The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-21
TEILEGRAPHTC. TEL
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
Seven of the Erenklin CO.,
Ku-Ktux Band Dead or
Wounded.
The Southern Illinois Ont
laws to be Prosecuted un-
der the Law of Congress.
The Georgia Negro Insur-
rection Nipped in the Bud.
Southern Rivers Falling.
The Position of the Illinois
Staats Zeitung.
It will Oppose all Imitation
ist Candidates.
Russell Jones talked of as
De1ano's Successor.
Death OF Rear Admiral Ma =
po1eon Collins, of the
American South Pc
cific Squadron.
Frauds on the Government
Frauds on the Government
Arrest of Counterfeitors.
Accidents, Jail Breaking,
Murders, Suicides,
Fires, Etc.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 2O-The latest
news from Franklin county. ILL.,, is to the
effect that two men, whose names are
Summer, have been found, who were shot
in the fight near Benton on Monday night.
One had died and been buried, and the
ether was found in the woods. badly wound
ed. In addition to these, John Moore
Milford Briley. and a man unknown, have
been arrested. All Of them were severely
wounded. Cantral and Duckworth. here
totore spoken Of as mortally wounded and
captured, are still living; so that aitOgeth-
er seven of the fourteen ku-klux who were
fired upon by the sheriff and his posse
have been found wounded or dead. How
many more will turn up in like condition
is not known. The fire Of the sheriff par
ty Was very effective.
1t has Just transpired, from a semi
clal source, that the conference of the
Governor and States Attorney Burr, re-
suited IN a joint telegraphic request to the
United States district attorney for the
southern district of Illinois. the Hon. j.
Z. Eandorst0n, who resides in Nandaiia,
to come here Immediately and institute
proceedings against the ku-k klux KIans in
Southern illinois, and especially in Frank
lin county, under the anti klu- klux laws of
the United States Mr.. Vandorston has
arrived here, and at once entered upon
the preparation OF the necessary papers to
secure the arrest of parties suspected of
ku kluXing. The witness, Mr.. Hogan, Of
Franklin county, who is relied upon to
furnish the names Of about 100 Of these
gentry, has been sent for, and will arrive
here or at Nandalia tomorrow. 1t is ex-
pected that warrants will be issued and all
the parties arrested next week, and State
Attorney Burr says very few Of them will
be able to give bail. They will be lodged
in Jail here without doubt.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 2O,-All quiet, but
arrests still continue. Morris and Harris,
the ring leaders of the contemplated in-
surrection, are still at large. tbs believed
there will be no further trouble. The
negroes have dispersed.
A dispatch from Sandersville, Wash
ington county, reports the arrest Of
Gambia Harris, one of the leaders in the
plot, He has made a confession impli-
eating Prince Rivers, Major General of
the South Carolina militia. Rivers EN-
phatically denies the charge. There are
seventy negroes in Jail at Sandersvile.
Governor Smith is sexpected there to night
The rapid decline in the river has dis
PEELED all fears of further damage to crops.
1t is impossible to estimate the loss done
to the cotton crop in this district The
amount varies from 20, 900 to $4,000 bales.
The number OF acres of corn ruined by the
floods is largely in excess OF cotton.
CHICAGO Aug 20-Mr Raster announces
that the Stats Zeitung will support Grant on
| hor rH f,ia OF oTlHI
date on a rag money platform. If there are
two hard money candidates it will support
the one opposing the Republican party
Hon, j. Russell Jones was questioned to-
day as to whether he had been rendered
the secretaryship of the interior He re-
piled that matters were IN such shape at
present that he could not give a definite
answer
| WASHINGTON, August 2O.-A telegram
, received at the navy department this
morning, from Captain Simpson, command
ing the United States steamer Omaha,
dated Panama. August 10, announces the
death of Rear Admiral Napoleon Collins
commanding the South Pacific feet, which
occurred at Calao on the 9th instant He
died of erysipelas, after an illness of three
days, and was buried with military honors
in the Protestant cemetery al Belle Uota
near Callao. Rear Admiral Reed Worder
has been ordered to the command of ;ht
South Pacific station, In place of Rear Ad
miral Collins, and until his arrival there
the command will devolve on Captain Simp
son. The death Of Rear Admiral Collin
! promotes Commodore Stephen D. Trench
y ard, but does not affect any officer beloy
that grade, as there has been an excess 0
one in the list of commodores for som
months past, on account of the reinstate
ment of Commodore John c. Beaumon
by congress, at the last session. The la,
: allows but twenty FIVE officers of the grad
: of commodore.
The department of justice is prepariu
the papers to bring suit against the bond.
+ men of the firm of Barnum Bros, of Ne
York who swindled the government out {
$4,000 for clothing for the Marine Corp
Suit will also be brought against Cap
= Maddox, the United States Inspector
Philadelphia. The friends of this office
70 70 claim that he was deceived by a dishone
e clerk who presented the vouchers for sign
l. ture, This excuse. however. will not r
q. lieve the officer from prosecution ar
court martial.
:, Carrie '. Fischer, a colored scho