The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-28

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, sept. 26, 1874 !
Hon. j. j. Moses Columbia, $. c.
have to say, by direction, in answer to
your telegram of yesterday, asking for
troops to aid in suppressing disorders at
Edgfeld, that company Of United States
troOps is now stationed there, and it is ex-
pected and believed will afford adequate
protection to the lives and property OF cit
izens.
fSigned] GEo, H. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General.
New ORLEANS, La, Sept. 26. The
following was distributed to-day. 1t has
been withheld for assurances regarding
the last paragraph:
New ORLEANS, La, Sept 2l.-ln ac
cordance with General Order No. I, OF
Sept II, 1874; all arms, ammunition, and
ordnance stores belonging to the State OF
Louisiana should be at once turned over
to the United States authorities. The oth
GERS in command of the organized troops
are hereby instructed to inspect their va
rious commands at once aud cause all the
State property u their possession to be
delivered to an officer of the United States
troops commanding the First Precinct Cen
trail Police Station, or to the United States
officer in command of the Third Precinct
Station, 10 Jackson Square. All citizens
having 10 their possession arms or ammu-
milton belonging to the State are earnestly
requested at once to deliver the same to
the officers above indicated. Persons de-
livering arms or ammunition will in no
wise be interfered with by the Uuited
StafaS or Stata anthDritipS
JOHN McENERY,
d. b. PENN
The Conference Committee is again dis
cussing the question of the Returning
Board. Arrangements will probably be
made by which the Republicans and Peo-
pies parties will have an equal number of
clerks, Registrars, and Supervisors, each
party to have two members on the Return
ing Board, and the fifth man to be mod
crate Republican, to be selected from
number of Republicans named by the 9th
er party. The committees confer again to-
morrow.
Mayor Wiltz has issued proclamation
for an election OF Mayor and seven City
| Administrators, to be held Nov. 2, under
the auspices of the same commissioners as
the election for State officers.
AUGUSTA, ia, Sept. 26-The troubles
| in Edgfeld, S, c., are ended. A letter
from j. L. Addison, intendent of the town
of Edgfeld, states that Edward Fremont,
captain of the colored militia of the coun-
ty, delivered up his arms to Lieut., Leahy,
commanding the detachment OF United
States troops. The negroes have returned
to their homes
| YANKToN, ID. r., Sept 26.-ln Demo
cratic county convention to-day a strong
ticket was nominated for the various cfhces,
after which series OF resolutions were
passed to the effect that as A. w Burleigh,
the nominee for Congress at the regular
convention had not accepted and that Hon.
Nj. X. Armstrong was the first and last
choice of the people, that the Democrats
assembled would give him their hearty
support. Much enthusiasm and unaniml-
ty characterized the proceedings.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. 26.-The man
ufacturers' board of trade decided to-day
to cut down working hours to three days
next week, and four days every subsequent
week until January.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept. 26.-The thresh-
ing machine accident at Franklin, briefly
alluded to Yesterday in the dispatches, was
a dreadful affair. A steam thresher, be
longing to Mr.. Burke, had been at work
threshing, and had nearly completed the
lob, when all hands stopped for few min
utes, and the machine was stopped also.
While the machine was standing still aud
lust as they were about to start 1t again,
the boiler of the engine exploed with ter
rife force, throwing the engine and boiler
about 100 feet, and landing them on
stack OF straw about ten feet high Three
persons were instantly killed. and three
injured. One of the injured has since
died. making four killed. The names OF
those killed are Mrs. NJ Barnick, Miss
Katie Devine DIR. l.. ID. Grant and Perry
Burke. The injured are Martin Devlne
shoulder broken and injured internally
Thomas Cunningham, arm nearly torn OH
Perry Burke was blown about 400 feet iron
/, the engine, and landed in marsh. Miss
Katie Deyine was torn in three pieces, her
f. body being picked up in three separate
= pIaces. DIR. Grant, Of Carver, and several
: ladies' with him, had arrived on the ground
:. 10 witness the operations OF the steam
{ thfesher. Just before the explosion occur
A red. and we're almost instantly blown Int
: eternity.
JOLIET. ILL.,, Sept. 26.-Another incen
diary fire was discovered tonight at halt
past ten o'clvck in the heart of the mos
- prominent business block in this city, L
=, was set in the barn of the Mansion House
I For a time it hid fair to be the most jlsas
: irons of any FIRE that has ever visited thi
CITY. 1t is the third incendiary, and th'
fourth fire within a few weeks within tn
space of 2OO feet, The energetic work q
the citizens, and prompt action OF the tir
department soon subdued the fames,wh
D had seemed almost impossible at the start
as the block is composed principally Q
wooden structures, the buildings c"nsume
entirely being ali stables and frame ware
: houses. The following is the list OF th
owners, with the losses, as nearly as ca
be obtained to night: Mansion Hous
y stable. loss $1,000. fully Insured. ;. U
Simonds. building and stock. 500, insure'
lin different agencies. Bowman Brothers
% % warehouse aud contents, loss $500 insure
e iu different agencies; KavaDsgh Brother,
I. losses on building s2OO: insured ID. \
e Stoddard, stable. loss 500; insured.
The excitement of the citizens was n
tense. A private wstchmsn, Mr.. WdlIaI