The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
Unfortunate Louisiana.
Beecher Denied a Bill of
Items at present.
Death of a Distinguished
Teacher.
The Chicago Tribune to
change hands.
Closing of a Hotel in Joliet.
Robberies. Assassinations,
Fire, Etc.
Closing of a Hotel in Joliet

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 30,-A dispatcl
from New Iberia says: FIVE hundred real
estate owners Of the parish of St. Marti
- have just arrived to offer themselves a
bondsmen for the seven st. NIartinsvill
= prisoners Darcourt Dugas and +. Carl
. bini, of that parish were arrested yester
day. A squad of cavalry passed through
here last night to arrest Agrcole Greven-
berg, of St. Mary's parish and DIR. Gay
OF Iberia. They have Just returned with
DR.. Gay. Grevenberg, hearing of their
coming, put out 1t is rumored that many
arrests are to be made here to-day.
New YORK, Oct. 3O-Chief Justice
Nelson has denied the motion made by the
counsel for Henry Ward Beecher to COM
pei Theodore Titon to furnish bill of par
ticulars, specifying the time and place the
alleged improper intimacy took place be-
tween Beecher and Mrs. lilton.
New iberia, La, Oct. 80. The deputy
marshal to-day arrested in St. Mary's Par
ish eight persons. At the examination
one was discharged two were held under
bonds of $4,000 each, and the others ST.
900. Two men were arrested in Iberia
Parish to-day. A number of rice planters
offer to make affidavit that Commissioner
Riddle refused to accept them as bonds
men for the arrested men. There is con
| siderable Indignation among certain citizens
this alleged action of the commissioner,
Everything is quiei, although there is some
anxiety as to the next steps that will be
taken.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 3o.--Five persons
reported to Marshal Packard to-day as
| hu,r tnl -,
Oct %, for completely in the Coushatta
affair."
SOUTH BEND Ind, Oct. 20.-Father A.
Lemonier, the president of Notre Dame
University, at this place, who has been at
the point OF death for the past three
months, breathed his last at half past 8
o clock last night,
MILFORD, N. H., Oct. 30,-The Milford
Five Cent Saving Bank has suspended,
with liabilities of S5OO,000, covered, it is
believed, by assets.
BosToN, Mass, Oct. 30--George II.
kingsbury, assistant receiving teller of the |
National Bank of Redemption, of this city,
has been arrested, charged with embezzling
$3l 900 of bank funds in the last two years. |
He has returned $4,000.
DETROIT, Oct. 30-The late gale was
very severe on the lakes. Comparatively |
few vessels are supposed to have been out
side, but several disasters are already re-
ported among which is the schooner Ihos. |
Mott ashore, and a total loss at Luding-
ton, Lake Michigan the schooner Thos.
=. Sheldon, ashore and full of water at
Clay Banks, Lake Erie the schooner
Queen City, ashore on Point Pelee Reef.
The vessels are all loaded with wheat from
Chicago.
The barge j. S. Newhouse, owned in
Chicago which went ashore at Grand Ha
ven yesterday, has gone to pieces. She
was loaded with lumber. Both vessel and
cargo are total loss. Estimated value of
the lumber, $2,500; the vessel was value
at $4,000.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-The Chicago Tri-
bune is about to change its editorial man
agement, Mr. Joseph Medil haying pur-
chased of Messrs Horace White and Al
fred C0wles a controlling interest, and will
take chief charge as editor in a few days,
but not before the coming election. Mr..
White who has heretofore occupied the
position now assumed by Mr. Medill will
make tour to Europe and not resume
connection with the Tribune hereafter,
merely holding small portion of the
stock.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Oct. 30.--The National Ho-
tel was yesterday closed under a chattel
mortgage. The proprietors were Graham
x Go. This is the second time it has beef
closed within three months, and there is
now no probability of its being reopened.
rhi, is IA great hardship for its patrons
was the largest and best hotel in the
city since the burning of the Robinson
House.
DELAWARE, O., Oct 2S Yesterday $
saloonst by the uame of Fred. Hurley was
jailed for twenty days for violating the
beer ordinance. Last night about 2OJ
men went to the Mayors house aud de-
manded the release of Hurley. That off
cia Immediately accepted the situation,
went with the mob to the Jail and caused
he prisoner to be set at liberty. Nothing
further transpired. To. day much indigua
ion is felt at this yielding to mob law.
PEORIA. ILL.,. Oct. 30.-J. G. White,
proprietor Of sampleroom on North
" ashiugton street, shot and seriously in-
ured woman named Mamie Slycott, e
about II O'Clock last night. The shooting b
Ook place in " hitc saloon, and was IA o
attempt ON his part to murder N
he girl White was arrested and is held 1t
iwaitlng the result of the womans injur-
es.
CINCINNATI, Oct 30.-A special from
Hartford City, Ind, says there is a terri
Die fire raging 10 the woods just south of p
here, fully tour miles in length, and
leavy wind blowing it along the track OF
he Ft Wayne, Mencie 4 Cincinnati rail n
way, threatening the track and bridges g
with destruction.
A Dayton special says the woods and
ields between Union City and Greenvile
md Dodson and Greenylle are on fire in
many places. Hundreds of acres are be
ng covered with flames In the forest
he flames have climbed to the top Of the
allest trees and present a terribly grand
pectacle at night.
Forest fires are also raging 10 the vicini-
y of Oxford. Logan. Crestlne, New Lex
ngton, Cambridge. kenton, lronton, Belle
ontaine and Delaware, Ohio, Rushville,
nd, aud Russell, KY There is great A
carcity of water at all points,
Forest fires are raging from Bainbridge
0 Bonneville, Ohio. distance Of six Oh
llles. A Gazette special reports them Ii
ad on the Cleveland, Sandusky & Co
lmbus railroad, being worst in the Can dc
an t,.rast po.r rkoua L;.k ,r;nJ D.,