The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-16

Ex-President johnson and
the Surrat case.
The remains of General
McCook arrive in
Cincinn r ii.
The Yellow Fever still Rag
ing in Louisiana.
The Equinox on the Lakes.
Loss of lives and Property.
The Kentucky Ku K1ux as
serted to be ex-federal
Soldiers.
A clergyman commits forg-
cry.
Domestic troubles and Sui
eide.
Correspondence between r.
r. Gable and the r., R.
Commissioners.
A clergyman commits forg-
cry.
Domestic troubles and Sui
eide.
Correspondence between r.
r. Gable and the r, r.
Commissioners.

NEW ORk, sept ia w aSIlngtOn
dispatch says that ex-President johnson is
expected in that city to-day tor the pur-
pose of taking part III the controversy now
going on respecting the trial and execution
of Mrs. Surratt. He will, it is supposed,
endeavor to controvert the statement of
Judge Advocate General Holt on the point
as to whether the court recommendation
to mercy was ever presented TO him or
not
CINCINNATI, Sept l5.-The remains of
General Edwin S McCook arrived and Law
in state in the Masonic temple to day and
tonight. The funeral will take place at
o clock tomorrow.
MEMPHIS, Sept. l5-The widest ru-
mors prevailed to-day in regard to yellow
! fever, and trains leaving on various roads
were crowded with persons fleeing from the
scourge. 1t is difficult to obtain reliable
/ data in regard to the spread OF the disease,
/ but it is quite certain that it has made its
appearance in various portions OF the city.
| Two undertakers report twelve interments;
nine from yellow fever.
LITTLE Rock, Sept l5.-Latest advices
from Shreveport represent the yellow fever
unabated and the distress in the city indies
cribable. The interments average 80 to 40
daily in a population of perhaps four thou
sand. Physicians and nurses are worked
down.
/ WASHINGTON, Sept. I5.-Lieut, Com
mander A. NJ. Mitchell, commanding the
Pawnee, at Key West, died yesterday of
yellow fever.
DETROIT, Sept IA severe Southwest
gale prevails over the upper lakes. The
steamer Ironsldes, of the Milwaukee 4
Grand Haven line, was reported toundered
about noon, six miles off Grand Haven.
The sea is so heavy that nothing can &C
out to it. All hands are lost 1t is not
known how many passengers there were on
board. Six schooners have gone on the
: beach at Grand Haven since morning.
LATER-2:40 P M-Three of the Iron
sides boats have reached the shore with
% persons. The other boats have not YET
. been heard from.
GRAND HAVEN, Sept. l5.-The propeller
IrOnsides. OF the Engleman line connecting
with the ID. & NJ railroad and one of tht
0 largest steamers Of the lakes, foundereC
g / and sunk seyen miles off this port, at noOI
to-day Her signal of distress was hoisteC
at clock this morning, but so terribi,
: was the sea and heavy wind that no assis
j tance conld reach her. She labored in tn,
E trough OF the sea from $40 A. NJ until tn
time she sunk The passengers and crew
> of which there were 10 of the former ant
80 of the latter, prepared the boats TO leav
r her at about l0:3O A. NJ, and the last boa
left her at ll:30 A. NJ When the last boa
had got about quarter of mile from he
, she went down. There were five boat
y filled with the crew and passengers on
:, boat having five men and four women, CAP
q sized, and only one man reached tn
= shore. Four boats have reached the shor
% up to this time The boat with Captai
=. Sweetman and wife and five passer
gers has not yet been heard from. 1t
q feared they are among the lost. Thirty
10 two passengers are known to have bee
saved, and fourteen bodies have been 7,
covered
ia The following is the list of bodies recov
= cred and identified John Drscoll, ,stewar
h of the boat; John Hiles, of Milwaukee
" Chas Willmell, agent Of C. f. Harding
Con- Y; Mrs. H. A Valentine and chilli
-, of Milwaukee; A S. Donelson, of Gran
" Rapids Mrs J. B. l.. Dewitt of Milwal
kee. The balance are not yet identife,
CHICAGO, Sept. l5.-The roof st. Jam,
HoLel was seriously injured by the gale tn
morning.
u DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept l5.-Parties il
terested in the cranberry crop in Wiseo
= sin have received letters stating that Il
. crop is partial failure, and what few we
oi maturing have been damaged by ear
trosts The law of that State prohibi
c' picking until the 18th instant.
e CINCINNATI, Sept IA prominent ci
bo izen of Cincinnati, who has been spendil
=, several days in the ku-Klux region
e Kentucky, returned last night and repor
ho that the country is quiet, and the peop
~ - quite ready to talk about their trouble
~ They claim that the account of atfai
Of which was recently published in the LOU
,r1 r vile Courier Journal is much exaggerate
,la and that the troubles will be stopped by Il
nI due course of law. One prominent la
yer stated that he had no doubt that the
To- was large organization of the Ku-klu
,ck but that many of them were respectful
hn eitizens, VINO had no sympathy with t
marauders, and that within ten days a Fl
- disclosure would be made of the secrets
the order, and those who have repented
1t would assist in suppressing it. The id
of martial law is not relished by anv o,
ual Another rron,;,r. Ie.>: O. ~ "'' W y.
ord, -. :, ,thS1 lawyer III owen Coui
be asserts thot there was no established
oek der, and that the offenders were mer,
VI common thieves or murderers. The Ow
It, county authorities say that the murder
the negro, Whitestone, is the only c
which has taken place in their county. 7
OF those charged with this murder were
quilted at the preliminary examinati
and three others escaped from Jail q VIZ
sr i! ago, though they afterw@rd gave the
selves up to to the authorities, declar
J. that they could prove an alibi. Their
bile. animation is set for tomorrow, and it
Itch thought that they will be bound over.
Owen county people assert that all C
sole sole cerned in this outrage are graduates of
eres u. .-..-