The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-02
More Benders Arrested.
Accidents, Fires, Grimes,
Etc, Etc.

{ one correspondent, Bogus Charley, Steam
boat Frank, Hooka Jim, and Shacknasty
Jim have returned to Boyle's camp safely
from their scout Bogus Charley, Curly
headed Doctor other Indians who went on
an independent scout after Jack, were ex-
pected back TO camp yesterday. Several
Modocs in the vicinity of Fairehild's camp
are anxious to surrender The total num-
Der OF prisoners is ! 9 men. % squaWs and
20 children. Twenty-Five remain with
Capt Jack, well armed and mounted. A
courier is expected Sunday.
New YORK, May 3l.-A Washington
special says the story that Gen. Davis al
/ lowed portion of the surrendered Modocs
to be armed and sent in pursuit of Capt
Jack, is wholly discredited by the Secreta-
ry Of War and army officers generally
Selt-respect, it Is added. would prevent
him from engaging murderers to do the
work assigned TO soldiers, Announcement
Is also made from Washington that the
W ar Department condemns the effort of
the Interior Departn ent 10 get Santana
and Big Tree released. Gen Sherman is
very plain in his denunciation Of the scheme
Spotted fever is what afflicted the. Conev
Island Railway C0mpanys horses.
Whitelaw Reid acknowledges suhserin
tons through him to the Greeley statue
fund Of $l0,6S3.
The steamship George Cromwell. from
tins port for New Orleans On the ] tn iaSt
Is nearly week due.
An effort is being made to effect a set
t!ement with the creditors Of the banking
house OF Bowies Brothers, by the payment
Of 80 per cent. Of its Indebtedness. free of
expense to its creditors.
Ii Is said a reward Of nearly 100000 is
dependent on the extradition of MaeDon-
aid, the alleged Bank of England forger, in
whose behalf two writs Of habeas corpus
have been obtained.
Judge Sedgwick gave an important de-
clSlon in coal contract ease in the general
term to-day. H. c. Bowen and others.
contracted with the Delaware & Lackawa
ma Coal Company for a supply of coal
After few tons were delivered, a strike
took place in the mines, and delivery was
interrupted, and Bowen refused to pay for
what he had received The Company
brought suit, pleading the terms Of con
tract, that storms, disasters or like ex-
empted them from strict fulfllment,n and
the referee decided in their favor. To-day
the General Term reversed the decision Of
the Superior Court, deciding that the
strike set up by the company was not such
as meant in the contract. having been
brought on by the plaintiffs themselves. -
The funeral of Miss Nelson. daughter
Of the late JAS Brooks, took place today
from Grace Church, Rev Dr. Potter, rec
tor, officiating. There was large attend
ance of relations and friends of the family.
A telegram from Boston states that dur
ing the excitement attending the fire yes
terday a package of eight Chicago, Bur
lington K Quincy Railroad per cent
bonds, new issue, numbered 205S and 2O65
were lost or stolen. Payment on the bonds
has been stopped.
The I, S, Circuit Court of Connecticut
has issued subpoena for George Francis
Train to testify in the Credit Mobilier suit
but he sailed for Europe before the war
rant could be served He goes to Stutt-
gardt, to meet his wife and children,
The Brooklyn Eagle says that Mr..
Beecher and his friends have determined
to take definite action on the whole mat
ter Of the Bowen -Tilton Beecher scandal,
and that at a meeting of the Deacons of
plymouth church, on Friday evening, it
was resolved to proceed at once with the
investigation. Mr.. Bowen is said to be
now in indianapolis.
A new Orleans correspondent, writing
about the whisky fraudsin that city, shows
by facts and figures that whisky which
pays tax cannot be manufactured in New
Orleans at the present prices without con
siderable loss, for the excellent reason that
all materials must be brought from dis
tance, and pay highrates of transportation.
Nevertheless whisky is extensively made
there, In two years there has been a fall
ing off of $4,000 barrels in the receipts of
western whisky at New Orleans. Yet
there has been at the same time an in |
crease in the quantity sold in New Orleans
market, Notwithstanding which the gov |
ernment collects the tax upon the manu- |
tacture of only about $4,000 barrels, show
ing that two out Of every three pay no tax
New ORLEANS, May 3I.-Nine steam |
ers and several sailing vessels have arrived |
since Monday, but bring no tidings well, |
OF the missing steamer, Geo. Crom- |
whicn w left New York for New Orleans, |
nay tn She had full cargo of assorted |
inei[c5andise and about fifty souls on board,
ineIuol4Y @ the officers, crew and passen-
< Eeis; I'm aer @ agent IN this city believes she
II DUBUQUE, May 3l.-The North Iowa
funniest commenced here Ills avenirg
Delegates arriving on the evening tra;ns
were gwen reception at the TuTn Uau
this evening, which has been han5so,nalr, ,
and appropriately decorated for the &C., accs
sion, the walls being hung with festoons
and garlands, flowers and evergreens in
termingled with pictures and appropriate
extending welcome and good
cheer to all Tomorrow they take an ex-
eqrsion to Meningitis Springs, closing the |
pleasures of the day with concert at
Turner Hall and awarding prize for the
best defamation.
New York, May s1.-The trot between
American Girl and Harry attracted large
crowd to Fleetwood Park to-day. Amer
can Girl, who was the favorite at odds of
100 to 90 was the winner as follows: Amer
233@. 23Ii. 2264. 226s