The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-18
a Fiend Arrested for AS
saalting and Attempting
to Burn a Young
Woman.
Other Items of Interest.

PRO VIDENCE, Il. l. Aug. lI.-httOfney
General Pierrepont, Secretary Bristow and
Colonel Wharton, the attorney general Of
Kentucky, arrived at Bristol this morning,
on the Z. s, Grant, and joined the party ct
Governor Burnside's residence. The presl-
dent was welcomed to Bristol by j. +.
Williams the chairman of The local con-
mttee and briefly responded, After the
grand procession and reception, the presl
dent dined with select party at General
Burnside's, Tomorrow the president will
enjoy Rhode Island clam bake. A large
crowd is arriving in Bristol by rail and boat,
and the old towd is lively and gay with
bunting.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Aug ia Knox
vile (Tenn dispatch states. Il. T.Cope
land who created some notoriety by false
statement regarding ex-President John
sons religious belief in telegram to the
Chicago Times, and who has been identi-
fed as the confidence man whose exploits
were delineated short time since il the
Baltimore Gazette, was tarred aud feath-
cred at half past i O'Clock last night"
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. l7.--There
was an exciting time last evening in Col
umbia. caused by the proceedings under
the habeas corpus for the release OF ex-
State Treasurer Parker. The application
was heard at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, be-
fore Judge Mackey, Parker's council claim
ing his discharge under the provision OF
the constitution prohibiting imprisonment
for debt. The sheriff return failed to al
lege that the case was one Of fraud, 6
charge which is especially excepted in the
constitutional prohibition of Imprisonment
for debt; and after an argument, the judge
released the prisoner. The courtroom
was tiller with an excited crowd, and Par
ker was immediatly re-arrested on crlml
nal warrant fer grand larceny; but hi
counsel waived examination, and urgln!
= that the amount Involved in the allege'
robbery had lothlng DO with the amoun
of bail, succeeded in getting him releases
on bonds of $4,000. The News and Cour
7 ier denounce. the release Of Parker as
; gross judicial outrage and Job, put up b.
n certain state officials.
& New YORK, Aug. 17.-Edwin Boot
; was probably fatally injured yesterday Will
!; driving in his phaeton near his residence
!. Cos Cob, Conn, His horse became frigh
u ened and ran away. The phaeton wa
r demolished and Booth thrown to tn
;, ground With great violence, receiving il
ternal Injuries, Information Of the sa
accident was telegraphed 10y his wife {
e her father, Mr.. McNicker. Of Chlcag'
y Mrs. Booth, mother of Edwin, and h
!, brother Joseph, were summoned frol
.o Long Branch. Mr.. Booth was to hay
n. travelled through the south with Mir. Fort
q of Baltimore, during the coming winte
re Cos Cob is the point at which Chas. \
ID Barras, the author Of the Black Croo
n. was killed several years ago.
es PoRT CHESTER, N. Y, Aug. II. -Edw
OF Booth injuries consist OF features OF tt
he elbow bones and one rib. He is quite cor
OF Portable and will be entirely we'll in te
II weeks.
'st ST. JOSEPH Mo, Aug lT.-An aecide
nc occurred on the ST. Louis and St. j.
's' branch Of the St. Louis Kansas City al
OF Northern railway As the train was pas
ga ca ing over the trestle work, six miles fro
ID. Grover Station, the structure gave wa
We precipitating the mail. express and t'
IT, passenger cars down a distance or tGep
en- feet. There we're fifty or sixty passenge
a on the train, over forty Of whom were
dis rd iured and one man killed. All OF the
iured save two or three, who preferred
= remain at farm houses in the vicinity
the accident, were brought to this city a
have been made as comfortable as possli
by the railroad company,
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE freight a
I'D passenger agents of the southwestern r0a
. leading to Missouri river points held
- meeting here to-day, and decided to d
4. continue the war existing between the
Lately a tariff was fixed which is 81
). stantially the same as prevailing tr
ort September 10Th up to the time the
commenced. This is large advance
the recent cutting rates. The passen:
-T1 rate was also raised. Tine fare from Y
a. cago to Kansas City hereafter will
= $3.50, and from ST. Louis to Kansas I
c $l1.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Times spe'
from Benton, Franklin county, says
~ rible fight occurred yesterday in that CO
W ty. The circumstances are that OF la'
t band of ku- klux has been maraudlng
@ that section, killing and plundering the
= uocent inhabitants. Recently gentler
n there obtained from Gov. .Beyeridge
W mission to organize band of militia
/. Q the purpose of wipiDg the miscreants
y Yesterday they met party OF ku k
and after considerable fighting killed
10 10 and dangerously injured five others.
Web further details can be obtained at
r. Is re- writing. In jackson county sin
ID is band of men are running about the c.
sus- try, deYoting their time to plunde
, alone. Trouble is anticipated in that
ty also.