The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-09
BayOnets Ordered South to
Garry the Elections for
Grants Carpet
Baggers.
The LaSalle Coal Miners
Resume Work.
Trouble among the Repub-
lican Officials at the JOli-
ct Penitentiary.
Mayor Havemeyer Sued
for Libel.
Graves Robbed in Buffalo.
Stages Robbed in Texas.
Mayor Havemeyer Sued
for Libel.
Graves Robbed in Buffalo.
Stages Robbed in Texas.
Other Items of News.

| WASHINGTON, Oct, Sin compliance
with the request OF Secretary Bslknap,
made Yesterday upon General Sheridan,
to detach troops from his department tor
duty in the south, that officer yesterday
issued orders directing the Sixteenth In
fantry, commanded by Col. T, Detrobs-
land. to report for duty in that depart
ment, %
The Secretary of War this morning re-
ceived a telegram announcing that SIX
companies of the regiment OF LIT. Col.
Morrow had started for the South, and
that other companies will follow as soon
as they can be collected.
OMAHA, Neb. Oct S-Gen. jeff G. Da-
Wis, commanding the Twenty-third lntan-
try, has arrived here, The Thirteenth In
fantry has been ordered to report at New
Orleans.
LA SALE, ILL.,, Oct. S.-The coal mi
ners of the Carbon shaft, in this city, who
struck for 81 ,45 ton, on the lst inst. land
we're offered $l.3O, will resume work to-
morrow morning at $l.25, the company
brushing the entries
JOLIET, ILL.,, Oct. S.-There is change
at the Penitentiary again. Capt. John Z.
Lang, the Assistant Deputy Warden, was
discharged last night The reason given
for Mr.. Laug's removal was that his ser
vices were unnecessary. This action Ct
the Penitentiary authorities is shrouded in
mystery. 1t is but few weeks since this
office was created, and now it is abolished.
The case of Wham VS.. Southworth, Tay-
lor & McClaughry will attract considerably
attention in few days.
BALTIMORE, Oct S.-Senator Thurman,
of Ohio, delivered an address at the state
fair at Pimlico to-day, ,befol the Maryland
Horticultural and Mechanical Association.
About 5000 persons were present.
| ALBANY, Oct. S.-The trial of Phelps,
the Republican State Treasury official in
dicted for embezZlement, was concluded
to-day The jury, after fifteen minutes
deliberation, returned verdict Of guilty.
Phelps was remanded to Jail, sentence be-
ing postponed.
New YORK, Oct. S.-John Kelley chair
man of the Tammany Hall General Com
mittee, has begun suits for slander, against
Mayor Havemeyer, and Nelson w Waterbury
laying the damages in each case, at Soo'-
900.
The commercial asks, is it true that GER
tain business firms in this city have pur-
- posely originated reports affecting their
credit with the design of buying up their
own paper at discount.
Pinkerton's detectives last night arrested
in Brooklyn John w. Canter, an English
man, accused of being one of the gang, OF
counterfeiters operating in Philadelphia.
They had altered bonds in order to raise
money to start an insurance company.
Canter is said to be an old offender. For
gers implements were found in his room.
The bonds forged were Union Pacific, Yves
tern Union and others. .,
Circus Williams has instituted libe
= suit against the proprietor Of the Nation
i for publishing an article charging him Will
having salted the Little Emma mine, thus
g deceiving parties into purchasing stock a
motion was made to-day to dismiss th'
the complaint on the grounds that it IS no
- where ayerred that sailing is an liegl'i
10 10 mate transaction. Decision reserved.
Is BUFFALO, Oct. S.-The grave OF Mrs
TX Richard J. Carey, at Holy Cross Gene
tery. was robbed Tuesday night IN
Sc casket, outside coffin and shroud were lei
nd lv;ng on the ground, Officers to-day visit
IN ed the medical college with search war
rant, and found the body, with four Others
The students were surprised while
m; work dissecting them. Thirty-nine stud
Vi ents were arrested and taken in procession
to the police court. Justice Nash release
them on parole to appear when wantec
Ms There is much excitement over the afiail
IT., GALVESTON. Tex, Oct. s.-A Par
special dated the Sth. says the stage coac
from Bracksten was robbed Wniie pea
Paris. The robbers secured $50 ana lou
rY watches, but missed $4,000, concealed d
,is, hind the cushions by the cashier r, OF u
the Merchants and Planters Bank. The pa
pis ty claim to be the same that robpea u
for Hot Springs stage and the train at TAD
aid Hill. The shiritf with posse Is pursuit
uee; them.
ms ms SALT LAKE, Oct. S.-The grand jury t
9Th day found an indictment against one
-,s. ~o their own number for lascivious cohabIt
ton. He is charged with having n
no wives, three espoused since leo2. ID
wer own daughter is one OF the principal WI
sS sse nesses.
~ at MOBILE, Ala, Oct. S.-The commissio
aid or rendered his decision 10 the Sumpt
Ioe ises county case this afternoon, committl
Renfroe and Bullock to Jail without b
and discharging Hillman. The comm
D. sioper refused to enter into the consu'
I'd tionallty of law and based his decision
= ON the fact that while the evidence esti
- fishing alibis in the cases Of Bullock
90 Reufroe, was strong, there was testlmo
a, enough to justify their committaL. Ar
e the decision and before it was carried II
g effect the United States District Attorr
asked the commissioner to hold Hillm
till a new affidavit charging him with
~ whipping of Wilson Doyle could be p
W pared and warrant issued for his ARE
e This the commissioner refused to DO
s. Subsequently Hillmsn told the Dlstr
- Attorney that he would appear and 9
N hail TO answer this new charge.
Holly SPRINGS, Miss, Oct 81
} 7 night a MOB of negroes numbering an
y forty. took james Perkins and Win
Kavenswood, both cOlored, from the Jal
lie TO this place, and shot them dead, to ave-
y. " ss. %. the death Of Mack Hill The deed
meet done so quietly and quickly that few kt
I'd i OF it until this morning. All is quiet D
SAN Francisco, Oct. Sd. NJ. l