The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-17
TELEGRAP.H;;T-C. T
Cholera in Cincinnati.
Alarming Illness of Vice
President Wilson.
Another Arctic Expedition.
The Mexican Border Com
mission.
The Comanches Stealing
Women and Children.
Our People Claim Fifty Mil
lions of Mexico.
Colored Odd Fellows Pro
ceSsion.
Accidents, Fires. Crimes
Etc, Etc.
The Comanches Stealing
Women and Children.
Our People Claim Fifty Mil
lions of Mexico.
Colored Odd Fellows Pro
cession.
Accidents, Fires. Crimes,
Etc, Etc.

eight hours have developed the presence
here of cases resembling cholera. Three
fatal eases, and three cases not fatal, part
Of which had all the symptoms Of cholera,
within this period and were reported at the
regular meeting Of the Academy of Medl-
cine tonight. The announcement in the
papers this morning of fatal case having
cholera symptoms. has created no excite
meut whatever, during the day. Citizens
generally are not apprehendiug the pre-
valence of cholera as an epidemic during
this season.
MEMPHIS. June lG.-The weather is
very unfavorable for the improvement Of
the health Of the city. During the night
the mureury fell y degrees, and
to-day was rainy and hot. The interments
TO-DAY were nineteen. fifteen Of whom died
of cholera and cholera infantum. The
4 CITY Council this afternoon passed an or
dinance establishing board Of health.
! NASHVILLE June l6 -Thirty-two inter
ments are reported from the prevailing
/ disease since Saturday. A large per cent
/ of those attacked got well Sunday is
considered as an especially fatal day, as
large dinners are eaten on that day. Deaths
are nearly all colored.
/ CHICAGO. June l6.-E. r. Drake, of
this city, declares false a sensational dis
patch from Decatur, H., respecting the
poisoning Of six persons by Mrs. ork,
and states that she was subject 10 perlodl-
cal attacks of insanity.
New YORK. June lG.-The Boston let
ter of the Springfield Republican says
there has been much anxiety the past
week among the few who have known the
facts concerning the alarming illness ot
President Wilson. His attack was
followed by partial deafness and partial
blindness. and the general character Of his
symptoms was such US to threaten a loss OF
his power and activity, if not of his life.
lie Is now improving, but by no means ont
of danger
/ WASHINGTON. June l6.-Commaudei
Green has been ordered to the command OF
vessels to be despatched for the discovery
and relief Of the Polaris, with Lieut.. Com
mander White as executive officer. Tht
! Secretary is making a selection Of vessel
suitable for Arctic navigation. Efforts arr
being made to start the expedition early il
July The Juniata is taking ont her gun.
and provisions for voyage of inquiry, anl
may leave the last Of this week.
i New YORK. June l6.-A Washington
special SAYS the Mexican border commits
sion returned 10 Washington II prepar
' their report They have been engage
constantly since January 10th have hear
i evidence in four hundred cases. and hav
r received, in addition. thirteen hundred ey
NJ parte afhdavits. Several women and chIlC
ren who had escaped the Indians appear
= ed before the commissioners and told tn
e story of their terrible sufferings TIL
# Comanches are said to be mainly engage
III the business of stealing and selling III
women and children of white settlers. I'll
e kickapoos and Lipans and Mexicans di
is guised As such, chiefly confne themselvt
4. to cattle stealing. The raids of these pc,
10 pie are so frequent that stock raising witt
: in 200 miles OF the Rio Grande is We
III nigh abandoned.
n WASHINGTON, june l6.-The eommi
sion to enquire into the outrages on Il
t. Texas border arrived here this A NJ. al
ly had an interview with Secretary Fish du
in ing the day They deny the reports tn
i Texans make raids into Mexico, and 81
there is nothing to induce them to plund
Z" their poverty stricken neighbors. All o.
Il citizens care for is protection in their pc
d sons and property against the ineursio
from Mexicans and Indians. After t
& commissioners went up the Rio Grande
take testimony the MeXicans on the low
- part of that river crossed and began tn,
thieving operations for which they we
punished and chastised by Col McKenz
J. The Texas Legislature instituted an inq
% ~ into the Mexican and Indian wron
Z upon the citizens of that State when sol
IS of the most respectable residents of Nue,
y Valley went to Austin and gave the strol
n est testimony that they had previously G
ce en- before the commission. The comm
y; sioners represent the amount of damag
ID direct and consequential, to those "
:, have suffered by those raids, at betwt
Il fifty to sixty million dollars. Five HI
of dred petitions, in the way of complai
es es with specifications, were presented to
nd commissioners, and these were support
re, by l,60O afhdavits Many of the petiti
OF and afidavits are represented by men
er, fine education and most of them respec
Ic- nc BILE character As to the kickapoos, i
cce not supposed there are more than 20J "
N NIe- riors OF them altogether One of the
nd IChiefs, referring to a proposition of
yill United States to the kickapoos to go OF
~ the reservation, said to a commissioner
follows We would have done so, but
! PiIS he was a small patch of ground, and We co
not make raids on the other reservatiC
Here we are supported by the Mexi
W. government, which not only supplies
a. with provisions but gives us money,
and when we want to go to Texas,
~ Mexican merchants and planters give
Il horses, guns and ammunition and pro
lons that we may make our raid, and
pay them for what we capture; besi
we have good country aud fine elm
many privileges, and the whole Texas
on der to raid on The Commissioners Il
If the captives taken by Col McKe
should be restored to the Kickapoos, I
would be no more inclined to return to
United States than they are now.
hence they doubt the propriety of com
ing with their request.
BALTIMORE. June l6.-The eolored
II Fellows of this city celebrated the
anniversary of the organization in this S
to day by a grand parade. The dis
was very fine and an honor to the orde
MONTPELIER, June l6.-While mum
of persons were on a raft, comp sed of
boats and some planks, in pond in Ca
mr.. twelve miles fr IN here, yesterday OF
the boats 6llad and tho zuhoIa Marty ,