The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06
The Rochdale Cooperative
System.
The p. of H. Recommend it
to the United States.
Poor Prospect for Gold in
the Black Hills.
The Declaration of 1nde-
pendence in Westminis-
ter Abbey.
u. s. G.. at a Horse Race.
Crop Prospects in Canada.
Railway Collision on L. 7,
More Details of the Awful
Earthquake in South
America.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The executive
committee of the National Grange held a
meeting to-day and adopted the report of
the subcommittee to whom had been re-
ferred the subject of international ex.
change between the cooperative societies
of Great Britain and the Patrons OF Hus-
bandry of the United States. The report
says that having examined the details of
the plan Of the cooperative societies of
Great Britain, as presented by their depu
tation to the United States, properly
known as the Rochdale plan, and its won
derfuI success, we heartily recommend it
to the careful consideration of our state
and subordinate oranges and to members
of our order, and advise such action on the
part of the executive committee OF the
several states as may be necessary to the
organization and operation of such CO oper-
atiye associations within our order.
Another despatch from Prof. JenneY to-
day re- affirms that he has not yet found
gold enough in the Black Hills to warrant
extended mining operations. He says the
miners greatly exaggerated the richness of
the soil they are working.
LONG BRANCH, July 5.-The most excit-
ing sport of the season was bad to-day.
Two of the races were won by the lowest
purses in the pools. The first race, hope
ful stakes, for two-year-old, half mile,
Hastor won, Lady Clipper second. Time,
5l9 seconds.
The second race. purse of 5000, all ages,
two mile heats. Big Fellow won, Kate
second. Time, 3:4S, 3:43, 4:063.
Third race, for the Monmouth cup, two
and half mile, Ballankiel was the hot
favorite. Aaron Pennington won in the
fast time of ABA. This was the most ex-
citing race of the day and was closely con-
tested throughout.
President Grant was present at the
races to-day and held an informal reception
at the conclusion.
LONDON. July. Dean Stanley, in hi,
sermon at Westminster Abbey yesterday
alluded to the American Declaration of In
dependence. He contrasted the animosi
! ty displayed in former days on the occasion
of its anniversary with the spirit of recon
ciliation which at present prevails: Nov
, every American was proud OF his EngiIsf
ancestry and every Eng lishman was prout
e of Washington.
= TORONTO, Ont, July Crop tele
grams from all parts of the dominion shoy
that fall wheat is partially winter killed
spring wheat, an average crop; oats, bar
= ley and peas, above the average; corn
: light yield; hay and fruit, light.
New YORK, July 5.-At o'clock thi
afternoon collision occurred on the sout
t side railroad near Far Rockaway. betwee
two passenger trains. Several person
n were killed and about twenty injured. Bot
e trains were completely wrecked.
D. PoTTsvILLE, Pa, July 5.-At Shane
i kin last night fire destroyed four store
i. a blacksmith shop and two dwelling
~ Loss $4,000.
E New oRK, July 5.-Mail advices frol
s, Barranguilla, United States of Columbi
bring additional accounts of the destruc
i've earthquake at Cucuta. The story of Il
~ catastrophe is confirmed in all its detail
To- A private letter, dated Salazar, May 2
ns says the number of the dead is calculate
no at three-quarters of the entire populatio
er The few families which were saved Il
m, now Oh the outskirts of the city, living {
nr- what they can procure, but they Will so'
A be obliged to retire, as the putrehcatlon
sh the dead will not allow them to remain.
is is heartrending to see the wounded, WI
bt- can have no care, and who cannot rema
by alive in their present condition.
nat Four hundred mules were killed in t
to- streets, and, as there is DO one to reno
or them, the stencil is becoming frightful
gu The villages of San Cristobal, Tarin
en- Guasimo Capacho, San Antonia, Labatei
les San Juan de Urefa, Rosario, and s
hat Cayetano, are completely destroyed. 1
ch, storehouse of Puerto de Los Cachos W
'oa sacked and burned by bandits.
. 'eu Another letter says that such was t
It's violence of the shock that not "a sing
U house remained standing, and m0numer
~ in the cemetery were thrown down a
many of them removed a considerable d
= tance from their original site. In thil
seconds the city of Cucuta was convert
into a mountain of ruins. The horrit
blow resulted in the death of more th
10000 persons, IN addition to other thou
~ ands who were seriously wounded a
n bruised. Great numbers of hacienC
Em have been destroyed, and hundreds
houses in the country overthrown, leay
the people homeless and consigned TO p
,S. erty. Many of the trees were torn up
lort the roots and small hills opened lik
melon. The cause of the great catast
phe is, of course, unknown, and the r
= else place of its first manifestation. SO
=. suppose that the volcano OF Sohaters, Wh
- was in action in 1S4S, is again break
c out, while others say that a new volc
has appeared in the hills of Giracha.
is thought the government will appolI
scientific commission to investigate
I'd nature of the catastrophe.
- A private letter from Bucaramanga
a. May "a, says: I'm Piedecusta the t.
hall is destroyed, and in Pamplona
= cathedral is in ruins" A telegram Fl
W Hon. A. Quilee PARA to President Pc
, dated Bucaramanga. May "a, says: 81
! ! earthquakes continue. Last night the
thedral in Pamplona fell. Great al
10 20 prevails. There is great devasta
Web, w b. throughout the Valley of Cucuta." A
as re- patch to President Perez, from Chinac
1S nict Is May "a, says: The population of
/ sus- Jose, Rosarla and San Cayetano have
appeared. The rest Of the departme
in ruins. There have been more