The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-17

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WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-The Chron.
icLe publishes long article to-day on The
Marine Corps" the details of which are
principally charges of swiudling the ma
rines by the officers OF the corps. aud
charges against Quartermaster Slack for
serious abuses in the matter of purchasing
clothing, etc. with other wholesale charges
against the entire corps, SO far as the Off
GERS are concerned. Inquiry at the fourth
auditor office sustains the charges of
fraud on the government.
A number of postmasters of small offices
throughout the country have been removed
for unlawful disposition of postage stamps,
unjustly increasing their salaries thereby.
A telegram received at the navy depart
ment this morning from Rear Admiral
ReynoldS,e ,en route to take command of the
Asiatic station, states that his flag ship has
passed through the Suez canal.
New ORLEANS, La, August lG,-The
United States steamer Rio Bravo from
New Orleans for the Rio Grand, encount
cred southerly gale fifteen miles off Sa-
blue light, on the night of the 18th, and
was driven ashore ten miles east OF Sabine
light. No lives we're lost, and everything
was saved except the vessel, which is re-
ported badly wrecked, but may be SAVED
if the weather abates.
BUFFALO, Aug. l6.-President Grant
and party arrived here last night from
FairPoint and left this morning for Rhode
Island, where he will be the guest of Sen
ator Burnside. The president expressed
himself much satisfied with his visit tc
Fairpoint.
| CHICAGO, Aug ia special from
Fort Laramie, dated the l4th, states thai
! Spotted Tail and twelve of his tribe, who
have arrived from Spotted Tail agency
: accompanied by an Indian agent, lef,
French creek to-day to return to thei
agency. The object of the visit was to SCI
! for themselves the value of the Blacl
Hills. They now want more eompensa
!, ton for their territory, and also demand
payment for the gold already taken ou
by the miners this summer, in addition
to.the price expected from the govern
ment.
: OswEGo, Kendall county, ILL.,. Angus
E l6.-The oat crop is nearly all gathered il
: Kendall county. 1t is safe to say that tn
grain harvest will be entirely completed
e this week, and thousands of bushels vii
4 be threshed The average yield in thi
:. section will be probably between forty an,
fifty bushels to the acre. In some case
t of those threshed the yield is over sixt
bushels.
BELMONT, Iowa., August 16.-Eor tn
= last four weeks the weather hereabout
. has been splendid for haying and harvest
ing small grain We have had no rain a
r all. Wheat is good crop in this section
OF the country, and will give the farmers
good yield Corn bids fair to yield goo
!. crop, if the frost will hold off till the las
{ of September. In fact crops for norther
:: Iowa were never better than at this tim
n n of the year. Farmers and merchants wer
e never in healthier condition than at tn
Is present time.
LONDON, Aug le.-The Mark Lane Ez
press, in its review Of the crops for th
past week, says the unsettled weather ha
been very unfavorable for harvest work
which is everywhere delayed. The hig
, temperature has put wheat in some dan
ger of sprouting, while its condition mui
necessarily be unsatisfactory. The Lor
, don market, from the constant arrivals
foreign grain has not shown activity or
te0QeDCy upWdTu. Lie ais udihcC nt
,, fell some. The reaction in rates ha,
given way is to Is Cd per quarter. 1t no
seems confirmed there as we'll as here th
Z neither samples nor quantity will come I
y to last year, while the condition is great
jeopardised where the gatherings are n
4 complete. In Austria and Hungary tt
: same sort of result is looked upon as ce
tain. and Northern Europe has had mut
the same sort of weather. Thereto
n samples must partially be affecte
Z Russia reports very unequal growth. beil
: most affected by the very early drout
= the damage from which the subseque
rains could not repair Belgium and Ht
D land haye been much interfered with
their harvests, and the spread Of Il
7 potato diseases is no longer doubtful.
TWIN MOUNTAIN House, N. II. Au
:. l5.-Five thousand people assembled (
=, b. day to hear the discourse of the Re
re- Henry Ward Beecher. It's expected th
ets g. there will be an improvement in the {
rs. eommodation for the audiences that gath
here In the future, ,rfor Mr.. Beecher in
mated, by some remarks with which