The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Black Hills Adven-
turers.
The st. Paul Tribune's
Libel Suit.
The st, Louis Mayoralty
Trouble.
A Dangerous Horse Disease
in st. Louis.
Conflicting Accounts from
the Grasshopper Regions.
Attempted Suicide of a
Milwaukee Lady.
A Man in Dubuque Shoots
himself through the head,
And then walks Five Blocks
for q Doctor.
Crime, Fire, Etc.

NEW DIRK. May Z2.-Uen. custer,
who is in this city, says his expedition to
the Black Hills leaves Fort Lincoln June l,
and if miners are going into the hills. in as
large numbers as represented in western
newspapers, it will probably take the whole
summer to drive out and keep out the
intruders.
FORT LARAMIE, W. T., May 22.-Col.
Stanton returDed here to-day from the
Agencies above. He reports that Capt.
Walker of the First Infantry, sent Indian
scouts to Col. Mills, commanding Camp
Sheridan, for assistance to arrest Gordon S
party of 40 men. COL Mills started i'm
mediately with with sixty men and a Cat
lin gun to the scene of the disturbance, at
the mouth of Wounded Elk and Knee
| Greek, on the White River, about 60 miles
| in northeastern direction. Capt
Walkers company was reduced to thirty
men, having captured forty-one miners
and sent them back with lieutenant and
twenty men before seeing Gordon
Gen. Crook is at Spotted Tail to take
further action if necessary.
YANKToN, D. T., May %. Lieut.. Arm
strong arrived tonight from Fort Randall
havingin charge L. Coils, the captured
Black Hitler, who refuses to take the
parole. Soils was turned over to the
United States Marshal and locked up, bu
the United States Attorney knows of NJ
law which authorizes him to punish the
offender, and is in a quaudary what to do
Soils is plucky, and proposes to sue the
government for damages. The case viii
be acted upon Monday.
| N1-- NJ, A.
suit of Margaret O'Neil against the Iri
bone Publishing Company for $40, 600 dam
ages for ibelous publication, the jury to
day gave verdict for plaintiff for $4,000
The facts are: In December last youn!
woman brought letter to the Tribune, re
presenting that girl named O'Neil hat
been seduced and died of abortion. TIL
young girl said she was a sister to tht
deceased girl, and wanted the seduce
published. The Tribune printed the let
ter. Margaret O'Neil claimed to be tn
person alluded to, and sent her father
Iconfessor to obtain retraction. TIL,
Tribune made full and complete retrac
ton the next day, which the priest an
girl pronounced entirely satisfactory. Sui
sequently the friends of the girl induce
her to bring suit, and the above verdict
the result. The verdict is regarded a
outrageous, and motion will be made t
set it aside, as wholly unwarranted by tn
testimony. The girl who wrote the lei
ter to the Tribune was instigated b
: jealousy.
ST LOUIS, Mo-, May 22.-The mayora
ty question is becoming more vexed ever
day, but the Britton party seems to b
c gaining confidence. The developments {
> to-day were interesting. The city cour
selor, by request, delivered to the cit
council an opinion declaring that that bod
: has legal right to recount the ballo
e cast at the special election, and ascertai
what number were cast for each cand
date, but that it has no right to compal
or to ascertain who voted for whom, e!
e cept in cases where it is proven that Ii
d voter was not legally qualified. This poy
o er to recount could not be delegated
= any committee, but must be exercised /
# the entire council. Anticipating a dec
t sion of this nature. temporary injunctiC
0 restraining the register from deliverir
It the ballot-boxes to the council, and the
$ power to recount avails them little, so lor
q as the injunction holds.
In order to be doing, however, a NEE
! ing of the council was held, and the con
S mittee on privileges and elections was i
!, structed to examine the poll books and ce
y tifcates of election judges, and thus asce
:, tam, according to ordinance, who is Il
- prima facie mayor-elect. The Brittt
!. members voted for this move, in order
v secure the installation OF Britton ne
Tuesday. One or two Oyerstolz membe
: voted for it for an object afterward appa
ent. The committee on elections consis
entirely of OvcrstolZ members, ,haying be-
appointed by an Overstolz chairman
hence to gain time and defer the inaug
, ration of Britton beyond next Tuesda
that is the time fixed by ordinance for th
. ceremony, they have entered upon clio
examination of the registration list, al
are counting the names marked "Votet
!. in order to compare the total with the I
rt tai number of votes certified to by t
Judges of election. This work cannot
done inside of three days, and it will /
4 suit, of course, in some discrepanci
y which the Overstolz committee will para
as the eggs of a mares nest.
A meeting Of the council was held
night, and instead of a report as to W
was prima facie mayor elect being rece
ed, the Britton members were astonish
n to discover that the committee had &C
= stituted itself little court, and had {
! tered upon most disgustingly long pl
! gramme. They we're very indignant, ar
7 after an hours fillibustering. adjourned
} Monday night, at which time they are
termined, If possible. to make arrane
! ments for the Inauguration of their can
date. The prospect is that they will
disappointed.
b, DUBUQUE, Ia, May pa young R,
re- sian named Warbeanter, stopping at J
is ferson House, took notion to visit the
AS lestial regions this evening by placing
pistol in his mouth and pulling the trigg
1.-The bali went through his head and lodl