The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-21
A NEGLECTED WIFE COMMITS ST.
IClDE.
Wholesale Pardon of COnvicis.
FAVORABLE REVENUE REPORTS.
Special to the ARors by the NJ. V. Line. !

Specialt0 10 the ARGUS by the NJ, '. Line.
REEDS LANDING, July Ala most hor.
rible butchery transpired at half past seven
last evening. A couple of rsttsmen named
0'Donnell and Kelley, who are part of a
crew just arrived from St. Louis, were en-.
gagged in drunken alteration in front of q
saloon, when ODonnell drew knife and
cut Kelley, intlicting frightful cash in his
abdomen, severing his liver aud causing his
entrails to protrude. Kelly died last night
at 9 o'clock. O'Donnell was arrested
The town is full Of roughs, and the greatest
excitement prevails.
New YoRx, July 2l.-The statement
land the French Gable at Duxbury, Mass,
is not correct. The Secretary does not con.
slider that he has power tog give such authori-
ty as it belongs exclusively TO Congress.
The Secretary simply expressed the opinion
that with the concession which the manager
of the cable proposes to make thu United
States Congress will probably not make
any objections.
The mutiny at Sing Sing prison has been
effectualy quelled and about 800 of the
prisoners who have been placed in close
confinement have been released and returned
to work. The leaders intended the revolt
to be universal, having for its object q gen.
eral cleaning out of the prison at no matter
what sacrifice Of life.
The New Jersey court of pardon at its
recent session pardoned forty convicts, four
of whom are murderers. The others are
hghwaymen, burglars and criminals of
other grades who We're serving out sentences
of from to 20 years imprisonment
A tobacco factory at No. l5I Fulton
street Brooklyn belonging to Valentine
Koon, was seized yesterday for violation of
the revenue laws. l25,000 cigars. 2,noH
mounds of leaf tnhaooo, aud large quantity
of smoking tobacco was turned over to the
custody of Marshal Dallon.
Capt. Lawrensen, of the brig General
which arrived at this port last night from
Porto Cabello reports that revolution had
broken out in Maraeaibo. Gen. Belaire had
declared war against the government and
the port of Maracaibo was blockaded.
CHICAGO, July 2l.-Gen. Ed. Kitchell, Of
Olney, formerly Lieut.. Colonel of the 98th
Illinois volunteers, republican candidate toi
| congress in the eleventh district, died Oh
July 10Th.
Mrs. Sarah Lafortie, beautiful young
woman % years of age, committed suicide
Monday night by taking laudanum, because
her husband remained away from homs al
night. She had previously threatened Il
| xiii herself if he did not cease this question
able habit, and be having remained away
| Monday night returning home at O'Clock
Tuesday morning fund her i'll conyulsions
The body was taken away during the ds!
and prepared for burial without doctor
certificate, permit, or an inquest, but wal
discovered by the police and an inques
held. =,
Deaths last week, 2Ol besides Is still
births. Forty deaths were from cholera IN
fantum.
| A jacksonville, H., dispatch says mar
named Tobin, watchman at the st. Louis
Chicago railroad depot, was shot througl
the heart Monday night about ! o'clock
and instantly killed. A man named Jas
Haly has been arrested on suspicion.
A Quincy dispatch says that the Mississ
ippi is higher than it has been this season
aud is within feet of the high water mari
of 1861. Several houses below the city hav
been fioated off.
The Toledo road started trains again las
night. Ferrying from bluff to bluff scros'
the Illinois river.
A Washington dispatch says the informa
ton at the Internal Revenue bureau from
New York, to day, is Of an encouraging
character 40 far as collection Of income ia,
. is concerned. 1t appears that the Assessor
and Collectors find the business Of the yea
. IN this respect, which they had suppose
:, fini'he almost as active az ever. 1h
number OF gentlemen who find that the
a now have taxable incomes and who ar'
l. desirous to pay income tax is being count
ed BY thousands.
1t has been reported that Fenan Hslpint
= now in prison in England will soon be re
a leased. The government has not receive
anv late advices regarding his case. b.
'' Secretary Fish has ordered Minister Motlt
e to make renewed efforts for nj, releas
d which were abandoned when Rsverdy Job
% ston retired.
\ Mai. Melrose, Of Chicago, and an ofic
:. of the late Cuban Expedition, reports Ii
q Col. RYAN and 1t. Col. Currer left Gsrdne,
Island on Sunday in yacht for Cabs.