The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-16

/ ClSClSNATI, Oct. lJ.--Catherine Sieri the
wife Of farmer in Storer township, com
mi,ted suicide by hanging yesterday noon
Cause, religious insanity.
Fred Detmening, an Incorporate man
fell dead on John street yesterday after
noon.
Yesterday noon, Edward H. Hopkins at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat from
ear to ear. He was taken to the hospita
and will probably die. He was some years
ago, Chief OF Police under Mayor Canon
He alleges domestic troubles as the cause.
MOBILE, Oct. lj.-Capt. Godfrey, propri
etor Of the Battle House, died to-day.
LOWELL, Oct. l5.-John Nesmitb, form
erly 1t. Governor of Massac husetts, died
to-day at the advanced age of &c.
CHICAGO, Oct. lj.--At the Dexter Park
races yesterday the attendance was small
The only race trotted WAS for purse OF
$500, free to all horses that never showed
better than 234 in public. Three horses
Lottie Clark, Naomi and Sea Foam, started
Naomi being the favorite and Lottie Clark
second in the betting. The race was closely
contested, and was won by Lottie Clark;
time 2:39t, 2,34 and 2:3j.
The condition of Admiral Farragut is but
little changed but there is still some hopes
of his recovery. His physicians say he may
live for years, perhaps only day, and they
would not be surprised if he dropped of
without a moments warning. While he is,
physically, completely prostrated, he retains
the full vigor of his mind and is fully aware
of his precarous condition.
u, IL
sloop of war Cuba comes up before the
United States Commissioner tomorrow, and
continues to excite great interest.
A marine who deserted from Cuba and
went to New York, has been brought here
as q witness for the government
The impression is general that the case
will be again continued by the Govern.
ment.
The officers of the Cuba are still confident
Of ultimate release.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, Oct. ia great
FIRE is raging here. The Vulcan Oil Works
and the Eagle Iron Works are burning. The
loss will be very heavy.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Oct lj.-Ths wa.
ters of the Nile are subsiding, and there is
no longer any apprehension of serious dam.
age TO the cotton crop. The losses, on the
aggregate, will not exceed five hundred
bales.
A dam on the Suez canal gave way, but
did no great harm to the work, though a
large quantity of material wss destroyed.
II is feared the canal must be deepened be.
fore it can be of any practical USE
RICHMOND, Oct. 10 "A telegram TO the
Dispatch says that Coy. Walker made an
address yesterday on the fair grounds a,
Danvlle. In the political portion of his ad
dress he said he felt nothing but pity for
the opposition party in the late canvass, who
were led by set Of cormorants and carpet.
baggers who had nothing at stake but their
own selfish interests. He rejoiced that the
election settled the fact that Virginia was
hereafter to be ruled on principles Of right
and Justice and civil and political equity
What she now needs is plenty of honest
industrious and intelligent laborers, no mat
ter from what source they come, aud ar.
pealed TO the Young men Of Virginia not TO
forsake the plow and fly to the large cities
Of the North, where vice and generalization
awaited them.
New York, Oct l5.-In a recent case in
the L. ). District Court at Baltimore, which
has been appealed to the Supreme Court, it
was shown that thres National Banks OF
Baltimore have been lending as high as
eighty per cent Of their capital for specu.
lative purposes.
PARis, Oct. l5.-The Emperor's health
is satisfactory. He went out hunting yes
terday.
MEnpH1s, Oct. l5.-The Avalanche's Lit.
tie Rock special says; The State Fair is
passing off smoothly.
The Liberal Republican State Convention
adjourned last night.
LoYDoY, Oct. l5.-The Times, to-day,
commenting on the situation in France, says
the Jealous and inconsistent policy which
would allow and forbid public meetings at
the same time exceeds our comprehension.
To permit citizens to assemble aud leave
it to police to stop discussion, is adding in
suit to injury. The profession Of confidence
made by the government is denied by. its
acts. If anything is likely to be tata! to
France and to the dynasty OF its ruler 1t Is
the perpetual distrust Of the capabilities OF
the nation for self control, and the never
ending dallying with the introduction OF In
stitutons to invest the people with RESPONSE
bility for their own deeds. France, at the
present moment, has no government lhe
Emperor's message to the Corps Legislahf,
placed her between the old imperialism,
which the Emperor declared out OF date and
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