The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-23
The German Beer Riots
Sixteen Breweries De-
stroyed-Twelve per-
sons Killed.
Further Particulars of the
late Storm.
Accidents, Fires, Grimes,
Etc, Etc.

W ASHTNGTON, April 22-Ihe W ar De
partment has no dispatches to-day from
Gen Schofeld, and none are expected un-
til he can report the results Of the present
military movements against the MOdocs.
SAN FRANCIsco, April -. A dispatch
from the Lava Bed, dated April Doth says
a pack train. under the escort Of 1t. Howe
and twenty men, was attacked Saturday
Previous To this an escort from Col. MasOns
camp. coming to meet il, was attacked al the
head Of a long cave Lieutenant Leary
and men sought shelter behind a rock and
drove the Nodocs back, when Lit Hall, in
camp near the MOdOcs was attacked, but
the Modocs were again driven back. Lieu
tenant Leary lost one man killed and one
wounded The train arrived safe. but was
| fired into when entering the Lava Bed, and
again on its return. When returning, on
this side of the cave Howe was again at
tackled by the M0docs, who followed to the
camp firing on the train They crept up
| to within 800 yards, fired at the pickets
and sent a yolley through the camp. Ma
! jor Thomas sent a shell in their midst.
which scattered them. There were eleven
( in the attacking party. Arms were distri-
buted to all in the camp, and the Modocs
soon fed into the rocks.
NEw YORK, April PIT Is ascer-
tanned from an official source that Ministers
Jay and Thomas McElrath, in addition to
being instructed II examine fully into the
charge of sales Of sites for restaurants on
the American grounds Of the Vienna Ex-
position have just been instructed t0 tele-
( graph to extend their examination into the
charge recently made Of the sale Of com
missi9nerships. They have power 10 suS-
pend any commissioners thus implicated
The power Of removal rests with the Pres
ident
| New YoRK April pa Washington
special announces that one Of the CemInis-
sioners to Vienna has been suspended for
improper practices who is now on his way
to Vienna, and another is suspected and
his case being inquired into. Reports are
IN order to represent manufacturing inter
ests, and that sewing machine company
and a gun company each has government
commissioner in its employ.
] WASHINGTON. April 22.-The first col
ored graduate Of the law school in this dis
trict was to-day admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court Of the District OF Columbia.
The physicians of james Brooks pro
nounce his condition very critical.
Dispatches received to-day from Secre.
tary Belknsp mention that he and Gen,
Sheridan and party were at Ringgold bar,
racks, on the Rio Grande, and would leave
tomorrow for Brownsville All well
ST LoUIs. April 2-It is stated that
= President Grant and party will leave
Thursday morning for the Hot Springs
Arkansas In brief response 10 a toasl
yesterday, the President said that whilt
q st Louis was one of the few places il
which he has lived long enough To form ;
close attachment, it is probable that b,
will never make this city his home
The President will leave here Thursda!
morning for Idaho Springs, Colorado
2 where he will remain two or three day
t and then go direct to Galena, Ill
= INDIANAPOLIS, April 22.-Postmaste
General Cresswell and Simon Cameron ar
rived in this city this morning. The,
, spent the forenoon in driving about tn
z city and at two clock met the Board o
4 Trade at their rooms, where they mad
short speeches and were generally intro
I, duced.
: SALINE, Kansas, April %. Five compa
MES Of the sixth regulars, well mounted. Co
= a quick march for Hayes, loo miles ives
+ of here ON the Kansas Pacific That neigh
!, borhood is alleged to be threatened by tn
: Cheyennes and Arrapahoes, alleged mm
derers of the surveyors.
CHICAGO, April 22.-The agents for tn
Kentucky Library Gift Concert will b
presented before the Grand jury by tn
6 States Attorney.
a The amount of wheat in store here
4 2,1S2,119 bushels corn, 1886, 500 oat,
: l,776,5S rye, 295, ,056 barley, 204.S04
+, There are, on board vessels in the harbol
n 1886 bushels Of wheat and | ,76l 80
Il bushels of corn
$. LINCOLN, Neb, April GA train 0
d the b. \ NJ. r.. X. came in this mornin
i lof tne hrst time in a week. Reports {
ii the iate storm show it to have been tn
ir seVerest ever known here Men weT
1T irozeh 70 death within two rods of the
h houses IN trying to get to their stock I,
as feed them. Near Griffin a man name
heeler attempted to reach a neighbo
er scarcely half a mile away. accom-, Tan;e
re by his wife and child, and the two Iatt,
al were frozen to death. Mr.. Marshall ne.
re Hastings, persisted while trying tn raar
nj stock from his house. The wife sY
re child of Mr.. Brent, near Red Cloud. fro,
it while attempting to reach neighbor aft,
in their house was rendered uninhabitabl
er Their bodies were found ON Friday, t.
he rods from the house
's, New YoRK, April 22.--Gen. Butler
,iy announced as candidate for Governor
Massachusetts and is confident Of electio
rs The World, this morning, in long ar
o. Gle on the Demo ratid party, says "