The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-21

in the LemOnt calamity, find conductor
Beane and engineer Pufhnberger guilty of
criminal recklessness The railway com
pany offer a reward of one thousand dol
lars for the capture Of Beane, who was at
work in bayfield, at Peotone on Tuesday
JOLIET, H., Aug. 20-Marshal Scheidt
and Detective Simmons have just arrived
from two day ; search in this county for
Conductor Beane. At Peotone they found
that he had been staying at relative ;,
two miles from that place, since Sunday
night. In approaching the house, the
officers were discovered, and Beane fed
Beane has numerous relatives IN this coun-
ty. who have been assisting him IN his es-
cape and concealment. His parents and
wife, who reside ia this city say that Beane
would give himself up, if he could feel
that his life was secure against the attacks
of numerous parties who have threatened
10 lynch him. II is believed that he in
tends to give himself up after the excite
ment is over. His father has asked legal
counsel concerning Beane's safety il he
should give himself up.
BURLINGTON. VT. Aug. % - The
President and party arrived here early this
morning from the White Mountains and
were received by a committee of citizens
with Mayor Dodge at the head Alter
breakfast at the American Hotel the
President visited various points OF interest
and subsequently received the people in
the parlur OF the hotel At halt past ten
the President and party were escorted to
the railroad depot 10y the first regiment Of
Vermont National Guards. and while a
national salute was firing departed for Lake
George.
LAKE GEORGE, \. V, Aug. 20-Presi-
dent Grant and party arrived here at eight
O clock this evening via Lake Champialn,
/ and, after holding a short reception IN the
/ parlors Of the hotel, left in a special coach
/ for Glen Falls, from which place the train
will convey the party to Saratoga.
/ DUBUQUE. Aug. 20.-A Grangers' festi-
val'was held at Spenzeleye's grove, seven
miles from this city, yesterday, in which
the members of Key City Grange, of .Ju-
lien township, and those belonging to other
organizations Ut the order in this county,
/ participated to the number OF nearly 500.
\ sumptuous repast was served III the
woods shortly before noon, after which h.
K, Shankland, president Of the occasion,
and a member OF the Executive Committee
Of the State Grange, called the assemblage
to order to listen to an address from the
Dudley w Adams, Grand Master of the
National Grange, which was preceded by
the singing of Grangers' hymns, and d
prayer by Rev Bargelt, Of Parkersburg
Mr. Adams address although not brilliant
In eloquenee, was sound and logical and
had considerable effect upon the more
thoughtful of his listeners. He endeav
ored to impress upon the farmers the fact
that they did not display that enterprise IL
obtaining public elements, which theil
power and opportunities entities them to
Tie held that the grange movement was
not simply to crush out monopoly and low
er the price Of transporting farm products
but also to awaken the farmers to thei
need of social aud intellectual de-elope
ment. Whatever political corruption ther,
might exist was principally the fault OF th,
farmer themselves, who neglected til,
primary meetings and the conventions. ant
let trickSters and demogogues take the DO
litical affairs of the country into their owl
. hands
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 20.-Sensation woi
the $1,000 purse to-day is 2:23l, 2;252 AM
; 2;23!
, New YORK, Aug. 20.-The Expres
says the Alabama indemnity money Sl5,
100000 in gold, due from Great Britain
E September 9Th, has already been paid int
: the treasury, with the exception of abou
q S5,OO0,0OO, which is deposited in gold in
number of our city banks.
1t is stated that ledger kept at tn
District Attorney Office in this city con
tains entries, which, If published, woul
, ast0und the whole mercantile community
1t contains the names of nearly 300 mel
= chants who had to pay various sums fror
$4,000 to 100000 TO compromise suit
brought against them by a special agent G
of Jaynes and other custom house official.
Mrs. Schmidt, of Long Island City, yes
terday, pleaded guilty to the indictmeu
which charges her with attempting t
- starve to death child that had bee
- placed in her charge and for whose main
tenance she was paid ten dollars month
The sentence imposed on her is $l25 fin
or six months Imprisonment
AT the examination of Nincenzo MottC
on the charge of keeping children in serv
? tude, IN violation Of the civil rights law,
!. boy, known as Joseph, told his stor
through an interpreter. He said thre
years ago, being then but eight years
}. age, he met MJtto in the village uf Cold
erils, southern Italy. where he resided
Motto induced him to go home with hi
Is the next day, but instead took him to \;
- pies and put hun on board vessel with
number OF other boys. All were receive
In TINS city and were taken to 45 Crost
street. Joseph was kept locked up Fl
} one day and the next sent out with othe
,, to play the violin He was ordered
bring home SIS cents per day, and coup
a, of months afterwards dollar a da
Whenever he failed to bring that amouu
he was beaten by Motto with stick al
tied up in the cellar. On one occasi,
= Mott bit his ear, which still retains mari
of teeth, and only fed him on bread al
cheese.
ie Fort SooTT, Kansas, Aug. 20.-A sp
a cial to the Moni nr from Lasiygnes, c un
seat OF Linn county, represents great e