The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-08
TELEGRAPIHTC.
Death of Chief Justice
Chase.
Honors to his Memory.
Death of the Widow of Cen.
Wool.
Precarious condition of
Oakes Ames.
Inauguration of q Demo
cratic Governor in
Connecticut.
A Democratic Mayor in
Indianapolis.
Grant and Kellogg trying to
get up a war in Louisiana.
The Kellogg Government to
be Indicted as Usurpers.
Fighting Commenced in
Earnest.
The Farmers National Con
vention in New York.
Accidents, Fires. Grimes
Etc, Etc.
The Kellogg Government to
be Indicted as Usurpers.
Fighting Commenced in
Earnest.
The Farmers National Con
vention in New York.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes.
Etc, Etc.

New YORK, May Chief Justice
Chase died in this city this morning of ap-
oplexy. The Chief Justice was attacked
Yesterday, with apoplexy, at the house of
his daughter, Mrs, William Hoyt, No. 4
West Thirty-third street. He died at ten
o clock this forenoon. His two daughters
and Senator Sprague were present.
The death Of Chief Justice Chase has
caused general grief throughout the city.
Flags on the City Hall principal newspa-
per offices, and many private buildings are
displayed at half mast Chief Justice
Chase came here Saturday evening to visit
Mrs. W. s. Hoyt, his daughter. He was
in unusually good health and spirits:
| This favorable state Of things continued
until yesterday morning At ten clock
servant was sent to call him to breakfast,
and on entering the room found him lying
| in a state of unconscious stupor. His
daughter was Immediately summoned and
servants dispatched for medical aid,
/ When the physicians arrived his uncUn-
sciousness was found TO have resulted
| from recurrence of paralysis, Of which he
! has had several strokes All efforts to re
heve him proved unavailable and it was
evident that his vitality was ebbing away.
Gov. Sprague and his wife were summon
ed, and arrived in this city last evening,
His two daughters remained by his bed
side until half past ten this morning when
he breathed his last,
He remained totally unconscious from
the time his condition was discovered until
the end. The news of his death was NOT
received in the T. s. Court buildings until
near the time Of. adjournment of the L. 5.
Circuit and District Courts, and as the
truth of the report was not considered alb.
solutely certain, no motion was made tC
adjourn either Court
A rumor around the L. s. Court build
ings names Ex-Judge and Ex-U. s. Dis
trict Attorny Edward Pierrpont as the
probable nominee of President Grant to FL
the vacancy occasioned by the death o
. the Chief Justice But political friends O
Senator Conkling are very confident h
will be the successor of Mr.. Chase
WASHINGTON, May News of thu
death of Chief Justice Chase has occasion
; ed great surprise and profound regret il
all circles. The Attorney General was ad
vised early in the day of the serious lines
of the Chief Justice and in brief space o
; time afterwards of his death. Secretar,
Richardson was also early advised of tn
death of the Chief Justice, and the sad in
u telhgenee was spread throughout the treas
ury department very rapidly, creating sin
= eere expressions of sorrow among tn
: clerks and employees, many of whom wer
: old and intimate official associates of tn
deceased, and many of the more prominen
officials having been appointed to Office dur
ing his administration of the Office of Secre
tary ofithe Treasury.
4 CINCINNATI, May 7-SamuelF. Coving
: ington, President Of the Chamber of Com
merce, announced the death of Chief Jus
tice Chase to-day on change, alluding
his distinguished personal services and tn
: intimate relations he sustained to this city
A committee Of five old members was al
pointed on resolutions.
,. ALBANY, May 7.--Governor Dix to-da
le transmitted message to the Legislator
D. announcing the death of Chief JustiC
Chase, and suggested that appropriate al
- ton be taken by both Houses.
New York, May The widow Of th
late Maj. Gen. Wool died this mornin,
aged sc.
Boston, May 7.-Oakes Ames remain
in about the same condition reported la
night, but is becoming weaker.
NORTH EAsToN, Mass, May TT
condition of Oakes Ames has not impro'
ed. He is liable to pass away at any M
ment Hardly hope is entertained thi
he will survive.
New YORK, May S.-Stokes receive
the news of the refusal of new trial |
the Supreme Court with indifference
merely saying to his father, who was vii
him: They have denied me new tria
My case will now go to the Court of A
peals
} HARTFORD, May, Gov Ingersoll W
lnaugurated to-day with imposing cerem
mes; The inaugural address was read
the Governor in person 1t begins with
Recommendation in favor of calling COL
- ttutlona convention by vote of the Gener
Assembly to prepare new constitutio
A great portion Of the document is devC
ed to staustlcal information in relation
the financial, commercial, educational a
humanitarian interests of the State
IT'S New IBERIA, La, May
was heard this morning. A courier fro
our the citizens camp reports three MetroI
4. litans killed and four wounded within /
squares of the court house, where Colol
Badger has concentrated his forces Ct
zens are collecting from every portion
pr Attakappas. Most of the recruits are
the better class, well mounted, and gen
ally armed with breech loading shot gu
eet, Captains of steamboats, have been war;
not to transport armed Metropohtans, a
ILL consequently did not bring those at
all Bay, knowing their boats would be bio
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