The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
DOVER, July %, Hon. J. P. Hale fell
this morning and broke his hip.

DOVER, July '22.-Hon. j. +. Hale fell
this morning and broke his hip.
STERLING, H., July PA collision oc-
Cured on Saturday lust east of the depot
in this city on the Chicago 4 Northwestern
Railroad, between wild freight train
and the gravel train backing down from
the pit. The freight engine was materially
damaged, and several gravel ears were
knocked to pieces. Fortunately no one
was hurt. The engineer of the freight
train was discharged, as he had EXPRESS
orders to be on the lookout.
PTTTsBURG, July 22.-0n Friday morn
ing last, John Snyder and two of his chill
dren, living in Springdale, in the borough
of Butler, were taken i'll with all the Svlup-
toms Of having been poisoned They-cop-
tinued TO improve until Saturday evening
when Snyder was suddenly taken i'll again
with the same symptoms The physician.
were again summoned and pronounced i,
another ease of poisoning by arsenic. but
as in the previous attempt an overdose
had been given and the violent vomiting
saved his life. A party by name of Fore
man suspected of administering the poison
was arrested and lodged in jail Mrs. Sny
der was also arrested yesterday at noon and
committed to Jail.
ST LOUIS, July y. At late hour las,
night two stsamboatmen named Michael
Mccarthy and John kerrigan had an al
tercation on the street, and the former shot
the latter in his left breast, infiicting prob
ably. fatal wound, Mccarthy was ar
rested
A Mrs Sornaman committed suicide
yesterday at Vandalia, Ill She first at
tempted to cut her hands, but failing in
this she cut her throat with a razor The
| cause was insanity.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July %. Thomas
| Greenan, brakeman on the Pan Handle
Railroad, was knocked off his train by
low bridge and killed last night.
YpsILANTI. July 22.-On Sunday night
the office of the City Clerk and Justice of
! the Peace was entered and all the city rec
Ords, files of l,l00 chattel mortgages, DO
/ lice dockets, papers and books belonging to
the office were taken
| A prohibition war is being waged here
with considerable success, and the guilty
parties are doubtless those opposed to the
efforts being made to close the saloons
CHICAGO, July 22.-Henry Milward, the
noted provision dealer whose firm recently
suspended, died last night Of inflammation
Of the stomach. The Board of Trade this
forenoon passed appropriate resolutions,
ToEEDo, O., July pa building occu-
pied by Barlow, Page K Co. dealers in
paints, oils aud glass, was destroyed by
fire this evening with most of its contents.
Estimated loss, $35, 900 to $500 in
surance, $4,000.
| MADIsoN, Wis, July "A Norwegian
named Osmond, or Harrison, was run over
and killed near Arlington. Wis. on the
Portage Road, las night. by wild train.
He got on the Portage train at O'Clock.
very much under the influence of hduor.
and having spent all his money for whisky
he was put off the train at Windsor
Starting up the track toward Arlington, he
sat down on the track, near a sharp curve
and it is supposed that he fell asleep. The
engineer of a wild train, coming to Madi.
son. discovered him when about twenty
/. feet from him, but before the train could
be stopped he was run over and killed
Two suicides were attempted in this city
last night, One was a servant of Mrs
Choteau, of st. Louis, who is stopping at
the Lake Side House Thinking that she
was hated by everyone she wrote her mis-
tress note, saying that she intended tJ
commit suicide, and went and jumped i,
, the lake. Her mistress receiving the note
promptly, she was rescued before her Tasi
J at could be consummated The other at
, tempt was that of George FesS. German
saloon keeper, who attempted to cut his
throat while laboring under alteration Of
: mind caused by ill health and business
difficulties