The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-23
The Cholera and yellow Fe-
YER.
What the Dread Disease is
Doing in This Country
and in Europe.
A Republican Government
for Spain, Nodded
after u. S.
End of Susan the Anthony
Suits.
I
Meachaln and the Modocs,
Tragedy in Nebraska.
a Negro ravisher in Maine
Hung by a Mob.


list from cholera shows fifty-nine deahts, Of
which forty-eight were colored We have
the same drizzling unfavorable weather,
with less sunshine to-day. Many thought
it had reached the worst on Friday,
MEMPHIS, June 2l.-The weather to-
day was hot There were only l9 inter
ments to-day against "A yesterday Of
these IA died of cholera. The re /
ports from the surrounding country state |
that the disease still prevails, but in the
country it has rarely proved fatal
LOUISVILLE, June 2l.--Duriug the past
twelve days about 800 deaths from chol- |
era have been reported in Nashville, Tenn
The cholera also continued its ravages in
Memphis The epidemic has also broken
cut at Huntsville, Lebanon and Gala
tin. Tennessee, but is almost en-
tireiy confined to the colored population.
In other towns in that State and the South
ern part Of Kentucky more or less Of chol-
era Is reported. The Nashville papers are
filled with reports Of deaths and incidents
Of the excitement Paducah, Ky, has Il
cholera panic. Several deaths were re
ported there yesterday. Here there Is no
excitement at present.
CINCINNATI. June 2I.-l'p to E O'Clock
this evening fourteen deaths from disease
Of the bowels Of which SIX were classed as
cholera, were reported for the day at the
Health Office
WASHINGTON. June 2I-The first case
Of genuine Asiatic cholera in this city &C
Cured to-day the victim being a colored
woman,
/ WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Seyeral cases
Of cholera are reported here to-day, and
considerable alarm exists as L. the disease
/ becoming epidemic The Board Of Health
/ has adopted stringent sanitary measures,
but with the large mass Of the colored
population, it is difficult to carry them into
effect. So far, the physicians report that
/ but one case Of genuine AslatIc cholera
has appeared
I ROME, June u. Several cases of ch0l-
era are reported in the province Of 1reyiso.
The authorities are taking precautions 70
prevent the spread Of the disease.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, june 2l-The chol-
era has appeared at RoutschOuk, in the
Province Of Bulgaria.
BERLIN. June PA dispatch from
Dantzig says that forty two Polish RATS
men on the Nistula were attacked by chol-
era and twenty-five Of them died OF the
remaining seventeen, four have entirely re
covered
NV YoRK.June 2l.-Four cases Of vel
! low fever are reported by the BrooklyI
, Mon in State street in that city, in a row
Of tenement houses, where young Enni
died Of fever last week
The brig Tubal Cain, from Matanzas
d reports that on June Il, g. Anderson
and on the 2lst Peter Blackstone, botl
seamen died Of yellow fever, and wer
buried at sea Captain Stone child wa
taken i'll with the same disease, while TIA
vessel was coming up to-day to quarantine
r Mrs leyden, of No It, State street
Brooklyn, died Of yellow fever tonight
Her sister is very low from the same dis
. ease. Great excitement prevails III tn
= neighborhood.
New ORLEANS June 21.-The HaN
kins Picayune libel case, which has bee
, going on for eight days before what
d known as the Fourth District Court term
= mated at lilo tonight The jury return
O ed a verdict of $4,000 for Hawkins, In
mediately after adjournment two of th
: Jury went to the Picayune office, aud az
e knowledged that they had been bribe(
i One received SI25. The other receive
=. an order for $500 The Picayune Compi
q ny will apply for new trial,
MADRID. June 2l.-It is reported th;
Senor Costellar is engaged in tracing up
l. constitution Of federal republic, which
G to be analogous to that Of the Unite
n States The number of States, it is III
derstood, is fifteen, including Cuba al
J. the Philippine Islands, Madrid to renal
, the capital. The President of the feder
republic is to be elected by universal su
y frage, and the term of office to be fl
IN wears. Senators to be chosen by Il
i States and Deputies viii be elected /
n universal suffrage.
: CANANDAIGUA, june 2l.-District A
: tOrney Crowley to-day entered notie pro
l. equi in behalf of the cases of tourtet
. women indicted with Miss Anthony for
-" legal voting, and the court adjourned 81
de
New YORK, June 2l.--A B. Meacha1
Chairman of the Modoc Peace Commi
sion. who narrowly escaped the fate Of /
- associates, Gen. Candy and DR.. Thomas,
in this city on his way to Fort klamat
where the military commission for the tri
lie, of the captured members of the band W
CHI sit Meacham can make no use OF
right hand the nerves Of which were pa
ole alyzed by ball through the wrist I
aa a lorefnger of his left hand is twice the nj
= ural size There still remains a slight sc
on his forehead, from ball. His story
the treachery which resulted in the dea
of Candy and Thomas, is but reiterati
of that already told Meacham says nj
self and the other Commissioners had +
Il information of the fate in store for the
JQ but as Candy and Thomas would not
eept the warning he could not remain
m hind while they went into danger. 1t v
= Captain Jack who gave the signal
u u slaughter, and shot General Candy, wi
.old Sehonchin attended to himself witt
wa pistol and knife. OF the issue of the Il
he expresses no doubt that the Mod
who participated in the assassination \
be convicted and executedz The effect
r. virtual acquittal or pardon after COM
"a ton would be disastrous. With such
suits before their eyes, the turbulence
- other tribes could not be restrained, wi
n''' the men who massacred the Modoc pris
ers should be hanged, Meacham thinks
an'H m the same gallows with the Indian murd