The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-29
SUICIDE AT KANSAS CITY.
Murder in Missouri.
The State Fair
INDIAN DEPREDATIONS.
Fighting on the Plains.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. pa young man nam.
ed VIM. Byrne, whose parents live in New
York city, committed suicide at Kansas
City, Sunday, by blowing his brains out.
Samuel Dryden, prominent citizen OF
Johnston county, is suspected as the mur
de cr Of Mr.. Cox and his wife, hear Kings
vile, last week, mention Of which was tele.
graphed a few days ago. Dryden was the
owner of the farm on which Mr. Cox lived.
lie has fed the country, but officers are in
pursuit of him.
ST. CLAIRyILLE, Sept 2s-Judge Ben.
amin S. Cowen died here, Monday evening,
on his seventy-seventh birthday. lie was
stricken with paralysis on Friday evening
last He lived an honored and useful life,
and his loss will be deeply felt. His funeral
will take place on Saturday afternoon.
DECATUR, ILL.,, Sept. 2s.-The weather is
fair after severe frost last night, injuring
late corn.
The entries at the State Fair far exceed
any previous year. at this stage, numbering
four thousand and the prospects are good
for an unprecedented success. The display
of agricultural implements and live stock is
large. Entries will all be in to-day, except
those delayed by railroad.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. 27.-The Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows adjourned sire die
to-day. Mr.. Colfax was present and intro.
duced to the members. Grand Sire Farms
worth was presented with a diamond ring
set in gold from filings of the "last spike"
Grand Secretary Rigeley was presented with
O cane by California brethren.
Arizona advices are to the | lth of Sept
tember. A band Of 100 Indians attacked
teams hauling ore from Vulture Mine, and
killed two Mexicans, wounded two, and cap
tured sixty three mules.
Captain Somerby, of the Eighth cavalry,
on a scouting expedition, killed twelve Ia.
disns.
Xeruu, friendly Indian, chief of one Of
the principal tribes, was attacked by q
drunken white man and seriously injured.
He then swore vengeance against the whites,
summoned his tribe to arms, and committed
several murders.
BosroN, Sept. 28.--A jury in the Supreme
Court has awarded $l7,9j0 damages to s.
0. Pollard against the town Of Waburn, for
permanent injuries received by plaintiff
from defect in the highway.
Geo. Springer, who was committed to Jail
in Lawrence, last May, for placing obstruc
tons on the track OF the Lowell and Law
renee railroad, hung himself last night.
PARIS, Sept. 29.---lt is said that Father
Hyacinthe will be defended in the Council
by the Bishops of Avignon, Rheims, Chal.
Ions and Bayeux.
SAN FRANcIsCo, Sept. 27.-The steamer
Idaho arrived from Honolulu with dates to
Sept. Is. Trade was good, with n steady
demand for choice staple goods. Reports
from the plantations were generally favora-
BILE to an average yield, fully up to expecta.
ton. Several severe earthquakes were felt
in Hawaii during August, and the belief
was general that harder shocks would be
felt in Septembe and more activity in vol.
canic FIRE. The ship Callao, from China
with $50 coolies, put into Honolulu. Soon
after leaving port the coolies mutinied, and
made an attempt to take the vessel. The
leader was killed and a number wounded.
The British ship Matte Banks became
total wreck on Baker Island, May 18th, and
was sold for 800.
The French gunboat Lamothe Piquot
touched Honolulu en- route to Tahiti, for the
purpose of arresting Count Roucier, the
Governor.
New YoRK, Sept. 28-PscifC prints,
l3Bc: Richmonds, Gloucesters and Garners
sold up at l3c; side bands being &c extra.
No change in blenched or brown goods.
Black and brown repelIauts are scarce and
higher; gold mixed 2l.50al.7j.
CIYCIsNATI, Sept. 28.-One OF the MI
ami powder mills, five miles north of Xenla,
exploded at three o'clock, yesterday after.
noon, killed coored employee named
Thurston, prostrating FIVE buildings and IN
turing some dwellings. The telegraph wires
were torn down.
SpRlNFIELp, Sept. 28.-Lieut Gov. Dough
erty, Benz. l.. Wiley, and Geo. Lowens,
Commissioners to locate and construct the
Southern Illinois Insane Asylum, were IN
this city this morning, in consultation with
the Governor, and will visit Jacksonville
this afternoon, for the purpose of examining
the state institution at that place,
The Governor, Secretary of State, and
Adjutant General Dilger left for Decatur,to.
| day, to attend the State fair.
From returns received by the State Audi.
tor, it iascertained that the total assessed
value Of railroad property in the state, e1.
cept the Illinois Central, for 1869, is Sl5,,
847,726.
Bosrox, Sept. 2S,-The associated banks
of this city have informed their non resident
stockholders that, by recent decision Of
the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,, they
must psv the state tax upon their shares
There are two taxes nov assessed for the