The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-06
The Huterpe Case.
Mysterious Affair at Racine.


RACINE, WIS.,, Oct ga Mrs. Hawley
widow of this city, mysteriously disap
peared in May. Last Sunday her body was
discovered, hid in a sack, her shawl over it
under bridge near the junction. The yer
dict of coroners jury was that she came
to her death by blow on the side of the
head. The skull is badly fractured. She is
known to have had three hundred dollars
in her house. The covering of the body
had evidences of having been hid under q
straw stack. The probability is that the
murderer, undertaking to remove the body
to a safe place, became frightened and hid
it under the bridge. Six persons have been
arrested and are undergoing examination
oday. There was great excitement here
on Sunday.
New YoRK, Oct 5.--The Tribune prints
an alleged authentic statement Of the views
of the President on the Euterpe case. All
parties have a right to purchase or ship
arms; the government can only feel bound
to prevent the overt act Of sending out an
armed vessel to make war upon a friendly
nation.
OMAHA, Oct. 4.-Gen. Geo. H Thomas
and party arrived here from the West, and
left via Chicago and Northwestern railroad
for Chicago to day.
A man named Davis was shot this after
noon by Major Bodis, father of the little
girl siz years old whom Davis tried to
rape.
DEs MONIES, October 5. - The
Central Iowa District Fair opened
horo tnSoy Tho oraporoiiopu ara oo,,.
plete. A large number of entries have been
made.
Enos Curtis, the young man who was
found insensible on a city bridge on Thurs
day, was buried yesterday, he having died
from his injuries.
New YoRK, Oct. 5.-The Gold Board
Committee to day recommended a plan for
an establishment for clearing gold contracts,
in connection with the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company. Final action will be taken
Saturday.
A Washington dispatch states that on re.
ception of news that the privateer Cuba had
put into Wilmington, N. c., and was under
seizure by the United States Marshal, the
President called meeting of the Cabinet.
After consultation, it was decided that a
prvateer could come into the port Of any
nation under stress Of weather, and remain
twenty.four hours without molestation or
detention. She will be allowed twenty y.four
hours to remain and obtain supplies, and
will be released by the Marshal after the
expiration of the time, deducting the time
she was under seizure.
Accounts from various points in New
England, this State, Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Maryland, all give details OF dam.
age to railroads and places on the banks OF
rivers from the food. Very few fatalities
have occurred, but great quantities of prop
erty are destroyed. 1t has cleared off and
is cold here.
KESosHA, Oct. ga young man by the
name of Edward Miller committed suicide
in this city by shooting himself He was q
Swede. and had been employed as clerk in
F. W. Lyman Il Sons store for short time.
He was discharged by them, and obtained
another situation in Racine. Some officious
person informed the parties in Racine that
be had been discharged by Lyman d Son
for getting intoxicated, and he lost that stu.
alton. He returned to Kenosha discouraged,
pawned his coat to buy pistol, wrote let,
ter to his friends, went into the street, and
shot himself dead. One kind word would
have saved that young man.
New YoRK, Oct 3.-The election in Con.
necticut, yesterday is imperfectly reported
owing to the prostration of the telegraph
wires. A Democratic victory is reported in
Hartford.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Berlin letters predict
that the speech of King William, at the
opening of the North German Parliament,
will be decidedly pacific.
ISDIANAPoLIs, Oct No more OF the
victims of the explosion have died since yes
terday, and it is hoped that the worst has
passed.
MADRID. Oct. 5.-Martial law has been
n-oclaimed in Andalusia and Catalonia.
JAEEsvILLE, Oct. 5.-The body OF Wm.
Harvey, an old resident Of this county, was
found in Rock river yesterday. The Coro-
ner's inquest failed to elicit any evidence as
to the cause of his death. The probability
is that the drowning was accidental.
The safe of the Rock River Insurance
Company, at Beloit, was broken open satur-
day evening, and government bonds amount.
ing to $4,000, and notes to $4,000, and
other valuable papers stolen. The officers
as yet have failed to get any track OF the
robbers.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 5.-Considerable
excitement prevailed in this city yesterday
over the arrival Of the legislature. Last
night both parties went into caucus. The
Wells Republicans adopted resolution to
ente. protest on the journal OF the legis
lature against the admission of member;
who had not taken the iron-clad oath. The
Walker men at their caucus were engaged
with the nominations for officers of the leg
islsture, and no mention of a United State
Senator was made. The Walker member
Of the House of Delegates adjourned till to
day, which - taken as an indication tha
John B. Crenshnw' .--ember of the societ,
- The only new name pEesensed~