Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-12
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New YORE, March ll.-BroEngville,
Texas, dispatch states that two thousand
cattle have bsen stolen from stock rsisers
since the middle of February and driven
into Mexico by organized bands OF thieves,
on the Mexican side Of the Rio Grsnde.
Reliable reports from Mexico say the rob-
bers determined TO clear the country from the
Rio GrAnde to the river Neuoe of Ameri
cans, by despoiling their property. At q
mass meeting held there, resolutions were
adopted stating that the frontier had been
unprotected for years governments protec
ton was asked. and that unless protection
WAS afforded they would be compelled to
organize for self protection. The feeling is
such tbs, in retaliation the invasion OF
Mexico is very probable, if there is no
change in affairs soon on the border.
WnMISGToS, n. c., March Il.-Intsl-
hgeuce received from Robson county to-
day, tends TO confirm the report of the
killing of Boss Strong. The party who
went TO Andrew Sirong's for the purpose Of
Of securing him, returned yesterday and
reported that they found large quantity Of
blood on the floor OF Sirong's cabin, and lhat
Andrew Strong's wife acknowledged that
Boss Was killed, and that the other mem bers
of Lowry's band had removed the body.
There seems TO be no doubt that McQuinn
shot Strong aud killed him.
PARIS, March IA dispatch from Pisa
Italy, announces the death of Joseph MAJ,
zini, the well known Italian Republican.
LoNDoS, March 1.-THE Financisr says
the American government after mature de-
termination has resolved TO present its case
/ to the Geneva tribunal By the 10Th of April,
in accordance with the terms OF the treaty
of Washington, even if the British Arbitra-
tor should not be present, and insist on
proceeding TO the arbitration regardless Of
protest and the withdrawal Of Great
/ Britain.
In the House of Commons to-day, Mac
| Fitz called the attention of the Colonial
| Department, to the report which came from
America, of the secret treaty for the sepa
ration of Canada from Great Britain
Hughsssen, Under Colonial Secretary, re
piled that he had not thought it worth while
to contradict such an absurd rumor, but out
of respect to the gentleman he would state
that there was not the slightest foundation
for il.
DAYTON, Ohio, March 1.-The horrible
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supposed, was committed by the husband
and father, at a farm hoGss six miles north
east of this city, on Saturday night. Mrs
Vanguard was found some distance from tn,
house, on the bank Of the creek, the twt
Oldest children evidently having beer
drowned and the bodies after ward tsker
from the creek-the babe having its skull
crushed. Vanguard, the supposed murder
er, has been arrested, and is now in jai
here. An inquest will be held on the bod
les to-day.
Leonard Marguard, thu murderer of hi
vile and children, is evidently insane. HI
; story of the affair is that few days ago ht
read a chapter to his family from the Bibl
aud then rising up accused his wife Of beinl
g witch and using witchcraft. He says hi
eldest daughter confirmed him in his &C
cusation. He says also that on Saturda
night ne told his wife he wanted their child
rem to leave this world that both he an,
his wife stripped naked, knelt down An
prayed for fifteen minutes they then strip
ped two of the children took them, and lsi,
, them side by side on the bank OF the stream
they then dasheod ut the brains of the in
fAut and left it lying in the woods, Afte
which they returned home and went to bed
After lying there fifteen minutes he told hi
wife he wanted to send her to heaven also
and Immediately fell upon her and ssrangle
her to death after that he rose and praye
till 8 O'Clock In the morning, when he wen
= to the nearest neigh5or aud told the Who'll
story. Vanguard is a German farmer. an
has been in this country about eightee
years. The murdered woman was his secon
: wife.
CuSCISSATI, March IA Dayton spe cis
gives the testimony before the coroner
! Jury of Ellsworth, aged I, and Habakkuk
aged G, surviving children of Leonard MAJ
j, guard. They say that after dark or sstuI
day night, their father and mother hante
for ali the children, but they ,wo hid the
heard the parents take the three othe
e children, mother taking the two eldest, an
father the baby. There was light; sa'