The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-13
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Gearty and Brady for an attempt to murder
Radcliffe. Both were convicted and have
been sentenced, Gearty to penal servitude
for life, and Brady for ten years. Two iuries
had previously failed to agree on a verdict.
The friends Of Asbury gave dinner in
bis honor. Asbury made q speech, in the
course of which he informed his friends that
he had purchased six Of the finest cups he
could procure for the contest in American
waters He hoped to bring them all back,
and also to pass Sandy Hook lightships
ahead of tho Dauntless Great applause.
NEw YORK, June l3.
Netherlands madness has broken out
again. After the trial he swore he would
have little Danny, his other boy, and with .
method clearly defined, hired several per
sons to keep q watch upon the residence OF
his late wife at Woodside, and wait their
chance for an abduction. Ii is said that
few days ago, during Mrs. McFarl lsnds tenn.
porary absence, woman called and sald
that Mrs. Mcfarland had concluded to
spend the day at Mrs. Bogarts, and wished
the servant would send Danny TO her BY the
bearer OF the Message. The story was told
80 straightforward that the servant unsus-
picious, dressed the boy and conhded him
10 her charge The strange woman passed
down the walk to the gate, only to be met
BY the mother. Mamma, mamma, came
from the boy, who first saw her, and the
kidnapper dropped his hand and walked
rapidly away, and was lost TO sight before
Mrs. Mcfarland could comprehend the STRAIT.
agem by which she had been 80 nearly
robbed of her young.
The city is excited this evening over the
announcement that Mr.. Constantine DelInon.
leo, the prince of caterers, blew out his
brains this afternoon, at his residence. No.
A West Twenty seventh street. From
inquiries instituted BY the coroner, il ap-
pears that some three weeks ago Mr.
Delmonico's wife became i'll, and after q
short illness died. Since the death of his
wife Mr.. Delmonico was very despondeni,
not speaking to bis friends, and apparently
wesried of existence. Friday at O'Clock be
went to his private room, and placing the
revolver in his mouth, fired. The bullet
passed through the base of the skull, going
through the brain, and escaping through
the top OF the skull. The report OF the pisto
shot was heard BY the other inmates of the
house, who rushed up stairs, and on entering
Mr.. Delmonico's room, found him lying dead
on the floor in the center of pool of blood
A few friends and relatives of the deceased
were notified Immediately, and late in the
afternoon a messenger was sent TO the coro-
ner's Office in order that an inques, might
be had on the remains without any DELAY.
Coroner Rollins and deputy coroner job n
Beach were informed of the case, and AT
once commenced an investigation into the
circumstances of the suicide.
A mysterious and heartless desertion is
he of . ha -
urday morning q carriage containing two
tashionably dressed men and a beautiful
and elegantly attired young lady dashed up
to q store on one of the principal avenues,
and the men, handing the young lady into
the store politely, asked permission for her
to remain there for few minutes to await
their return. The permission was readily
granted, but they failed TO come back, and
the lady was found to he in semi-uncon
scious condition, evidently from the effect Of
powerful narcotic. She had apparently
given recent birth to a child. She is now
under medical treatment, from the rawlings
of her delirium, disconnected sentences are
heard which hint at the perpetrstion Of g
dreadful outrage No clue has yet been
obtained BY the police to the identity or
whereabouts of the inbuman deserters, and
terry.
GALENA, I'll, June I3.-The 10 Daviess
county Board of Supervisors have purchased
the place OF " illism Phillips, one milo from
Scales Mound. for q county farm, paying
therefor, $ll, 900. The County House, 10
Gated near Gslena, was burned last winter.
on which there was an insurance of 5000.
A few weeks ago the Board sold the old
farm for ST 900. To day the Board sppro-
priated $4,000 to build a new house.
The display at the Horticultural exhibi
ton here on Wednesday evening was very
fine. The admission fee charged, however.
was more than twice what il should have
been. State Entomologist l.. Parou deliv
cred ar address, which was well received
The new organ for the First Presbyterian
Church has arrived. A concert by the
church choir will be given as soon as the
organ is in position.
The largest income reported in this city g.
this year, is that of J. Nj. Rysr-$52,000.
Henry NJ. Shaffer, of this ciiy, who stood
fourth in the graduating class at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, is now
twenty years of age, and was appointed by
President Grant, when he came to Galens
at the close of the war. Young Shaffer
Was then setting type in the Gazette Office
here, and was at that time a first class COM
positor.
The steamer Minneapolis took on 5000
sacks of grain at this port to day, for St.
Louis. More grain is shipped at Gslena
than at anv other point on the Mississippi
river above St. Louis.
LONDON, June ll.-No arrangements for
the funeral of Charles Dickens have as yet
noon been made. No inquest will be held
on the remains.
1t is intimated that the funeral will be
private. Only the usual invitations TO the
friends of the family have been given. The
place of of burial is not yet decided on.
Queen Victoria, Immediately after the in
telligence Of the death of Mr.. Dickens was
comm unicated at court, dispatched q mes
sage of coincidence to the members of the
family of the deceased author.
The public institutions of the city sus
pended business Immediately after hearing
Of the melancholy event.
The last letter written by Mr.. Dickens
was dated June s. This contained expires
sions of the deepest reverence for religion
and is quoted in the newspapers as repudiat
| ing any contrary impression which nigh
be derived from accidental expressions il
| his books.
In his will, Mr.. Dickens leaves All The
| Year Round to his son, with many valuable
suggestions about its management
Mr.. Dickens name had been proposed to
the Union club, and the ballosing on his ad
mission as q member was to have occurred
on Wednesday, the 22nd inst.
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