The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-07
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The Balloon OFF for Europe.
Expects tn Cross the Ocean
in 80 hours.
Proposing a change in the
mode of E1ecting
President.
Gazing in of the 4th Avenue
N. Y. Tunnel.
Death of John Babcock, a
Peoria Distil1er.
Accidents, Crime, etc., etc.

rope from the Capitoline grounds III Brook /
lvn The balloon holds 268 900 cubic feet r
of gas, but was inflated with only 100000. t
1t is thoroughly equipped with all the nee '
essary scientific instruments, food and G
clothing At the hour of starting the air t
voyagers were enthusiastic, and were anx
ious to get away on their journey. Mr. :
Donaldson was especially eager, he ex- |
pressed himself freely, and believed the at
tempt to reach Europe would be successful;
that the chances were better to-day than
they had ever been this year, His ascen-
sion the other day, he said, in the balloon
Magenta, only confirmed his belief in (
the theory of the easterly current Of wind
/ and he astonished his listeners by saying
/ that he would not be surprised if he cross
ed the Atlantic in thirty hours. He might
/ land in Sweden, but thought it more likely
that the drift of the huge aircraft would
land them in France or Spain. He had
the utmost confidence in the balloon. The
advice of the best aeronauts in the country
had been sought in its construction, and he
believed it could not fail him in his great
undertaking. Everything was in his favor,
and he believed the result would be grand
success Mr. Donaldson further said that |
his whole soul was wrapped in the enter
prise, and nothing, not even the lear OF
death, would deter him from the attempt |
Its OCCUPANTS were " ashlngton ii. Don !
aldson, the aeronaut !; George A. Lunt,son
of George Lunt,a prominent citizen OF Dos
ton. and formerly editor chief OF the
=, Boston Courier, who goes as an artist cor
RESPONDENT of the Graphic; and Alfred
Ford. journalist and correspondent. Both
: Ford and Lunt were fearless and confident
| of the success of the enterprise.
: The balloon rose rapidly from the start,
:. ing point and floated malestlcally toward
/ the ocean. and when last seen was moving
= toward Europe A dispatch from Bethel,
= Conn, says AT eleven o clock the bal
r loon was rapidly moving oceanward.
y New YORK, Oct. 6.-The Senatorial
: Committee on Privileges and Elections,
} consisting of Morton, chairman; Carpen-
It ter, of Wisconsin Anthony, of Rhode Isl
S and Butler, of Massachusetts Mitchell,
h of Oregon Hamilton, of Maryland; Al
corn OF Mississippi and Logan, OF ILLINOIS,
. met in secret session at the Filth Avenue
l. Hotel to-day, and drafted, 1t was stated, AN
amendment to the Constitution to be sub
mitted to the United States Senate Tor Its
he action. looking to the better and more prac-
t. ticable mode of electing President and
,s Vice President and providing a tribunal to
I ADJUST anu uSGlub 4utStIouS iSleblfS ~
1t Presidential elections, which may be con
a tested. Other questions of political ma
ture were discussed.
ri Edward $. Stokes. owing to sickness, was
=. unable to appear when his case was called
" this morning and the trial was set dowI
st for Wednesday.
h, Victoria ". Y all of Newark,is the name
at of young woman found dead in the hous'
ba of clairvoyant in Jersey City yesterday
from alleged malpractice. Alonzo Il. klm
1t ball. married. mas been charged with tax
ng ing Miss Vail to the house where she died
M james Merrigan, of Brooklyn, who will
he his wife was arrested short time ago Oh
of suspieion of murder and arson, and re
nd leased on the verdict of the Coroner Jur
BIS, was rearrested yesterday.
he A portion of the arch of the Fourth ay
eat enue tunnel gave way. filling the tunnt
with masonry and earth The Albany ez
zee press train had passed only few minute
nus previously, and another was due at tn
nd time of the accident. Although five hun
we drcd men were Immediately put at work
lth was five O'Clock in the afternoon beior
un- trains could pass. This is the second tim
it has caved in within short time, and til
ug- remaining portions are SAID to be cracke
Dck and ready for another tumble Trains Ell
,hn tering or leaving the city pass through tn
tunnel.
PORT JERvIs, n. Y, Oct. 6.-Rev
aet, 0'Reilly, pastor of the Catholic Church
II Susauehanna, and formerly the Niea
. General of the Philadelphia diocese, vi
killed at the former place on Saturday e
ening by railway engine. He was eigh
years old.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 6,--The Baldw
a1L Locomotive Works of this city have d
charged 200 hands.
; WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The outstandi
from legal tenders are $35S, ,649, ,0oS.
; The President has directed the Comm
sary General to send ten thousand ratio
to Memphis for the relief of the yellow
Co., yer sufferers.
CINCINNATI, Oct 6-The Chamber
ueen Commerce to-day appropriated one thu
sand dollars for the relief of the suffer-
:" in Memphis This is an addition to priv
corv. subscriptions that committees have bt
son, collecting.
''@'es PEORIA, Oct. 6.-J ohm Babcock, W
. known citizen, and a prominent distillel
this city. died at his residence yestert
afternoon. He had been sick but f
q r days and died very suddenly in cong
y tive chill.
DAYTON, O., Oct. Harshman Il 6
man closed to-day.
,,,, In drunken brawl last Friday night
CA York Centre, Union county. John Reed
ng &C tally stabbed Samuel Griffith. Reed
arrested.
ops. Chicago, Oct. 6.-The schooner ]
man was driven ashore here and capsi
during the Lake Storm last night
crew was saved
The skeleton remains OF an unkn
man was found in grove seven n
w north OF the city yesterday, hanging by
y suspenders, by a hunting party. Ap
'AAD. entity he had been hanging month.
CINCINNATI, Oct 6. - The Enqr
special says most atroeious aud c
r murder took place in Paris, Ky., to-
!, Parry Clay, Edward Current, were in
O'Brien's saloon creating a iissurba
He sent for an officer and the de
marshal W. A Burton came and
to coax them out He succeeded in
ting them into the back yard, when
so st. Current shot at him several times wi
revolver, two shots taking effect in
wrist, Matt Current seized Burton
shot him through the head. Burton
;lore fell and was set upon by the two Curr
li0iS who beat him over the head with
e, Iron pistols, fracturins his skull beatin.
=, nose to jelly and cutting his lace
ion. ha,o bly,, Marshal Miller arrested both