The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-14

stating that the funeral ceremonies will
take place on Wednesday, and the body
will be sent east on Thursday.
SAN Francisco, May l3.-A dispatch
| from Portland, yesterday, says that five
| Indians attacked the house of James Har-
rison, eight miles from Walla Walla. He
refused to give tobacco to the In
dams, who knocked the door down. Har-
rison defend himself and daughter with
hatchet knocked two down and struggled
with third, when the daughter came to
the rescue and knocked an Indian down
with an axe. The neiehbors heard the
outcrles and came to the relief of Harrison.
The three Indians are in iail two escaped.
The United States troops captured
Ouior Hattawmba, an Apache chief, the
murderer OF five squaws, and were about to
hang him but Gen Crook ordered him to
be sent to Fort Alcata
COLUMBUS, MAY l3.-The Constitution
al Convention this afternoon effected per-
manent organization by eleeting NJ. R.
Waite, of Toledo, President, on the fifth
ballot, and Dudly NJ. Rhodes, of Delaware,
Secretary. james B. Wilbur, Of Cleve-
land, was chosen Sergeant-at-Arms.
ROME, May l3-The Pope was very
feeble yesterday. He had fainting fit
which lasted an hour. This is his eighty
first birthday.
New ORLEANS, May l3.-Col. Leblanc
is on parole Quiet now reigns in St
Martinsville, Col. Leblanc having accom-.
pished his aims by showing the world the
inability of Kellogg to sustain his power
without the aid of United States troops.
WASHINGTON, May l3.-The President
this A. NJ. appointed Jackson S. Schultz.
of New York, Commissioner to represent
the United States at the Vienna Exposi
ton vice Gen. Van Buren suspended.
The President and Gen. Babcock leave
this evening for New Haven. returning
Friday night,
MONMOUTH, May Monmouth was
visited by violent tornado this afternoon
about four o clock. The roof of Masonic
Hall was blown off, sweeping down in its
course portions Of several adjacent build
ings. Fortunately no person was injured.
CHICAGO, May l3.-An officer from Bur
lington, Iowa, armed with a requisition
from Gov. Carpenter has left tor home
with young man named Louis Devere,
charged with the seduction of an orphan
girl adopted by Mr. Long, Of the Barrett
House
John Watson, an old member of the
Board of Trade, failed to-day; liabilities
over 100000.
Chief Of Police McGrath of Quincy,
leaves for that city tonight, with Frank
Bates, charged with embezzlement and
with torfeiting his bail
HALIFAX. May l9.-An explosion took
place to-day in the Drummond Colliery in
Pictou county. Dunn, the manager. and
his assistant manager, and forty other
men are in the pit The slope is on fire
and there is no means Of egress from the
mine Great anxiety is felt for the safety
OF the men.
MoRRIsTOwN,N.J., May 3.-Lusignani.
sentenced to be hanged on Tuesday next, has
given up all hopes Of escaping the gallOws
by the starvation of himself to death, and
eats ravenously He is as profane as ever,
and continues to sing light songs.
DUBUQUE, May l3-At Cedar Rapids,
last night, some unknown person penetra-
ted the sleeping apartment Of family
named Marshare, and shot and killed Mrs
Marshare, a woman of 80 and mother of
six children Marshare is strongly sus-
pected as the murderer though he is still
at large
ST Louis, May ia freight train on
the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad
was thrown from the track, yesterday, be-
tween Stanton and Edwardsville. Six cars
we're smashed and the locomotive upset.
Jacob Berthel, engineer, was killed, and
Martin Henry, fireman, was badly
wounded.
The Republican has a special from
Houston, Texas, noting the destruction by
fire of block of business houses in Calvert.
Robertson county, yesterday morning.
Loss, $1,000
The Texas State Fair will open at Hous-
ton to-day. The exhibition promises to be
fine and the attendance very large.