The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-08
By Telegraph,
Reported exclusively for the EyESIyd ANGUS,
over the Mtssi-sipTi Valley National Tele-
graph LtIes, and their connections
T l.. WILSON, OPvR,rop

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb, s.--On Saturday
| last Il serious accident occurred at Holt.
bancrs brewery, situated at Buffalo few
| miles below here. Several Iaborers we're
cXcayating a beer cellar VIII N the earth
suddenly caved in upon them, completely
| buryiug two Of the number The others
worked vigorously to uuearth them and sue.
Cecded, i'll several minutes. One Of them
was uuinj ured, The other had one Of his
! legs broken in two places by the mass Of
dirt and this, combined with The smOtherng
he had undergone, nearly terminated his
| existence but he Is now considered out of
| danger
Deputy u. S. Marshal John Ackley and
Detective Center, of this city, have gone to
st. Louis on business relative to the two
couuerfeiters, Newell and Allsop. The two
scamps are confederates Of Julia Britton.
lately arrested in this city, with $4,000 in
counterfeit money upon her person.
Appearances indicate that the grain crop
for the coming year, in this part of country
will be much larger than that of any previ.
Gus season. Hundreds Of acres that have
never been titled will doubtless be the scene
Of rich harvests next summer.
The young mems christian association of
this city is exertlug q powerful influence,
and doing great good, not only in spritu.
al but temporal manner They have r city
missionary who provides for the worthy
poor, from the large donations OF clothing,
food and money provided by benevolent cit.
liens.
Weather chilly and disagreeabIe-wind |
southeast
DUBUQUE Feb. the fire department |
of this city hns lately uOdergone ~ radical !
change. Volunteer fire companies No
and ; and Hawley hose company have been
disbanded by the city council, and the steam
fire engines form anucleus for o paid depart.
ment,and doubtless before long Dubuque will
have through fire organization under the
paid system
Right Rev. II. W. Lee Episcopal Bishop |
Of Iowa, preached in the Episcopal church |
in this city last evening, after which he con.
ierred the rites Of confirmation on % per. |
sons. The Bishop lectures at Julien theatre
tonight. Subject, Tour in Europe"
Weather warm, cloudy, looks likesnow or
rain.
KEoEuS, Feb. s.-The weather is mild
and pleasant, very little ice in the river.
The steamer McPike arrived here Yesterday
and departs To- day, at two O'Clock for st.
Louis. The Kate kcarucy arrived on Fri.
day, and departed with heavy lreights on
Saturday.
Saturday, arrests were made Of two team
sters Tone white and the other colored) who
were employed by the firm of Smith, Rud.
dick " Co., for breaking into the iron store
of that firm. They were Identified BY
means OF some articles of stolen property,
which were found in their possession. The
white man name is John ". Smith-uid
not learn the colored mans name.
New YORK, Feb S--No new cases of the
cattle disease near Fishkill Lave appeared
and the panic is subsidug.
The vigilance committee h.Id q meeting
on Saturday evening and received reports
from the organization in Brooklyn and Stat,
en- Island. They have list Of all the cases
on which indictments have been found for
the last eighteen months, and they comprise
murders, burglareS, robberje. and assaults
Of various kinds. They advise a cool and
careful deliberation before action.
The sales of dry goods for ,GS of II. B.
Cladin, amounted to $43 ,000 900, and that
Of A. I. Stewart, $3O,0OU,Om.
A Madrid letter to the \. \. Herald saws )
hat the Spanish goyerumen. is aiding and
encouraging the Mexican reuagade general,
-asades, in his conspiracy against Juarez
md the Mexican republic. /
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.--A bill for the re =
iuction of the army is to be brought up in
he house to-day, by Gen. Garfield, of the
rouse military committee, as an amendment
o the army appropriation hlll. 1t is mostly /
BASED upon the recommendation of Gems
Thomas, Hancock, Mcdowell and Scho6e'd.
t will provide for the reduction of the mum.
Der Of regiments to 80 .
Mr.. Bradley, in the district court Oh Sat =
rday, wished to know whv,her he would be ;,
'Iowed to practice, and Judge Carter said =,
lie would be allowed to do so upon apollo. Q,
izing to Judge Fisher M-. Bradley allowed
e would die first, and left the court in
7rath.
The registers Of Georgetown refuse to re- a
Give the names of persons who were in the se
ebel army, notwithstanding they present