The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-25


der the pressure of a brisk breeze off the
lake
DETROIT, June ga severe thunder
storm, with heavy rain, prevailed to-day /
over a great portion of the State.
New YORK, June 24-The suit Of the |
Rockford Rock Island K St Louis Rail |
road against II H Boody,its former treas
urer. to recover $377, ,O0O, funds alleged to
have been misappropriated, was before |
the Court to-day On motion of defend
ant to yacate the attachment and order OF
arrest, decision was reserved.
/ ST. Louis. June 24.-The Board Of
Health, at a meeting to-day adopted string
/ ent measures to put the city In athorough
/ ly good sanitary condition.
| NEW YORK, June 24.-The Board Of
Health is busy providing against the visit
Of cholera. Streets being disinteeted, res
idents of damp cellars are compelled to
find less unhealthy homes. Owners OF
houses occupied by poorer classes are in
structed to abate existing nulsances and
take precautions against the occurrence OF
others
The Illinois Central Railroad has de-
clared a dividend Of per cent, payable
July lst.
Colonel Robert B. Clark convicted in
this district January q, 1871, Of having
in his possession counterfeit plates for the
printing of internal revenue stamps, and
sentenced to FIVE years imprisonment in
{ the Albany prison, has been pard0ned by
, President Grant.
The trial of young Walworth, for shoot
| ing his father. commenced in the Oyer and
! Terminer Court to-day. The court room
was crowded The mother and two young
q er brothers Of the defendant sat near him,
;. also the Rev Mr. Backhouse, husband OF
the sister Of Mrs Walworth, and several
other friends.
= The funeral of ex-Superintendent John
: A. Kennedy took place this P Nj The
=, Central Methodist Church, in which the
funeral services were held were too small
: to admit the entire number Of those who
i By their presence, paid a last tribute u
n the memory of their departed friend
/ There were representatives from the Ode
y Fellows. Police, ex-P0lice Mutual Aid anC
Iother organizations, while friends. ass0ci
II ates, and acquaintances of Mr.. Kenned,
were out in large numbers After tn
services In the church, the procession
- marched from Seventh avenue abov
D. Fourteenth street to Broadway, dow
a Broadway to Grand street, 10 Eas
: river, where having crossed, the remain
y were conveyed to the Cypress Hill Gene
Id terry. where the last rites were celebrate
er bv Chaplain Weeks, of the Odd Fellows
IN 4 delegation from the Union League an
. Tammany Society also attended the tunera
. The Juniata viii sail to-day on a Voyag
le in search of the Polaris. She is manne
OF by I30 men, and carries two light gum
r. she has 36f tons of coal and an abundanc
ba of provisions. 1t is intended that sh
A0 shall supply both the Polaris, if found, an
ms the Tigress, which will follow the Juniat
N, July 4th, besides her own launch, whic
ng carries thirty-fve men. The Juniata ca
- ries a large steam launch for 10 men, q
III parts Of which are duplicated, so that
N second may be constructed if necessar
~ The Juniata will stop at St Johns f
re- coal, on her way to Disco, where it is e,
lly pected the Polaris, or tidings Of her, W
in be found.
:; Play was resumed at Irving Hall this
- NJ. in the billiard tournament, the cOntes
In ants being Albert GARNER and Joseph L
ct, on The first call of the score gave Ga
Id nier ll2. Dion, 80. At the end Of the u
". inning, the game stood GARNER lS6, Di,
4 l05. In subsequent innings, GARNER
some of the most brilliant plays ever W
- messed here, made sc points, and In i
25th inning ran out the game, the SEQ
being GARNER 800, Dion l36.
An attempt was made yesterday
r Broome street to rob two boys who We
proceeding to the Manufacturers x Ira
e. ers' Bank with deposit of 80, $50 for Ri
tnS. tcS. lev 4 Son Two men assaulted and thrt
pepper on them, but their outcries attra'
ed crowd and the thieves jumped into
'afs adj. wagon and fled, minus their booty.
IN CONCORD june 24.-In the House,
day, the special committee on the subj'
wa relating to the privilege Of women voti
in school districts, reported in favor OF G
ing them the right.
COLUMBUS, June 24.-The Suprei
H Court to-day unanimously decided I'll
- the constitution of Ohio does not epjoin
require religious instruction or the readI
nd of religious books in public schools Of t
State, the legislature having placed
brain management of public schools under
8m exclusive control of Directors, Teaehe
- Boards of Education, the Courts ha
no right or authority to direct wi
instruction shall be given or what box
shall be read therein.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Con
troler of Currency has called for sta
ment Of the condition Of National Bal
at the close of business, on Friday, Jl
18th.
Five hundred and ninety. light Guagt
bills for May, under the new schedule
fees, show average earnings of S4qS
day, gaugers in cities earning gener'
six dollars per day In rural distr
travelling expenses were paid in addit
There are usually about seven hund
bills each month, +or that many gaul
employed.
In the agricultural report just iss,
the statistical returns of corn, compile
,,vnr to june Ist, do not include the area
ers Of condition, for the reason that it is too es
Gus Of but foot notes of correspondence show
the planting of corn in most sections OF