The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-15
be given as soon as his family can be con
suited and arrangements concluded.
BY order of General Sherman.
W n WHTppI T Adiutant General

suited and arrangements concluded
BY order Of General Sherman.
w. ID. WHIpPLE, Adjutant General
New YORK, April 1.-THE Herald has
a special from the camp near the Lava
Beds early Sunday morning, to which time
there had been no battle.
ALBANY, April IA. j. ODonovan
Rosa has written letter to the President
of the Senate claiming the seat made va
cant by the resignation of Tweed. The
communication was referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
New YORK, April 1.-THE trunk lines
have adopted new tariff of freight rates
to the west, the reduction ranging from ten
to twenty FIVE per cent The Erie and
Central companies will have large fleets on
the lakes.
A cable dispatch to the New York Free
man S Journal, received yesterday morning.
in answer to telegram of inquiry, denies
that the Pope is dangerously ILL., He has
had a severe attack of lumbago, and has
been confined to his bed, but is rapidly re
covering.
BosToN, April l4.-Suit has been insti-
tuted in the United States Court against
Oakes Ames for three hundred thousand
dollars, the trial to take place in May. The
suit grows out of certain cotton transac-
ton at New Orleans during the war, for
which the government obtained Judgment
against A. s. Mansfield and others. and
now sues Ames for the amount, alleging
that he was partner with Mansfield
| New ORLEANS, April IA mass
meeting Of the people of the parish Of Or
| leans for considering the formation of a
| Peoples League to sustain the McEnerv
Government and for resisting Kellogg
is being held tonight at Odd Fellow )
Hall.
WASHINGTON, April I4-The President
to-day issued an order discontinuing the
land offices at Council Bluffs and Fl. Dodge.
Iowa, and the land districts Of the same
names and transferring their achives and
business to the Desmoines district,
ROME, April 1.-THE condition Of the
Pope is SO far improved that his holmes,
was able to-day to give audience to several
visitors
PARIS, April l4,-Prince Napoleon has
addressed letter to his constituents il
Corsica, protesting against his expulsion
from France He says the Napoleons have
twice been sayiors Of France, and the nam,
can never be banished from the hearts d
the peoples 1t is prescribed because it i
feared .
/ OMAHA, April 1.-THE most sever
snow storm of the season is prevailing be
tween Fremont, Neb.. ana Cheyenne.rN n
1t commenced at Cheyenne yesterday m5rI
ing, travelled eastward slowly and reacbe.
the North Platte last night and Grand l.
land early this morning and continue
there vet with unabated fury. The snny
} has drifted four aud five feet in depth an
a man 5 life is not safe outside Of shelter
Trains are laid up waiting for the storm t
ahate.
CHICAGO, April l4.-No further con-
munication with the West beyond Omahs
MILWAUKEE, April IA train on til
E NIn0na and st Peter read ran over a C.,
, this morning, throwing one coach off tn
? track containing fourteen passengers. all
I whom were more or less bruised. Two az
not expected to live. The train was ru1
] ming at the rate Of Is miles an hour
: DUBUQUE, April l4.-0n Saturla
/ night H G. Gum, editor Of the Sentinc
5 Warren, H. accidentally shot and dauge
e oHsly wounded his wife, while careless
f handling gun thought to be unloaded
New ORLEANS, April l4.-Edwa,
= Murphy, better known as Canada Mgrph
while sailing with party on Lake Poncha
train, was thrown overheard and drowue
His companions have been arrested.
CHARLESTON, April l4,--Mrs. ,Ioh
+ SON. wife Of the keeper Of Cape Rom.
e light house, was found in bed last nj
= with her throat cut from ear t. ear and
revolver by her side \ large sum
r money which deceased had recently dra7
tram the bank is missing.
! NEw 1oRK, I4-McDermatt, "
f killed his wife Yesterday, was driven r
t Of san Francisco ty a vigilance commit
a The Coroner will h2ll an inquest
d "Wednesday IN the case Of Mrs Ment
Il mott, who Was 50 bruta.ly murdered
a her husband yesterday McDermott
a kept in a straight jacket His persist
Is attempts yesterday to commit suicide
al duce a belief that he is insane.