The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-10
The Institution for Feeble
Minded Children. =
Meeting of the State Board
Of Equalization.
JEFF. Davis to Speak in Win
nebago Co.. Sept. 18th,
One of the Treasury thieves
held in $4,000 Bonds.
$29,5OO of the Money Re
covered.
Suicide of an Ex-State Trea'
snrer of Mirn.
The Republican State Trea.
snrer of s. C. Recaptured.
CRASH hoppers in Nebraska
and Alabama.
Murders, Accidents. Rob
berries, Fires, Etc.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Aug. 9.-The Com
missiOners to select location for the In
stitution for the Feeble Minded children
are here to day, and are being shown the
sites by Mayor Hay and others. The sites
proposed are the residence and land of the
Hon. Jesse X Dubois, and what is known
as the Foster farm. 1t is not known what
the result will be. Tomorrow the Com
missioners will begin to figure upon the
various locations, and will, after investiga-
ton as to the advantages of each, begin to
ballot, and continue to do so until some
location shall be selected. There are dele
cations here to-day from each Of the pla
innate where the preference of the Com
missiOners rests.
The state board of equalization will meet
here tomorrow. FIVE counties are yet
out: St, CLAIR, Jersey, Williamson, Alex
ander and Monroe. 1t is not likely that
the board will adjourn, but will proceed
with their work and in case they do, they
will get done in three weeks.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-Jefferson Da-
Wis, the president of the late Southern
Confederacy," did military service in the
Northwest IN his early days, and :yas a
participant in the Black Hawk war in the
Rock river valley He will revisit this re-
gion, to address the Winnebago County
Agricultural Society at the approaching
county fair, which is to begin September
IA, letter to that effect having been re-
eeived from him this morning. B. F.Tay-
lor, the well-known poet, is to deliver a
poem on the same occasion.
DECATUR, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-The political
ball has commenced to roll in Macon coun-
ty. The Farmers and Laborers' club of
Wheatland, met on Friday evening and re-
solved to make Independent county nomi
atious this fall,
WASHINGTON, Aug. .0.-Ottman appear
ed to-day before Juoge Smell and waived
preliminary examination. The judge after
| hearing the statement of the District At
torney, required bail in $4,000, 10 default
of which Ottman was committed. The
|, sealed package bearing Ottmans name
which was deposited in the Alexandra
bank, having been opened, was found t
contain $28, 800. The package was taker
= to Washington.
ST, PAUL., Minn,, Aug. 8.-The Hon
Charles Schaeffer, of the large wholesal
dry good GIm of Auerback, Finch {
:, Schaeffer, one of the most prominent bust
:, ness men of the state, was found dead thi
n morning in Oakland Cemetery, with bal
e through his brain from a Colts revolver
} which was found at his side. Mr.. Schaef
], fer was the first Republican state treasure
!. of Minnesota, and held the Office fror
u January lst 1860, to January lst, 1868
I, when he declined further nomination, an
5, entered the wholesale business. His deaf
casts great gloom throughout the commu
nifty, as he was a universal favorite as
e man and most successful busiDesssaIana
y ger. He was about 45 years of age
= Temporary insanity is supposed ito be tn
- occasion of his suicide. He was man {
n. very fine culture, disciplined mind, a
. excellent musician and possessed larg
90 wealth. His former wife was buried i
ID Oakland Cemetery where he took his ow
r. life, 1t is said that an older brother of NJ
es Schaeffer, a leading business man, ,commi
OF ted suicide in Milwaukee few years sine
ne CHICAGO, Aug, 9.-On Saturday tt
of general freight agents Of the Chicago, Bu
it lington & Quincy, Chicago, Rock Islam
'st & Pacific and Chicago and Alton railroad
he held meeting for the purpose of consi'
s. ering what action it was best for them
ca the two ST. Louis lines. To remain ne
ID d tral would give St Louis great advantag
We over Chicago, as goods could be shlpre
r. from Baltimore to Kansas City via
en- Louis for less than they could be sent fro
a Chicago They therefore decided to r
ds duce the rates from this city to Nilsson
river points to such figures as would enab
. them to compete with St. Louis line
th 4D1l
freights to Atchison, Kansas City Leave
worth and st. Joseph: First class, p
100 pounds, new rate, so, old rate $l.O
. second class, per 100 pounds, SO, old raj
D IS; third class, per 100 pounds, 30, ol
n 60; fourth class, per 100 pounds, 25, oil
45; special class, 20, old, 40; class
per car, $50, old rate; $50; class b. +
S. car, $50, old rate, $50; class G, per C;
Ort $50, old, $50; lumber, per car, $50, O.
- $40,
CHARLESTON. s. G. Aug. 9.-Parker,t t
ID ex-treasurer of the state, who escaped fri
I, Jail last week while awaiting trial for plu
= derine the state while in office. was reca
9 Itured in Camden last night, aud will
brought to Columbia in irons.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Aug. 9,-The gra
n hoppers are damaging the crops in nor
y ern Alabama.
!. OMAHA, Aug. 9.--To-day's speci
:, from the west report the grasshopp,
= very numerous at Grand Island, Will
D Island, Central City, Wood river g
Hastings, and are doing great damage
Y the vicinity of those places. Imme1
clouds of hoppers are still flying sou
ward.
eb, EVANSVILLE, Ind. Aug. ga let
re- from New Harmony to the Journal $;
fct Is the Wabash is now up to the high wa
sus- mark of, 1928. 1t rose an inch an h
during Saturday night, and inunda
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