The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-07
The Misses Greeley do not
desire Personal aid.
The Mefflin Railroad Dis
aster.
The Horse Disease in st,
Louis.
Mormons, Murders, Etc.

New York, Dec. "a Times New
Orleans dispatch states that Judge Oar
rell, who will probably deliver the decision
in the case of Kellogg VS.. Yarmouth to-
day, has received several letters threaten
ing his life and stating that he will be as
sassinated if he decides in favor of the
Governor, elect. The better class of citi-
zens oppose the course of Yarmouth,
fearing it will precipitate conflict with
the Federal authorities
New ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-Under the or
der of Judge Darrell, in the case of VIM,
Pitt Kellogg VS.. H, Clay Yarmouth, at
about two and half O'Clock this after
poon, two companies of the first artillery
of L. s. troops, under direction of the
/ Deputy L. s. Marshal took possession of
/ the State House Part of the troops were
/ quartered in the Senate Chamber, and
/ part in the Chamber of the House of Rep
resentatives, whilst the officers and the
/ Deputy t. s Marshal took up their quar-
/ ters in the Governor ante room The
doors were closed and guarded and egress
and ingress denied TO all except the Off
GERS of the State
New ORLEANS, Dec 6.-The decision
of Judge Darrell enioins Governor War
mouth against canvassing or considerlnn
any of the votes cast at the last electiog
excepting in the presence of John Lynch,
Jacob Hawkins, james Longstreet and
George E: Bave, members of the return
ing board for said election, and prohibits
him from submitting any returns to Hatch
and Duponte or any other persons except
Lynch, Hawkins, Longstreet and Bave
1t also prohibits him from sUppressing ol
altering the returns in any way or inter,
fering with the custom house board in Its
canvass prohibits him from refusing then
any documents they may demand; forbid,
him to issue commissions or to deposit any
records or certificates with any public Off
Ger or showing the result of the election
without the concurrence of the custom
house board; it enjoins Hatch, Dupont,
and Wharton in the manner ask
led for in complainantss bill i
orders Yarmouth to deposit immediatel,
in the office of clerk of the circuit cour
1 all returns or other documents he ma!
S have relating 20 the election.
a New ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-The returning
board decided legal by the United State
Court has demanded from Gov Warmoutl
i all the documents relative to the election
S of Nov 4th, in his possession. The Gov
t ernor has not yet responded.
= WASHINGTON, Dee. 5-The Board {
Managers Of the National Asylum for Dis
abled Volunteers held its annual meetin
: at the Surgeon-General Office in this cit
0 to-day. There were present Gen. Gran
Gen. Butler, Gen H. Martindale, Goy
Frederick Smith, Hon Levi B. Guncke
C Gen Thomas Osborn and Gen f. B. " a
e cott. Reports from the various asylum
showed the four regular Homes fuller tina
> ever before nearly four thousand disable
d soldiers being provided for in the differer
9 asylums After necessary appropriation
a were made the Board adjourned until tt
4th of March next
y Gen. Dyer, Chief of the Ordnance b
y reau, is again very i'll with Bright's di
7, ease.
IL Attorney-General Williams has write
a letter to Governor Scott, of South Car
Y lima, regarding the ku Klux prisoners,
Is which be said In my judgment it
in not only impracticable but improper
10 grant an indiscriminate pardon to citizel
:; of ork and Chester counties who ha'
III been convicted of violating the enfor
ment act, or to any persons described on
by the locality in which they reside
as designated as class of offenders again
an the laws of the United States The app
ps cation for pardon ought to be made by
~ on behalf of each of said persons, statil
lie substantially the circumstances of Z
IS crime and conviction and by whom su
&c Ian application is made, and it will be CO
II sidered without delay and as fayoraby
i, 70 prudence and judgment viii permit.
W Woe ROME, Dec. Ga deputation of Amt
a. lean had an audience with the Pope yt
de e terday, and presented an address expires
- ing devotion to the American Catho
!. - Holy See. The Pope made feeling
~ ~ sponse, and concluded by giving his ble
ps ing to the American Catholics
he Boston, Dec 6.-The Republicans ha
Ias nominated Moses Kimball for Mayor.
lse NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Itis proposed
,ut erect printer monument to Mr.. Grt
res ley.
to The Tribune states that the Mis-,
ses Greeley are unwilling, under any circu
in stances that the plan Of subscription
their personal benefit should be adher
to- 1t will be the work of time to det
- mine the condition of Mr.. Greeley esta
an but, however it may have been impair
,;a by iberality, perhaps too greatly by
no. loan of his own credit to those who prov
rV- unworthy of it, or by an over weening C
md fdence in mems promises, there is, ii
YER probable, enough remaining TO quiet
% these generous apprehensions of the &C
munity. The Misses Greeley will join
ca contributing for the purpose of erecting
the statue of their father to perpetuate
of memory Miss Ida Greeley suggests t
nv. the floral decorations of DR. Chap
- Church, now that they have served Il
ehe purpose as tribute of affection TO her d
ons father, be disposed of for the benefit
on, the old ladies' home.
ing PHILADELPHIA, Dec. g. Dispate
in from Harrisburg, state that W. w. Dan
who, with his wife and child, was killed
the railroad disaster near Mifflin, is S
OO, posed to have been recently cleo
re- member of Congress
pnly The first section of the Cincinnati
in press was half an hour behind time
pri- the second section, which ran into it, ou
1un- to have been an hour behind it The
eet, CINE of the foremost express was NAL
ad- steam badly and when about a mile cas-
:. Mifiain the rear ear of the first train
! q ran into by the second section knocl
the rear car on the bumper and half