The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-13
TELEGRAP1HIC.
North Carolina Constitu-
tiona1 Convention.
Delano's Place Getting
Very Hot.
He will have to Cit Up
and Git"
Logan Co., gets the Feeble.
Minded Plum.
. Lo! The Poor Indian.
Northern Pacific r. r. Sold
tor a Song.
A Narrow Gauge r. r.. from
Chicago to the Mississip-
pi River.
Great Reduction in Freight
from Chicago to Kansas.
Yellow Fever in Mississippi
Grave Charge of Dishonor-
able Dealing made against
Duncan, Sherman & Co.
Other News Items.

NALEiGh, N. ", aug. IL. lie electlOu
for delegates to the constitutional conven-
ton foots up SO Democrats, 2 Independent
Democrats and 5S Republicans.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12.-William
Welch has written an open letter to Presi-
dent Grant concerning the attack of Sec
retary Delano on Walter, clerk of the
board of Indian commissioners. He be-
licves this was a libel concocted by Cowan
and Delano. These charges were made
because Walter exposed the frauds which
it was the duty of the Interior Department
to check. Delano made O wilfully false
report to the president concerning the
amount of stock subscribed to the North
ern Pacific Welch threatens to publish
further and more damaging statements.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. l2-The committee
appointed to select place for the location
of the institution for the education Of
feeble minded children resumed their bal
loting to-day. and finally selected Lincoln,
Logan county, the vote standing, Lincoln
4, Ottawa 2, Decatur /. Lincoln offered
forty acres for $500.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l2.-The following
dispatch was received at the Indian Bur
eau this morning from Rev. j. s. Hin
mann, dated Cheyenne river agency, Aug
II:
The Indians at Cheyenne and Standing
Rock consent to 60 to Red Cloud for good
counsel. We have directed the agent to
furnish them rations for the journey, and
also to attend in personif possible. There
will probably be three thousand Indians
present at the council, besides those belong
ing to the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
Agencies. 1t is important that presents
be sent for them, and horses ordered to
be purchased. The failure to remove the
whites from the Black Hills in still causing
trouble.
OMAHA, Aug. IA courier from the
Black Hills reports that Red Cloud and
other Indians have demanded compensa-
ton for damage done their country.
Sioux CITY, Aug. l2.-The Indian com
missioners arrived to-day en- route for the
grand council to be held at Red Cloud
Agency, in September, when the fna
treaty for the possession of the minera
district of Dakota will be made. The
council with the northern Sioux, at Stand
ing Rock Agency, was satisfactory in every
particular.
/ SALT LAKE, Aug. 12.-Part of the Indi
ans in the neighborhood of Corrlnne left to
day for their reservation. The balance
promise to leave tomorrow. No furthe
trouble is anticipated.
. New York, Aug. IA committee o
the bondholders bought the Northern Pa
ciic railroad to-day for 100000.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-The stockholder
of the Chicago, Millington and Westerl
railroad held meeting to-day and ratiieC
the action of the directors at the recen
meeting authorizing the issuance of 81,
500. 900 bonds for the construction of tn
road, which will be finished forthwith.
is to cross the Chicago, Burlington ant
Quincy at Aurora and thence run to VIII
, III ington, thence to Princeton and throug
to the Mississippi river. 1t will be tn
only narrow gauge railroad running out G
e this city
The freight agents here to-day mad
the following further reduction on rate!
q from Chicago to Kansas City: First clas
. classes to 80 cents; fourth class 25 cent:
:. PAsCAGoULA. Miss, Aur. 12.-The ye
|, low fever broke out here Sunday, Sth ms
q 1t is supposed to haye been brought frol
e Hayana There is now 80 cases unde
10 treatment The disease is of the mos
: malignant type Seven deaths, includin
DR.. Bradfeld, leading physician, hay
occurred
MEMPHIS, August 12-The water is owe
flowing at the gap between the two leve
. districts in Coozania county, Miss, an
badly damaged the banks and Butler
plantations.
The river has risen a third of an inc
during the past 81 hours, which is aboy
!. the spring rise, and two inches below II
TT danger line. The levee on Burke's pla
tation, in Kokoma county, broke last FL
Cay, The water has since been pourir
I through the crevice, and about 5000 acr'
y of cotton and corn have been destroyed
, in that vicinity, The railroad near Chlc
City is inundated, and most of the lal
betweeen there and Red Fork, on Il
Arkansas river, is submerged,
Il SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. l2.-Mu
a excitement was occasioned among the ]
! habitants along Mill river last night,
J its overflow. No lives we're lost.
! New YORK l2.-The singal Office repol
) that it was showing on Pixies Peak Il
afternoon. Temperature 33.
2 OMAHA, Aug. l2,-The Heralds grs
: report from the whole state shows hatt
ing prospects for the harvest. The gra
to happers have done little damage.
re. MONTREAL, Ont, Aug l2.-The stea
ct er Algerian struck on Split Rock rap
umss m yesterday. Three hundred passenge
mostly Americans, were rescued and
turned to Montreal,