The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-21

Late u. 8. Atty FisherAr-
rested for Stealing Court
....s saaao Papers.g .iexs1
-1Iirs : - 4-71- : ~ a TT5A
Dreadful Loss of Lite and
Property at Galveston. :
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Suspension of q Bank in
Montreal.
ye Il RI y 4
Attempted Murder and
NJ Shocking Suicide. I'm
fil'@r Jersey City. -
Weather Probabilities for
Tomorrow. e@a
Grant to Go on Another
saae Spree. r.
Another of the Grant Fam
lily Appointed to Office.
Meeting of the u. s. Grand
Lodge !. O. o e. at In
dianapoIis. Y
Particulars of the Great
Storm at Galveston.
The Charley Ross Abduc'
tion Case. .a
The Jury thinks Westerve1t
knows more about the
Case than he would tell,
And brings in q Verdict o.
5a5 > Guilty. a5AA "A
ns.@~-@ ~ ~>a mn ~ 49,
The Jury thinks Westervelt
knows more about the
Case than he would tell.
And brings in q Verdict of
s6 > Guilty. a2AA "A
Serious Disease, among the
Horses In ". Y. City.
Accidents, Fires. Murders,
ETC.. Etc.
Z 1zslenrnph 10 the Rock Island Aro,ls. ]

ItLeQfdpH 10 Che fIOCE IStdHd ATguSI
NEW YORK. Sept. al.-Thecity delega-
ton to the Liberal Republican state con-
vention, in caucus last night determined,
that it would be unadvisable to nominate |
a state ticket 1t was also determined
that the principles enunciated by the Lib |
erals oe 1872 should be reaf6rmed and
their organization maintained.
WASHINGTON, Sept Probabilities
for Wednesday, for the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys, partly cloudy
and continued coid weather, with light va
riable winds shifting westward and south
ward. High barometer followed by falling
barometer and high rise of temperature. a
New YORK. Sept. 2l,EIn Jersey City
Yesterday James Garland, music dealer
and teacher, shot his wife three times;
then believing her dead he locked himself
in his room, shot himself three times,
opened the main artery and, failing to die
quickly enough, crushed his own skull with
La heavy hammer. He was breathing
when found, but died shortly after, His
wife is seriously but not fatally wounded.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2l.-Sup't Clowrey,. Of
the Western Union, telegraph, communi-
Gates to General Sup't Stager as follows:
Morgan steamship, just arrived at Gal
weston. reports town almost entirely de-
stroyed; light houses, wharves, and nearly
4 every house are swept away and 100 to l50
Hives lost The steamer could find 10
i place to land her cargo"
Il WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.--Charles Fish
Ter, late assistant U. 5. attorney, who was
4 tarrested late last night, on a charge of
stealing appeal bonds in forty different
leases which had been appealed from the
police court, waived an examination and
was held to answer before the grand jury
now in session. ~ng
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20.-President
Grantleaves here next Thursday night in
, special palace car, direct to Colorado,
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Peter Grant
|, has been appointed internal revenue store
Keeper for the sixth district of Illinois. :
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 20-Ths
tGrand Lodge Of l. o. OF. of the United
: States convened in this city, at 9 'clocl
n this morning, in annual communication
,1Grand Sire durham, ot Kentucky, presid
4 ling. REPRESENTATIVES are present from al
n 1.-THE grand bodies of the several states ant
II territories, and from Canada and the Sand
e wich Islands The following statistics ar,
e taken, from the grand secretary's report
!. closing December 81, 1874: Number o
d state grand bodies, including grand en-
y y Ecampments and grand lodges reporting, 84
{. subordinate lodges, 5.987; subordinate en-
2, campments. 1880; lodge members, 43S,
ii 70l encampment members, 83,445.
Il New ORLEANS, Sent. 20.-The follow
: ing information was obtained from passer
gers in regard to the storm at Galveston
During Thursday hurricane passed owe
the Gulf, forcing the water over the entil
Island, covering the highest elevations
dept of two and half feet, In the e.
tire rear, east and west ends of the eli
. the water rose to a sufficient depth to flo
large wooden edi6ces, many of which al
q verv valuable. In the business part
,. the city large stocks of goods are kept {
w the ground, and it is fair to presume tn
- -lthe earnings of the entire year viii be e
I'd hausted in repairing the damages. Fro
~ ably vegetation has been utterly destroye
V but that the island Is involved IN wholes'
4 ruin we do not apprehend.
= PHrLADELPHIA, Sept, 20.--The ju
tin the Westervelt case. return
verdict Of guilty on the last three couI
r0l of the indictment, As the words fell r.
~ the foreman's lips Westervelt cried ale
Sa and sunk down into the dock complet
y overcome and sobbing like child. !
Ct wife and children joined their cries and
@ kmentations to his and the scene was %
affecting. Mr.. Ford Immediately mo-
for an arrest Of Judgment and new II
Judge Eleock has allowed four days
the argument. The first twoscounts,
le k 70 which the prisoner is acquitted, char
: re- re- participation in the actual abduction
,eet. Charley Ross. The last three. on VT
2 M. Is he Is convicted, charge conspiracy to
eeal and guilty knowledge. +.
! 4 NEW YoRE, Sept. 20.-Within q