The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-07
TELEGRAPiHIC.
Anarchy In Louisiana.
The People Resisting their
Oppressors.
What the Indian Cornmis'rs
Think About Things.
Charles Francis not Crazy.
Cakes Ames Stricken down
with Paralysis.
Death of james Z. Orr.
The Nevxy Wanna Conn xsais'rs
The New Vienna Coxnmis rs
at Work.
Failure to Raise the Dixon
Bridge.
Farmers National Conven-
ton in New York.


has been constant at st. Martinsyille since
Sunday night The citizens force is yari-
ously estimated at from two TO four hun
dred, with two pieces of artillery. Politi-
cal complications are increasing The re-
sisters claim they are daily gaining
strength while kelloggites aver that all op-
position is disappearing A large meeting
held this afternoon at the Clay statute.
Canal street. New Orleans, was addressed
by General Hugh j Campbell and others
The object of the meeting was to indorse
the action of the people of St Martins
Another batch of 80 Metropoltans, it is
stated, leave this evening II reinforce st
Martinsville
Eight and half inches Of rain has
fallen in the past twelve hours.
Hodges gun store was broken into by q
mob tonight and almost its entire contents
were carried of. There were no police
men present to protect property.
NEW YORK, May 6-The Board of In
/ dian Commissioners unanimously adopted
a report yesterday ON the President s In
dian policy. After speaking of the causes
which led to the revolt OF the Modocs, the
I Commissioners, alluding TO the assassina-
ton of Gen Candy and Peace Commission
er Thomas, say A treachery so base
admits Of no paliation, nor can any punish
ment meted out to the perpetrators Of the
+ crime be too severe The M0dOc war. it is
! held, however, cannot be charged against
/ the President peace policy, and il
/ is also affirmed that the misdeeds OF
individual Indians or bands should not be
charged against the innocent, or upon the
red man, who has no friends to take his
side of the story. and against whom no de-
( gree of exaggeratiOn or talsehOud is toe
. gross To be unhesitatingly accepted by the
public mind. The report says, it has new.
er been the expectation that it would. il
the short period Of eleven years. civilizt
the savage tribes, nor could it be expected
of the red man III three years to become a
free from crime as whites. 1t is the op
ponents of the policy, which expect the In
dian to be more free from criminaiity thar
the people of our most civilized communi
ties. Four years of trial has proved the
peace policy to be a success, and with the
exception Of few bands OF Apaches ane
the present unhappy struggle with hand
full of Modoc braves, the country has beer
saved from Indian wars. Christian de
nominations are invited to cooperate witt
AllCII lAI IubSI 1HOaaI Aia6CEi
will probably venture to complain of tht
policy or its results.
Application for a stay of proceedings il
the case of Michael Nixon, the murderer O
Phifer has been denied. Nixon will be exc
cuted on the 10th, unless -Gov. Dix inter
poses.
John Roweyn Broadhead died in thi
city to-day. He was the author of the his
tory of the State of New York, and helC
the position of naval officer at this port foi
four years
The services over the body Of the lat,
Bishop McIlvaine took place this Afternoon
in st. Paul's S Church. At the conclusion
of the service Mr. Depuyster, in few wei
chosen words, gave the remains in charg,
of committee who will export it to Gin
cinnati, where the final ceremonies will b.
held at the Christian Church on Frida1
morning.
The investigation which has been goin,
on for past few weeks before Chief Justiel
: Daily and a sheriff S jury, into the menta
| condition of George Francis Train, wa
concluded this evening by a verdict rem
dered that he was and is sane, and respon
sible for his acts. The District Attorne,
will soon prosecute Train on an indictmen
found against him for publishing an oh
scene paper in connection with the Wood
! hull Clafiin matter.
WASHINGTON, May Cover two hun
dred Congressman have accepted invita-
tons toparticipate in the excursion planne
by the st. Louis Chamber of Commerce
which is to leave that city on the 16thinst
for Texas. ~-...- --
I
VIENNA, May 6.-The American exhib
itors at the Exposition, together with tn
honorary commissioners, and several of tn
suspended commissioners held an informs
meeting yesterday, at which searching in
lquiry was demanded into all charges mad
against the suspended commissioners
The new commissioners suggested tn
holding of another meeting at an early day
at which they could promise that Mr. j oh
Jay, United States Minister. and Baro
Schwarz, Director General of the Exhib
ton would be present. The American eS
hibters have gone to work in very actiy
manner to arrange their department an
secure q proper exposition of their goods
= Inc United States frigate Congress, an
] 2 transport, with goods on board for tn
Exposition, has arrived at Trieste.
ST. LoUIs, May 6.-Wm McWater,
who who broke oS into int, t1.S the Wyoming, Neb, po.
killed Judge Wolff, who was ASSISTING N
United States Marshal to arrest him ws %
arrested at Kansas City, hast night an a,
J will be taken to Nebraska to-day :"
At Plattsville, Mo-, Sunday morning
s, young man named Jas Ray, became sn,
4 denly insane and attacked three men, stal
bing them fatally.
> ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, May 6--Hol
Jas. L. Orr, Ambassador of the Unite
States, died in this city Monday night,
It. inflammation of the lungs. He had bee
Ill from cold for some time, but his deaf
st was wholly unexpected.
DUBUQUE, May 6.-The coroner's jul
in the shooting case at New Albion, Sunds
morning, in which Anton Meyer, salot