The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
Death Of Ex-Gov. Graham
of North Carolina.
Defiance OF Law in will
hanson County.
Whole Families flee to Es
cape the Vengence of
Outlaws.
Ihe Feeble-Minded Tnsti-
tute--The Location Not
Yet Settled,
Temporary Adjournment
of the State Board of
Equalization.
Preparations to Receive the
American Cardinal
in Rome,
The Ohio Valley.
The Late F1oods--Reports
from One Hundred and
Forty Loca1ities---The
Crop Prospects
The Ohio Valley.
The Flood in the Vicinity of
Memphis.
Accidents, Crime. Fire, etc.

enor William A. Graham, of North Caro-
| lima, died OF organic disease OF the heart,
at Congress Hall this morning He came
| here about three weeks ago, and had been
confined to his room four days.
ST.. LOUIS, August lI.--The Globe Dem
ocrat learns that some twelve families
| have been forced to leave Williamson
county. Ill.,, within the past week, to es-
caLe the vengeance of the outlaws who run
| that county, and many more are quietly
arranging their business affairs, prepara-
tory to leaving.
| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August 1.-THE
Commissioners to locate the Predetermined
| Institute have been engaged in opening
the various bids to-day, and probably some
| time this afternoon will commence balloting.
| The vote will be much divided at the start,
but it is believed that it will settle down
between Ottawa, Bloomington and Spring
field, with the result doubtful.
The Board of Equalization adjourned
for one week this morning, on account of
not having the assessment returns OF Cook,
Alexander aud Monroe counties, and in the
meantime, the tables are to be printed for
use. Before adjournlng they passed a
resolution inviting Representatives OF all
the corporations in this state to meet the
Board on Wednesday, the 18th instant, and
confer with view OF getting at the exact
value of the property of such corporations.
New YORK, Aug. ia letter from
Rome says the Pope has given special
orders for preparation for the reception OF
the new American cardinal.
CINCINNATI, O.. Aug. 1.-THE Gazette
, has specials from l4O county seats where
the late food has occurred, and the pros
poets are much better than was expected.
Wheat aud oats suffered a loss; Of the
former, two-thirds of crop will be saved {;
of the latter. less than one half of the crop
can he saved, Of corn there will be more
than the average crop, owing to the. in
crease of acreage. Potatoes will yield
7 largely, although some few complain OF
rot At most points the yield will be over
! the average The hay crop will not fall
short OF the average in quantity, but tho
i quality is not so good as usual.
i, MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 1.-THE situa
i ton on the river to-day is very critical
n Frdm o clock last night to 10 O'Clock thi!
" morning, the river rose over d inches, and
E is now within less than half an inch of the
= spring food. Between 10 and II O'Clock
last night, violent wind and rainstorn
e from the south swept over this city, anC
y this morning, another from the nOrthwes
y crossed the river a few miles below the cit!
e and it is feared that the wind has carried
70 the water over in some places which wer
d within few inches of being submerged
and has also damaged the newly construct
e ed levees. 1t is we'll known that there ar
u a number of plantations above and beloy
/ this point where the planters for some day
: have been constantly on the watch to keel
:, passing boats from running in too clos
n and flooding them with the swell from
II the boats, and these, it is feared have sui
st fercd from the storm.
,e The river is 81 feet 10 inches, the poin
$ the spring rise attained in April. 1t
Or still rising slowly.
ca ATcHIsoN, kas., Aug. 1.-The iro
ne bridge across the Missouri river at thi
d; place was tested to day and will be opene
r, for business next week.
c, BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-THE Baltimor
'a n & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads hav
We made a slight advance in freight rate:
DIS which takes effect mex Friday. The ad
- vance is graded on the so cent rate o
first class freight from New York to Ch
cagO,
The New York Tea company failed t.
day. Liabilities 100000.
y CHICAGO, Aug, IA special fror
Waupun, Wis, gives statement of tn
facts concerning VIM. Hobkirk, bankt
of that city, who was last heard of in Oh
cago on Friday, August 9th. On that da
8. the cashier of the Waupun bank attemp
,rt ed to enter the vault to get 81, 500 whic
Mr.. Hobkirk had left there. Failing
- this he telegraphed to the Chicago bar
= for $4,000 1t happened that Mr.. Ho
~ kirk was in the same bank when the tel
? gram was received, negotiating a loan al
4 getting a draft cashed. He succeeded
' both, and from the two secured Sl4,00
He then left and has hot be'
heard from since The impression pr
n walls in Waupun that. Mr. Hobkirk to-
- the ST., 800 in the vault, changed the col
!, bination, came to Chicago and after secu
:, ing $4,000 more, absconded, He ha
= however, been regarded heretofore
y strictly honest and above suspicion. Son
three years ago he married Miss An
I Cowell, then prominent actress at NJ
Vicker's theatre here, His family fe
that he has Oeen murdered.
eb- BALTIMORE. Nd, Aug. IA spec
re- from Stauntou, Va, yesterday says ..
Is freight train was passing through (
'us- Big Bend Tunnel on the Chesapeake a
Ohio railroad, thirty feet of the roof fl
crushing the engine. killing the frem