The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11
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American Bible Society--Methe-
dist COnferences--Cuban
Refugees.
The Baltimore Beiler Explosion.
Several Lives Lost.
THE MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE.
Market Reports.
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The Baltimore Bsiler Explosion.
Several Lives Lost.
THE MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE.
Market Reports.

NEW oRK, April ll.-lt 10 stated that q
meeting of the Board of Managers of the
American Bible Society was held at the
Bible House, on Thursday last, James
Lennox, Esq, President, In the chair.
Eleven new suxiliaries were recognized
| one in New Y York, one in Pennsylvania, and
| three in each of the States of Georgia, Ar
kansas and Texas.
After a rather animated debate in the
New York Methodist Conference, on the
9Th, the right of lay delegation was carried
Committee on Woman Preaching submitted
report relative to the widow VanCott,
whose preaching has awakened such notice.
able religious interest in the Elienville dis
trict. Daniel Drew was present Charles
McCabe, of the Ohio Conference, WAS trans
ferred to the New York Conference. The
Necessity Case Committee reported that they
had raised for the superannuared preachers
fund, $7,S25.
At p. m. the two Methodist Conferences
united in memorial services in St Paurs
Church In eommemorstion of the death Of
of the late Bishop Thompson, Bishop James
presided.
Asa Cushman, stage manager ofthe 0lym-
pie Theatre, died at an early hour yesterday
Lis SOahEStiUu WIN buc dEdudbIC
profession had extended over many years.
Lately he acted "Uncle Tom, at the Olym
pic, and until few nights ago supplemented
his labors in the office already alluded to. by
filling the part of the Queen in the burlesque
of Hamlet" Cushman leaves . wife and one
child.
A concert movement Is on foot among q
mum Der of Cubans in this country, having
Tor its object their emigration to San Do
mingo, and there seems to be q probability
of large number of the exiled patriots from
the Queen Of the Antilles making their fu-
ture homes in their sister island. The pros
pect of the annexation of San Domingo to
the United States is the principal incentive
to this movement on the part of the Cubans,
and there ia no doubt that annexation would
be speedily.
BALTIMORE, April IA terrific boiler
explosion occurred little after u o'clock
Saturday, at Chesapeake, at . steam sugar
refinery owned by Mr.. Sterling and a. 81.
Reno, and lying bstween and extending
from O'Donnelrs to Dugan's wharf, below
Pratt street. The boiler room and kiln
house, and Dugan' wharf were completely
wrecked, and fifteen feet of the steam bake.
ry of James Porter Il Co., adjoining on the
north, from the base TO the roof, were blown
into fragments.
The loss of life is not yet ascertained. A
colored man named johnson was killed on
Dugsn's wharf, Immediately in front of the
refner-. VIM. Mckenzie, superintendent of
the refinery, and two men, are missing, and
are supposed to be buried in the ruins.
Three worknen were taken out badly
injured. A colored man WAS blown into the
dock and seriously wounded, but was res.
cued by ID fireman. Several laborers On the
schooner Mary Alice, of Baltimore, owned
in Wicomlco county, were severely hurt.
The schooner was lying abreast Of the
refinery, at Dugan's wharf. All her upper
rigging on both nssts, her blocks, &C., were
carried away by the explosion, her sails set
on fire, and her boat shattered. Her deck
was covered several feet with debris from
the ruins, and timber ls feet long and 6
BY inches was driven trough her deck and
left standing upright.
The bodies of VIM. Duncan and A Pin
die have been taken out of the ruins of the
boiler room. The bodies of Superintendent
Nc Kinney and Fireman Coon and son have
not yet been recovered. The space in which
to work is very narrow and filled with ruins
so that not over 20 men can do work at
time. The ruins are being put into scows.
six, and the wounded six. Large crowds
are gathered to night around the scene of
the catastrophe.
| The bodies Of three of the missing persons,
the foreman, fireman, and q boy, were recov
cred from the ruins of the sugar refinery at
| l o'clock this morning, and this forenoon
another dead body was taken from the dock.
| The killed, whose bodies have now been re-
covered are seven. The work of removing
the ruins was dis continued this morning,
after the remains of the foreman aud fireman
we're found. The coroner's jury rendered a
| verdict to- the effect that the explosion WAS
caused by insufficient water in the boiler.
| Council BLUFFS, Iowa, April ll.-Ample
means have been provided for the compie
ton of the Union Pacific branch at this
place. Seven skilled men are now here
from the Harlem bridge, New York, which
is similar to the bridge to be erected here
In addition to the machinery heretofore
used, four additional sets OF machines fol
sinking columns are being set up, which vii
enable the work to be prosecuted on the hve
piers at the same time. 1t is expected Il
sink all the piers this season and erect the
superstructure next winter during the sus
pension of navigation The bridge ID to bs
completed year next June.
Sr. LOUIS, April I'm. E. Susisky, Cit!
Treasurer, was arrested night on th'
charge of being . defaulser. An informa
examination is now being had at the Mayor
Office Nothing definite is known as to ths
amount, but it is variously stated at $50, ,O0'
to $4,000 1t 10 thought. however, ths
it will fall within the amount Of his bond
$lOO, 900. The cause of the defalcation
said to be loaning money to personal friend
for speculative purposes, who failed 70 NEE
their obligations. Mr.. Susisky is serving HI
second term as Treasurer, and has alway
been regarded a. an upright man.
QU1scY, ILL.,, April "a young whit
lady was caught in criminal intimacy WIT
a negre at the Quincy house yesterday, ane
on exposure, attempted to destroy her ow
life by cutting her throat with . pen knife
; She is still alive, and will probably recover
1t is stated that this criminal intimacy hs
a been kept up for some time past, but Wa
not discovered until yesterday. The brothe
Of the young lady 10 on . hunt for the neer'
o and wears eternal vengeance against hin
CORN MEll.