The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-25
a Parricide.
BALTIMORE FIRE REVIEW.
POSSESSION TAKEN Of TWO SOUTH
ERN RAILROADS.
II R Il ID = o U r Il.
Attempted Escape Of Criminal.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24.--The steamers Eve.
ming Star and War Eagle were burned at
the levee about o'clock this morning.
Partly Insured.
A fire occurred this evening in the cellar
Of Tracy, Cowan & Keiths bookstore, cor.
ner of Olive and Fifth streets Loss
mainly by water-cannot be ascertained to.
night
Henry A. Soria, of New Orleans, arrested
here last week, charged with shipping to-.
bacco without the duty being paid, was ex.
amined to-day before Commissioner Eaton,
and bail fixed at $4,000. An officer from
New Orleans has arrived with warrant for
his arrest.
Another hot day-mercury so this after
noon. Several more deaths today from the
effects of heat and whisky.
BUFFALO, Aug 24.-Father Mcmahon, so
long held as Fenian prisoner by the Can
adian authorities, arrived here to-day, after
an absence of over three years.
CHICAGO, Aug. PA married woman,
| living on Twenty second street in this city,
died suddenly this morning under suspicious
circumstances. She had lived very unhap'
PLY with her husband who, il is stated, re-
peatedly threatened to kill her, and the
| neighboIs knowing the fact, notified the cor
oner of her sudden death. who thereupon
proceeded to the house, where he found the
body already prepared for interment. The
funeral was ordered postponed and the
coroner took possession of the body for ex-
animation.
Deaths in the city for the present month
800.
A hack was run into by an engine on the
Galena road on the corner Of Kinzie and
Halstead streets, this morning, killing the
driver instantly, iniuring the horses more
or less, and the carriage was smashed to
piecee.
The woman, Mrs. Haley, who was burned
by the explosion of a can of kerosene, on
Indiana Avenue last evening, died shortly
after, as we'll as her boy, a child or two
wears; another child of four years was also
shockingly burned.
PARIS, Aug. 24.-Salvatori Patti, father
of Adelina and Carlotta Patti, died here
yesterday. .,
The official news of the amnesty to the
French exIles was received with an unequiv
ocal demonstration of gratitude and sympa
thy toward Napoleon and the government
LoyDoN, Aug. 24.-A mass Of details Of
the condition and promise OF the growing
grain crops have recently been published
It seems to be the general impression tha,
the continuance of the late dry and cool
weather will be Of immense service to the
country. Much corn has been already gath,
ered, and another two weeks like that pas'
and the crisis of harvest will be over. Ihe
copious rains which fell some time age
though they DELAYED, did not damage the
corn. The favorable change in the weather
has stopped the advance in corn, but grea
fluctuations are still expected as the crop
throughout Europe, with the exception O
3 the interior Of Prussia, promises to be
{ light.
l. The Telegraph, liberal, in an editorial, TO
!, day. saws If Cuba severed her connection
with Spain, it would be only to form new
, bonds with the United States. England
could feel no jealousy at sggrandizemeh
g which would complete the abolition OF sIav
z cry. As an institution the loss to SPaii
q would be an unquestionable one, but
y gain to the colony and the cause
mankind.
Quincy, Aug. A.-Grundy county, No
has Just voted upon the proposition to sui
y scribe 100000 to various railroad project
tie .hrougbou, the country, including the Quiz
!. cy, Missouri & Pacific, to which our citizer
N' have Just voted $4,000, and on the Ch
n cago and Southwestern railroad the 70
re was adverse to the proposition by decid,
ry majority.
~ molisbed on the Hannibal and st. Jo. ra
u. road day or two since. The acciden. W
si caused BY running into los of cattle on Il
70. track.