The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-13
"Old Pom" slightly shot by
an Ex-M. C. from Kansas.
The Northern Pacific in q
Decline.
The Terrible Scourge at
Shreveport and Memphis.
Bank Thieves Detected.
Accidents, Crime, Fire. etc.

New YORK. Oct. 1.-THE Rockford,
Rock Island & ST. Louis Railroad Com
pany charge Henry H. Boody, their former
Treasurer and Director. with fraudulently I
retaining $245. 900 and with obtaining, as a |
secret partner with contractors, whose CON
tract was finally annulled, about $32, 900 as
his profits An attachment was granted /
bp Justice Leonard against his property, !
with an order for his arrest, bailable in
$l00,00 on .an eXparte statement. The !
defendant thereupon moved, denying the
charges, and for the vacation of both or
ders, on the ground that they were incon
sistent The Court, at its special term,
holding that it could not inquire into the
merits of the case, decided that, though
both orders could not be maintained, the
plaintiff might elect which one should be
continued. The defendant appealed, and
the appeal was argued yesterday before the
/ General Term, his council claiming that
the Court erred in both respects, The
/ Court, however, affirmed the order OF the
! Court below.
WASHINGTON, Oct ll.-Ex-Senator
Pomeroy, OF Kansas, was shot this after
noon by Representative NJ, +. Conway,
of Kansas.
Senator Pomeroy was walking ur New
York avenue, and, when near the corner
] of Fourteenth street, he met Conway who
drew large revolver, and, when within
/ 6 feetof POmeroy. fired three shots at him,
tone of which took effect in the right breast,
inst below the nipple. =,
Conway was taken before Judge Smell
this evening, and released on Sl0,000
hail. Alexander Adamson becoming his
bondsman A certificate of physician
was produced, to the effect that the wound
of Pomeroy was very slight Conway was
= laboring under very great mental excite
; 1ment. 1t is said that the cause of the
shooting is that Conway has had frequent
l political reverses in Kansas, which he at
E tributes TO Pomeroy. His counsel having
/; advised him to make no statement, and,
lupon being released this evening, he was
, taken away by his friends.
ST. Paul. Oct 9.-The Northern Pa
cifc Company lately stopped the building
+ of the snow fences on its line across Dako
e ia, and discharged six tenths Of the sec
. ton men on that division which Is taker
to indicate that it is not intended to oper
y ate that part of the line the coming winter
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct 1.-THE feve'
, still RACES. the prospects of abatement les
e favorable than before the trosts that hat
i been looked forward to with so much hope
n The weather now has settled to lndla
summer, ,-sultry days and foggy nights
T. that are depressing even to those of us nc
J. stricken with disease. There is no hop
r. of the disease stopping its course until
10 succession of frosts and freezing weather
oil Nrb han I IS
t sidered how many have left and are leay
ing, and the numbers Of new cases report
er ed daily are as great as at any time sine
the first appearance of the disease.
The following circular is issued by Pres
ident Langstaf, of the Howard Associ;
ne ton:
- OFFICE OF HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
IT. Oct IL, 1873.
US We return our heartfelt thanks to OF
ne sister cities and towns for the bOunteor
aid extended to us in this hour of sadne
and death. From Boston to San Franci
, co, from Lansing to New Orleans, from a
rd most every hamlet in the land, and eve
ty from far-off Old England, has come SUI
lst evidence of sympathy as to make our hear
/ overflow with gratitude, binding us as
"' does to them with the dearest ties. I'll
he increasing day by day, taking rich and poe
IL God only knows when and where 1t W
np end. Our receipts for the present are al
M pie to meet our wants We feel ASSURE
he all the and we want Will be torthcomlI
of Respectfully yours,
nd (Signed) A. ID. LANGsTAFF,
bs. Howard Association,
the There have been 800 applicants at
eat Peters Orphan Asylum by orphans ma
by the ravages of the fever. The Sist,
rec provided for as many as they were alt
Gus but were forced to turn many away imp
md vided for The following touching app
owe appears in the papers of this city tom
18th row morning:
un To the Knights Templars of the United States
In this, our dire extremity, any rel
ug- you can contribute will be thankfully
ock ceived. tSigned) j. NJ. PETTTGREw,
ohm L. c., pro tenn, ,Cyrene Com y, No, 4
GEO MILLERSU,
G. c., State of Tennessee
eet, Superintendent Hamilton, of the Sou
n ern Express Company, of this city, yes
- day divided among the different relief C,
mitteess $400, subscribed by employees
the company.
lr. SHREVEPORT, La, Oct 1.-THE
lowing interments we're made tod
Arthur Levy, colored, Is months /
LIN. Jones, years Adeline Brown, 33;
vinia Edwards, 20 Dan Ward, white,
James Griffin, 20
Jp. MONTGOMERY, La, Oct 1l.-Tl
were three deaths here from yellow f,
nd within the past "a hours. The deaths
''N' day and Friday are old cases, and attr
- ted to the cold weather.
NASHVILLE, Oct l1.-William W
1o Superintendent of the Southern Exp
U, Company, has issued circular to be
to every agent in the South to solicit
v for Memphis.
KANSAS Cry, Oct 1.-THE CityC
cll has voted $500 to the Memphis
Shreveport sufferers, and the Jewish
zens $lI5 for relief to-day.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. lit
fatal cases Of yellow lever were reno
yesterday In Argenta, opposite Little
being men employed on the Memph
Little Rock Railroad, who contracted
disease in Memphis. A quarantine j
be established between this city and
genta.
LOUISVILLE, Oct 1.-THE cont
tions from this city for the relief of !
phis and Shreveport foot twelve thou
|ES, dollars, and subscriptions are still
= on,
OMAHA, Neb Oct. 1.-THE eli
have contributed and forwarded to-da.
opss eral hundred dol ars to the Memphi
ferers. The odd ellows have also &
QlAef- donotior, nf oonaidarahla amouut