The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-27
SHOCKING DOMESTIC
TRAGEDY At ROCK
FORD.
PROGRESS OF THE MCCON-
NELL MURDER TRIAL.
II {. BurChard Nominated TO
Succeed WaShburn2.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE,

NEW YoRx, May 27.-Kate Fisher, the
actress, was IN Court yesterday on the
charge of grand larceny by Mrs. Bevins5,
in having, it is alleged, stolen watch worth
two hundred dollars She denied the charge
and the case was continued until Friday.
Scott a. Munsion, the abscondIng Wall
street grain merchants, have swindled to
larger extent than was at first reported
Their total fraudulent transaction amounts
to $9l,0 900.
FARulSGroy, Ill.,, May 27.-The Congre
cation Association Of the State OF Illinois
opened its twenty.hith annual session at
this place this evening. The opening exer.
c;ses were conducted by Rev. VIM. Carter,
of pittsfeld, III. The moderator Of the first
meeting Of this body, assisted by Rev K.
Pearson, of Pala, H., is pastor OF the hrst
CONGREGATION Church organized in the State.
The opening sermon was preached by keV.
DIR. Cfulliver, President of Knox College.
PRoyrprNcr. Nav 27.--Ihe Rhode
Island House of Representatives passed,
this afternoon nearly unanimously, reso-
mtion that the General Assembly has in
high esteem, the administrative ability oil
His Excellency, Gov. Ambrose i. Burnside,
and entertain uuimpaired confidence IN his
conrace, patriotism and loyalty, and holds
! !, grateful remembrance the seltsacrlhclnR
! coIiautry of the officers and soldiers Of
Rhode Island during the rebellion.
NFw Youx, May 27.--lt is stated that
Minister Thornton informed Secretary Fish
Yesterday, that the steamer Quaker City
was the property Of British subjects, and
WAS destined for Jamaica and not Cuba,
| and there was no reason why her clearance
should not be granted. The Secretary con.
ferred with Secretary Boutwell,, and the two
agreed that il would be best TO let her sail,
but IN the meantime information was re-
ceivcd that she had been hbelIed by the
| Spanish Consul and seized. twas then de-
cidpd to let the matter be judicialy settled
by the Courts
RorKyoRp, I'll May 26.-This afternoon
about half past one O'Clock, ,Mrs. Jane DlAoi
sbot her husband, Bangs J. Dixon, from tn
effects of which he died in about an hou
afterwards. Mrs. Dixon left her h"s soan'
sometime last fall on account oil nn,ee'
brutal treatment, taking with her chlId'
IiuIe hoy. This child her husband after
wards, in its mothers absence, took away
and subsequently sued for divorce and The
custody Of the child, but failed % gam tht
case About four weeks since Mrs. DlXor
gave birth to another child, and to-day, DIX
on having obtained leave TO call and see HI
wife and her babe, went to the house 10
that purpose, taking with hIm their oIdes
child. On entering the room ne spoSe =
Lis wife who made no reply, and dTect
afterwards taking his little boy in his arm
held him up 10 the bed where the infant wa
lying. that be might see it. Just as he wa
Ir,ting the child down again, his wife dre'
ristoI which she had concealed in he
dress and fred two shots at him, one Frazln
his arm and the other entering his lett SIC
pas.ing through his body. lie wrenche
Tho ristoI out of her hands, ran down stair
md lust outside the door fell, aud shortI
,rer eynired. Mrs. Dixon has been IN q
= UNCONSCIOUS state ever since. Many beheV
= tbat she committed the oct under the in
- prss.iop that her husband intended iorcib
' to take from her her baby as she had hear
e he had threatered to do.
: CurcAgo.May Z7.--The republican conver
e, tion bcl3 at FreUort yesterday, to nomina
q candidate 10! JUuElfso l'NAA' ''-N
It 70 en- The vacancy caused by the resignatic
g Of 3, B. Ws.hbnrne, after being IN sessld
. the entire afternoon and until about ha
past eleven at night finally nominated n.
( Burchard Of Stephenson county, on the 30
ballot.
Bosrox, Nav, 2G,--A stock train arrive
., Worcester. Mass, on Tuesday fro
Albany en- route to Providence, loaded Wi
Texas cattle, which were found to IN hor
- bic condition. Twentynlne large bovln
to we're famed into Que car, two OF when nj
O. apparently been dead for some time, al
al others were down and unable to raIse, VIII
r all we're evidently starving, and had apps
ne entity been without food or water for sever
"a days. The cattle were unlocked, fed a
re exercised and then put into fresh cars a
sent on their way.
:. JACKSONVILLE, May -7,--ln the AcC6
- nell murder trial, to-day, Jury was hnA
G impaneled, and the case opened to them
y States Attorney Brown. :or the prose,
h, ton, and on the part of the defence, by
IT. II. Barnes. The remainder Of The sessI
! : wss occupied in the examination OF M'
ss' RYAN. the servant in Gen McConnel!s ia
10, is, who discovered the General after
Of N lurder. No facts not already made put
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