Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-10
Dangerous Illness of Ex-
Governor Curtin.
Call for a Vigilance Com
mittee in Chicago.
Laura Fairs Tria1-Fires.
Murders, Accidents, Etc.
Ridiculous end of the Ala
bama Claims Case.

New YORK, Sept l0.-Ths Tribune's Au-
gussa special says that BlaIne's majority now
exceeds 2, 700, and Psrhsms majority will
be about $4,000. Burlsigh is elected to
Congress BY about 1000 majority, Fry by
about 3,lOO, and Haley BY a large msjority.
LEWISTON, Me-, Sept. lO.-Ths radicals
claim gain in AndrOscoggin county OF 27l
over last year, and that their candidates for
Senators and Representatives are all
elected. The Evening Journal has returns
from 25s towns which give q RepubiCAn
majority of l4,9lS.
NEW YoRK, Sept. S.-Mr. Gresley's holi- |
day a. Ch&ppaqua, yesterday, was passed |
quietly in the society Of half dozen |
politicians. One of his guests spoke rather
warmly of the Grant party, to which Mr..
Greeley smilingly rephed, 80, Mr.. .. you
mustn't get out of temper. If you expect
Presidential election without lies, you may
al well exp pect . summer without grAsshop-
pers When / was coming up last evening,
q man came TO me in the cars and said, Mr..
Greeley, they say you were = Know Moth
Ipg.' Well, now, | never in ell my life
thought of such thing as being a Know
Nothing. Mr.. Greeley returned to New
York last evening.
NAsHvlLIE, Sept. 9-Jobnson, Maynard
and CbeAIham, candidates for Oongressmen
tor the State 81 large, open the canvass at
ChAttanoogA Saturday.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9-Gen. James Craig
Liberal nominee for Congress in the 9th dis-
trict has declined the nomination assigning
"a reason the dissatisfaoGion with the rep
+ rssentatiou accorded to Liberals through
whom his nomination was effected.
New YoRK, Sept. 8.-Ex-Govsrnor Cur
tins critical condition was brought on BY
having been prostrated BY the number OF
visitors and indiscreet persons.
. CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Ths following call
! will appear in the morning papers, signed
4 by seventy-6ve of the leading men Of the
city: "The sad recurrence of cold blOoded
murders in our midst cannot longer be al
: lowed TO be passed unnoticed BY oar citizens
generally. with due regard to the safety o.
society. The people of Chicago must demand
= that murderers shall be hanged To this end
J. We invite all citizens to meet In mass meet
y ing on Market street, corner of Madison, on
d Thursday evening next at o'clock P NJ"
ID SAN FRANo1sco, Sept 9.-The Fifteenth
District Court spent the day in vain al
tempt to empansl jury in the case OF Mr'
- Fair.
Warrington, Sept. 9.-WilliAm ForrsI
ssr. tha supposed murderer of Nathan, wal
this morning, put on board OF an aparsmen
car. and started for New York in charge {
four officers. Detective Farley stated whe
asked what connection Forester had vii
the Nathan murder, that he would not CIV
three cents for his neck if he got to Ne
York.
NEW York, Sept. 9.-It is stated tn
IGoyernor Hoffman will not furnish al
requisition upon the Governor OF tne III
triot OF Columbia for the delivery OF torre
ter, the alleged Nathan murderer, to Nc
York cfflcers, and that he will probably
seized by other officials, and taken to > oli'
ILL.,, to serve out a term there, from "nen
he escaped, some time ago.
Sr. LOUIS, Sept. "a freight and cAtl
train on the Missouri Pacific Railroad CO
lised about 38 miles from here at ak o clio
,.d this morning. Both were nearly ruln'
Six cattle cars we're broken mp and Aoo
forty cattle killed. Two oars laden "
mil general merchandise were smashed 1
ris- loss is about $50, 600. The accident
caused BY misunderstanding the time On
New YORK, Sept. 9.-James Burns,
)iI. mt derer, who was taken from the lnss
assylnm on = writ of hdbeas corpus, I
been rsmanded to the asylum.
has A number of roughs, accompanied
oy Edwards, the prize fighter, rendezsvouseo
ain nm appointed place to-day to acoePs
,om- challange of Chambers for hghs
ID IL two thousand dollars, but neither the
ter nor one Of his friends put in an aPPe
ahee snee.
.rrh The furniture makers league, last nlG
'lgia submitted report which showed $e, WV
tica oendsd to support strikers, and that SO,
aims aimed in the treasury. The orgsnizai
mPs' !, 10 resume the movement next sprl
when = central organization Is to be fori
covering all other unions. -
The cabinet makers and npholster
eieh, hour league dissolved yesterday.
receu, strike has ended disassrousIJ 70
never funds Of the lesgues and the othcers are
cold cused of speculation and dishonesty IL
nss II management of the treasury
ear
Nan CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-Last night bets
tan and eleven o'clock Michael Calai
while walking along Eston svenne Wlsl
. wife and girl, WAS stabbed and asstA
killed BY half drunken rufhan With "
MY he demonstrated for having pushed his
erms, of the sidesalk.
'sfeS' Up to an early hour this morning on
the heaviest storms of the season 10 pre-
ling.