The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-30
Th. Ravages of the late ter
r;bIe storm at Halifax.
Railroad Murders and
other crimes.

other crimes.
DOVER, n. II, Aug. 29-John p. Hale
is rapidly sinking. He is now sightless
and voiceless.
CAIRO, Ill. Aug. 29.-Wm. c. Campbell |
colored, was executed here to-day Tor the
murder OF Thos. Doyle, mate Of the steam
er Grand Tower, last April A telegram
was received this morning from d. D.
Burd, Dwight ILL.,, announcing that the re
spite for thirty days would be granted.
As Burd visited the Governor to secure 1t
this the statement was credited, and there
was quite an excitement among the col
ored friends of the prisoner. An hour
/ later, however, telegram was received
/ from the Governor declining to Interfere
The prisoner had little to say on the
/ scaffold, except to protest his innocence,
and manifested total lack of fear. The
drop fell at 1890 P NJ. breaking his neck
instantly. The prisoner died almost With
out struggle.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-Detectives
have taken the full statement OF Irving.
They discredit the man story relative to
his connections with the Nathan murder:
They say his story does not correspond
with the known facts.
A severe shock of earthquake at San
Jose at p. NJ, caused considerable excite
ment. No damage.
/ New YORK, 29.-Eieht weeks ago the
: chief of police OF San francisco tele-
E graphed here that he had Irving IN Gus
tody, and later Irving himself informed
, Capt. Kennedy by letter that he would
come on without tOrmality, II required
: The poiice, however, do not think irving
e had courage TO commit murder. lie only
Z, contesses To the commission Of the act tha
he may get free passage to New orr
J where his wife and children are living.
T, John T. Irving, who confessed to SaI
c Francisco officers, the murder OF Benjamin
= Nathan, is well known to the public her
as burglar. That tragedy occurred ol
Is July IS 1871, and on the day following
n Irving was arrested in Hoboken on anothe
lie charge.
n John Deery, the billiard expert, it is re
ported. was shot Thursday evening by
fellow billiardist. 1t seems that Deer
IN called for the payment of small deb
which was refused. High words ensueC
John Deery struck his debtor He Wa
tS astonished by three shots one OF whlc
H. took effect in his arm.
as WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The establish
an ment of colored Know Nothing lodge
;s this city is not likely to be without result
:, In Virginia, the colored people, who co
IL stitute three -fourths OF the voting streng
no of the Republican party, are entirely wit
lat out representation on the Republlc;
ill ticket, while the head of that ticket is
former rebel The denuncIatiOn of IL
,'S colored lodge by the Administration org
he here has not effected its disbandment, al
est it is understood that the effect of Il
in movement in Virginia is so much fear
that the subject was made matter
grave consideration at the meeting he
yesterday of Col Hughes with some
IN. the other candidates upon the Republic
so ticket. The movement although mt
M secret, is in nature similar to the rect
Die demonstration Of the colored convention
tie, Chillicothe, Ohio.
WV .n' BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 2S.-A laI
mass meeting OF colOred citizens, dlssat
no fed with the distribution of federal p
tba ronage in this city, was held in Montgom
!, a square tonight to take into cOnslderat
a chl for meeting the said political cor
,bIo ton of voters in the city and State, {
9 adopt measures to secure the legltim
r;+b fruits of the rights Of suffrage. A nj
Der of speeches were made, and resC
20 tons adopted condemning the leaders
hon the Republican party in this city for
MN noring their best friends, the colored |
pie.
s. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-A staten
of the receipts and expenditures of
government for the last three years
titu- Just been published 1t shows a reduc
of the public debt for three years f
July /, 1870, to July |. 1873, of $3.50 o
ing ? 600 The net reduction during the last
,e of cal year has, however, been only .S43, 6
$50, which is something less than one-I
Dnic of the whole reduction. 1t is stated
Bit the net receipts of the year 1872 ext
d eff those of the year 1873 by four and one
: the millions of dollars. The receipts
ilitv. tariff sources during the last year
IS Of been nearly $4,000, 900 less than in
! the preceding year and the internal rev,
gen department has received Sl7,000,000
Kun for the same period.
rk Of HALIFAX, Aug. 29.-Mail and teleg
theirs details of the storm on Sunday night
liable being constantly received. The destru
vol of life and property on land and Sc
frightful and far exceeds the esti
(rug- given. From all sections there are st
Rock Of houses and barns being blown d
John crops destroyed and cattle killed.
fearful havoc has not been known IN
Scotia and Cape Breton for the past
-S years.
. TETUsvuLE, Aug. 29.-Jas B. j
son, the original owner of the Jamiso
,EN farm, upon which the town of Petrol
VI being built, committed suicide this l
ing. He left letter stating that the
LING of the suicide was his having been def
waleT' aeT ed out of a large amount of money.
ting al CINCINNATI, Aug 29.-Near Villa
e .lsT s,mss to day, by the caving of sand bank,
up, and laborers were killed.
Iss nsGssr a aasi BosToN, Aug. ga freight ira
infect IL the Eastern railroad was thrown fro
Il a lresa track this morning near Rowley and
n ~. mash teen cars wrecked
I'D have IONA, Mich, Aug. 29-The /
sure and Milwaukee Railway passenger
rsistents; sas going west this morning met with a
a g iar iater Bile accident at Muir, seven miles
lnamma- here The passenger engine broke
and while standing on the track a Fl
'ists and train crashed into two immigrant {