The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24
TELEGRAPHrC.
Sheridan on the Pa oitac @
Coast.
Railroad to the Black Hills.
Decrease in the Receipts of
the New York Canals.
Crop Prospects in this
Country and Europe.
The Negro Insurrection in
the South,
Over 800 Negroes Arrested.
Fatal Result of "a Cyclone
at Albany. ~. z.
Over 800 Negroes Arrested.
Fatal Result of a Cyclone
at Albany. NY
Accidents, Murders, Sui
cides. Cattle Stealing,
Burg1aries, Fires. etc.

SAN FRANcIsCo, Aug. 23.-Gen. Sheri-
dan arrived in this city at 9 o'clock this
evening. lie was met by the mayor and
dcputation of citizens. A salute of fifteen
guns was fired The procession is now on
Its way to Grand Hotel The demonstra-
tons are cordial and imposing.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-The Kansas Cen
tral and Black Hills Narrow Gauge rail
road Company, with capital Of SlO0 900,
has been organized in Omaha. The road
will be built at once from that city through
the agricultural country south OF the Platt
river, and will be pushed toward the Black
Hills as soon as the development of that
region warrants it.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 23.-The total
amount Of canal tolls collected on the
New York state canals from the opening
of navigation to and inclucing the second
week of August, 1878, has been $7O4,247;
for the same time last year, $l,4lI ,OS7.
showing decrease of $7O6, $50 thus far
this year.
CHICAGO. Aug. 23.-Judge Bradwell
stated to Post and Mail reporter that he
had 10 hesitation whatever 10 saying that
Mrs. Lincoln ought not to be where she is
now, and never should have been placed
there. 1t was gross outrage to place
her in confinement, as she was no more in
sane to-day than you, and am as thor
oughly convinced Of it as of my own ex-
lstence. | have had several business let
tArs from her since she has been there and
Mrs. Bradwell has had letters OF womanly
friendship from her repeatedly, and she
writes as straig hit and ineligible busi
ness letter as she ever did, and as good
| friendly letters as one need ask for. There
is not the slightest trace of insanity OF of
weak mind about any OF her writings,
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 23.-To.morrow the
Courier-Journal will publish a crop report
ltrom all sections of Kentucky, which
shows light average yield of tobacco.
| The returns cover the territory which pro
duces about three tourths OF the crop of
the United States 4 full corn crop is
predicted, wheat and rye hall to two thirds
OF the crop; oats damaged more than 9TH
er crops; hay crop large.
VIENNA, August. 23.-Offcial reports
show that the wheat crop in Austria and
Hungary have fallen oil III quantity and
quality, and will not yield more than $780,
900 quintals.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-The Mark Laue
EXPRESSES weekly review of the grain mar
kets says the wheat crop in Great Britain
has been gathered in much better order
than expected. Prices generally yield 1(a
, shillings and in some cases 2(G3 shili-
ngs. New samples look we'll in compar-
ison with tn Sc of last year, with less acre
rye and diminished yield The Paris
market also felt beneficial effect of the
weather, -four, having declined two shill-
lngs per sack. In many parts of France
the harvest has been gathered. but 10 no
section will it be anywise like that of last
year, Accounts from the continent differ
somewhat, but all agree upon the fact that
violent local storms. with unusually large
hailstones, doing immense damage. have
visited France, Belgium and Holland.
Prices are but little changed on the conti'
nent generally. In Germany the markets
are firm.
| AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 23-Several pro
minent negroes connected with the troubles
in the counties below here have made con-
!. fessions. Jake Mooreman, first leutt nant
of the negro company, testifes on oath that
nineteen counties were to be embraced in
the insurrection. Last Friday was appoint
ed for the uprising. All white men and
ugly white women we're to be killed. The
+ pretty white women were to be spared and
t the land and spoils were to be divided
among the negroes. All who have so far
: confessed testify substantially the same as
, Jake Mooreman, Gov. Smith arrived this
afternoon from Waynesboro. He is deter,
mined to preserve the peace, enforce the
laws, and do justice to whites and blacks.
New YORK, Aug 23.-An Augusta
(Ga.) special says it will require a trial oi
a prisoners, which occurs on Monday next,
to determine whether the negro outbreak
3 was plot or panic. The governor thinks
it was a plot. Two hundred and fifty
bench warrants have been issued. Nearly
three hundred arrests have been made al
ready OH other warrants.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 23.-At 3 O.
clock this morning one of the boilers, com
posing battery of seven, in j. Painter
Sons iron mills, exploded. The engineer
Beynan, was seriously scalded, and Fisher
the fireman, fatally injured.
ALBANY, Aug. 23.-This afternoon
t portion of manufacturers hall, on the TAI
ground, was blown down by cyclone
Several children and grown persons wer
: in the building at the time. One child wa
! instantly killed and another fatally injured
The building was damaged to the amour
of $4,000. ,..
New York, Aug 22-James Fl Noe, 81
of james H. Noe & Sons, brush manufat
lures, No 265 Greenwich street, while il
n specting his store this morning, discovere
burglar whom he tried to arrest, but VIII
! knocked him down with an iron oar, the
l bound aud robbed him of his watch an
money. When Noe returned to conscious
ness, the burglar asked for the safe key'
. Noe informed him that they were not
! his possession, when the burglar struc
him second time, fracturing the base
;, the skull. The burglar then obtained
b. b. pail of water. placed it beside Mr.. No
re- washed his hands and left, threatening
cits is return and finish the job if any outcry W
as- made before he had time to make good h
escape. Finally Mr. Noe attracted atte
m ton by his cries, obtained assistance, al