Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-08
Red Dog & Co.. on their
Travels-The Methodist
Book Concern Troub-
les, again.
Death of fForepaugh's Great
Elephant.
Terrific Storms throughout
the West.

Immediately alter his nomination, was IN
formed of the fact by kilograms from Will
liam Orson, George q. Stewart and several
others. He was attending to business at
the time in his office. BE remarked to
friends this evening, after returning from his
ride, that the announcement occssioned
him 20 surprise, as the delegates had been
instructed TO vote for him, and the proceed
ings yesterday showed that this would be
the result. Nevertheless, be was highly
grati6ed that the nomination was unani-
nous, and felt under obligations to his
countrymen who, through their delegates,
90 emphAtically indorsed him both in their
| speeches and by their votes which also
showed that the vile ISLANDERS uttered against
him found no believers among his friends.
The first to congratulate Mr.. Wilson was
Mr.. Colfsx, who entered from his room IS
soon as he heard the former had been se-
leeted aud shook him by the hand.
The President was called upon to-day by
. large number of delegates to the Phila-
delphia Convention, who are now on visit
TO Washington.
WASHINGTON, June T. The report has
prevailed to day that England had accepted
the additional article to the treaty Of Wsss-
ingtou. The report may have been founded
on remarks made last night in the House
of Lords, which gave promise Of such q re
suit No official information has been re-
ceived up to late hour ton ight confirming
the report
New YORK, June "A New Orleans
special says the Democratic Contention last
night nominated delegates to the Baltimore
convention, all of whom are said to be
against any Democratic nominetou.
New YoBK, June "A public meeting
was held tonight under the auspices Of t Q
| United States indian Com mission at Cooper
Institute, 10 give reception to the Indian
Chiefs visiting this city Speeches were
made by Red Cloud Red Dog and other In
diAns. They leave for Fhtlsdelphia to-mor-
row. From Philadelphia they start for
home.
Dr.. Lsushan was Arrested this afternoon
on an order of arrest issued BY Judge
Friedman of the SUPREME Court, on com
plaint of Samuel q. Goodeuough, who
brought auit against him to recover damages
for alleged slander The plaintiff in &C
affidavit, says DR.. Lanahan had called
, him thief and q robber, and accused him
Of wearing diamonds and other articles o
, iewelry purchased with money which be haC
E taken from the Melhodiss Book Concern
, Bail was 6Xed at one thousand dollars. DR.
: Lsuahan has refused TO ALLOW any of hi
friends to bail him on the ground that b.
. had been prosecuted BY the Methodist Bool
, Concern, and he was o nuit ed to Ludlov
street Jail. He has sent to Baltimore 70
his brother to become security. The latte
! is expected tomorrow.
CHICAGO, June 7.-Whils the working
men were engaged in taking down the wall
from Grace Episcopal church this afternoon
large section Of heavy thirtyt wo inch wa
fell with 9 fearful crash, burylng two mep
named Rickson and Swan, crushing then
out of all sem blsnre of hHmsnity.
Adam ForepAugh's war elephant, Romeo
died in this city to-day. Valued at thir
thousand dollars. The body has been pre-
sented to the Chicago Medical College, an
the skeleton will be mounted and placed i,
the museum.
CINCINNATI, June THE passage of tn
bill to reduce tolls on the Louisville cant
from fifty cents per ton to five causes gres
rejoicing among steam boat men.
TOLEDO, June IA furious storm c
wind passed over this city this afternoon
causing much damage to property and tn
loss of several lives. The walls of Reno
Espy's drug store, which was recently par
a tally destroyed by FIRE, was blown dowl
falling upon and iniurinQ three men-ncn
fatally. A frame building adjoining WI
Ii crushed by falling walls, and a young ma
ie named Lewis Cooper killed. A sail boz
capsized in the river and its occupants wer
drowned The Wabash elevators one al
r two we're partially unroofsd and engine
/, Stebbins fatally injured. The Union pal
senger depot and engine house belonging
the Wabash Railway company was bad
damaged.
g. CAICAGo, June Central Illinois wa
last night visited by another very heA,
storm. A dispatch from Peoria to Il
Journal SAYS the railroad tracks and bridg
3. around that city are all washed away al
RI no trains arriving. The storm was qui
ve general and is reported from various Poin
d. Of Iowa aud Wisconsin.
-, CANTON, III June THE most destru
tive rain storm in many years passed oV
this vicinity last night. About ten oco
8 heavy storm of rain commenced and last
Inv until near daylight. All The low land
. every direction is flooded, and great destru
:. ton Of crops is reported. Along the II
nois river bottom everything IS wash
away, houses, barns and stock. N9rthes
u.s. Of this city several houses were wash
es' away, and the inmates barely escaping vi
their lives. Large numbers Of bogs a
other stock were drowned. To ;he sout
a" east the losses are still more eKtensr
- Fences, bridges, culverts, small buidini
railroad tracks, and everything movsb
has started on a tour to New Orleans q
way pors. Several narrow escaFes fr'
q, drowning are reported, and one invalid, W
was compelled to move out in the stor
died this morning from the exposure.
,z All the coal mines are flooded east a
10 south of this point. Southeast Of Can't
ar- on Spoon river, the damage is reported
still greater, bu. particulars cannot be