The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-22
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Ben Butler Contradicts
Gen. Hooker.
Arrest of a Dishonest
Cashier.
The Beauties of Republican
Government in the South.
A Standing Army Required
in time of Peace.
Poisoned Printers.
Fined for Selling Liquor to
Minors.
The Reason Jesse pomeroy
was born Cruel.
The Reason Jesse Pomeroy
was born Cruel.
Other Items of News.

New York, July q. Gen. Butler has
made public reply to the statement at
tributed to Gen. Hooker, that
when Butler was in command
of the Army of the James he
required the colored troops to de
posit their money and valuables at head
quarters for safe keeping, and that wher
one OF these poor devils got knocked ovel
and put under ground, do you suppose the
money he left at headquarters was ever
heard from again? Butler made at least
s 100000 in this way
Gen. Butler says the exact con,
trary of this SANDER A savings
bank was established at Norfolk for
| the benefit Of the colored troops so that
| they might have place to deposit their
money under the charge of the Quarter
master Of the Army, which was trans
ferred to the Freedmen's Bureau at the
close Of the war and the accounts duly set
tied and vouchers given for long time
after Gen. Butler was relieved of the com.
m and of the Army of the James. Gen
Butler says:
Il here aver, after ten years Of
careful espionage into my affairs by
every enemy of mine, with equal fear
lessness that every accusation touching my
acts during the war in civil administration
is equally untrue, and defy proof or prob.
able evidence to the contrary"
Charles Hudson, late cashier of the
Eighth National Bank, has been arrested
on the charge of making false and frau
dulent report of the condition of the bank,
The discovery of the alleged facts on
which the arrest was made, is said to be
owing to the investigations making in ref
erence to the transactions of ex- Bank TX
aminer Calender with several of the weak
banks of this city, which he had reported
in prosperous condition.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.--A Vicksburg
telegram sent from here to Long Branch
to-day. from the Acting Governor of Mis-
sissippi, asks that United States troops be
sent to prevent outbreaks that are expect
ed during the election, which occurs Au-
gust 4.
CINCINNATI, July 81 Yesterday morn
ing when the Gazette compositors went
home it was deemed necessary that they
should be escorted by policemen Daring
the day threats were made by some of the
union men against the new compostors.
In one instance letter was sent to a sister
of one of them saying that if her brother
did not leave the composing room there
would be bloodshed Last night after the
regular midnight lunch, number of COM
positors were seized with severe purging
and vomiting, accompanied with burning
sensation in the throat and stomach. Many
of them were obliged to go to their homes
1t is supposed that the coffee was poison
ed. Some of the coffee was preserved and
a chemical analysis will be made of it to-
day.
NEWARK, ILL.,, July 2l.-The most ex-
citing event in this town of late took place
yesterday, being the trial of one Munich, a
on-keeper from Plano, for selling liquor
to minors The trial took place before
Squire Halbert and the court room was
filled to overfowing with witnesses and
spectators from Newark, MiIlington, Plano
and Sandwich. Munich was defended by
Isham White, of Aurora, and Mr.. Fowler,
of Newark, the prosecution being conduct
ed by Irus Coy, OF Yorkville, and Mr..
Sweetland, of Newark. The proceedings
of the court continued until last night at
l2 o'clock, and resulted in fining Munich
$3.50.
New York, July PA Boston dis
patch states that last evening after an in
quest into the murder of the child Katie
Curren by Jesse Pomeroy, three physicians
thinking there must be some cogent rea-
son for his conduct, called upon his moth
er, who was very frank 10 her answers to
their questions. She said her husband
was butcher, and that when she was preg-
nant with Jesse she often went to the
slaughter house to see him kill animals,
in which she took particular delight, and
she had even assisted her husband in the
work. No sooner had Jesse grown large
enough to have a knife in his hands, than
he was continually using it, thrusting it
into pieces of wood and when he was old
er into pieces of meat in his fathers shop.
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, July PA boy nam
ed Charles Brown, residing four miles
north of this place. while out after cows,
fell from his horse breaking blOOdvessel
in his neck. He was taken up in few
moments after, but life was extinct.
PEORIA, ILL.,, July 2l.-Patrick McDer-
mott, of Princeville, was arrested yester-
day for an attempted rape on little girl
years old, and lodged in the county Jail.
CLINTON. Iowa, July 2l.-The body of
Thomas Hyde, blacksmith, at De Witt,
was found beside the railroad track this
morning. 1t had the appearance of hav-
ing bsen run over and killed, but closer
examination led to the belief that he was
murdered. This belief is strengthened by
the discovery Of bundle Of bloody cloth
ing. Hyde was last seen entering saloon
at midnight. He had $50 on his person.
He leaves a wife aud two children. The
Coroner is investigating the case.
Peter Clarke, a well known grocer, who
Lad lived in this city for ten years, died
suddenly last night of delirium tremens.
A boy named Walker shot himself in
his side while tooling with a pistol this
morning, but the wound is probably not IA
tai.
NIAGARA, Ont, July 2l.--Two bodies
of the victims of the Foam disaster were
found this morning on the American shore
opposite this place.
TORONTO, July 2l.-Gen. Joseph Hook
er and party arrived here last evening.