The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-21
By Telegraph.
NEGRO EXECUTION IN
SOUTH CAROLINA! !
AtrOciOuS Vandalism near
Benton HarbOr, Mich.
REVENUE FRAUDS IN
MARYLAND.
ANOTHER ANTHEM FROM THE
COLISEUM.
A $4,000 CHURCH COLLECTION.
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A $4,000 CnURCH COLLECTION.
Severe Storm at On aha.
Explosion In PeHnsylVania--CrimeS
and Casualties

! Martin Greene's fruit orchard at Bcnt0l
| Harbor, Michigan, was again entered on
night last week, and every tree girdled auC
eiIectualIy destroyed. Fifteen hundred
| trees in this same orchard were girdleC
abouta month ago, but the entire neighbor
hood turned out aud bound up the tree
with bandages and grating wax, doing th,
work so efectualy that the trees continued
to live and flourish, and would doubles,
have entirely recovered and borne good
crops Of fruit this season, but this second
act of villainy has entirely destroyed them
The loss is fully 100000. Intense excite
ment prevails at Benton Ilsrbor.
At the close Of the dedicatory services al
Trinity Church yesterday, collection was
taken up to pay off the debt on the building,
1t amounted to $4,000, the largest coIec
tion ever taken in America.
BALTIMORE, June 2O.-TWo weeks since
the supervisors Of this district made inspec.
tion of Ullman distillery, situated on the
south side Of Baltimore county. The result
was an order to The collector 10 seize all the
buildings, machinery aud apparatus, aud
about $50 barrels Of whisky, value exceed
ing 100000 1t is alleged that through
the conDivauce or neglect Of the govern
ment officers, every facility has been aF.
forded the proprietors to perpetrate frauds
on the revenue; that every section OF the
revenue law regulating dstilleries has been
violated.
Chas. II. Mcdonald, aged lG employed
in the Republican Office Mt Frederick, Md,
committed suicide this morning by taking
laudanum.
FoRr WAYNE, June 2O--Frank DrukemI.
lor, foreman OF the Democrat office, and
Harry Wells, printer, got into quarrel last
night, resulting in the shooting Of the latter
by Dr1kemiller. Physicians consider the
wounded man in a critical condition,
CHICAGO, June 2l.--A FIRE last night en-.
tirely destroyed the Exchange Hall at the
old stock yards near the the Southwestern
limits of the city. Loss eight thousand
dollars. A fire broke ont about o'clock
last night at 10 Canual street, spreading to
several adjoining buildings, involving a
total loss of about S 200
Two serious and probably fatal Stabbing
affrays occurred here during yesterday
and last evening, and a policeman was
badly beaten by party Of roughs, one OF
whom he had arrested. One Of the men
stabbed him while quietly walking along
the street He was attacked by ruiiIans
who after inAicting a number of wounds up
on him fed, and have none Of thcm yet been
arrested.
CHARLESTON, June 2O.-The frst eAecu.
ton in South Carolina under the recon
struction state government, took place last
Friday afternoon, at the Arlington Court
House, where negro named Cyrus Cox
was hanged for the murder Of Robt. Suggest,
white, in January last. The execution
passed off quietly. The sheriff and minis.
ters who oGiciated as well rs most Of the
spectators and guards were all negroes.
Cox confessed his guilt.
BosTON, June 20.-The supplementary
concert Of the peace jubilee which came OF
in the coliseum tonight, before an audience
of $4,000 persons, was great success.
Five thousand choristers, including Parepa
Rosa, Adelaide Phillips and Ole Bull par.
ticipated. The concert was conducted by
Messrs. Gilmore, Serrahn q Eichberg
Probably there will be no more musical en.
tertanments given in the coliseum this
week, till Saturday, when series Of popular
musical entertainments will he inaugurated.
| In most of the churches TO day, favorable
allusions we're made by preachers to the
great moral Accomplishments and effects OF
the peace festival and they were united in
commeudaton OF the affair
HARTFoRD, Conn, June 20. -- Judge
Joseph Pollen, of this city, formerly one OF
the Judges for Arizona Territory, who died
recently at Paris, left by viii $4,000 each TO
the orphan asylum, Hartford hospital, Hart
ford charitable society, and young men s
| institute. $4,000 for the erection Of piece
of ssatuary on the park $2,500 to Hon.
Gideon Wells, and VIM. Fsxsou, who we're
warm persona. friends, and the balance to
| his relatives.
MAHoyEY PLANE, PA,June l9 "A terri,
! bic explosion occurred here about half-past
: o'clock this evening. The boiler OF To-
comotve engine. belonging to the Reading
railroad, exploded, killing the engineer,
George Wilson, Instantly. The fireman
was badly hurt, but there is prospect o:
his recovery.
New YORK, June 2l.-Yesterday alter
noon John Kinney Of Newark. n. j., be
came involved in a quarrel with his wife,
seized 40 axe and inflicted wound upon
her head which will probably terminate ia
tally.
/ OMAHA. June 2l.--The steamer Clara
from Benton reports fighting between Rees
and Sioux Indians
The severest storm Of the season occurred
here Yesterday afternoon and last night. do
ing considerable damage to bridges and eel
lars. A two story brick building occupied
By Schares & Co, clothing merchants, was
undermined by water and fell with a great
crash, burying three persons, one OF them
lady ia the ruins. All we're badly bruised