The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-19
A Railroad Contractor
Swindles his laborers.
A very Unfortunate State
of Things in a Worthy
Family in Aurora
Illinois.
Accidents, Fires, Crime
Etc, Etc.

New YORK, July lS-The correspond
ent of the World, under the date of Berlin.
June 29th, makes public most remark
able conversation with Prince Bismarck,
in which the Prince, after giving express
ion to his weariness of spirit, is made to
say: The truth is, there is not half doz-
en- men in Germany on our side, l mean
who clearly comprehend the real meaning
of the conflict in which we are engaged,
and in which, Notwithstanding our success
thus far, / now believe we shall be beaten.
The Emperor does not understand it, and
if he did he would change sides in mo-
ment The Crown Prince perhaps does un-
/ derstand it. but he will put himself on the
other side, if, indeed, he is not already
there The fight is the Empire against
/ the Church. 1t is a fight of the State,
/ Empire, Monarch or Republic against God
and in this fight the State will get the
worst of it unless it succeeds in destroying
/ the idea of God and placing itself In His
place Men say that they must have
something to worship. Well, then let
them worship the State let it be all in
all let it take the place of the family as
well as of the Diety ; let it be Diety In
| two generations if we had the field entirely
to ourselves, we could so obhterate the
idea of God and imaginary right betowed
on man by Him as their creator that the
substitution of the State in His place
would be effected, and the State, as in pa
gan Rome, would be all in all,
The correspondent, giving his own Ian
guage the spirit contained in the converse
ton with Bismarck, says; The idea of
the whole was that the aspiration for lib
erty grew out of belief in God, that it
would be impossible to make it perfectly
subservient to the people, out of men i'm
bued with dogmas of Christianity and that
while all forms of Christianity were alike
fallacious, he carried war against none,
but that of the Roman Catholic Church,
for the reason that it alone was formidable.
He says: Nothing has amused me more
than praises which have received from
Protestant Christians of England and
America | have wished to crush Rome
that | may crush Christianity. They
|, praise me for my services in the cause OF
what they call reformed Christianity
If anything could console me for the cha
, grin which forsee [ am to endure toI
some time to come, it would be to witness
the amazement of these good friends Of
mine when they understand the truth, but
J understand it they never will
CINCINNATI, O., July ls.-Three death.
from cholera were reported to-day.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July lS.-Advice:
from Mt. Vernon, Ind, report that tn,
, cholera is believed to be abating in tha
place. 1t has almost depopulated thu
town. All the people who could get ava,
have left The banks and business houses
are closed, and the town is without popu
lation. ROsin, pine tar, and coal hav,
been burned in the streets In ever,
- house disinfectants have been placed
People who cannot leave are removing Il
the healthier parts of the city Familie
- are living in warehouses, stores. etc Ev
. cry person in the place has had the chol
i era several times, and in some large fami
i lies only two members are left Their
seems to be no apparent cause for the raw
ages of the epidemic, as the city is cleal
I one, and one of the highest points between
) Evansville and Cairo.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,. July lS.-Henr,
I, Brown, of Yatesville, ILL.,, in this county
] died yesterday of a disease resembling
cholera. He was i'll few hours Severa
deaths have occurred in Pike county with
in the past few days, of disease whicl
" the doctors say is cholera
A young man in the employ of Wul
}. Hess, of Pike county, was drowned da
or two since while in bathing.
New YORK, July lS-A committee c
Police Commissioners having recommend
ed the formation of brigade of 500 police
armed and drilled as a military body, to
called out in case of emergency, in aid G
the civil power. Commissioner Durye
has certified to Mayor Havemeyer tina
800 breach-loading rifles, $50 infantr
swords, and attendant equipments are nee
essary to enable the police to more effectr
ally protect the public and private proper
ty of the city, and the Mayor has signed
requisition on Gov Dix for these arms an
stores. This military police is intended I
d. preclude the necessity of calling out militi
in eases of disturbances toe serious ft
= the strength Of the ordinary police fore,
ALTON, ILL.,, July IS.-Six desertel
from the United States army, who ha
- been stationed at Newport, KY, were
town yesterday, and went north by ii
re Rock Island road A dispatch was recei,
ed hfteen minutes too late to secure the
ur arrest
BANGOR, July lS.-Michael Buckley,
sub-contractor on the Bucksport & Bang
Railroad, has absconded with funds entrus
ed to him to pay employees
Il PHILADELPHIA, July 1S. lightning &
II day struck several buildings, doing consi,
cradle damage. In one case lady W;
:. severely and two children slightly injure,
- A sand paper house connected with Bod,
Il. Il Adamss glue factory was blown dow
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