The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-08

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May IA brilliant
entertainment was given this evening in
honor of Vice President Wilson by Col. 4.
w. Cole, at his residence, many of the
most distinguished men of the state be-
ing present; also many ex-Confederate
officers.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May THE Demo
cratic convention adjourned this afternoon
after the nomination of John G. Under
wood. of Bowling Green. for Lieutenant
Governor Thomas Z. Moss for Attorney
General, ID. Harwood Smith for Auditor,
j. w. Tate for treasurer. The resolu-
tions assert that the citizens of the sew
eral states shall be maintained in all their
rights, as the surest bulwark against anti
Republican tendencies; that every at
tempt If the General Government to ex-
ercise power not delegated. or in a man
ner not prescribed, is an act of usurpation,
demanding the instant and unqualified
condemnation of a people jealous of their
liberties that any unconstitutional inter-
ference by the General Government with
the local affairs of any state should at once
be repudiated.
New YORK. May THE Brooklyn
Eagle, speakinn of thelprobable duration
Of the Beecher trial, says it is expected
that the testimony on behalf of the plain
tiff will all be in by Tuesday night. The
remainder of the week will be spent by
the counsel for the defendant in placing
their last testimony before the jury, Por-
ter will commence his address on Monday
(l6th) and will occupy the whole week on
behalf of the defendant. 1t is thought
that Evarts's address will occupy the re-
mainder of the month and part of June
Thewholeof the summer up to and including
the address by Beach on behalf of the
plaintiff, will be finished by the end of the
first week in June. The verdict may bt
looked for by the middle of next month.
OMAHA, May Red Cloud, Spotted
Tail and fifteen other Indian chiefs anC
soldiers arrived at Fort Laramie last night
in charge of Agents Saville and Howard
They leave for Washington via Cheyenne
and Omaha today.
WILKsBARRE, Pa, May THE riots il
the mining district still continue. Las
night party of armed miners visited tn,
men who are working in the Hutchinson
mines and notifep them to stop work OF
penalty of death. This movement has re
suited in the refusal of the miners to re
sumo work Serious trouble is anticipa
ted.
New YORK, May George s. Peduzzi
druggist, made an ascension from tn,
Capitoline grounds, Brooklyn, yesterda
afternoon. The balloon, containing 1900
cubic feet of gas, was constructed by him
self When last seen the balloon was
thousand feet above Rockaway beach, an
blowing out to sea.
COLUMBUS, May 6.-Particulars hav
been received of the terrible tornado whic
passed over Stewart county Monday night
Farms were completely devastated every
where in the track of the cyclone. Fou
or five persons we're killed and numbe
wounded. Eight or ten horses and mule
were killed, The cyclone sped across tn
country from the east to the west. Th
damage was very great. At Beulah tn
church was completely destroyed. Th
heaviest rain ever known in the count
prevailed during the storm,
NEW YORK, May 6.-The steamer Nj
tropolitan from Bermuda, now twenty-on
days out, has not arrived. She has bee
spoken three times with loss of sails au
broken machinery. Seventeen passenger
are now on board, five have been taken O
by the Austrian vessel Jacob which arrive
here. Vessels arriving here report heav
gales off the coast, and fears are beginnin
to be entertained that the unfortunate We
sci has foundered.
| DETROIT, Mich. May THE Straits
Mackinac are fully open. The steamshi
Superior passed through yesterday-tf
first boat
OswEGo, N. Y, May THE Unite
States steamer Ada, from Detroit, arrive
here this morning. She is the first vess
through the Welland Canal this season.
/ CHICAGO, ILL.,, May THE schoon,
Pamlico, which was spoken by steame
and said to be in disabled condition {
the Atlantic, while on her way fro
Queenstown to this city. has arrived, sa,
a cablegram, at Crookhaven, Eng,
safety.
The following are the names of the fis
ermen lost during the storm of last Thur
day; On the Perkins Captain f. Dalk
James Fagan, August Schwichtenberg al
John Nelson. On the South Wind-Ca
tain Joseph Klamfoot, Carl White al
Frank Baer. On the Sea Gull-Capta
Frank Groenke, Carl Erdmann, Jol
! Hantusch and William Nichols.
Fulton, ILL.,, May Cdr. Byrning W
attacked by three men at midnight Ia
night while on his way from the depot
his residence. They succeeded in getti
his gold watch and about So in mone
He was approached from behind and I
ken by surprise. There are several con
dence men hanging about this city, and
is getting dangerous for any one to be Q
'O. after dark.
: PLYMOUTH. Mass, May 7.-Wm.
s Sturtevant, the triple murderer, was har
J. ed this morning in the yard OF the coun
Jail. To the last he maintained the stoli
iity which has characterized him throug