The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-06
The Governor of Indiana
sends for Him.
The Colored People of Ohio
Acting for Themselves.
Ku Klux in Indiana.
Accidents, Fires, Suicides,
ETC., Etc.


B. }. Sweet, Deputy Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue, lett for Springfield, ILL.,,
last night, to investigate the alleged de-
falcatiOn of John d. Harper, Collector for
Internal Revenue for that district. 1t is
rumored here that this alleged defalcation
Cmounts to S300,000. The instructions Of
General Sweet are to cause criminal pro-
ceedings to be immediately instituted
against all the persons who are implicated
in the case, it the charges are sustained.
/ The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
states that there have been charges OF If
regularity against that office for long
time, but it had been supposed that they
were due to leniency on the part OF the
I Collector in giving time to dlstlllers to pay
/ their back taxes.
| SPRINGFIELD H.. September 5.-It is
/ largely speculative here yet with regard to
the defalcation of Colonel j. I. Harper,
/ United States Collector of this district
/ That there is a substantial defalcation in
! his accounts with the Government is con-
ceded, but as to the amount no one here
can tell 1t will reach probably 100000
some say more 1t is now certain that
Colonel Harper has fed the country,as his
wife is said to have been here last night in
search OF him. 1t is said the detalcation
was effected and concealed by Colonel
Harper's making collections Of which he
kept private memoranda, and for which
he gave receipts. but failed to report such
collections to the office Packages of mon
ey were also received by him through the
( express office, which were receipted for by
him, but not reported. These facts were
discovered by his clerk, Mr. Smith, who
called upon several parties for payment,
notably the distillers at Pekin, who pro
duced their receipts from Harper, and
when his course could be no longer con
ceaIed, he confessed his defalcation, and
rendered his resignation. Just why this
fact was not made public at once is not
known This occurred on Friday and did
not come out till yesterday General
Sweet, the Deputy Uuited States Commits
I sioner Of Internal Revenue, was expected
to arrive here this morning from Washing
ton to take charge Of the office, but up to
this hour he has not put in an appearance,
and the office is running without head.
The securities OF Harper have not as yet
come down. They are said to be mostly
farmers and to live in Woodford county
His official bond is for S2l0,O00.
ST. LOUIS, Sept st \. Narde late
; Deputy United States Collector at Kansas
City, has been indicted by the grand jury
at jefferson City as defaulter in the sum
of $4,000, and was arrested yesterday by
the L. S. Marshal
ST. LOUIS, Sept 5.-E. A. Whitcomb,
formerly State Agent of the St Louis Mu-
tual Insurance Co for Indiana, who has
figured here in two applications before the
United States Court for an injunction
against the Mutual Life Co, was arrested
this evening On requisition from the Cox,
ernor of Indiana, charged with being de
, fault in the sum of $20,VO0 ON policy pre-
mlums. He rests in the calaboosc tonight
and will probably be taken to indianapolis
SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept 5.-Reports frou
, the interior Confirm the previous reports o.
, complete victory for the Anti Monopoly
party. Tables of majority in all countie:
o not yet received.
i DAYTON, Sept. "a meeting of coloreC
4 voters, at Dayton tonight, called by Solo
- mon Day, sympathizing with the Chilli
cothe movement, was attended by two
q thirds of the colored voters of the city
Resolutions indorsing the Chilicothe dec
laratlons, written by Day, together with ont
asserting no intention to weaken the Re
publican party, were voted down by a de
cisive majority.
: CINCINNATI, Sept. 5.-The cholera epi
demic in Millersburg, KY, is abating. Onl,
two deaths yesterday. Provisions havin,
? given out, the citizens of Paris, KY, ar
# sending them cooked food and the Cit,
Council made an appropriation for thei
:. benefit.
: WHEELING, Sept. 5.-Three deaths from
: cholera in this city yesterday and las
night. Two new cases are reported thi
: morning.
= LOUISVILLE. Sept 5.-At two o clock thi
: morning, body of horsemen entere
Charlestown, Ind, and posted the folowin
e notice all over the town; To Andre,
g Reynolds and wife, Samuel Long And
o Stone, Edward Washburn, and Patrick H
i Carney you are hereby notified to Ieav
the State of Indiana within fifteen day
from date or abide the consequences
i, few more associates of the above partie
n will take warning hereby, as threats hav
been made against the property of citizens
- Any overt act in Charlestown or vicinit
will be held against the parties abov
named. One, two, three, follow me, Sep
n 5th, 1873. :"
"a "a PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. 5.-Miss Vary
he Whiteside, who was nominated BY our r,
he publican Convention orcounty superinter
dent OF schools, resided in Chicago pr,
= vloqs to the great fire, and is amply qua
ihed for the duties of the position.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-This morning th
al Rock Island railroad ordered one hundre
d, ears OF wheat now loading in Iowa to
oe oe taken direct through to New York via Ii
Of Joliet cutoff from this city, the change b,
ling made at the request Of the shippers,
consequence of the light lake freights an
= scarcity of warehouse room in Chicago.
RICHMOND, Sept. 5.-During the storl
F. in Nansemond county, the house of Cha
OF E. Summer was struck by lightning Tv
4 of his children were killed and his wife an
: another child probably fatally injured
DEs MoINEs, la, Sept. 5.-Georre Dea.