The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-20

REVOLVING AFFAIR AT
MUSCATINE.
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Accident and Death.
A Cuban Victory.
Pendleton's Acceptance
OUTRAGE At CHICAGO.


residing on the Island Just below this city
left his house for the purpose of training or
breaking colt yesterday morning. In the
course Of half an hour, the horse returned
with the sulky broken up. Search was in
stantly instituted, when he was found shor,
distance of, having been thrown violently 10
the ground. He died in a few moments af
| ter being found.
Jacob and Margaret Eberling, of this city,
were arrested yesterday afternoon, charged
wi h the drowning of the infant found in a
sack in the river on Wednesday last. Cir
cumstances pointing toward the guilty par.
ties, the girl was charged with the crime.
She confessed that the child was born alive
on last Saturday morning. The further re.
voting fact was developed that the father OF
the child was her own brother Jacob, who
took the child immediately after its birth
and threw it in the river. Great excitement
exists in regard to the affair, which is one of
the most dsgraceful that ever transpired in
this city.
New YORK, Aug. ia disgraceful riot
occurred yesterday at Spring Hill Grove.
The Emmet Guards of Jersey City had a
pic mic there, numbering 800 persons. A
rough insulted lady and was knocked
down by one Of the Guards, when general
fight ensued, the roughs, who were largely
in the majority, making desperate attack
on the Guards. During the melee revolvers
were drawn and knives and stones freely
used. John Malone was shot. man named
O'Brien stabbed snd several wounded by
stones. After great effort the Guards sue.
ceeded in getting back to their barges and
put off. The excitement among the women
and children was intense, and fearful
scene prevailed for some time. When the
boats got Off large number of the crowd
on shore returned to Jersey City, where they
ed last night at the landing for the arrival
of the excursionists. The intention Of kill
ing whoever shot Malone was openly ex-
pressed, but the police were soon on hand,
and after great exertion and a free use Of
locusts, succeeded in svertng the riot and
escortng the excurtionists safely to their
homes A number of arrests were made.
CINCINNATI, Aug. l9.-Mr. Pendleton's
acce ptance of his nomination for Governor
will be published tomorrow. He compli
ments Rosecrsns and others who we're before
the convention; accuses Gov. Hayes of
dodgng in his speeches the question Of the
10Th amendment; animadverts on the fuan.
cial policy Of the Republican party as the
cause of the financial ard labor difficulties,
and as opposing un ust and oppressive class
taxation, and announces his intention of
publicly discussing these questions in the
canvass as soon rs he is able.
CHICAGO, Aug. l9-Y esterday, while the
schooner Lafncer was being towed through
Chicago Avenue bridge, her anchor, which
was dragging, caught in the great water
main that supplies the West Division with
water, tearing an immense hole in it, which
it will require at least ten days to repair
Meanwhile the hundred thousand residents
of the West Side must suffer severely Tor
want Of water, there being but one other
pipe one foot in diameter al Adams street
| and one at Twelfth street, which are inade'
quste to supply the West Division. A
Golfer dam must be erected to repair the
pipe.
A case of supposed triohina disease was
discovered in the city yesterday. A Ger
man family named Lacber, consisting of SIX
persons, living near the Central Car Works,
we're suffering from some strange disease,
which the physicians believe TO be tr'china,
superinduced by eating raw ham. The
Board of Health are investigating the mat
| ter.
| A policeman named Delamater yesterday
attempted the terrible crime of violating
the person of a girl six years old, in an out.
house in rear of q SALOON on State street.
The police authorities made every effort to
suppress mention of the deed, but the Re.
publican publishes full account this morn
ing.
II has transpired that the schooner Fer
pnsou was attached for debt and in charge
Of a wa,chman. On Sunday morning she
was boarded by the captain and crew, who
proceeded to cut loose her moorings, when
the watchman called for assistance to aid
in OBTAINING the vessel. and Officer Cutter
came aboard The schooner was immedi'
stely cast of and .owed out into the lake
by the tug Crawford, which was unaware
tha. anything was wrong.
The Republicans Washington special
SAYS that Judge Chases friends are Jubilant
, over his prospects for the Presidency They
say the Conservative movement IN the oon'n
) is in his interest.
Judge Dents letter appeared yesterday
morning with some Of the most ridiculous
paragraphs Gu. out by some OF his tr'ends
, to whom the nluaooript had been sub
i. mitted.
HAVANA, Aug. l9.-Reconnoiterlng par
{ ties recently sent out, have attacked sno
destroyed several insurgent encampment'
i, within the jurisdiction Of Cinco Villas
j. Capt. Gen. DeRodas has issued an orde
:. for the completion Of the Havana aque
Y duct.
+ WASHINGTON Aug. l9.-Further inteIll
gence from Cuba received here this morning
a contains news of the capture by Quesads 0
force Of 200 Spanish troops on their wa
to ioin Leseca at Neuvi,as. This is regard
ed as an important triumph. The troop
l sent out by Gen Jordan had an engagemei
Of with a Spanish force. The latter were d
= y feated and Sc prisoners captured. One hu
~ ~ dred snd fifty Of the Spanish force deserte
.. during the engagement TO the Cubans. Sc
y er.l small bands Of Cubans have been ca
40 ture by the Spanisrds. Eighty Cubans we
I'D captured near Puerto Principe, aud we're,
a is said, all executed summarily in Plasa
81 The act causes great excitement among {