The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-16
TELEGRAPHIC,
Further Details of the Pic
ton Disaster.
Most Heartrending Scenes
among the Mourners.
A Little More Modoc Nom
sense.
Adjournment of the st.
Louis Congressional
Conference.
a Farmers Convention in
the 18th District.
a Forger committed to Jail
in Boston.
Report that the Benders
are captured.
4 Murderer Hanged in New
Jersey.
Another one ESCAPES in St.
Report that the Benders
are captured.
a Murderer Hanged in New
Jersey.
Another one escapes in St.
Louis and is re-arrested.
a Colored boy kills a little
Girl.

HALIFAX, n s., May l5.-A gentle
man who has returned from the burning
eolhery says that relays of men have been
at work since yesterday, filling the slopes
and air shafts with clay. The fire still
burns as tiercely as ever. He went within
a rev feet OF the mouth of the shaft.
from which blue sulphurous flames were
ascending 20 feet The roar from the
/ burning mine was something terrific ::
dense volumes Of smoke continued to as
cend from several air shafts. No ade-
quate idea can be formed of the terrible
disaster. The computed loss of property
Is enormous, but is nothing in comparison
with the loss Of life Ali the woodwork in
the mines Is burned, and experienced min
ers say II is one mass of burning ruins be-
low, The causes that led to the disaster
are not as stated, owing to a strike of
some miners. but TO powder having been
permitted to be used in one of the beds
worked by miner named Robert McIead
who insisted upon using it, unless he re-
celved higher rates for cutting without il
AT the inquest yesterday several import
ant facts came out in the evidence which
snow reeklessness or carelessness in the
work OF supervision In dangerous parts #
the mines. The total number of deaths at
writing is ffty-nin
HALIFAX, May 14-To give some idea
OF the extent of heexplosion learned from
several 1t may be stated of the old one,
close to the miners residences. and distant
from the mines some SIX or seven hundred
yards, that huge pieces Of timber were
drlyen through II, some falling on the
roots OF houses and crushing them, It
was truly heartrending to pass through
the square OF buildings where the families
OF the lost miners reside. The window
blinds are drawn, and the poor widows of
the men whose charred remains are far
down IN the sepulehre, mourn necessarily
and plteously the loss of those who have
been suddenly taken from them. As Won
pass close to the saddened homes of these
families you can hear them sobbing and
crying
The jury has returned the following YER
dict; We find that the miners came to
their death on the instant by an explosion
IN Drummond eolliery, caused by de-
rangement Of the ventilator of the mine,
arising from fire in Robert McI.ead's
ward. They say that considerable care
was exhibited in the management of the
mine, but express their regret that powder
was permitted to be used in the ward
worked by Robert MeLead.
A fund for the relief of distressed wi
dows and orphans will be raised, Relief
meetings will be held this evening in New
Glasgow and Westvine.
NEW YORK. May Is. A Lava Bed dis |
patch of the 18th says: Generals Davis |
and Glllem, in crossing Tulc Lake the pre-
vlous evening during a heavy gale, had |
narrow escape from drowning, the boat be-
coming unmanageable. |
1he present forces at command of Gen. |
!. DaVls are not sufficient TO make a success
tul attack on the Modocs in their new
stronghold, but the General will endeavor
to hold them where they now are and wait
ior relhIoreements with mOrtars which are
hIugrrylng forward and expected in two days.
L he troops are suffering from want of wa
ger w liloW creek Is the nearest stream
Dut the Modocs are between it and the
troops. The Modocs have families with
them and 1t IS not thought they will seek
to leave their present position until they
have made provisions for the safety of their
women and children. Their loss in the
lght OF Saturday was two braves killed, a
afge part OF their horses ammunition and
clothing captured, and about two tons of
provisions destroyed, The Modoes en-
cred the fight stripped to their breech
,louts, but could not resist the Warm
springs who trotted into the fight and ran
Ill. ~
ST, Louis, May l5.-The Congressional
Conference met in general session about IL
clock, and Governor Walker, of Virginia,
vas chosen chairman, and the reading
'lerk of the last House of Representatives, 1
.cted as secretary. Governor Walker :
hen made brief speech, in which he
Urged the necessity of cheap transporta-
Ion, advocated the improvement Of the
present water routes, the construction of /
annals and especially the James River and
Aanawah canal
!, VI motion of Judge Lawrence, of Ohio.
st. Louis W ''ie "u'i''i i'i0" Vi +
IL e pIoceedings of the conference were
'au., auo'eu puphshed in pamphlet form and
.ups .rp tai aiTlsheu ms TO each member of Con
'ress' The conference then adjourned
IoLoNA, ILL.,, May l5.-The e.r,,o.a of
he 10th Judicial District eon,,asaI e" lnefs ef "
'euntles OF Champaign Macon. P;stt ~ a',J sn 4
doultree met in delegate eonvent;"., sua
lay. The counties were all f,,ilu n :
'ented and the utmost harmony and aoaI
rider marked all the proceedings. MT q
;: Smith, prominent member of the
yhampaign county bar was nominated on
he first ballot, the vote standing as fol
ows: Smith, %; w. E. Wilson, of Macon I
ounty, and blank, !. I.
BOSTON, May l5.-James A. Coe, the
orger has been committed in default ofk
'4p1o,oO0 ~ bail. 1t is thought his operations 10
Elii exceed $500, 900, though only s27 900 Q
speclhcaliy charged against him. : Z
ST, LOUIS, May 15.-A report was e
rOught to Kansas Ctr rroa.o.Is.- ~ Il