The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-26
relegraph1c Summaries.

BosToN, Oct. 25.-Charles u. Hartwell
the conductor who is charged with having
caused the accident at Wollaston, on the
Old Colony railroad, is adjudged guilty of
manslauehter, and held in $4,000 for trial
in November,
New York. Oct. 25.-Theo. Allen, in
dicted by the grand jury for the murder of
detective Edward Malloy, a few weeks ago,
was to-day committed to the Tombs with
out bail.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 25. = Informa-
ton is received from Overton county that
the citizens are signing petitions to the
quarterly court all over the county. pray
ing for the suppression of illicit distilhng
and the dispersion of armed bodies OF
moonshiners. The court has just issued
an order to coustables and sheriffs to sum-
mon sufficient force to arrest or bring to
punishment the offenders,
LOUISVILLE, Oct 25.-Some excitement
has been produced tonight by the appear
ance of 1000 or more men and boys in
front of the city Jail, drawn together by
the presence therein of George Washing
ton, the negro who outraged Frances Otto,
on Sunday night last. using a knife to ac-
complish his purpose. The arress of the
leader and the determined efforts Of the
police, who are armed with guns, has scatter
ed the crowd Picketts are stationed at all
streets leading into the Jail, and any effort
at lynchiDg will be met with strong oppo-
sition.
CHARLESTON. Oct. 25.-District attorney
Northrop and United States commissioner
Virgins are in Kingtree, the scene of the
Swails trouble, and under their direction
the following persons have been arrested;
6 Nelson, g M Gilland. j s Hayward,
] G Smith, r Norton, Henry Davis, G j
Graham, w d Fitch, Hugh Cooper, DR. S
d Mcbride, John Frierson, DrJ s James,
VIM NJ Kinder, w j Lee, P w Sessions
and j A Kelly. An examination was
waived and bonds given by all parties for
their appearance at the next term of the
United States court The affidavits were
mostly made by negroes and the charges
are all under sections 5,508 to $500 Most
of the persons arrested are charged with
Interfering with SWails in his advocacy of
Rainey for congress at the White Oak
meeting. The others are arrested for Civ
ing SWails notice to leave the country.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 25,-Hon. Casey Young,
the present member of congress from this
district, will tomorrow announce himself
as an independent candidate for reelection.
ST. Louis, Oct. 25.-The Union work
ing men, an organization growing out Of
the splits in other labor and greenback par
ties, met in convention and nominated a
city ticket. This is the sixth ticket in the
field
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 25.-The
Saturday Herald, of tomorrow. will con-
tain an interview with james E. Ander-
son, now stepping in this city. Anderson
clears up the mystery surrounding the
Sherman letter and exonerates Secretary
Sherman from all com plicity in the matter.
| He says the authorship of the Sherman
letter lies between Senator Kellogg and
Conquest Clark, who was his private sec
retary at the time; that Mrs. Jencks never
saw it. The original letter is now in pos
session of a gentleman of Philadelphia,
and cen be produced at any time. He
says Kellogg could excnerate Sherman at
any time, and will do SO as soon as Louis
lana appointme ents made in his interest are
confirmed, The interview makes two and
half columns of the Herald, and embo-
dies a new history Of Louisiana politics.
including some interesting facts not here
tofore mad D public. Anderson says be
was made the dupe Of Sypher.