The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-26
SALE OF A FAMOUS HORSE.
FATA.TTY AT CAIRO.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT,
Coal Miners on q Strike.


CHICAGO, Aug. 2j.-Articles Of consolida
tion are being drawn up at Cleveland be-
tween the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern line, and the Toledo, Wabash & Wes
tern. 1t is understood that the Erie will
own the bulk Of the stock and will endeayor
10 get possession of the Chicago Il North
western line from Chicago to Omaha.
The new east wing Of the Court House,
now nearly completed and costing some
$4,000, has cracked badly, and many pro.
nouuce it on the increase.
A brutal dog fight took place yesterday
near the city limits; after it was finished and
one dog killed, the police bravely arrested
about twenty OF the party.
The mortality Of last week was 2j0. No
ep idemic.
A Young woman Of low character com
mited suicide by taking morphine, yester.
day.
Yesterday, twelve or more -a"oidents'
mostly fatal. wa-e ropurreu, from drowning,
kerosene ex plosion, sunstroke, and by rail
road cars, &c.
The mercury reached 95 yesterday, and
fell today, to so.
The Pullman cars will soon run from New
York to Sacramento There will be only
one change, and that at Omaha.
Amanda Wahle, young girl living at No
| 34g. Milwaukee avenue, was seriously, and
it is feared, fatally burned last night by the
| explosion of kerosene lamp.
New YoRK, Aug. 2j.-NearIy y all the
shoemakers of Newark, n. D., are on
strike, owing to insufficient pay and the IN
PRODUCTION of machinery by employers.
WAsHIYGroN, Aug. 24.-Mr. Murphy, our
consul at Frankfort onthe- Main, has written
a letter to Commissioner Delano, calling HI;
attention to the large number of American
living in Germany who have large invest
ments in United States bonds, and who make
no income returns also to the large numbe
of naturalized citizens residing in the sam'
country who evade the payment OF taxes II
the same manner.
| Drs MorSEs, Aug. 25.--The collision be
tween the two freight trains in this city Las
night did not cause so much damage as wa
at first reported The two engines can b
repaired, and but four or FIVE cars were serl
ously injured. No one was hurt, as all tn
train men saw the danger in time to Jump
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 25.--Hon. David Nc
Donald. judge Of the L. s. District Cour'
died at his residence in this city this morn
ing. ~
By the accident to the JeffersonVlie raj
, road Yesterday by the falling OF a ofiose
, the damage is not SO serious ss al ntS' re
ported. The injured brakesman will prom
ably recover.
PEORIA, Aug. % Miss Anna Lewis ha
commenced sui. for breach of promls
against one Day, for $4,000 A moe
: marriage had been celebrated.
: Ike Berry, the murderer, was brought u
r from Pekin yesterday and lodged IN "a
> here. He seems to be we'll satisfied with h
, quarters
LAWRENCE, Aug. 25 --Advices from Il
= neutral lands state that the railroad party
>. largely gaining strength. 1t is believed tb
the difficulties between the railroad and au,
y railroad parties, are substantially settled {
of the neutral lands and tkat the better cou
:; sci will prevail in the future.
8. ST. Louis, Aug. 25-About $50 Indiar
attacked the Houghersy Government Surve
ie &c ing psrtv on the south side Of the Platte
tn kali station, Sunday morning, and succeed
le in capturing the entire outfit, except /
;" men who reached South Platte yesterd
in morning.
A young married woman, who receu
ae came in possession Of s2s, 600 left here 81
d, day evening with the intention OF joining
young man who lef, the city the same d