The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-23
And Now they Say there is
Gold in the Black Hills.
Xou pay your money and
You take your Choice"
A Republican Congressman
on Trial for Perjury.
Boss Tweed out of one jail
and into Another.
Democratic State Conven-
tion in Maine.
Crop Prospects.
Annual Report of G. r. I &
p. r. r,
Other News Items.

SAN Francisco, June 22.-A party
from the Black Hills arrived to day. Prof
Jenny's party and the expedition under
Col. Dodge have formed permanent camp
on French Greek, near Harney's Peak,
called camp Harney, and close by the
stockade the miners built whom Capt Mix
brought out. Gold seems to have been
found in abundance. About 100
miners were found there in different camps
who have made claims and done considera-
BILE work in building sluices, digging ditch
es, etc. Some of the party report that
soldiers in the command have panned out
gold dust of rich quality. The command
is reported in good condition.
OMAHA, June 22.-The following has
| just been received from Col. R, I. Dodge,
in command of the escort to Prof Jennys
Black Hills exploring expedition:
'HARNEYs PEAK, June l7.-Gold has
been found in paying quantities on French
Greek. Custar's report is confirmed in
every particular. The command is we'll
and in fine condition.
Private advices received here say the
command found 100 miners at work in Gus
ter's Gulch, taking out gold at the rate of
$5 to $25 per pan. Evidence is strong
that there are many more miners in that
country. The gold found is coarse and
scaly, but easily pounded. Quartz mines
are abundant, but no one has prespected
them No Indians were seen by the COM
mand. They are north Of the peak.
| CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 22-The special
correspondent of the Inter Ocean, with the
scientific party in the Black Hills, writes
from Camp Harvey, on Fench Creek, Gus
tar's Gulch, via Fort Larimie, to-day, that
gold in large quantities and of good quality
has been discovered in Clusters Gulch, on
French Greek, and along that stream, for a
distance of upwards of seven miles. The
geologists went away from the place where
the gold was discovered and were much
surprised when they heard of the discovery
The fever spread rapidly and nearly every
man in the company had seen and panned
out gold in a short time. This point will
be made the permanent camp till the re-
turn of the supply train from Laramie.
| WASHINGTON, June 22.-In the criminal
court to-day the counsel of William S.
King, accused Of perjuryln connection with
the Pacific Mail steamship subsidy asked
that an early day be fixed for his trial.
The court said the case would be continued
to the October term unless in the mean
time the government could secure the at
tendance of r. B. Irwin, the principal wit
ness, which was not probable, as Irwin is
now in Europe.
New YORK, June 22.-Boss Tweed ap-
peared in the court honse to-day in custody
of the deputy sheriff He was smuggled
off Blackwells Island at 10 last night and
driven around the city in a carriage. He
went to his office in Duane street and spent
some time in consultation with his counsel
after which he proceeded to the district
attorneys Office with his son and secretary
In the supreme court his counsel presented
to Judge Davis the order of the court oi
appeals for his discharge from the peniten
tiary, which was signed by the Judge
The Boss soon after appeared in the court
of Oyer and Terminer, before Judge
! Brady. The room was soon packed with
, people in immense numbers and other!
clamoring for admittance. District At
torney Phelps moved that the defendan
be arIaigned to plead to the indictment
found in November, 1873, David Dudley
Field. counsel for Tweed, stated that ht
was not ready to plead or to make mo
, ton to quash, notice Of this indictmen
; having been received only few days since
Peckham, on behalf of the people, said i
I was evident that the defendant intended
Y to pursue his old tactics and stave off pro
r ceedings as long as possible. This was dis
e claimed by Field.
: After long argument, in which it wa
t argued on one side that there was no rea
son why this should be made special cas-,
and special favors be shown Tweed; anC
Al, A. O. LII -
L shown him, he having been outraged b,
illegal confinement.
Counsel further said it could not be con
sidered special favor to issue warrants il
y y civil suit for $4,000, 900. and to fix bal
! at the enormous figure of $3,0o0.0 900, ant
a that such bail was unheard Of
y Yes" said Peckham, and stealing Sc,
\ 4 600, 900 was an unheard of thing until tn
= defendant committed the theft"
: The matter here rested, ard Judg
Brady stated that he believed defendan
ought to have time to examine the indict
ments, but would not give his formal de
cision until later in the day. The cour
then fixed the bail on the new indict
ment.
, The above argument was on an indict
ment charging the boss with fraudulentl
obtaining the signature of Mayor Hall t
. a warrant paid to Andrew j. Garvey
It On this indictment the court fixed the bal
at $4,000. On the indictment found b.
the grand jury in May, which charges hin
! with conspiracy in having, in conjunction
. with Peter B. Sweeney and Ebert A
. Woodward, defrauded the city, the bail a
$1,000. The proceedings were then ad
journed. Tweedwas surrendered by coun
sci and left the court room. Elbert
Sands became bondsman on the forme
d indictment and Carles Devlin on the la
, ter.
The whole party returned to the Dye
and Terminer court and the bonds wer
approved by Judge Brady. Tweed wa
then taken in custody again on an orde
. of arrest in a civil suit and conveyed I
! Ludlow street Jail, where he will renal
until the $4,000 bail is furnished
81 Tweed arrived at the Ludlow street ia
5, this afternoon and occupied the Warden
e. sitting room. He says he expects by t.
T. i, morrow afternoon to be free man.
g. VIM. j, Brown, the notorious counte
feiter from Cincinnati, who escaped SOU
ltime since from. Ludlow street jail, vi