The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-02
Portland, Oregon. don't I
want any help.
Ehe Cholera in w. Virginia
and Kentucky.
Robberies. Forgeries, Acci-
dents. Railroad Muir
ders, etc.. etc.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The Commis-
si0ner of Pensions announces himself in re
ceipt of information showing that the ex-
amining surgeons in various locations have
been guilty Of professional aud manifest
ly unfair act Of issuing circulars to pension
ers, requesting them toappear before them
tor the biennial examination. Invalid pen
sioners will apply in all cases to the most
convenient examining surgeons.
The public debt statement shows a re
duction Of So, 10000 for August.
The official report of the WawaSset in
vestigatiun recommends the revocation OF
the Incense of Robert Nash as engineer on
steam vessels within the jurisdiction of the
United States, and that the Potomac Ferry
Company be vigorously prosecuted for vio-
lating the steamboat law, and Captain j
d. Wood, and his mate, Robert W. Gra-
yalt for acting in such capacities without
license. The report has been referred to
the Solicitor General for his action.
With one exception, such Of the mem
bers of the House of Representatives,
their terms commencing the 4th of March
last. as have drawn their monthly pay,
have taken the full rate under the new
compensation law. The one excepted has
drawn at the old rate.
CINCINNATI, Sept lit having been
publicly stated here that information had
been received from no one reelected or cleo
ted for the first term of the next Congress
| who has declined to draw the increased pay,
it has come to light that Hon. Lewis Gunc
kle, from the fourth Ohio district, has from
the first declined to take any part of the
money, and will use his influence to secure
| the repeal of the law, and make the repeal
applicable to himself
/ Boston. Sept. Fail River tonight
elected Is delegates, all anti Butler, which
makes the so-tar chosen, stand, Butler,
l26; Washburn SO.
! LEAvRNwoRTH, Sep. l.-Messrs. Sim
mons & Stager have received letter from
Fort Sill, dated August oath, which makes
no mention OF Indian troubles or Ui appre-
hended attack
New YORK, Sept 1.-The Mayor d
Portland, Oregon, in accepting aid from
anonymous correspondents for the suffer
ers by the recent fire, writes that stories Of
want and disaster telegraphed were some
what exaggerated, and that SIS, 900 contrib
uted by the citizens will be sufficient Il
supply all actual need.
| WHEELING, W. Va, Sept l-Thret
deaths in this city Saturday and Saturda,
night, from cholera, one death in two ant
another in seven hours after the attack
; PARIS, Ky, Sept LIN consequence o
/ the appearance of Asiatic cholera at Mil
lersburg, eight miles from the city, and
report of fifteen deaths, the Bourbon coun
ty fair have postponed their annual fai
! from September ID, to October a. Tn,
fJllGwing letter has just been received iron
prominent physician of Millersburg
MILLERsBURG, Ky, Sept 1.-The chol
. era is fearful here Fifteen deaths in tow
this A. NJ, and several others will be dea
7 presently. 1t was never so violent her
p before Most of the cases are negroes
, Near 80 deaths here since Thursday last
Signed, A. g. Slit, NJ. D.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept IA special t
the Lexington Press, from Paris and Mi
lersburg states that the cases Of cholera /
the latter place are of most malignant chal
. acter and up to the present time not a sill
: gle person attacked has recovered A
e five P NJ. DR.. Barns reports Is deaths dul
, ing the past "a hours, % new cases, a
e white persons and that the disease laste
+ from three to six hours, terminating in th
death of the patient To night ten ne
: cases are reported, and one death at Pari:
e There is perfect panic in Millersburg, an
a great alarm at Paris. Many persons al
seeking places Of safety and removing the
e families out of the infected districts Eigl
: deaths from cholera are reported in San.
h ford.
- New YORK, Sept 1.-The Oyer an
Terminer Grand jury to-day presented a
n indictment Of murder in the first degrt
against Michael Broderick for killing b
son. 1t will be remembered that the Co
Oner $ jury rendered verdict that Brode
ick acted in self-defense.
Chas. W. Keep, banker, No. l6 Wa
L street, was robbed Saturday of over $50
900 by Edward Patterson, clerk The pr
perty consisted of gold certificates al
2 bonds, which Keep gave Patterson to d
1t posit in the bank
Investigation thus far shows that Il
c. forgeries made known on Saturday, a
t confined to the New York Central seven
+ of 1878, and Buffalo, New York and Fri
lie first mortgage. About one hundred al
=, twenty-six thousand of the latter as far
+ can be ascertained have been replaced.
le The report was prevalent in Wall sire
D. to-day that bank has lost heavily by fd
D. geries, and that small brokers' firm h
Of suffered to the amount of $Il 200.
RS JAS W. johnson, purporting to be
lie Attorney and Counsellor at Law, 90 Broa
u way, Williamsburg, has been arrested wi
four Of the forged bonds in his possessio
g and some cash, proceeds of sales of 9th
TX bonds Two forgers, said to be operati
IN with johnson, have fed from the Gil
wing to the exposure on Saturday.
- A statement comes from police he
quarters tonight on what is said to be go
authority that a million dollars worth