The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-12
The Cholera Increasing in
Europe.
Ex-President johnson and
the Surraut Case.
Politics in New York.
Accidents, Fires, Suicides,
Etc. Etc.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, Sept 1.-THE |
vault containing the remains of Chancellor |
Livingston, in Red Hook, has been broken, |
two collins destroyed, the bones of the dead |
scattered about, and the silver handles and
plates of the coffins stolen.
New YORK, Sept 1.-THE Evening
Post says the next trial of Stokes for the
shooting of Fisk is set down for October
9th.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE United
States Marshal at Shreveport, La, tele-
graphed to Attorney General Williams that
the local authorities on the Texas Pacific
Railway have stopped cars by force on ac-
count of the yellow fever at Shreveport,
and asking that the General Government
give instructions regarding the matter.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. l1.-Twelve hundred
dollars were raised in few minutes on
/ Change this noon for the sick and suffer
ing people of Shreveport, La, and a COM
mittee of prominent merchants was APP
pointed to solicit subscriptions for the
same purpose. 1t is expected handsome
sum will be raised
LONDON, Sept ll-Dispatches from
British Consuls in France, Russia, Italy
and Germany report the cholera increas-
4 ing in those countries.
| There is much excitement in Tralee,
/ Ireland, in consequence OF the approach
ing election for member of Parliament
/ Daniel o Donahue, the Liberal candidate
arrived in that city yesterday, and was re
ceived by large numbers and escorted to
his residence While the procession was
moving it was attacked by mob and sew
eral persons beaten During the night
armed policemen patrolled the streets
There were three railway accidents in
England yesterday The alarming fire.
quency of disasters of this kind has been
the subject of much comment
ST. LOUIS, Sept TO- = President
johnson intends to visit this city in the
course of a few days. While here he ex-
: poets TO collect documents and other proofs
to substantiate his reported assertion that
he knew nothing of the appeals which
were made for executive elemency in the
, case of Mrs Surratt, and to cOntrovert
the recent statement by Judge Holt, alleg-
, ing in effect that Mr. johnson refused to
listen to or take notice of appeals made
: to him to save Mrs Surratt from the gal
lows
New YORK, Sept. u.-No confidence is
placed in the representations of the mana
e gers of the Graphic balloon that the pro-
a posed ascension will be made Experts
who were to manage i; disagree, and there
e is no probability whatever that any effort
= will ever be made to cross the ocean in d
h balloon. The whole matter has been al
- advertising dodge, and it is asserted by
those who are informed on the subject, thai
n not $1,000 has been actually paid out fol-
what is claimed to have cost $4,000.
New YORK, Sept ll.-Senator Win
dom, presided over the meeting of tht
Senatorial Transportation Committee to
day. Several railroad companies were re }
resented Senator Window stated the OBJ
ject of the appointment of the committe
by Congress was to procure cheap trans
pOrtation to the sea board. Mr. Hayes
'I representing the Blue Line made length
statement relative to through fast freigh
9 lines, saying there is a necessity for pro
E viding storage capacity at the East go tina
/ property can be moved here and delivere
le with facility, then the supply and deman
y would equalize the movement of property
70 New YORK, Sept lit has been de
n cided to bring Irving here from San Frar
n cisco to see what he knows of the Natha
of murder.
rs New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Liberal Re
10 publican State Executive Committee me
i this afternoon, about fifty members of tn
party from different parts of the State b.
q- ing present by invitation. General CocI
et rane, chairman, read a letter from ALE
nm c. Beach, in reply to a letter already pul
-D lished, inviting the Democratic State Con
- mittee to unite with the Liberals in a ca
for State Convention, Mr. Beach mer
ly acknowledges the receipt of the con
'ff munication and promises to lay it befo
es the State Committee at its meeting, Sc
+ tember Sd. General Coehrane said he h,
. received Mr.. Beach's letter on the day Il
Democratic Committee met. since viii,
time he has heard nothing further. and
aasl unable to say whether the invitation w
be submitted to the Democratic Committee
rex not; at all events it was not cumpli,
VI with, and 1t nnw remained for the Liber
t, Republicans to take action After csnsi
cradle discussion it was determined to
sue call for State Convention of thr
delegates aud three alternates from ea
Assembly district, TO meet at Elnira.
Wednesday, Oct Sth The call invit
. all electors of the State of New York w
3 are opposed to private and official CORFU
. ton, and who are in favor of capable al
2 IlUuSSl DltI iOI ul1Cts WIO TSGDHDi
Z no virtue in any political party beyond
( power to govern honestly and WELL al
: all who are opposed to the corrupt prs
t tees of the present administration,
A unite with the Liberals in convention.
it TRENTON, No., Sept 11-This morni
= train on the Chicago, Rock Island Il 1
3 clhc Railroad, when about two miles WI
{ OF Plattsburg, Mo-, struck a COW, throwi
a a the engine, baggage car and one coach frC
tue track, turning the engine and coach
!. their sides. The engineer, Edward n
CreIlie, was caught in the cab, and so ba
x ly scalded that he died in few minu
y. after being taken from the wreck. Fo
9 or hVe other employees were hurt, but l
sst seriously.
5. SAN Francisco, Sept. 1.-THE offic
v pursuing the Vasquez gang of murd
ers overhauled them at Rock Canon, S,
beradine county, in skirmish. No {
was hurt Vasquez fed, leaving TWEEN
one horses and part of the booty of
81 robbery at Hollister. Vasouez Is pu
9: ing through the mountains towards Sono
"a Adon Leiva, one of the gang was captur
.h Eight Chinese women, passengers on
ns steamer McGregor, declared they W
e purchased in China and brought here
!. the purpose Of prostitution. They W
T. all sent to the chinese Mission School