The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-18
Emperor William In
Trouble.
Fast Horse Flesh.
Accidents, Fires, Crime etc.


Henry Lyon, was arrested in this city on a
charge of being one Of the gang who robbed
the Rock Island Railroad train near Des
Moines recently. The evidence against
him not being very strong, he was released
upon 50, 900 bail He was implicated,
few years ago, in the roJb berry of one OF
Wells, Fargo 4 Ca 5 stages in California
ST Louis, Mo. Aug. IA gentleman
who reached this city to-day from JEFF
terson City reports that it was conf
IDENTIFY believed that those Of the men be
heved to be engaged in the Iowa railroad
robbery would be taken to-day or tonight
in jackson County, in this State, Eight
armed men We're engaged III the scheme,
expected to result in the capture of the
deSperadOes
MILwAUtlEE, Aug l6.-The EcsaiHg
Wisconsja. allJtdiug to the charges pub
llshed against the private character of
Senator Carpenter says the New York
Tribune and Chicago Ilmes have made the
most serious charges against the private
character ut Senator Carpenter. These
charges are too grave To pass unnotlced
/ They are uttered by journals of ample pc
cuniary responsibility. They can be made
to suffer most seriously ii they have given
currency to reports that are false and IL
belUus and the constituents OF the Senator
have right to know the truth. Ii they
are false, personal uIaleYJleuce could 20 no
further. and any jury would award such
/ damages as would be Il lesson to all future
journalists The people demand that the
Senator of their choice should vindicate
his character.
ST Louis, Aug. l6.-The number of
deaths in this city for the week ending
this evening, as reported by the Board OF
Health, is 2U5, Of which 10 are from chol-
era and u from cholera mnrbus
The first bale of this year 5 cotton, re
celved here TINS season. sold at auction to
day at 10 cents per pound.
/ OMAHA, Neb, Aug, 10 - Immense
clouds OF grassh0ppers passed over this
section to-day, suuthward MuItitudes
are alighting, and have commenced on the
corn.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. l6-A coils
ion, which resulted in the total demoliation
OF fifteen or twenty freight and two pas
senger cars occurred last night on the
Chicago 4 Alton Railroad, six miles this
side Of Bloomington between freight
train and an excursion train not loaded.
Three men were badly hurt, and two men
were supposed to have been killed and are
still in the wreck, Criminal cprelessness
lit is said wasthe cause of the accident
Several cases OF garrroting and robbery
, have occurred in this city lately, and last
night a man named Coburn, stranger in
the city, was enticed out near the reservoir
= Knocked down, and robbed, but the police
= had been on the lookout for the men en-
! rauaH in n 9nd 1uacaajaI IN IA III 4
! them Just as they were making off with
, the spoils They were Dick Farrell James
Minnie, and John Athertun, and have
r lately come here.
MADISON, Wis, August l6-Heavy
showers fell here yesterday afternoon, and
the weather is cool and delightful to- day.
= New YORK, Aug. l6-The Pail Mail
= Gazette says that during the disturbance
in Pernambuco, growing out of the meas
E ures taken by the Brazilian Bishops against
= Free Masons, the Jesuit College was
broken into, and four reverend fathers
- beaten, one of whom was i'll and died from
e the blows. The office OF the Bishop news
q paper was entered and the materials thrown
out of the windows, and the paper burned
e A Berlin correspondent says one of tn,
- events for which it is well to be prepared i.
h the death of the German Emperor. Ap-
30 prehenslUns about his case arise not SC
much from specific attacks of illness a.
n from various signs Of lnsignlticence wher
apart, but iullot significance when grouped
together The Journey to st. Petersuers
lett, 1t is said, "a bad effect on his constitu
ton. He returned rather tired after a Ions
round of dissipation and tedious railway
/ 3urney. Soon after the Shah arrived, ,an(
the physical fatigue incident to the part o
the host was added to nervousness brough
? on by the eccentricities of his guest. l
II was supposed at one time that his lines
was telgned in order to escape further in
tervlews with the King of Kings. Afte
the departure of the Shah he returned t,
Potsdam, where, one whole week after, h.
le suddenly tainted, falling heavily forwar,
', on the fioor, aud only after an hour was b
/ Drought 10 consciousness. The EmperJ
le Is petulaht aud vacllIating, and has MOI
a. bld dread OF being lett alone or disturbed
D. the correspondent says, by the extent t
Of which his government has become involves
rs in war with the Holy See.
lie SARATOGA, August I5.-Tp the secon
u race to-day, for $1,000 four-n,iIe heats
Hubbard was the tavorite at three to on
G. against the field, and soon after the star
* took the lead from Bessie Lee, and kept
IN till entering the home stretch, on the las
mile, when he was joined by Arizona A
= exciting finish took place, Arizona winnin
by length, Hubbard second Bessie LIE
is and Wiley distanced. Time Z ;54a.
he he UTICA, n Y,August l5-Far the pa
trot for a purs $1,000, st. Jane
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