The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-23
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Nrw YonK, June %. "a woman named
sarah Lawrence was mortally stabbed last
night at Weekhll, neas Brooklyn. Two
colored women were arrested, as her assail.
ants. All are negroes
1t is stated that if the bricklayers' strike
is successful in this city, it will be followed
by similar movements in all the principal
cities in the United States. The only place
where their demands were eomplied With
was on the new court house, which is being
built for the
Asmssting of coloreaa persons last aisht
was addressed by Susan. Anthony in favofo of
impartial suffrage,
s fhe wife of r. E. Pollard is srepofted
to have made an unsuccessful attempt at
poisoning herself last Sunday night.
The n year locusts have within the past
few days made their appearance on Long
Island, the trees in the woods at White
Post about mile west of Jamaica, being
literally covered with them and more COM
ing out of the ground. Adyices frem the
east end of the Island state that there are
millions ofthem in the vicinity of Rotechusue
and Farmingdsle. They deyour everything
green that comes in their way, and great
fsar is entertained that the growing crops
will be destroyed by them, ys.-
SAX FRANoIsco,- June 22.-Greenbaum &
Co.'s cigar and tobacco store on Front St.,
near Sacramento, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday evening. The loss is $4,000.
The United States commissioners have
examined and accepted the sections of the
Union Pacific rsilrod company completed
east of the summit Of the Sierra Nevada,
which Is reported TO be very solidly and
smoothly built. Trains now run regularly
through to Reno.
President Stanford has returned from
Salt Lake and expresses himself much
pleased with the friendly disposition and
overtures of the Mormons.
OMAHA, June 23.-General Dodge, chief
engineer, Oliver. Anes, presidents aud sew
eral other officers. OF the Union Pacific rail
road, arrived here yesterday. They remain
here for d few days and xin be Joined by
the excursionists from New York and Wash
ington. T 49, 49, :
Z WASHINGTON, June 23.-Judge Chase de-
MES the authorship of the platform circula-
ted as his. I8f Ale95l ~ - II
4 Gen. Grant starts vest Monday next. He
will leave his family at st. Louis. He goes
on "trip TO the plains, over the Union Pa.
cifc,railroad, and viii be accompanied BY
Speaker coisax win 60 10 The plains ms very
soon after the adjournment of congress. Sd,
TRoY, n. Y, June s22.-Dr. Thos. C..
Brinsmade died suddenly this evening, of
disease of the heart ; while presiding at a
public meeting called to aid the Rensselaer,,
Institute. He was vice president of the
State American Medical Society, president
of the State Medical Society n 1857, and
was one of the delegates 70 the Paris Scien-
tic Congress in 1857 He was 60 years
old. t-ss 3 gag 800 p >
SALT LAKE, June 22.-Heber G. Kimbail,
next to Brigham Young, the highest digna.
tory in the Mormon church, died this morn
ing .a.s5-r -ss :, OIL
district convention for the fourth congress-
ional district. nominated Geo. X. Ladd, of this
city for representative to congress, and Hon.
Jno. B. Trsfton elector. IL
AUGUSTA, Me-, June 23.-The democratic
conT ention is in session here today. n. S.
Littlefeld was chosen president of the con-
vention. The soldiers and sailors are also
in session and elected delegates TO their ma
honal convention. 81 I ---s.-
AUGUSTA, Ca, June z2--Alexander III.
Stephens and Herschel V. johnson are urged
to be present at the meeting of the national
democratic convention.
CHICAGO, June 23.-Prof. Legedne, in
his testimony relative TO the Little Western
disaster, before the coroneF's jury, denied the
truth of the report that all on board were in
toxicated. He said there were but three
halfpint bottles of liquor on board in the
morning, and thirteen people drank of the
contents. nf-a .tf.-'-sF .#anu2F
DEsNoIEEs, June pa delegation Of
prominent railroad men, who have been in
consultation here in regard TO the building
of the Leavenworth & Desmoines railroad,
leave to-day on trip to Leavenworth, over
the proposed route. ~
ST. Paul, Mimi, June 23.-The German
Sangerfest for Minnesota, commenced its an
nual session here yesterday, and win contin-
ne three days. Ten societies are represents
ed. = T@ Jss4s ,F-sesl rEf-s u .aEzo3F99 4
The Illinois editors visited Minneapolis
and other rural points yesterday, and will
leave for home to-day.
PHTLADELPHfA, June 23.-The democrat
ic congressional nominations are, first dis |
trict, Saml. Randall, second, Thomas B.
Floreee, third, John Moffatt. |
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