The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-25
The Cholera in Kentucky
and Indiana.
A Radical Defaulter.
Accidents, Fires, Crime
Etc, Etc.

SJaJe heglSttf gives EDe IOltbWlug utScIlp-
ton of the men who robbed the train on
the Rock Island Railroad, Monday night
The man that seemed To be the leader Is
described as follows: About , feet or )
inches high, light hair, blue eyes, heavy
sandy whiskers, broad shoulders, straight,
tolerably short nose with little turnup,
tolerably high and broad forehead, intelli-
gent looking, and looked like tolerably
well educated man, and did not look like
working man: from 36 to 40 years old.
Second man as follows-Tail and slender,
light complexion, rather delicate looking
had high forehead, not very broad; hight
brown hair, very long light whiskers, IN
chned to be sandy nearly six feet high
long slender hands, and did not look as
though he had ever done any work III his
life : his nose is a little Roman; blue eyes;
looked like man well educated and very
polite, not inclined 10 talk mach; from 80
to 10 years old dressed in light clothes,
Third man-Rather slender build; live
feet or 10 inches high hair cut very
short hair had a little sandy appearance,
though would be called light brown nose
Grecian, not very refined but rather sar-
castle hard and bad couutenance brown
eyes looked like an Incorporate man !,
wore dark wool hat with stiff rim, and dark
clothes was from 81 to 3S years old. The
fourth man was dark complected, dark
hair, no whiskers, broad and tolerable high
forehead. feet : or 5 inches high.
/ heavy set and straight; rather intelligent
( looking good countcnance, black eyes,
straight Grecian nose "a to IS years old :;
dressed in light pants and vest, dark coat,
and light wool hat The fifth man had a
fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown
hair, with chin whiskers, little sandy he
is 5 feet and or 10 inches high, large,
portly. but not very feshy; broad shoul
ders, form straight intelligent looking,
large Roman nose, and Is from Sc To s.
years old he was dressed in light clothes,
and made quite pleasant appearance.
This description was given by Mr.. and
Mrs Stuckeye, who live on the northeast
quarter of section %, township 70, range
81, Ringgold county where these men ate
dinner July 22d No other particulars
have been received here to-day,
ST. LOUIS. July PA dispatch from
St Joseph, Mo, says The Iowa train
robbers aIe believed 10 have been traced
into Nodaway county, Mo, and that they
will be captured
DEs MONIES, Iowa, July 24-Nothing
has been heard up to noon to-day, from the
officers in pursuit of the railroad robbers
A telegram from Wells. Fargo x Co, a
San Francisco, Cal, fixes the sealed pack
age taken by the robbers at S637, making
the total amount secured by the robber,
50, ,337 Of this $3.50 belonged to the c.
. r. l. 4 P company, and was being trans
ported for them.
The new Rock Island grain tariff for tn,
Iowa Division reduces the prices up to th
station. West of here they are slightly
e advanced.
a SPRINGFIELD, H., July 24-The Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioners made
2 the following change in the grades o
. grain, at their session this morning 'Th
h grades heretofore known as hard sprin,
= wheat, Nos. l and ,, with descriptiy,
qualifications thereto attached, are strickel
n out of the rules, and the following describ
ed grades adopted and inserted to-wit
Northwestern spring wheat, Nos ] an,
. shall include the varieties of hare
spring wheat of good milling quality an,
equal in every respect to the present stan
+ dards Of Nos. | and 2 spring wheat,
SARATOGA, n. Y, July "a. - Fin
. weather, good track and large attend
ance characterize the opening day of tn
u Saratoga Racing Association. The frs
race for the Travers stakes, one and three
: garter miles for 3-year- Odds, created intens
! excitement. There were seventy min
/ nominations, of which the following started
e Merodac Count ID DOrsay, Springbok, Tor
I, Bowling, Fellowcraft, Mccormick, Waiver
/ ", and Free Lance just previous to tn
e race, pools were sold Bowling $500
+ Springbok $40; Count D'Orsay, sI3O
J. Merodac, $40 field, $50. Great difficult
u was experienced in eflecting a star
$ Count d Orsay did NOT get away when tn
, e flag fell, and was out Of the race from til
+ start. Bowling won. Springbok ran lal
ping him for the greater part of the rae,
I but threw his rider at the furlong pole o
h the home stretch. Time 3!O93. After til
IN race claim of foul riding was mad
against Tom Bowling's jockey, it being a
: serted that herode over Springbok, cuttin
his left fore leg. The judges, after pr
longed consultation, decided against tt
appeal, and gave the race to Bowling, wit
II, Waverly second and Merodoc third
SARATOGA, n Y, July 24.-The Ira
d. er stakes were won by Tom Bowling.
= NEW York, July 25.-The warden
Sing g-Sing Prison gives a complete deni
to the sensational stories recently publis
ed OF special favors being granted the co
Wet " aiworth He says, Young Va
n worth is treated just the same as 9th
prisoners. When it was known he W
coming, application was made by tho
having charge Of the shoe shop, as tn,
,y wanted man in their office who was n
a common thief. | sent Walworth
to his refusing food, he has been sufferii
1a- ta- a few days from sickness brought about
.ek confinement and change of mode of lii
He has seen his mother, and no one ell
,os y. and her but three times. His cell is Fl
ad- furnished the same as others. He receiy
m no better treatment or attention than a
other prisoner"