The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-08
Accidents, Fires, Crime,
Etc, Etc.
The Frightful Death OF
La Mountain.
Fast Horses in California.
Immense Meetings of Gran
ers in Iowa.


Hark
There were six entries for the free for
all trotting race for the S4,0O0, but Bashaw,
Jr. and Fred Hooper were drawn, leaving
only American Girl, Sensation, Henry
Todd, and j. W. Conley to start Ameri-
can Girl was the favorite in the pools and
won the first heat in 2:29. The second
heat fell 10 Sensation, who passed under
the wire neck ahead of the Girl in 2:26f,
and became the favorite in the pools. The
third heat was a lively struggle between
Sensation, American Girl, and Todd, the
former scoring neck ahead in 2:253. At
the close of the next heat American Girl
was short length behind Sensation, who
took the heat and race in 2:2S.
The sweepstakes for $500, trotting
match, best three in five, was contested by
Barney Kelley, Ella Sharp, and Ligonier,
1t was a tame affair, and was won by kel-
ley, the best time being 2:364
Six horses entered for the $500 running
purse, mile heats. Rocket won the first
heat in l:4T4, the second in LAS, the fast
est mile ever run over the Dexter course,
with Martin Martin but length behind
A. W. Richmond, of Buffalo, to-day pur-
chased Of Gilbert butcher, of st. Paul, the
stallion Redwing for $4,000.
JACKSONVILLE, July Prom mid
night on Sunday To eight this morning the
rain fall here was ll3 inches
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July The Re
publican SAYS Vice President Wilson has
passed into that stage of health which
Chase 50 long occupied, a paralytic invalid,
TO whom life is of most uncertain duration.
The nature of his disease may not utterlyde-
stroy his usefulness as a man and public
servant, but it will undoubtedly limit his
ambition and activity. With careful nurs-
ing, etc, he may yet enjoy for many years
a kind of honorary post in public councils
| WORCESTER, Mass, July 9.-Doctor
Fontaine, of Spencer, was held in 81, oOC
bonds this morning for manslaughter il
causing the death of a child by using small
pox virus for vaccination instead of vaccine
matter
BosToN, July DR. Charles T. Jack
son, the eminent chemist has been danger
ously i'll for the past few days
| VIM. B. Lincoln, of Dedham, while
walking with his wife last evening, neal
that village, was shot by some unknown
person, one ball entering his left side, jus
|
The wounds are dangerous. No clue Il
| the assassins.
New YORK, July THE telegram say
/ the law under which Rozenzweig, the abor
ZIONIST, was given penalty of seven years
imprisonment, was legislated out of exist
ence by the passage of a new law maxim!
malpractice, attended with fatal results
punishable with death Rozenzweig ha
lain for months in the Tombs awaiting
new trial, but has not been re-indieted, ant
it is believed he cannot be.
| Stokes, Simmons and King will, it i
supposed, escape the death penalty through
the new law requiring proof of deliberat
intent to kill for conviction of murder il
the first degree.
A. letter from Geneva to the World give
a conversation with the late Empress o
France. She says her visit to France wa
for political purposes, and it is useless t
try to conceal it. She believes there wi
soon be general return of the people t
order, and said the Piedmontese govern
ment at Rome, anti-christion and paga
court at Berlin, and the wild communda
of Madrid are filled with fear at the awak
ening of Catholic France. Now that tn
wretched Thiers has gone all moves vel
The future, said Eugene, is ours an
France will lead reaction against the for
ces which have seemed to threaten tn
existence of society and religion through
out Europe. She saw in the future tha
. France would again be at the head of tn
nation, the robbers driven out of Rome an
the Pope restored, Germany divided int
harmless States, and Austria again stron,
/ II. L
en- on Sunday morning by members of
. Tenth Avenue gang whom he had ordere
away from Thirtieth street. Three arres
have been made, and the persons secure
have been Unidentified
A dispatch from Winchester, Va, statt
that while family named Little were
breakfast on Saturday feud broke ou
d when two sons named Oscar and Lycurgt
!. commenced firing at four other sons, an
J, their mother The firing being returne
q by the other sons, Oscar was woundet
! captured and sent to Jail. Another sc
:, named Clinton was wounded, also Il
i mother. Clinton died on Saturday evel
e ing, and the mother will die.
n n BUFFALO, July Another shock
e earthquake occurred at 6 O'Clock th
r !; morning. The only damage done by IL
Ie shocks of yesterday was the thrown
e down Of a chimney in the center of the cit
Louis Jacerez and wife were drowned
capsizing their boat while sailing on Il
= lower bay yesterday.
SAN Francisco, July sickness is T
S ported among the Modoc prisoners at Fo
klamath. The close confinement is col
ar mencing to tell on Captain Jack and Cur
Headed Doctor. The former is wea
gaunt and complaining.
NASHVILLE, July IA Chattanoo
special reports thirty deaths in forty-eig
r hours, fifteen Of which were from choler
CINCINNATI, July 7.-Seven cases
deaths from cholera were reported at t
IT, health Office to-day.
MEMPHIS, July There were tweni
n two interments to-day; only two frc
~ cholera.