Rock Island Argus., 1872-05-21
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MAY 81. 1879.
piizes will be awarded to the best marksmen.
The meeting promises to be the largest ever

piizes will be awarded to the best narksmen.
The meeting promises to be the largest ever
held.
CHICAGO, May 20.-A meeting of dele
gates of various German singing societies
was held yesterday, and committee was
appointed TO arrange for the reception of
Franz Abt. A general concert will be given
in his honor.
LITTLE Rock, May 20.-The river has
risen 26 feet at this point and is still rising
1t lacks but little of being as high as In
1874. The town opposite this place is over
flowed. The damage to crops is very great,
thousands of acres of cotton are under water.
In Jefferson, Arkansas, Dssta, aud Chicot
counties, large part of the farms bordering
along the river are covered with water.
PHILADELPHIA, May ia fire broke
out tonight 10 the ak story building on
Dock street, near Third, built by DIR. Jayne
and adjoining the building recently burned.
The building was occupied by Lesnring's
printing establishment and number of
book blnderies, and was totally destroyed
The loss has not yet been ascertained. The
1--WE story brown stone building adjoining,
occupied BY the Commercial List news
paper, was crushed by falling wall and en-
tirely destroyed. Jayne's building was for
several years used as the post office, and for
some year for exhibitions of the Franklin
Institute. 1t Was the handsomest granite
building in the city.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-Ths fremen
this morning were still PLAYING on the
smouldering ruins of Jaynss building.
Vailer's hotel was crushed by the falling Of
the eastern wall and the Commercial List
office was completely demolished by the
falling of the western walls. Four hundred
persons out of employment The loss will
reach halt million.
Lateral Roon to day the lower portion
of the western wall of Jayne's building fell
into the slley between Jayne's block and
Vailer's hotel injurng three fremen, one
fatally. The crash caused q rush among
the spectators and several persons in the
crowd were Injured during the panic.
BINGHAMProN, N. Y, May 20.-Two
thousand acres of forest between this city
and the Pennsylvania State line were burn
ed over on Saturday. Farm buildings were
saved with much difficulty.
CINCINNATI, May 2O.-A Memphis spe-
cisl to the Chronicle says four children,
their ages varying from two to ten years,
were terribly burned on Saturday night
The Oldest was kindling FIRE with coal oil.
One died in aB hour, the second and third
soou after, and we're buried yesterday. The
fourth dIrd this morning.
New YORK, May 20.-Esrly yesterday
morning Neyen l. Lowestein's varnish fac
tory at Hun'ers Point, took FIRE and was
| 10 s, lrn AZ
sand dollars insured for sixty thousand
Two 6remen we're severely injured BY an ex'
plosion.
DUBUQUE, Nay 20.-A FIRE az Marion
lows, this morning, DESTROYED the photo
graph gallery of Mr.. Grove, the produce
com mission house of Bosby & Elliott, tts
boot and shoe store Of ". ". Thomas, th,
grocery store of D. F. Whipple, and th'
J Farmers hotel. A potion Of the contents
of the building was saved The loss is 81
, 600 insurance, S., 900.
CHICAGO, May 20.-The Journals Du
buque special saws that on Saturday afte
noon three small boys we're sailing on tn
| slough, when the boat capsized and tive G
them, Willie Schmid aud Herman 7. Rilk
aged nine and seven years respectively
+ we're drowned. Their bodies were recovere
6 soon after.
+ During the prevalence Of the high win
. On Sunday afternoon, skiff on lake Peosts
u near Dubaque, containing picnic party {
= six-three youDg men ard three youn
s aides - upFet, and .hr4e OF the psrty-NelG
! Connolly, Kate Lonergan, scd George Becl
we're dro Nned. The other woman, Bridge
Il Feeney. wss saved but lies in a critical COZ
" dition from fright.
n ST. LOUIS, May 20-Adam Nelson ws
q shot and killed by the accidental disehsrg
of pistol in the hands of Tom Allen, th
d pugilist, in the saloon of the latter early tn
m morning.