The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-06
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Fourth of July Fires.
The Festive Fire-Cracker
went Hel1-wards Yes
terday.
The Republican Reformers
in N. Y. need Reforming.
Tammany moving for the
Conviction Of the Reform
Mayor and Police
Commissioners.
Death Of a Roman Catholic
Bishop.
of an Episcopal
Bishop.
Ward Beecher thinks he's
got a Through Ticket
to Heaven.
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Indian Cutragas.
Other News Items.

PONTIAC, ILL.,, July 4.-The city of Pom.
tiac was visited by terrible conhagraton,
caused by the irrepressibc fire cracker,
involving loss of over 100000. The
Phoenix Hotel was totally destroyed the
Court House is in ruins. The records are
all saved. Union Block, tae finest business
block IN the city, consisting of seven brick
stores, were all burned to the ground. with
their contents. The body of Thomas
Burns has just been found in the ruins of
Phenix Hotel, charred mass.
/ TOLEDO, O., July 4.-There was no res.
traint put upon the firing of crackers, fire
arms and similar explosives here to-day,
and the result vas two fires, one quite dis
astrous, and both of which were directly
traceable to fire crackers. The progress
OF the flames was SO rapid that the occu-
pants were able to save but little of either
furniture or clothing, and a number of
families were stripped of everything The
losses will aggregate between $25, 900 and
$4,000. The insurance is trihiug. The
Underwriters Agency of New York held
the only risk. which was for 81 800
PITrSBURG, July An ver, aSu,s,.o.;va
fire occurred in Allegheny City, Pa, this
afternoon. A square and halt Of build
ings, principally dwellings, on the west side
1t Federal street, near Sampson street,
aud three or four buildings on the east side
of Federal street, were totally destroyed.
Over 100 houses in all were destroyed,
leaving many families homeless. The loss
cannot be estimated 1t is thought that
it will reach about 100000. The fire
originated in Creswell & Burgeon' carpen-
ter shop, it is supposed from fire crackers
having been thrown in by boys playing in
the neghborhood.
McGREGoR, Ia, July last evening
the entire village of Glen Haven, opposite
Guttenburg, Ia, was consumed by fire
Estimated loss 100000 The fire origina-
ted in Gunter 4 Sons warehouse, which at
the time contained 5000 bushels of wheat
and 5000 bushels of oats.
SALEM, o., July A very disastrous
fire occurred here last night, between -
and | o'clock, originating in the barn of
the Toleston House, owned by William
Iseman, totally destroying the barn and
burning three horses and one colt. The
fire then spread to the dwelling houses Of
George Wielly, destroying both houses,
w IllI2nl henILtG mousse ''A''+'Fh ~ -'f'i
rick barn, John Clark barn, and vii
liam Carpenters blacksmith shop loss
from $4,000 to $4,000. Partially insured
in the Culumtiana Muuoi Company. Tho
tire is supposed to be the work OF an incen-
diary.
New YORK, July 3.-The Hon. John
Kelly, Chairman Of the Tammany Hall
General Committee, and Aid Oswald Ot-
tendorier, with counsel, including a repre-
sentative of the Council Of Political Re
form, an organization composed of Repub
licans and Democrats, are preparing the
groundwork FOR action against Mayor
IIavemeyer, and recently convicted and
reapponted Police Commissioners Oliver
Charlick aud Hugh Gardner The Attor-
ney- General has been asked by telegraph
to direct Asst. Atty Gen. Fairchild to as
sist in the proposed prosecutions. He was
engaged to the trial of Gardner and Char
lick, and is conversant with the details Of
the case 1t was decided at the consulta-
ton to ask the Governor to remove the
Mayor on specific charges, aud to suspend
him from Office during the investigation
The charges against the Mayor are that
he has appointed to office men who are not
tltRlblC ny lGdSDU vi lutll CbuNlCliul vi
and that even if they are
eligible their appointment is an outrage on
the public, since they have been convicted,
and three similar indictments hang over
them. The papers in the case are being
rapidly prepared, Application will also
be made to the Grand Jury for the finding
of additional indictments against Police !
Commissioners Gardner and Charlick. |
The charges are analogous TO those old in |
but said to be of a graver ma
ture.
Counsel has also been directed to pre-
pare an application to the Civil Court for
other means of relief
Should Mayor Havemeyer be removed
or superseded from office, his successor for I
the unexpired term will be President |
Vance, of the Board of Aldermen, Re /
publican.
This and different organizations repre- !
seBted in the prosecution, it Is claimed, /
show that it Is not political one. Mean !
time the Police Board is organized. Com
missioners Disbecker and Durgee balance
Charlick and Gardner, aud the former, 1t
is said. refuse to recognize the latter as
lawfully appointed Commissioners.
OMAHA, Neb.. July 4.-The Rt-Rev
Bishop James O'GormaD, Of the Roman
Catholic Church, died suddenly in this
city to-day at . o'clock, of cholera morbus,
aged 60. There i general mourning over
his disease. All Catholic gatherings we're
dispersed. The funeral will
take place on Tuesday afternoon.
PITTsBURGH, July 4.-Telegrams from
Baltimore say that Bishop Wheeler can
not live through the night. The news
causes the most intense sorrow here, for
the Bishop is beloved as well by Protes-
tants as by Catholics.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. July 4.-The Courier
Journal to- morrow will contain the report
Of the Rt Rev. B. B. Smith, Senior Bish
up of the Prnfesfant Eniscnnal Ehnrch of