The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-29
Nothing of Importance.
Several Legal Decisions at
Washington.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes,
Etc, Etc.

left The 26th cavalry and the Warm {
Spring Indians are reconnoitering In the {
vicinity of the Modoc position. Lieut..
Eagan is convalescent. Nearly all the '
cavalry horses are sick,
SAN Francisco, April 2S-A special
courier from Yreka late last night from
the lava bed, says: The opinion prevailed
at headquarters that the Modocs Will not
make another stand but break up in small
parties and must be hunted IN detail,
making an all summers work Tor the
cavalry.
Gen. Jefferson C. Davis and staff reach:
ed Yreka this afternoon and will proceed
to the front.
Generals Davis and Hardie leave Yreka
for the lava bed to morrow.
A rumor from the Hot Spring Valley
saws that a settler named Wagner was
murdered by the Pitt River Indians. No
particulars.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The War De.
partment has made extensive arrange
ments for the protection of engineering
parties on the Northern Pacific Railroad, |
About forty companies of all branches OF
the service will compose the expedition. |
which starts June 18th, Col. Stanley COM
manding
WASHINGTON. April 2s.-An expedition
will be organized to be assembled at and
in readiness to depart from Fort Rice,
Dakota Territory on the 18th OF June
next, for the protection Of engineering par
ties of the Northern Pacific railroad, in
making surveys for the location Of that
road between the Missouri River and the
Rocky Mountains.
TORONTO, Canada April 2s-A special
from Fort Garry, Manitoba, says reports
from the interior state that there has been
fighting between the American troops and
/ the Black Feet Indians and large number
of Americans killed. 1t is feared that
4 this is the beginning Of trouble in the
/ Black Feet country. The Indians of Fort
| Sullv are those who crossed the line to the
number of seven or eight thousand, and
threaten the interior settlements and Man
itOba
/ WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Justiee Miller
sails for Europe on Saturday
The Comptroller of currency has de-
clared dividend of twenty five per cent. in
favor of the creditors of the Scandinavian
National Bank Of Chicago, payable as soon
as schedule of creditors can be prepared
and examined.
The Supreme Court this afternoon de-
cided the case of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York VS. Terry. The
Court holds that while the facts show that
the reason Of the deceased was SO impaired
that his suicide was not his voluntary. in
telhgent act, the companyis liable. although
the policy is provided against suicide.
The Court Of Claims to-day rendered /
Judgment for $l3,596 in favor Of Eugene
Dielman, a subject of Prussia. for loss sus
, tained by the detention Of the PrussiaI
ship Essex at New Orleans. under order 0
Gen. Butler, on suspicion of containing con
trabaud goods
The Supreme Court decided to-day i,
: the case Of Ripley, admisistratrix, agains
the Railway Passenger Insurance Co, q
z Hartford, that there can be no recovery o.
policy of Insurance issued to the decease
as he was not on public or private convey
ance at the time of his death, but had lei
= the train at Dalton, Mich, and was walkin
home when he was waylaid and beaten t
death.
g Israel Green, of Mt Vernon, Ohio, Or
vile ?. Chubb, of Paramount, Mimi. ant
! Chas. Aldrich, of Webster Iowa, have bee
r appointed commissioners under the act q
-, March Sd last, to ascertain the amount Q
certain lands in Iowa north of the Raccoo
> fork Of the Desmoines liver, held by SCI
e tiers under the pre-emption aud homestea
# laws
: ALBANY, April 2S-John F. Payne an
e wife, colored, complained of Aaron Ricl
IS ardson, proprietor of the Opera House, f
|, eiecting them from that place of amust
Q ment, and a warrant was issued for the a.
n rest of Richardson This is the first cas-
under the civil rights bill passed by tn
}, present Legislature.
p CHICAGO, April ga committee (
y prominent gentlemen selected by Reprt
n sentative J. B. Rice, to-day awarded I
I Benjamin f. Murphy cadetship at We'
4 Point. Murphy is just twenty-one, hs
t, educated himself fairly from early yout
i while supporting two sisters, he con
menced as a lamp lighter at st. Louis, an
d when he applied to Mr.. Rice for permissio
to enter the lists he was employed in dri
ing wagon.
r The lighthouse being built at Gra
of Point fourteen miles north, will have
u light l40 feet above the level of the lal
ID and be ready by July 18th. Its cost W
Y be thirty-hve thousand dollars
It Arthur Mason, only son of Hon Isa;
in n Arnold, was drowned in Rock river,
st Dixon, on Saturday, while trying ne
s. sail boat. His father was close at hand
ed a large skiff, but was unable to rescue Il
u lad
Ill INDIANAPOLIS, April 2S.-The stea
'lr boiler connected with Byokit Il Sons pla
ut ing mill exploded this morning. The re
tn end of the mill was torn to atoms and Il
as whole sides of the dwelling adjoining W
r ) knocked in. The engineer, james Robin
er is probably fatally injured, and two ladi
we seriously hurt,
ral ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-Information fro
aT Madison county, ILL.,, has been receiv,
an 'rn that negro named Geo. Burke, living
i the farm Of Henry Nair, about three mil
,;n west of Colhnsyille, and some ten mil
YER from this city, went home drunk Saturd
he night, and with an axe chopped off b
es, head and one arm of Maria Bowman, al
ely e0loreds and threw her body into raviI
ne woman was living in Burkes fami
,rs. ana jealousy is said to have prompted t
}oI- aeed' At last accounts Burke had I
been arrested.
- VIRGINIA, New, ApriI o7-The sta
between Hamilton and Perehe WAS robh
last night near Hamilton. and tbe dr;y
IN killed by three men painted as Tnd;ans !
having quincy sacks over their hea,
i. The stage had five passengers. none
- whom were molested. No Resistance "
offered. The driver stopped when ord
ed to do so, and handed out Wells Exnr
treasury box. 1t is supposed the ia
shot was fired unintentionally, throu
nervousness, by one of the robbers. I
loss To tbe exnress is small
SrI. Iowa Cry, April 2S.-At six ocl
men this morning fire broke out in the NJ
! .ole; e ket hall, on the third story The fall
.rbie walls buried five people-Robert Lo
HIS ". L. Doty, F. Volbringer, Mr. Hart ;
Geo. Andrews Love died in half
Il. hour Andrews, who is colored boy,