The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-07
Rape. Suicide, Murder. Fire
Robbery, Riots, etc.
Horrible Scenes at a Hang.
ing.
The CuIprit says he's in a
Hurry-He has an ap-
pointment to dine in
He'll.

committee to confer with the Sprague's
in regard to trust mortgage and the ap-
pointment Of trustees If an extension is
given, the firm claim that they will be able
TO pay all debts and retain their property.
The committee and the Spragues have
agreed on trustees, and the action was ap-
proved by the creditors.
BosToN, Nov. 6.-Lowell mills begin
on three-fourths time Monday evening.
WASHINGTON, Nov, 6.-On and after
Monday next the First National Bank will
pay thirty cents on the dollar of its total
liabilities, exclusive of the capital stock,
over $2,o00,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6,-The mills are
running on limited time No workingmen
have teen discharged. Some are running
full
| PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6.-The Escaraba
| Furnace Co and the Cascade Iron Co
have filed petitions ofvoluntary bankrupt
/ cy They will pay in full if an extension
| is granted Amount of failure $4,000
| CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The committee of
| the Board of Trade appointed to investi-
gate the charge of Irregularities in the
management of the elevator of Hough d
| Co. report the same true, and submit evi-
dence showing that the firm not only reis-
sued cancelled receipts, but also is
sued receipts for grain that never went into
the elevator. The committee report that
| they find similar Irregularities in other
elevators and that q portion of the blame f
these transactions falls upon the Register
| The committee recommended the appoint
ment of suitable person to make a daily
/ inspection of the Register books to pre-
vent future frauds.
New York, Nov. 6.-The Associated
banks hold about S2l ,0o0,000 of legal ten
ders.
The total amount of foreign gold received
date is 1851 ,S25.
Nearly 81 ,0Oo was contributed in Brook
lyu, at polling places Tuesday, for the
Memphis sufferers.
i Centre, the iuryman on the Stokes case
who talked too freely during the trial. has
been sentenced by Judge Davis to thirty
days imprisonment and to pay a fine of
$3.50.
Laura keene, the actress, died to-day.
TORONTO, Nov. 6-The steamer Bavar-
ian, bound from Hamilton, Ont, to Mon
treal, with six cabin passengers, took fire
about s O'Clock last night, fourteen miles
from shore, opposite Oshawa The crew
only succeeded in lowering two boats, both
of which reached land in safety. They
contained twenty two persons IN all. There
we're fourteen persons remaining on board
of the steamer when the boats left her, and
they were, without doubt, lost
, MEMPHIS, Nov. 6.-Three yellow fever
and four other deaths. One new case re-
, ported Weather warm.
EVENING Mortuary fever 3, Other
4 causes 4. Weather warm and cloudy.
MONTREAL, Nov. 6.-The Vile Marae
Bank w:s robbed of $4,000 this morning
New ORLEANS, Nov. 5.-Berton anC
! Caro-, the noted burglars who escaped jai
. by throwing pepper in the jailor's eyes
have been reeaptured Berton was NOR
. tually shot.
: CHICAGO Nov 6.-John Fl. Small, o
the firm of j, II. Small & Co, manufac
turing stationers, was found dead in thu
lake this morning. Supposed suicide
temporary insanity.
Il CAIRO Nov. 6.-Duke Morrison an,
5 Adam Drumm have been arrested on com
f plant of boy about twelve years oil
named Ruhl, charged with abducting hin
and a girl named Josephine Watkins, /
years old, from Evansville, Ind, aud fore
IL ing them to commit robberies
u PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6.-John Malon
e has been found guilty of assault with in
h tent to kill james Kingswell, while the lat
:, was on trial for the murder of Malone
: father. The jury accompanied the verde
d with recommendation to mercy.
q ID. II
first attempt to hang Wade, the rope wa
/ so long that his feet touched the grounC
While the rope was being shortened w ad
y told the jailor to hurry up, as he had a
t. appointment to dine in hell with the dev
Sc at two. He said the only thing troublin
se him was whether the people he murdere
+. are in Heaven or hell. On the second a
- :, tempt. the rope being too long, his fe,
i struck squarely on the ground In tn
= position he remained shouting, 'Oh Lor,
have mercy" The rope came off his net
is and his body fell over heavily on the groun
o. He was carried upon the scaffold and aft
ry a long delay in arranging the rope Il
en- drop was again pulled. He fell this tin
N. less than three feet. His pulse continue
lp to beat Tor seven minutes. After hangir
d. twenty seven minutes he was placed 10
10 conn and taken charge of by his friend
of MANY pieces OF the rope were cut off al
to- carried away as relics by the spectators.
ys LEWISTON, Me-, Nov. 6.-The burstil
Of grind stone in Hall & Co.'S scvtl
ct, factory, at East Milton, this morn;ng i;
ed o. Healy, and G. L. Head supeTlnte
- dent
, TERRE HAuTE, Ind, Nov. 6.-Tbe q
L. Britton warehouse, owned by L. r JobI
was burned this evening. Probable Ia
TT. $4,000 partly insured.
lor- LITTLE Rock Ark, Nov. 6.-Yesterd
nj DR. Eagle, one Of the leading farmers
,he I.nnaka county with tuun k;nsr,..,. -