The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-28

means, if possible as to avoid bloodshec
Keep Inc advised of the state of things, an
| will render you all necessary assistanc
to uphold the law and protect society.
have offered reward of $500 each for tn
Ijail breakers, and invite your aid and tina
of good citizens to bring all law breakers t
punishment.
(Signed), JOIN G. Brown, Gov'r.
lie also issues proclamation oiferins
$500 reward each for the Trenton iai
breakers and the two murderers of JUL,
Hayden, the colored school teacher o.
Trousdale county. Nothing later from
Gilston county or vicinity,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug o7.-The city
press unanimously denounce the murder
ers of the Trenton negro prisoners as COW
ardly butchers. Dispatches from Hum
boldt report all quiet tonight.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 27,-A Ban
ner special from Humboldt says parties
have been securing the country but find no
negroes under arms and no trouble is an.
ticipated.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 27.-A Courier Jour
nal special says arrangements have been
made for the final settlement of the diff
culties in Owen county,
New YORK, Aug. 27.-The thirteenth
annual convention Of the Fenian brother
hood, which opened on Tuesday, was re.
sumed yesterday. More than 100 dele
gates were present including some of the
most prominent Fenians in the United
States. The object of the convention is to
seek a close union between the Fenians of
this country and those of ireland. The
will be in session until Satur.
day next
The Beecher investigating Committee
held four hours session at the Office of
1ne of the members here yesterday, during
which time report previously prepared
vas read over and carefully revised 1t is
low ready to be submitted to the Exam
ming Committee of the church next Friday
md will be previously printed, SO as to |
urnish it correctly to hepress.
Henry &. Bowen to- day instituted pro.
eedlngs in libel suit against the Brook
yn Eagle, in which the damages are laid
t 100000 The COM Iaint is based upon
n interview published in the Eagle pur-
orting to haye taken place between Bow
n and an Eagle reporter. which Bowen
laims to be false in every particular, and
pom three editorial articles Immediately
blowing the publication of the same. A
lvll suit for libel has also been instituted
y Bowen against the parties who wrote
he interview, The damages claimed
mount to $4,000.
Demas Barnes, proprietor Of the Argus,
as to-day arrested for libel, at the in
.ance of Henry G. Bowen and his sons
,r the publication of alleged interviews
18th Henry NJ. Smith Barnes was re-
ased on his own recognisance to appear :
morrow and make arrangements for .
lil
SANDUsKY, Ohio, Aug. 27.--The wife 9
u. IL. Adams, of the Cleveland Com p
ercial, was drowned while rowing with a n
arty at Putin Bay this morning p,
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 2T.-At an af- .
ay in Wescott's saloon, last evening, Alex n
impson was shot with revolver, the ball \
dying in bis foot. q
A e-legged soldier attempted suicide
the Avenue House, last nightly cutting v
s throat He was discovered in time to b
We his life. His name is Thos. Neall. Il
Mrs. Conrad and Mrs. Price, the women II
no ran away on Monday were arrested at
eokuk, and brought back last night.
MARsEILLEs, La Sale Co., Aug. 27.-
ne Mr., Ballard shot one of Howes' circus
I'd hippodrome men this morning, as they A
ere passing his house. 1t appears that ii
6 man was after apples in Ballards or
ard, which is by the roadside. There a
s been no action taken as yet in the mat CT
r. 1t is reported that the young mans a
cle is one of the proprietors of the cir \
8.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. 81. John Il.
lker was executed at Shasta yesterday i.
: the murder of George Kline. He con 90 ~
sed the homicide before his trial, but a.
lined that he acted in selfdefence. He We
obed his victim of large sum of gi
,ney.
Charles Croach was executed at the same :
le. He murdered Mrs. Padler, and
rned her body. He would make no
tement on the scaffold. He was an igno-
nt half bread how