The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-06
Illinois, Tuesday, May

service against the Modocs Just as soon as
fit men can be found. Senator Cassidy
has had several interviews with Gen
Sherman, and is satisfied that no effort
will be spared at headquarters TO enable
Gen. Schofsld to infict upon Capt Jack
and his fellow savages blow that will not
soon be forgotten by them or the other
tribes on the Pacific coast Gen Sherman
has no fear Of general Indian war.
The Commissioner Of Pensions, to-day.
announced the following highly important
rulings: Session 8, Of the act Of March
Sd, 1873, provides for no addition to the
two dollars increase of pension, in any
case. It is q consolidation Of section , of
the act of July 25th 1866, and sections 4
and ), or the act Of July 9th, 1868, with
an amendment to the former sections, so
as to give same increase To widows Of sol
diers or sailors, for the children by herself,
and TO the widow Of an officer as well as a
soldier or sailor. It so gives the increase
to all children under sixteen years Of age
Of officers as well as to soldiers and sailors,
instead of all but one. where there is no
widow, or where she has died or remar-
ried. In other respects it embodies the
DlON VI tttS lii &C StNt1ollS AieiiiNA
SAN Francisco, May John Samp-
son, boy, who plead guilty Of manslaught-
er, in killing John Wilson, was sentenced
10 one day in the State prison.
/ Laura ID. Fair sues the lessees Of Platts
! Hall to recover damages for closing the
hall against her lecture on Wolves in
/ the Fold -
/ A dispatch from Yreka tonight says:
/ CAMP SMITH. Tulle Lake, May 3.
! Every thing is quiet Not shot has
/ been fred on either side since the after
noon of the Goth Of April Large fires
/ are seen at night in the direction Of the
place where Major Thomas command was
slaughtered.
New ORLEANS, May 5.-It is currently
reported here that the MetropOlltans last
night attacked Captain Deblock forces
near St NIartinsyille, and were repulsed
with a loss of three men killed and two
wounded. Deblock Is sad TO have two
hundred men with one piece Of artillery
Ii Is stated the Metr0p0iitans were driven
back into ST Martinsville
New IBERIA, May 5.-The people Of
this section seem determined to pay no
taxes unless compelled by the State forces.
1
Martinsvilie Is preearious.
VIENNA. May Rapid progress has
been made in the arrangements Of the IN
terror Of the exhibition building since the
opening All OF the departments are filed
with goods, except that Of the ni-ed
States which is still empty. Great indig-
nation is felt by the American exhibitor.
at this state Of things The public has
been admitted daily since the first oi May
The weather, however, has been ua.4vara-
BE, rain having fallen mostly since Gpen-
ing and the number Of visit 5rs thus far. Is
below what was expected.
ROME. May. 5.-Itis announced from the
. Vatican that the Pope to-day received !
party of forty five delegates from France
and made long reply To their address
DES MONIES. Iowa May DIR WI
: iiams. of Page county, has been held t-
trial in the District Ga;rt On a charge 50
. abortion.
James D. Ainsworth, the uni5r;anat,
editor of the Denision Iowa Review va
e horsewhipped by man for refusing To in
r sert his card in the Review,
r INDIANAPOLIS. May 81 : Vance
an actor at the Academy Of Music. at
tempted to shoot George Chording, edit6
:, of the Saturday Herald this Afternoon
/, firing one or two shots with no effect.
= ST. Louis, May 5--An elegant youn
+ man to-day drew $4,000 from the Yves
st. Louis Bank on forged letter an
draft
q WNoYA. MINI. May G-Jno Baldwi
e shot his cousin Philander Baldwin 8
# Lower Winona Saturday, killing him il
a stantly. Cause Noman
! DrBUQUE, Iowa, May, Byron Clarl
~ who was severly injured on Friday. by ia
ling from a window in the City Hal, die
l. last night.
X The body Of the boy John Sharkey. vl
70 iaystariously disappeared on the +ta
July last from his home in Floyd. ! w.
n was found in the river today. On h
body were found two wounds IN the ;ar1.
.c aud heavy blow uver the left eye saav
g ing that he was probably murdered an
his body thrown into the river t. cgu.e
T. the crime.
70 ST LoUls. May BY the f-ll Of
Of scaffolding on the bridge being ereatl
n over the Tarmine river, near Sedaha.
workmen we're precipitated into the rive
three being killed and eight wounded
y John Serlinger, the murderer, OF jam
ie Lang. at Belleville, Ill, Saturday Hich
was captured this morning, and Jacob Sc
linger, his brother. and Michael Bon
y were arrested as witnesses to the deed.
- CHICAGO May David Slade. wal
y er at the Matteson House, suicide4 ye
q terday, by taking laudanum.
'. LOUISVILLE, May IA pine coffin w
o. provided for Bailey " haier, an old neg
ne at Charleston, who bOasted that he cou
" drink quart Of whisky and not GET drum
lie offered to take another quart II al
e one would pay for it. The first answer'
IL his purpose.
Of CONCORD, y H., May AT the bur
,h ing of house in Newport, last evening.
e T. Richardson and George Williams We
killed by falling chimney.
OF SPRINGFIEIp, Mass, May Abe
va NJ. Smith was te-dny sentenced e l'e han
; ed for the murder Of Charles II >acket
, at Westfeld, Mass : last November
~ =, WATERTowN, \. Y. May Lieu
,s' John 5. Worden, an army office static
as ed at Madison barracks, IN the Harbo
: committed suicide yesterday morning
ne cutting his throat with a carving knit
~ The death of his wife some months ago,
h. is supposed, deranged his mind. lie "
,e son of Admiral Worden, who commando
ev the Monitor III the conflict with the ret
4 ram Merrimac