOn, arising
from an almost total loss of sleep for a
month or more during and since his wife S
Illness This finally affected the nerves OF
the stomach, and its rejection of food still
further weakened his system. What he
needs is the return of his appetite and
sleep to restore tone 10 his system, and in
both of these particulars there has been
an Improvement this week.
4 private letter this evening from
says that Mr.. Greeley's health
is slowly improving, though he still suffers
from nervous exhaustion and the general
of the system with which he
was first attacked. His physicians think
he will be able to return to the city in tit
teen or twenty days Only few personal
friends are allowed to see him. and the
physicians command absolute rest and
freedom from excitement. Many letters
and kilograms are received daily at the
Tribune Office inquiring after Mr.. Greeley :
health and expressing hopes OF his speedy
recovery.
Senator Sumner met Senator Wilson at
the Tribune office to-day. The meeting
was said TO be very cordial
Senator Sumner says that since his visit
abroad he believes Thiers To be the right
man in the right place. He had a long
interview with Gambetta and other promi-
nent legitimists, and he thinks that the
government is fixed on a stable basis. He
praises the French people, and says Theirs
delighted him The Senator met a num-
ber Of celebrities in England while in that
country. His health has been improved
He says FIVE thousand dollars will cover his
losses by the Boston fire.
Jay Gould, this afternoon, referring to
Commodore Vanderbilt's card, published
Yesterday, says that the Commodore must
be in his dotage. The transaction TO
which Vanderbilt refers, says Gould,
was simply this: In 1868 Vanderbilt held
$4,000 600 in Erie stock, and | offered to
take $4,000 from him, if he would hold
the balance for sixty days and
give me a call for it, He agreed
to do so, but broke his promise. Hewent
on selling stock from day TO day, and
when he sold all, he delivered all in one
day, attempting to create panic, under
the impression that | would not be able to
carry my stock. He failed in his purpose
and feels sore over it 1t is pity to see
/ the Commodore falling into his dotage.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The annual
report of the Commissioner Of Indian At
/ fairs is quite lengthy. The main feature
relates to the Indian policy of the govern
ment, which is fully reviewed. and an ex
haustive defense is made Of the change:
inaugurated by President Grant in tht
dealings Of the government with the diff
terent tribes The continued employment
of the military is stated TO be necessar!
for the repression of hostile tribes, and i
is urged that, as they cease to be formid
able. the government should extend owe
them rigid reformalory discipline, TO pre-
vent them from falling into pauperism ant
crime The policy of the government il
respect to hostile tribes is thought to hav
immeasurably resulted in advantage to
ward civilization and pioneer enterprises
The ground is taken that the only hope fo
salvation for the Indians consisted in thei
submission, and when the present rovin
tribes are reduced to this state of depend
ence they must be dealt with in accordanc
with the plan now being pursued toward
the tractable and friendly Indians, an
which. it is contended, is the only tru
and permanent policy of the govern
,, ment. The condition of the Indian
, who are being constantly invaded b
, civilizing influences in the far West is COZ
sidered. and it is urged that the state {
: want to which the tribes are thus reduce
should be relieved by directing these pei
+ pie to pursuits consistent with the progreS
5 of civilization and that the GOvernmer
should supply them with subsistence dul
: ing the period Of initiation and exper
, ment
From statistical figures appended to th
. report it appears that exclusive OF those
Alaska there are 100000 Indians with
the limits of the United States, Of whic
$1,000 are civilized, l25, 900 semi-civilizet
and $4,000 wholly uneivilized. The Con
missioner says that it belongs not to
sanguine but to a sober view of the situi
ton that three years viii see alternatiy
war eliminated from the Indian question
and the most powerful hostile bands Of Il
day thrown into entire helplessness and {
the mercy of the Government.
RALEIGH, Nov. 27.-The second ball,
for United States Senator to-day resulte
as follows: Vance, IS; MerIiman 81
Poole, r. The vote will be taken aga
tomorrow
!. BosToN, Nov. 27.-Nine bodies hay
been recovered from the ruins of the fir
Nineteen bodies supposed to be buried
the ruins, are still missing
= The relief fund for the benefit of sutfe
ers by the great fire now amounts to $l9-
: 535.
The contributions to Harvard Collel
fund now amounts to 100000.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 26.-The Nation
short horn convention met to-day. d. .
I, G. Stephens was elected President; b.
5 Campbell, of Batavia, Illinois, Secretar
and Prof g. W. Morse, of Iowa, Assi'
L ant Secretary. a Vice President was a
pointed from each State and Terrific
:, represented, and one from Canada.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 27.-Michael Moor
: convicted of the murder of his wife Ia
y spring, at Estenburg, Tenn, was hang
there to-day.
', MEMPHIS, Nov. 27,-The horse mala
is improving somewhat. A few street ca
are running, though great difficulty is {
pereinced by merchants in handling goot
, Many oxen are being brought in.
te New ORLEANS, Nov. 27.-The hor
disease is spreading rapidly.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 27.-The epizooty
m fast disappearing, and the street cars a
as stages have resumed business.
he CINCINNATI, Nov. 27.-The chickens
Hamilton county, in the vicinity of
places where the horse disease has be-
are dying rapidly, One man reports