The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-13
TELEGRAP1H:3.IC. 1H:3.IC.
Craig's Majority 2.s1s.
Memphis Tranquil in re-
gard TO Cholera.
Nashville scared about it.
Theirs Fears Fresh Feuds.
Three Little Modocs vet to
be caught.
Gen. Davis tells why he
didn't hang Jack.
Other Items of Interest.
Three Little Modocs vet to
be caught.
Gen. Davis tells why he
didn't hang Jack.
Other Items of Interest.
Accidents, Fires. Crimes,
Etc, Etc.

CHICAGO, June II "A Springfield spe-
cial gives Craig S majority over Lawrence,
by the full ireturns, as ISIS.
MEMPHIS, June l2.-The excitement in
regard to the cholera is abating \ num-
ber Of people have left the city. Absti-
nenee from stale vegetables has undoubt-
edly had a tendency to decrease the NOR
tality reports, as there were only nineteen
interments to-day from all diseases, against
twenty four yesterday.
CHICAGO, June IA letter dated
Nashville, June lst, says the most intense
excitement prevails there respecting the
cholera Whole families are fleeing to the
north All the hotels were closed on Sun
day
PARIS, June lex President Thiers
has written a letter to friend in which he
says he has retired to private life, believ-
ing that party government in France is
mistake and will only lead to fresh divis-
j i'9s. ms r, ,.,,.., -, :. o.,.. .,.
or four Modecs remain at large The Pitt
Rivers delivered eleven Modoc refugees to
Gen Davis on Saturday
+ Last Monday band of Apaches started
south, probably to invade Sonora. Anoth-
er band is beseiging Santa Cruz, Sonora,
five miles over the border,
/ General Davis, in a conversation with a
correspondent, said When arrived in
( the field | found our trrops engaged in
war with band of Indian outlaws and
murderers. The words of the government
I neither gave nor expected quarter. | then
thought the Modoe captiyes taken in future
should be executed on the spot Since
their capture I have ascertained that the
authorities Of Jackson, Oregon, found in
dictments against certain members Of the
band but have not deemed it proper TO
turn them over to civil courts, because
they were waging war against the govern
ment at the time Of the murders upon
which the indictments are based were
found. During my command here hav
observed that citizens when desiring pro
lection for person property, or indemnlt-
cation for loss, invariably appeal to the au-
thority ot the [ nited States. but now that
the war is over and marauders are captives
both the public and other local authorities
want TO take the punishment of the offend,
ers IN their own hands The threats
Of the people and the recent bloody
act in this neighborhood, when fou,
old, defeneeless captives, en- routt
from Fairehilds Ranch to camp
were murdered by civilians. indicate tina
: a trial by civil courts would be useless.
f procured lumber, chains, rope and tackle
and all paraphernaha of execution. AM
had selected Friday last as doomsday
Thursday forenoon We drew up declara
ton of the charges, which were read t.
Jack Later in the day they apprised hin
that he and his confederates were to b
r hanged at sunset on the following day i
the presence of the troops, his own peopl
aud the assembled citizens of the surround
, ing country - While was preparing lis
1 of those | intended to be executed coul
r ier arrived with instructions from Wash
0 ington TO hold the prisoners until fnrthe
lorders.
= WASHINGTON. June The Secretar
of the Navy having completed the Polar
Il examination, was at the department Il
= day, and received large number Of PEI
e sons on business In reply toinquiries til
- Secretary said that the testimony of Cap
Tyson and others was not yet in shape
l. be given to the press but may be beiol
g the expiration of the week.
n OMAHA. June l2-The Union Pacif
railroad bridge across the Elkhorn river
D. repaired and trains are crossing it to-da
E. NEW YORK. June 12.-Suit has bee
Iy brought by Hy c. Jarrett, operatic age
r., of Pauline Lucca, to recover Sl,T00 Il
:. services rendered as agent to Clara Loui
+ Kellogg.
u Charles H. Adams, one of the ne
It, Board of Commissioners at the Nienl
A. Exposition, sailed for his post yesterda
He expresses the opinion that none of Il
4 suspended commissioners will be restored
as having been suspected of wrong dealil
.- it would not do to reinstate them.
. With the close Of the present mon
r Edwin Booth terminates his career as
theatrical manager and will eonfine hi
self in future to the duties of an actor
y Counterfeit money of the ten cent d
nomination, was discovered in circulate
yesterday. The counterfeit is unusua
- we'll engraved and printed
The trial of Frank H. Walworth, for {
D. murder Of his father, is set down for Nc
I've day, 22d inst.
nd The United States Circuit Court to-ds
IN before Judge Smalley, in the case of t
ost United States against the city of n
York to recover $1,000 for property of t
1870 former destroyed in the draft riots of l8C
d NElulSb att1 gwen AoA bAaiitAi VI %Ist'
YOUNGSTOWN, Ju e 12.-Samuel a
Albert Hickman, convicted burglars,
capped from the county Jail last night.
RICHMOND. Va, June l2-The $
ID onds in the recent fatal duel between NJ
decia and McCarty having been refus
. bail by the police justice during the c.
1"' valescene of McCarty, the surviving pri
u lpal, they made an effort to day to p
: cure a writ of habeas corpus, but JUG
IL Gregan, to whom the application v
made, refused to grant it.
q NASHVILLE. Tenn. June l5.-AlwC
A A. Moreiey, Of Yorktown, ILL.,. was fou
-~~ dead to-day, eight miles from this ci
near the Cumberland river. He had co
to this section on fishing excursion, 9
IN died of morphine administered bv hims
Ill New York June 12--Mori. Japan
minister to the United States, accord
to letter in the Tribune from Yed
rests under a grave accusation prefer
by his own countrymen. His managem
A of funds entrusted to his care is sale
I have been suspiciously loose, and his {
duct towards his own government is cl
acterized as peryerse,
PATERSON, n. j., June l2.-The t
of Van Winkle Bogert for the murder
poison of Ransom f. Burroughs, in I
ember, 1871, was taken up this morni
The jury was obtained in one hour
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