The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-12


for fifteen years. said he would stake his
professional honor upon his honesty, and
he was accordingly accepted by the gov
ernment. For several weeks there have
been stories to the extent that he would
sell out to the government. The friends
of Dickson repealed with indignation all
such reports, and he was the last man the
prosecution would have suspected of being
against the government. A prominent
member of the bar, in looking over the
vote of the jurors, said there was no logic
whatever in the vote of four of them.
He stood Systematically by and express
ed dreaded opinion, while four of the
jurors Dickson, Brown, Holmond and
Martin, all seemed to have changed their
votes to suit the exigencies of the occasion,
and in the preconcert with one another,
having one of them voted, there was no
conspiracy. They subsequently, by some
accident or other voted Minor and Rer
dell into the conspiracy, which they had
previously voted, did not exist, and it is
perfectly apparent from balloting that
these four men in their votes were regula-
ted by the genius and experience of some
one familiar with political ballots, and de
signed to produce some previously deter
mined result. Possibly this may have been
done by an uninformed negro named
Brown, but public opinion generally as
cribes it to the astate politician and recog-
nized friend of the board of public works,
and friend of w. Dorsey, namely William
Dickson.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Foreman Dick
son in an interview urges Merrick to re
form the department of Justice of its
numerous abuses and scandals instead of
attacking his intequity.
RICHMOND, Sept. 12.-The Richmond
Banking & Insurance Co., this morning
posted on the counter the following no
tice: The president and board of directors are
compelled to suspend business for the pre-
sent. Trustees will be. appointed, and it is be-
lieved the depositors will receive dollar for
dollar. Signed J. B. DAVIS. President.
The bank officers state that the cause of
suspension is due to large despositors re
centlyIwithdrawing their funds, which action
so materially contracted and embarrassed
business that they were forced to the step
taken. Intimate relations between this
bank, and the Planters National bank
Davis being president of both) has created
an uneasy feeding among depositors in the
latter causing small depositors to withdraw
their funds. Business men having
large deposits are rallying to its aid.
Directors of the Planters National bank
were in session all last night examining its
| condition, and at 5 o'clock this morning
| Chas. E. Whitlock, James B. Pace, two
wealthy citizens, were elected directors.
John B. Davis then resigned the presidency
and Chas E. Whitlock was elected.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 12.-The Ma
| tional convention of fire chiefs of the
United States and Canada, met at noon
| to-day, with 900 people in attendance
| Address of welcome was made by Mayor
Means and a response by the president
| of the association. G. Watt Taylor, chief
of the fire department of Richmond, Va.
Capt. Eyre M. Shaw of London, England
and the fire brigade is here attending the
convention. The session will continue
three days.
CHICAGO, Sept IA Lewistown, ILL.,,
special says: Jas A Arnett, prominent
farmer, quarreled with his wife and son
about his (Arnetts) scandalous relations
with a young widow, and as the scuffie
| was proceeding, a younger son named
| Cyrus, rushed in with revolver and shot
Arnett fatally. Arnett is still alive.
Parsons Kan, Sept. 12.-Reports have
been received of an unsuccessful attempt
| to rob the north bound Missouri Pacific
| passenger train in Indian territory about
midnight. In the encounter Conductor
Chick Warner was shot, probably fatally
Warner killed one robber.
DENVER Sept. 12.-The Crescent mills
and elevator burned this morning The
estimated loss is 1925, 900, insured. 1t was
| the largest in the state, and was filed with
grain 1t is thought that the fire original
| ed from spark from a limekiln across the
i street. which burned earlier in the evening.
CoNEY ISLAND, Sept. 12.-First race,
| three f6drths of a mile, Bootjack first
| Sauntree second, Fillett third; time / 1:194.
Second race, one mile, Jim McGowan
first, Amazon second, Norton third; time
:4S4.
CREssAN SPRINGS, Pa, Sept. 13.-The
national convention of iron and steel man
ufacturers called a meeting to consider the
duty on iron and steel, and to adopt a tar
iff to submit to the convention which met
this afternoon.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept IA
schooner anchored off here caught fire,
partly burned and sank. Part of the crew
were rescued and the rest are on the rig
ging with rescuers after them. The sea
is very high.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Sept. 12.-Mrs. FL.
M. Vaile, wife the Star route Vaile, started
to day to join her husband in Washington.
The residence was conveyed to her by deed
| to day. Consideration %, 0O0-about a
quarter its value
CHICAGO, Sept. IA bill was recently