The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-11
No Accident Occurred.
Marriage OF a Daughter of
the late James Brooks
to a Baltimorean,
Ac6idonts, Murders, Fire.

VIcKsBURG, Miss, Dec. 1O,-All is
quiet in the city and county, The author
tiles have buried the bodies OF fourteen
negroes. and about the same number were
buried by private individuals. The white
oitiaens still retain possession OF the court
house and Jail, acting under the advice of
the county board of supervisors, all the
members of which are negroes. except
one An election for sheriff on Dec. 81
has been ordered, and gives general salts
faction. The mayor will issue procla-
nation that peace prevails, and Will re
quest citizens to resume their usual aVoca-
tons. ;,
In an interview of a Vicksburg Herald
reporter to-day with Andrew Owen, the
negro commander of the column of negroes
which advanced on Grove street, and who
is prisoner, Owens reiterated that Sheriff
Crosby ordered him to come to the city
with all the armed men he could get, and say s
that Crosby gave Owens authority for call
ing out the negroes. Crosby says Ames
and Attorney General Harris advised him
TO call a posse to reinstatc him in office,
but he did not do it. He disclaims any
responsibility for the three columns which
marched on Nicksburg.
New ORLEANS, Dec. l0.-A jackson,
Miss, special says the proclamation OF
Gov. Ames concerning the legislature is
almost unanimously condemned, I. W.
Cardozo, than whom no man has done
more TO create this trouble, declares that
the race conflict is now on us and the negro
women are ready to commence with axe
and knife to slaughter the white women
and children One remarkable fact should
be noted, Only the country negroes have
! been drawn into the demonstrations. lhe
| town negroes are too smart to be duped by
their leaders. The actual number OF ne.
groes killed in Mondays fight IN probably
800 Forty eight were buried III one held
yesterday.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 10. a Nicksburg tele-
gram 10 the. Western Associated Press to-
night says~fhe war is over and all i:
quiet. Several companies have been or.
ganized to serve under militia officers, but
will probably not be needed All is quiet
in the country ah9 the negroes who were
massing to como here from Hind:
county have dis9trsed, The board
of supervisors nave ordered an
election to fill she vacancies of sheriff,
circuit clerk, two justices, and three con-
! stables. The absconding chaucery clerk
/ will be ordered to return home and make
bond or the Office will be declared vacant,
he haying been discovered to be acting
without a bond, none appearing on the re-
| cords. Most of the stolen bonds and pa.
pers proving his guilt have been found,
| Dorsey, the embezzing clerk, was arrested
to-day and made to 60 with committee ol
payers to find the stoleX records Of his
office, Court house yillainy is still being
brought to light and the county oihcers are
implicated. There is strong feeling against
the governor for keeping these men in OF.
fee and plcdgiDg them the support OF bay
onets. Crosby, the colored sheriff and
leader Of the negroes, is still held, but the
other prisoners have been released on {
promise Of good behavior. No violence
was offered. Crosby says Gov. Ames anC
Attorney General Harris told him to or
ganizc men aud attack the city. The ne
groes say they got orders from Crosby.
The Times lRepublican) says that th'
attack on the city was impracticable, or j
was atrocious, and the leaders ought to b
punished.
LONDON. Dec. lO-The following dis
patch has been received from Proless0
Davidson, the chief astronomer of tn
American expedition to Nagasaki, Japan
i NAGAsAKI, Dec. 9.-DuriDg our Obser
vations Of the transit Of Venus, tO-day,th
weather was unusually cloudy and unprOn
Using. The time at which it was ealcula