The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-02
TELEGRAPHlC.
Richardson Compelled to
Leave the Treasury.
Grant Gives Him Another
t@.5.. Office.
Bristow of Kentucky takes
the Treasury.
Howls of the Arkansas
Carpet-Baggers.
Rev. DR.. Patterson Too Lib
eral for Ca1vinism.
An Imposter Begging Mon
ey for the South.
Disgracefu1 Sunday Picnics
Picnickers Poisoned by
Cake Frosting.
Accidents. Suicides, Muir
ders, Fires, Etc.
Picnickers Poisoned by
Cake Frosting.
Accidents, Suicides, Muir
ders. Fires, Etc.

HAS SSuJ w LuS OSudtC SuS ilOHIudIIOu VI
Benjamin H. Bristow, of Kentucky, to be
Secretary of the Treasury, and VIM. A.
Richardson to be Judge of the Court of
Claims
Solicitor Banfeld, of the Treasury De
partment, has resigned. No one has yet
been indicated as his successor. The NOM
ination of Gen. Bristow as Secretary of
the Treasury, is regarded favorably by
both parties in Congress, and it is thought
there will be no opposition whatever to his
confirmation.
The public debt statement shows total
debt of $2,26l, ,09l, ,047 total interest
$33, 1854 ,093 cash in the Treasury coin,
$8l, 1858, ,979; currency, $ll III, 703 spec
ial deposits held for redemption of certif-
Gates of deposit as provided by law, $56,-
050, total in Treasury, $l49, lS6,6S3 !;
debt less cash, $2,l45, 26S, ,432; decrease
during the month, $4,456, ,S3S.
ST. Louis, June 1.-The Democrat 5
Little Rock special says a number Of lead
ing Republicans were thrown into prison a
week ago, though only two Of them were
connected with Brooks in the recent trou-
bles. A trial was demanded but refused,
as also bond. The purpose is to force
county officers to resign and break up the
Republican party The militia is being
sent to known Republican counties for the
same purpose.
| WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Baxter
Representatives here officially deny the
sensational reports concerning lawlessness
in Arkansas.
! CHICAGO, June 1.-Chicagos veteran
and universally lly-esteemed Presbyterian
clergyman-Rev. Robert W. Patterson, d.
Dis being arraigned before the Presby-
terian General Assembly, now in session al
St. Louis, on the charge of unsoundness
in doctrine. This is the cropping out o1
the Patton-Swing controversy in the Ma
tional Council of Presbyterianism, DR.. Pat
terson being strong and Outspoken sym
. pathizer with Professor Swing.
John w. Ford, the fellow who was ar
rested Saturday, with blank book in hi
possession requesting subscriptions for tn,
alleviation of the sufferings of the half
drowned people Of the South caused by th,
late crevasses along the lower Mississippi
was before Justice Boyden this morning
He pleaded guilty to the charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, an
stated that two persons, one unknown t
him, the other named Lee, who is connect
ed with low variety show in the base
ment at the corner Of Monroe and Clarl
streets, had employed him to do the work
that he did not know there was intent t
dcfraud The Justice inflicted fine of s.
and promise to remit it if he would caus
Lee to be brought in.
New YORK, June 1.-The Labor Unio
Benevolent Society has ordered that O
and after to-day no member shall wor
1a1, e.
attending plasterers. The United Orde
to enforce the rule fixing a days wages {
$4. The stage drivers refuse to compr(
mise at $2.75 per day.
BUFFALO, June IA painter name
McCulloch, working on the bridge over tt
Three Sisters Island, Niagara Falls, fe
from the scaffold and was carried to ii
edge of the falls where he caught roc
and is hanging Great excitement pr
walls.
VI A man named Mccullough rescued Il
painter who fell into the Niagara tn
s. morning. He tied rope to his body al
succeeded in reaching the rock where t
. painter had been so long hanging.
T. DETROIT June l.-Extinguished bur
ers were left open in the vault of the Pr
bate office in the City Hall over Sunda
NJ. The vault was filled with gas, and when
Lot A. Flint. clerk in the Office, went the
IN; IN, this morning, the gas somehow ignite
lfu and an explosion followed which burn
. Flint quite seriously, shattered the doc
. and windows and partially burned doc
! ments stored there, but luckily did not {
l. stroy the value of them
Three girls yesterday started out In
row-boat on Reeder's creek, in the W.
,, ! part of this city. The boat commenc
leaking, and they jumped overheard. 1
- water was deep. and the girls sunk il
Hi the mud and were unable to extric;
themselves. They never rose until
were drowned, as also a boy 19 years o
VI who went to assist them and shared tn
/ fate The boy and one of the girls w
h children of John Bohensy, and two of [
girls were daughters of John Wolf.
LA SALE, ILL.,, June IA large pic
party, representing La Sale, Peru, Uti
and Ottawa, was held at Starved RI
600 Yesterday Sunday afternoon, at VIII
-00O S0O drinking, dancing and fighting were I
600 leading amusements. Forty kegs of la
200 consumed by the thirsty Sunday revelt
Z
'OOO 'OOO graced a Donnybrook fair, Rumor s
200 that one man met with such a pound
.o00 o0O that he has since died.
900 FT. MADISON, Iowa, june 1.-The G
'OC0 OOO man Lodge of the Knights of Py thias, Fl
. Burlington, made an excursion to I
1000 place yesterday. Part of them crossed
river to Niota, Ill. opposite this city,wh
900 drinking beer was the order of the d
5@ sSo Some twenty-five rows took place, kniS
o 90 stones, and clubs being used freely,
several persons were seriously injur
The whole affair was a disgrace to
= order
:" CLINTON, Iowa, june AT noon !