The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-13
Enthusiastic Reception Oh
JEFF. Davis at Fulton, Mo.
Many Prominent Men Pres
ent to hear his Speech.
Mrs. Lincoln now in Spring
field.
p. p. Wintermute the Muir
derer of Gen. McCook
Acquitted.
Terrible Lake Disaster.
Twenty-eight Lives Lost
More Suspensions.
The Desmoines Fair Post.
poned.
A Gang Of Counterfeiters
Arrested in Ala.
Accidents, Murders, Fires
Forgeries, Etc.
The Oesmoines Fair Post
poned.
A Gang Of Counterfeiters
Arrested in Ala.
Accidents, Murders, Fires.
Forgeries, Etc.

at the Galloway County fair, held at Full
ton to-day, to very large crowd gathered
from all sections of that part of the State |
He was introduced by Gov. Hardin, and
made nearly the same speech delivered at
| De Soto. He was very enthusiastically re-
ceived, and frequently applauded. Sena-
tors Bogy and Cockrell were present, and
responded briefly to calls to speak. There
we're also present quite number of gen.
tlemen prominent in politics and social
position from differen part, of the State
Mr.. Davis left Fulton this afternoon for
Jefferson City, where he will be the guest
of Gov Hardin over Sunday, and then
proceed to Kansas City.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Sept. ll.-Mrs. Lin
coin arrived here this morning in charge
of her son Robert She is to be the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. Edwards, andi it is hoped
that she will be improved by her stay here
She is not regarded as being any better in
mind than when she first went to Batavia
Sioux CITY, Ia, Sept. lip. 2. Win
termute, who has been on trial at Vermil-
Ian the past week for the murder of Gen.
McCook, was acquitted this evening, the
i Jury, after an absence of eight hours,
bringing in a verdict of not guilty. The
plloOuCI Woo Nl7Suoi SSNs
CHICAGO, Sept. 1l.--The schooner Em-
ma A. Mayes arrived in port this morning,
damaged slightly by the storm of yester-
day. Her captain reports the sinking of the
large propeller Euqinox and the drowning
of all hands at o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The propeller was towing the schoon-
er on the Michigan shore near Little Point
Sauble. Both were laboring heavily in the
waves and when about ten miles south of
the Point, the propeller sprung leak and
commenced to sink rapidly, in fact so fast
that the captain of the schooner was oblig
ed to cut adrift, and the storm was so great
that he could not approach near enough to
the ill-fated boat to render any assistance.
The propeller went down in few minutes
: with all hands on board, twenty-five men
and two women in all, none of whom were
rescued. The names of the unfortunate
fellows could not be ascertained. The
Equinox was run on the Grand Trunk
Line, and owned by Captain Scott, who
was on board. as also were his two daugh-
ters, all of whom were lost
Capt. BAN, of the schooner Onondaga,
was swept overheard by the waves yester-
. ! day evening and lost In the water off Hyde
j Park. This vessel is worth $25,0O to
+ $4,000 and had on board large cargo of
i coal consigned by her owner. A. G.
: Taylor, to merchants here.
BOSTON, Sept. 1.-THE shoemakers Of
3 Cochituate and Natick, who have been on
y strike for the past week, resumed work
yesterday at the old prices.
NEW YORK. Sept. lot was rumored
this morning that the banking house of F.
Schuhardt & Sons had stopped payment
s s The suspension was caused by the depreci
alton of securities that the firm was oblig
F ed to take during the panic.
DEs MONIES, Sept. L 1.-The board have
!, decided to postpone the fair until Oct. 18th
to 18th, on account of the damage to the
F fair grounds from the recent heavy rains
PoRT JERvIs, n Y, Sept. 1l.-Thert
y was a heavy frost in this section last night
y 1t is feared that buckwheat, corn and othel
late crops are injured.
d NASHVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE American
N Decatur, Ala, special to-day says Unitet
:. States Marshal Baker arrived this after
lie noon with j. &. Graham, of GAINESVILLE
lee Sumter county, R. S. Neil, Alexander anC
n Geo. Simpson and John Henly, O
n, Tuscaloosa, Ala, charged with counter
n. feiting, b. B. Bowen, now under arres
f. here for couDterfeiting, was steward OF tn
q, Methodist church and superintendent o
ii the Sabbath school. When arrestet
Bowen had on his person 500 of counter
: felt so cent fractional currency and $50
of SIS and $40 legal tenders. Bowen CAV
bond for $4,000. The United State
marshal arrived to-day having in charg
Jordon, prominent citizen of Lynuville
Tenn. It is claimed that he holds cons
picuous place among this gang of counter
ID feiters. Several other arrests have bee
made tonight. The United States mai
:, shal will convey the prisoners, twelve
). number, to the Huntsville. Ala, Jail.
'' DIXON, ILL.,, Sept. ll--This morning
- terrible accident occurred just below th
p fair grounds in this city, and where tt
~ railroad companY's tracks cross the mai
q travelled road west. As Elijah Wake
4 Daniel Uhls aud r. L. Stewart were con
\ ing into town the horses ran away, upse
ting the carriage, and all were thrown ou
Mr.. Stewart. who is visiting here, but r
n sides at Gallipolis, o., sustained seriol
~ injuries. He is still living but there a
= no hopes of his recovery Mr.. Uhl
r conscious. Mr. Walker, also farmer, W
D badly shaken up.
Il CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE jury in t
Y case of John Condor, on trial for wife MT
der, brought in verdict this morning
manslaughter, ,and sentenced Condor to o
eSo 10 year in the penitentiary.
IRE CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. ll.-James K. La
Set !. who while a deputized policeman, some
sus- DAYS ago, shot and killed negro nam
Starias, and who was discharged at a pl
iiminary examination has been indicted