The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Seat of Government
Moved to Long Branch.
SOvereigns of Industry.
Meeting Of the'I11inois State
Council at Aurora.
Statistics Relating to the IL
1inois Central Railroad.
Interesting Additions to the
History of Illinois.
Railroad Accident in In
diana.
Effect of the Late Rains ON
the Crops.
A Man Falls 100 feet With
out 3eing Hurt,
Seven Prisoners in the Dem
yer. Col. Jail Overcome
Their Guards and Es-
Effect of the Late Rains ON
the Crops.
A Man Falls 100 feet With
out 3eing Hurt,
Seven Prisoners in the Dem
YER, Col. Jail Overcome
Their Guards and Es-
cape--Two Re-
captured.

commissioners hold a meeting here to-
morrow. President Grant, Delano, Cam
eron and Commissioner Smith will be
present. The afternoon session of the
board Of Indian commissioners was chiefly
devoted to a revision of the work of the
standing committee for the last quarter,
and specially rigid scrutiny of the work
done by the purchasing committee for the
prevention of frauds in the future delivery
of supplies. Hereafter the board of In
dian commissioners will watch all receipts
and deliveries of supplies at the principal
agencies. This evening the commission
ers waited upon President Grant and made
arrangements for conference tomorrow
at his cottage, Commissioner Smith
and Secretary Delano will attend the con-
ference.
AURORA, ILL.,, July 2S.-The regular
semi-annual state council meeting Of the
Soyerigns of Industry was held in this
city yesterday, the council convening at
Arcadome Hall at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. DR.. s. j. Avery, the president of
OF the state organization, presided, and B.
Il. Van Buren acted as secretary. The
representation from all the councils in the
state was full save one.
Among the business done was the re-
vision OF the constitution of the order re
lative to assessing the different councils
and the election of delegates to attend the
national council next March, the represen
tatives chosen being A. L. Farnham, O
Chicago, and A. c. Blair, of Batavia, A
F, Cummings, of Chicago, was elected per
maneut secretary of the council for the en-
suing year.
The discussions of the session by the
members related mainly to the effect anC
Importance of cooperation upon the par
of members in the purchase of ecessaries
!, illustrations being brought forward to shoy
how, by union and cooperation, the mem
! bers of the order were already reaping tn,
benefit of the purchase of goods at a grea
reduction from former prices.
The assemblage listened to an able ad
dress 10 the evening from A. j. Finch O
1.-The relations of Capital and Labor" an
adjourned at the close to meet the secon
week in January at some place to be here
after designated by the executive commit
r tee.
, The deliberations and discussions of tb
r council we're all of a character calculate
n n to benefit the participants, the whole bein
j IN the highest degree agreeable and ha
, mdbious.
ii SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, .Enly 2s.-A. NJ,
!, Laugh!in, Esq, secretary of the board
:" railroad commissioners, in reply to NJ
E McElroy. correspondent, furnishes fro
E. the records of his Office the following inte
estlng statistics concerning the lllino
re Central Railroad Company: The origin
ne grant OF land to the company was 1856, On
e acres. Of this there remained unso
ns January l,lS75, $780, acres The cor
,g pany received for the lands sold and inte
er est on the same to date about $26. .2Sl 90
N The state from its per cent of the n
If earnings of the road, has received in Il
A last seven years an average of $4OO, 90
sh and an aggregate, from the beginning
is the payments, of Sc. .244.835.SS.
ot- John p. Reynolds, president of the ce
by tennial board for this state, has request
at the state officers to prepare history
O. their departments of state from the /
Dr. ginning of the existence of the state,
u use at the centennial The governor
'n already completed the executive depa
es y. ment, and the secretary of state
= his well under way. The whole is to
~ published in book form.
ed 1t began to rain here yesterday afterno
its at clock, and the rain has not ceas
ed since. +-
en- Barnum, who was exhibiting here, W
,ic prevented from showing last night by t
rain. There was an immense number
= people at his show in the afternoon.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, July 27.-The "
terspouts seen north Of the city prove
have bsen realities indeed. In sectjo
- northwest and north of Bloomington th
did great damage to corn-felds, throu
. which they cut a swath, and in viii
ID harvested grain was standing in shot
They seemed to be cyclones of wind a
9 water, In Normal township one struck
y. house and haystack, shattering the form
VI and giving the inmates barely time to
. cape, and taking the haystack into the I
- per air. Near the same place a spt
~ broke and discharged millions of gallons
9 water into the bed Of Six Mile creek, ,wh
4 for hours assumed the proportions O
= river with the water several feet de
When the spout burst large pit '
washed out by the incalculable force of
~ torrent.
= TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July ga freil
Ss train going north on the Louisville, n
= Albany & Chicago railroad this afterno
= went through the trestle forty three
d high, between Putnamville and Cloverd
killing the engineer, conductor and b.
Y brakeman. The fireman had one leg
one arm broken. The rear brakeman Q
escaped.
'eS, CINCINNATI, July 2e.-A Cambria
re- Ind, special says great damage has b
ees 4 done by the excessive rains. Wheat
sus- commenced growing in the shocks and
prospects are not fattering.