The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16
The Negro School Question
in New Orleans.
Republican ElectionFrauds
under Investigation.
The People Resolve to
Stand by Officers who
were honestly elected.
They will Recognize no
Others.
A Man taken from Jail in
the Capital of Iowa and
Hung to a Lamp Post.
Some Lively Lawyer Prac-
tice in Indiana.
Another Great Fire in
Bostan.
Some Lively Lawyer Prac
tice in Indiana.
Another Great Fire in
BOstan.

lieved that the authorities will not insist
upon forcing the negroes into the girls
high school.
The returning board are investigating
the charges of fraud and doctored returns.
John Douglas and Colonel Geo. Soule, ex-
perts, testify to erasures and changes in
the returns from St. Helena and Sabine
parishes.
CINCINNATI, Dec. l5.--The Times New
Orleans special says: AT meeting of the
people of Caddo and Summer Grove par
ishes it was resolved to refuse employment
to any radical, black or white. and to re-
fuse to countenance any planter or mer
chant who gives aid or comfort in any man
ner to them. The white people of Caddo
parish declare that they intend to be bound
alone by the verdict of the people at the
ballot box on the second of November, as
announced by the commissioners of cleo
tion who counted the votes, and proclaim
their fixed purpose to install into office on
the first day Of January, 1875, all officers
elected in this parish, whether they be re-
turned by the returning board or not, aud
they call upon other parishes, particularly
in Northern Louisiana, to take similar ac-
tlon, pledging them their assistance.
DEsNoINEs, Dee. l5.-On Monday after
noon in the district court of Desmoines,
Charles Howard was sentenced for life in
the state penitentiary for the murder Of
John johnson, in this city, in June last.
This morning at 3 clock some 500 ylgi-
lants, with their faces blackened, surround
ed the Jail, oyerpowered and bound the
lailer hand and foot and took his keys, and
then overpowered in the same manner the
deputy sheriff and the special guard of
five men who had been retained by the
court to guard the prisoner, unlocked the
door and pried their way to Howard's cell,
where he was in bed with his wife, the lat
ter being now under Indictment for the
murder. The woman seeing them coming
threw her arms about her husband but sho
was soon thrown off and rope thrown
about Howard's $ neck. He wasimmediately
jerked out of bed, six or eight vigilants
leading him with the rope, AT the door
some twenty more took hold of the roIe
and he was dragged with no clothes on but
an undershirt through the hall, down the
steps and out through the court yard, and
hung him to lamp post at one of the
gates. The whole thing did not occupy
fifteen minutes, When the policemen
reached the body life was extinct it is
supposed the lynching was done by three
anti horse thief societies in this county,
Howard behavior during the reading of
the sentence, laughing in the face of the
Judge, receiving his doom with frmness,
and his attempt to smuggle revolver into
the court room for the purpose, avowed
afterwards, of shooting the Judge as he
read the sentence his boasts that he
would escape the penitentiary before six
and return here and kill all who
against him in the trial, and the
appeal of his case to the supreme court,
reached the ears of the vigilants last night
and the result was as stated above. The
whole proceeding is most bitterly felt by
the citizens here and the perpetrators are
denounced in the most unmeasured terms.
A large meeting Of citizens passed reso-
luton to this effect this afternoon.
LAFAYETTE, Dec. lj,-There has been
excitement here for the past
few days over the arrest of X. Il. Morton
at kenland for an aledged attempt to bribe
the Board Of Grain Inspectors at Chicago
to pass No, 2 corn as No /. Morton was
arrested on a requsition from the governor
of Illinois and brought here and tried on
a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was re-
fused by Judge Vinton and the prisoner
to custody of Col Ray. An
which the Judge also refused, and the |
prisoner was taken in custody by Col. Ray, |
who started for Chicago with him, going by |
carriage to Battle Ground, there to take |
the tram on Louisville, New Albany Il |
Chicago railroad, fearing trouble if taking |
the train here. Finding Morton gone his |
friends swore out warrant charging Ray |
with kidnapping, and special constables
started in each direction to attempt his
capture. He was overhauled near Battle |
Ground by Paymaster Keeper, of the
Short Line railway, and brought back to |
the city Ray will have preliminary ex
animation tomorrow morning before Esq + /
jenkins.
BOsTOY, Dec. 1.-THE fire last night !
did not prove as serious as reported. The |
losses aggregate 100000; insurance about |
$4,000
Dec. l5.-MORNING.-A large fire is |
now burning here in the wooden district, |
and the firemen are endeavoring to pre- |
vent the spread of the flames to the section |
streets. The fire alarms last night, aud up |
to nearly I O. clock this morning, were suf-
iciently frequent aud the lightot the flames
bright, to awaken fears of an
other confagration.
At o o'clock fire broke out in the large
fve-story brick building. - to 81 Plymp-
ton street, occupied by Curry < Calvin
and large number Of firms engaged in
wood manufacturing. The building was
entirely destroyed. The flames driven by
the wind across-the street, set fire to the /
dry house of Curry s. Noyes, carpenters.
Total loss by this fire about SG5, 900; in-
surance $4,000.
A second alarm was sounded from the /
same locality later this morning, the first, 1
second and third alarms following in rapid |
and before 5 O'Clock the entire
department was called out The flames,
famed by strong wind, soon made fear
ful havoc among the mass of wooden build |
Ings lying between Plympton and Ware
ham streets They crossed Wareham