The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-14
TELEGRAP.HT'C.
Something Singular for
Gen. Pope to do.
He Seems to be Telling the
Truth.
John Mitchell a Candidate
for Parliament.
Tilton Rises to Explain.
A. County Treasurer Con-
victed.
a Little Too Much Sunday
Saloon.
Another Editor Cowhided.
Murders. Fires,
Etc, Etc

| WAsHINGTON, July l3.-Geneaal orders
from headquarters OF the military division
! of the Missouri announces that in conse-
quence of the hostile attitude of Com
anches, kiowas and Cheyennes, the exist
ing orders fixing the limits of that depart
ment are modified to extend the southern
! line of that department to the main Cana
| dian river, Gen. Pope, commanding there,
has written letter to the Governor OF
Kansas showing that the whole frontier Of
that State is lined with troops and that
damage by Indians seems impossible.
Gen Pope says he has no sympathy with
trading firms who have established posts
or rumshops along the pan handle of Tex
as to trade with rufhans aud who have
| deprecated the Indians and excited them
to this outbreak, and they must expect 10
aid from him. They should be punished,
not protected. Gen. Pope writes to Gen.
Sherman that only stragglers and remote
settlers cannot receive the fullest protec-
tiOn.
LITTLE Rock July 10. --Of9l delegates
elected tor the convention 20 are Demo
Gratis or Conservatives, Nearly all the
delegates are here.
| New YORK, July 3.-John Mitchell,
the famous exile. is about to return to Ire
land, to become candidate for the Brit
ish Parliament. Nearly ten thousand dol
lars have been collected in this country
and Ireland to detray Mitchell's expenses.
| 1ilton has written to the Plymouth
Church Investigating Committee Il letter
in answer to that by Beecher requesting
them to investigate Titons illusions
against his character. 1t says that the
writer was unaware that this committee
was private one when he met them by
appointment last Friday, and having been
advised to preserve retlcence about the
worst features of the case, he had done SO
in order to facilitate moderate presenta,
and close the scandal rather than prolong
it. So he had merely stated at that time
| that his letter to DIR. Bacon was written in
| self defense and that having defended him
self thereby he was unwilling TO proceed
| further against Mr.. Beecher without fur
ther provocation The letter concludes as
| follows:
Such necessity is now laid upon me by
Mr. Beecher himself, in the publication Of
direct request by him to you to in
inquire officially into his character as ai
| fected by his offense and apology to which
| referred. He thus offers me direct
challenge not only before your committee
but before the public, which | hereby ac
cept therefore give you notice that |
shall prepare a full and detailed statemant
in accordance with the terms of your COM
mttee's investigation to me tofurnish such
facts as are within my knowledge, touching
matters which compromise the character
ter of Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr i shall
be ready to lay this before you within
week or ten days, or as soon thereafter as
| shall find myself able to set the numer-
Gus facts and evidences in such strict ar
ray that | can cover them each and all
with my oath to their exact truth, swor.
| before a magistrate. await the appoint
ment by you Of day mutually convenient
! tor my presentation Of this statement in
person before your committee. Meanwhile
| shall make public my present note to
you, because Mr.. Beecher letter, to which
| this is preliminary response, has been
made public by him. With great respect
| am, THEODORE 1ILToN.
CLINTON, Iowa, July 13-The trial Of
| Bryan, the detaulting Treasurer Of Jack
sou county, lasted all last week. The case
was given to the jury on Saturday after
noon The latter returned verdict this
morning Of guilty of embezzlement Of the
amount Of $il ,GU4.Gj. The court ex
pected to receive the verdict on Saturday
evening, but Bryan, it seems, attempted
! to escape, or at least absented himself and
was found yesterday at Camanche. Sen
| tenlc will he pronounced to-day. \ new
! trial was denied. There is great satistac
/ faction over the result. The punishment
cannot be less than a term Of years in the
! Penitentiary and a fine equal to the amount
emhczzled.
CLEVELAND. July 2.-ilubb!e's block.
in East Cleveland fell from the weight OF
water on the roof which the ohukei gut
ters would not allow to run of. In the
basement was a barber shop,in which we're
several persons, one Of whom vas killed
and several seriously wounded.
Carlo, ILL.,, July l3. The boiler at
tached to Pashall X Co 5 Touring and saw
mill, at Fulton, Ky, exploded yesterday,
demoShng the mill and fatally injuring
Perry Pashall and his son Two others
were slightly injured.
SrRlNGFIELD, nass.. July l3-The
paymaster train on the Fitchburg rail
road, consisting Of an engine and passen
ger car. was thrown fram the track on
the Troy Il Greenfield road near Shei
burn Falls, this afternoon, near a bridge
over highway. The engine aud car went
down fifteen foot embankment There
were nine persons on board, all but two
/ of whom were more OF less hurt Mrs
/ VIM. II Swift, of Boston. was probably
fatally injured Miss Annie Wood, OF
| Woodbury., had rib broken: Mr.. Web
ser. assistant r0admaster, had his hip
F broken, aud the engineer and freuan
were somewhat bruised.
TOLEDO. o., July ia party Of
eight or nine farmers, mostly German,
residingin Oregon township, FIVE miles
south ofthis city, got into fight last
night, while returning home from a saloon
where they had been spending the day.
Michael Smith was stabbed an1 killed
aue John Simmons merially wounded.
Al the others we're more or less injured
with knife thTusts 1t appears that a
ieud has for soue time existed between