The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-05
4 Little More Modoc.
The Cholera in Memphis
Accidents, Fires. Grimes
Etc, Etc.

Accidents, Fires. Crimes.
Etc, Etc.
CHICAGO, June A Galesburg special
to the Chicago Tribune states that Craig
has fifteen hundred majority over Law
renee for Judge of the Supreme CouS.
The Rock Island election was held this +
afternoon, the Board of Directors being
reelected and John F. Tracy chosen Pres |
ident, Hugh Riddle Fice-P President, and
F. H. Tows Secretary and Treasurer
The receipts for the year were Sc, ,65T 05Q-
81 the expenditures $3,52973S, 40, and
the net earnings 81, 266.6l4. The present
income balance is 81. $50, ,6S3.20.
/ SAN Francisco, June 4-Since the
last adyices the captives and eaptors have
remained at Applegate's Rancho. Before
night Capt. Jack, the murderer of Candy,
and Schonchin, who attempted the muir
der of Meacham, were ironed together,
and placed with the other warriors in a
small building adjoining Applegate
house, under guard Neither Jack nor
/ Seh0nchin spoke a word Not a muscle of
jack face moved. Scar faced Charley
protested against the indignity in behalf of
his fellow captives, and said that none Of
them intended escape as soon as opportun-
ity offered He obtained little satisfaction
and retired in disgust
The usual Sunday evening services Of
the Warm Spring Indians were dispensed
with, and instead they held glorious war
dance until midnight They leaped and
howled about the fire, and INDUCED in
other frantic demonstrations of delight.
The efforts to christianize the Warm
Springs have attained success, for most of
them are members of the Methodist
church They overflow with fervor.
All the military force of the expedition
will be united at this point The cord to
Gen Canby's hat was found in Jack 5
satchel
/ Col Green capture was made in Ore
gon, Col. Perry in California. The ques
ton now is what will be done with the
Modocs.
FAIRCHILDs RANcHE, June a.-To-day
paid visit to Old Sleepy. on an island
, in Klamath Lake Five Modocs under
his protection he reported as very anxious
10 surrender to John Fairchild, who has
Just returned. and tomorrow we will 60
for the last Of the MOdocs
= A tornado at Winnemucca, Nevada to-
day, blew down the tents Of the New York
and New Orleans Circus, causing great
! panic Several men and women were Sc
riously injured, but none mortally,
WASHINGTON, June At is said by the
D highest military authorities that the Mo
docs could not surrender as patties of war
e IN any sense known to nations whose wal
( is declared in accordance with sconstituted
forms Not having been so received they
are not entitled thereon to consideration as
c prisoners Of war. The orders issued tC
s the commanding general directly after the
assassination Of Gen Canby and Rev DIR
: Thomas were not to exterminate the Mo
& does, but it was said their conduct has
n been such that their determination would
be iustifable, thus leaving the matter tt
}, the discretion of Gen Davis Therefor,
: if he had ordered the killingof the Indians
= he would not have been censured by tn,
superior authority. As to their final dis
Il position, no one questions that they vii
/ ultimately be delivered to the governmen
/ of Oregon for trial
l. The President has postponed his depar
/ ture for Long Branch until Friday.
& MEMPHIS, June 4.-For the past tel
days disease, pronounced by physician
50 as cholera morbus, or malarial fever, ha
prevailed here, but no alarm was felt unit
n yesterday, when the physicians general
q agreed that it was cholera, some CHASING
sporadic, and others Asiatic. Thus far it
ravages have been chiefly confined to ne
groes and the labOring classes In the ab
sence of an organized Board of Health
= is difficult to estimate the number VIII
have died. The doctors say the disease,
promptly attended to, yields readily t
, treatment Among the latest victims wa
~ ~ Geo. Moore, of the Memphis l. Louisvill
nd Transfer Co., who died last night. Durin
p the war he was Provost Marshal of tn
II. ~ city, under the Federals, and was highl
esteemed Reports from towns below her
on the river say the disease prevails ther
also There is but little excitement her
in regard to it.
Judge Henry Hudson, Z, S. Attorne
for this District, died to-day at noon {
cholera morbus, having been taken at mic
DF night
+, New YORK, June 4-The defense
young Walworth, who shot his father ye
terday, will be insanity. The inquest wi
= be held on Friday next. The mother
the lad visited him at the Tombs to-da.
in company with Judge Barbour, a cous
of the deceased. While the scene was a
fecting, it was not marked by any displa
of extraordinary emotion. Chas. OCol
ner, the distinguished advocate who, it
, understood, will be retained for the d
fense. had an interview with the prisone
Mac Alpine alias Mccormick, who WI
! caught in Mr. Dingess' house, Clinton av
! nue., Brooklyn, week ago, and who vi
/. captured through the efforts of daught
! of Dingess, after firing two shots at he
8 was sentenced to-day to twenty years f
q burglary and ten additional years for a
i sault with intent to kill After the Sc
y d tence was pronounced the prisoner told Il
q judge that there was another indictme
6 over him, but Judge Moore responded tn
E thirty years sentence would answer for Il
s, present.
ii Carl ,Nogt, the alleged Belgian murde
~ er mas been committed to Fort Columbr
penolng the argument of Certiorari
- Mcdonald, the Bank of England forgt
sailed to-day, in charge of London dete
tives.
ST. LOUIS, June 4-Joseph H Tore
who shot and killed Munson, his broth,
Flaw, in August 1871 and was 80,
+ months subsequently tried and acuuitt
On the ground of emotional insanity, ma
a murderous attack on his wife about I
,on o'clock this afternoon, striking her thi
savage blows on her head with hatch
and inficting dangerous wounds,
VIM. Simpson and John A. Gilaspy, v
< ran away from Elliotsville Indiana,
.rt, / Wednesday with two young girls nan
hair, Carrie Sedwick and Ella Carter, and