Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-29
Mob in Knox County and
Peoria.
Defau1ter in LaSalle Co.
The Sunday Liquor Law in
Chicago.
Accidents, Suicides, Muir
ders, Etc.
The Epizootic Influenza.

New York, Oct. 28.-The completed
registration in New York and BROOKLYN
shows falling of from last year in ca. b
city OF about 1000 votes. New York's
registry il smaller than Philadelphia's by
| l7,0O0 votes, but as New York is against
Grant, and Philadelphia is q Republican
CITY, the hgures are not mysterious as figures
run this year. The small registration here
10 due to Federal obstruction Just as the in
hAtion in Philadelphia was effected by Ad-
miniEtrstion frauds.
! Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-Osborns, the mur-
dersr of Mrs. Matthews, OF Knox county.
was brought here about 2 clock this morn
ingi and lodged in our iail for safe keeping.
a mob had gathered about the Knoxville
jail where Osborne was confined, and fear
ing they would get him out and lynch him,
Sheriff PatIen managed to get him ont un-
observed, and drove him here in . carriage
The mob followed on . train, and made
every arrangement to iutercep pit tbs carriage,
but Pattsn eluded them and got his man in
side the Peoria county Jail about ten min
utes before the mob reached here. Osborne
is safe enough now, IS it is probable 10
mob can batter down the walls of the isil
The feeling against the prisoner is verv
| strong. There are 300 men in Knox
county who will follow him up and kill hin.
LA SALE, Oct. 2S.- Philip Conlin, ex-
Mayor OF this city, alleges that he has
already discovered forgeries of his signature
to the aggregate amount of $500 BY George
). Geywood, the absconding county school
superintendent of LsSalle county, Il is
known that the fugitive spent two or three
days and nights of last week in Chicago
brothels.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-The police report
niDety-six yiolstors OF the Sunday liquor,
tTIOouss =
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2s.-A Chronicle special
reports the .sinking Of the steamer Umpire
between Evansville and Cairo. No pArtio-
ul&rs yet received.
CrSCIKEATI, Ocs 2S.-D avid Meyer, a
stranger, committed suicide this morning on
the levse by cutting his throat with razor.
CISC1NNArI. Oct. 29.-At Lexington,
Kentucky, on Saturday, William Thomas
pursued his wife to the hAuse of q neighbor-
ing woman for the purpose of whipping her.
The ueirhbor expossulatsd with him, when
ne commenced upon her. Her son, boy OF
ffieen. coming in, shot him with . revolver,
killing him instantly.
ERIE. Oct. 2S.--A stranger registerin 9
his name as Lonis Patterson, Baltimore,
died shis morning at the Ellsworth house IN
this city from an overdose Of morphine, sd-
ministered by himself. He leaves nothing
by which to identify him.
BANGOR, Oct 2S.-The horse disease i
spreading rapidly, and large proportion o
| n .1 tba IN lH la
affected.
Bosrox, Oct. 2S.-One of the South Boz
ton horse cars made 9 trip drawn by en-
ployees of the company. The tare was q
cents and the car well ,patronized. With bette
weather to-day a number of horse teams ar
brought out, and q large number Of Oxe
from the country have beon engaged. Hors
car travel was partially resumed this morn
ing, four horses being put to each car, an
some South Boston cars being drawn b
conductors and drivers.
~ Providence, r. l., Oct. 28.-The hor'
disease has become almost universally PR
4 valent here, probably not oEe-qusrter of th
SO horses being free from it. A few cases hsv
!. resulted fatally,
New YoRK, Oct. 28.-The horse diseal
shows no kbating sgRs. The weather L
day is damp and ioEgy, and consequent
unfavorable to the afflicted beasts. Son
Wholesale houses propose to-day to u
oxen on their freight wagons In place
fer- horses. The beautiful weather this atte
OF noon has brought an increased number
mt vehicles on the streets. Oxen were used
'3u. Broadvay and caused g sensation. Sor
ter. stage and car lines to-day partially resum
,ver running. The hack stands are almost
ces, serted, and the cross town cars and stag
que have either suspended or are making only
'eea couple OF trips day.
ans ALBANY, OCT. 28.-The horse disease
over rapidly on the increase here The str
owl cars have mostly Withdrawn and business
d, l all kinds is interrupted.
,ti,s ns WATERFOWL, Oct. 2S.-The horse
less ease is rapidly spreading in this locality.
con LocKPoRr, Oct. 28.-Six horses have d
and here from the horse disease and other ia
~. cases are feared.
bs, OswKeo. Oct, 28.-All the horses in
I Of towing companies stables are stfec
your Rates of towing have advanced ten cent
uile. The boats loaded Saturday had
left here this morning.
IN. ROCHESTER, Oct. 28.-Ninety
cent. of the horses are affected. few
emile recovered and less than dozen died.
act rain increased the disease but the cool we
''"'' er to-day improved the prospect Al
one.thrd Of the canal horses are suffer
ovth a few boats are detained. All the ire
partment horses are sick and the steaE
. are run by hand.
BUFFALO, Oct 2S-The horse disea
. so far absted that to-day the streets
assumed their usual business appears
ING The air is clear and bracing and street
have resumed regular trips. The thoro
fares are alive with teams.
/. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2s.-Repor:s
aaoat that the horses Of a number of pr
stables are attacked. Twenty-Five case
Treas reported in Camden aud several in Oh
eonnty.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2s.-Ths horse
FICE ease broke out here to-day, aud forty
are reported.
PH1LADEPHIA, Oct. 2s.-Not singl'
of we'll defined horse disease he's ye
% peared. There are q few isolated case
1t. the symptoms vary from those in New
From the precaution taken, it is hope
city will be spared from the calamity