The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-06
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The President consents to
stay one Night in
Washington.
Only two Cabinet Members
on duty.
Senator Morton keeps his
eye on the Gun.
How the Vice-President
Looks.
The Question of Relief for
Portland, Oregon.
No help wanted. from the
East.
Chicago offers aid but it is
not wanted.
Shocking Railway Acct
dents in Illinois and
Iowa.
The Social Evil in st. Louis
to be tested.
Accidents, Fights, Murders
ETC., etc.
Shocking Railway Acct
dents in Illinois and
Iowa.
The Social Evil in St. Louis
to be tested.
Accidents, Fights, Murders
etc., etc.

WAsHINGTON. Aug. 5.-The President
returned this morning and will remain un-
til tomorrow night. Senator Morton was
an early visitor and remained in consulta-
ton with the President for some time.
Several other gentlemen had interviews
with the President, including Governor
Cook and General Cowan, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior The usual cabinet
meeting was held at noon, Messrs. Robe
son and Richardson only were present
The first installment Of the fifty cent
notes has been delivered 10 Treasurer Spin
ner, and were issued to day.
New YORK, Aug. "a grand recep-
ton, promenade concert and ball are to be
given at the Ocean House, Long Branch.
next Saturday evening, for the benefit Of
the Portland. Oregon, sufferers. Presi-
dent Grant, former resident Of Portland,
will be present
BosTON, Aug 5--Ni ice President Vii
san was in town to day, looking very we'll
/ He is improving fast
| CINCINNATI, Aug. st is reported that
few deaths from cholera have occurred
at Aurora, Ind and that six new cases Of
the disease have occurred there to-day.
/ EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug j.-The Jour
nall special reports two deaths at Carni,
/ ILL.,, from cholera, SIX new cases being re
ported.
SAN FRANCISCo. Aug. The Mayor of
Portland has appointed Relief Committee
TO raise funds to aid the sufferers by the
late fire The Committee is to seek relief
at home without calling upon other com
mitteeS, west or east, unless absolutely ne
cessary.
! CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-The Mayor of Chi
eago has telegraphed to the Mayor of Port
land, Oregon asking if we could do any
thing for the relief Of the fire-sufferers Of
that city The reply was to the effect that
at present no help was needed
AURORA, ILL.,, August "a very Sc
we're railroad accident, resulting in loss of
life, occurred this morning, at about 6
O'Clock, on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, one and half miles east
Of Naperville.
The express train ran into the the ca
boOse car OF a freight, completely wreck
ing the engine of the express and tear
ing into splinters the caboose ON the freight
Conductor Briggs, Of the freight, received
such injury about his head as caused death
shortly afterward One Of the drovers,
a German from west of Omaha, had his
back broken. from which he died in few
minutes. The brakesman and the other
drovers were badly bruised, as was alsc
the engineer and fireman, who jumped
from the Dupage train just in time to save
their lives
DEsMoINEs, Iowa, August 5.-While
Conductor McClary train on the Rock
Island Road, on its last trip west, was
; passing Coon Point, near Y an Meter {
wagon, in which were man, his wife anC
r several children, became frightened at the
cars and backed off a ferry boat into the
river The engineer, George Broski. in
stantly applied the air-brake to his train
and the tram men and passengers turned
out and rescued the party and team from
, drowning.
A man named Williams was shot ant
> instantly killed between Millersburg anC
Doren, on Sunday night last, while at
tempting to steal horse The horse hat
been taken from the barn, when the owne,
, discovered the thief and ordered him t,
halt Failing to do so, the German fired
putting three buckshot in the back of hi
head, killing him instantly.
The only son of H r. Wilson. ex-CIerl
of Boone county, was drowned in the rive
near Boone, few days ago
ST. Louis, Aug. 5.-Rev. W. /. Elliot
n has brought proceedings in the Crimina
Court against two bawdy house proprietor
to test the coustitutionality of the socia
evil law
BALTIMORE, Aug. albert ID. Berr,
printer and treasurer of the Gazette office
= and of the Mutual Beneficial Society. i
missing since Friday, when he went t
Lake Bath, having with him $500 of tn
? funds of the Society Berry belonged t
+ Detroit
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-A fue in one of tn
: boilers in the Pacific FIGURING Mills o
! keptor Bros, collapsed to-day, and Davi
= Collins, who was working about seventy
( five feet from the boiler was literally boile
4 BY the escaping steam. He died almos
instantly.
! MEMPHIS, Aug. Twenty negroes
J. charged with Ku Kluxing w. H. Wyatt i
# Madison county, Tennessee, as reported i
s tins dispatch have been arrested by th
10 citizens and carried to jackson, and all at
/ mftted to bail in $500 each. except Jo
Rice, Monroe Etheridge, Nathan Fair an
= Charles Reed, who were committed witt
i out bail. The lynching of Wyatt was
N most brutal affair, and the story of h
" having outraged an old negro woman is il
- dignantly denied by the woman herself
CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.-Joe Harris sht
and probably fatally wounded John Maso
Talbot, of North Middletown, KY, la
night the affair growing ont of n difficult