The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-24
Claim that Bell, Democrat,
is Elected to Congress
from N. Fl.
Another Grant Radical
Election Outrage in Ark.


to poison himself yesterday morning.
The matron Of the prison found the CON
demned man in stupor at S:l5. After
! much shaking he was aroused and con-
tessed that he had taken a six grain opium
pill The matron forced him to swallow
two cups of strong coffee, which made him
vomit- Doctors Nealis and Vandewater
were called, and Foster was taken into the
corridor and walked up and down, while
ice water was freely poured upon his head.
When the Sheriff learned these facts he
hurried the execution, and Foster was dv-
ing when he was hanged. There is to be
an investigation. A deputy, who was once
a playmate of Foster, is suspected of Civ
ing him the pill Your correspondent
talked with the deputy in question tonight,
and he says Foster was the greatest cow
ard he ever knew He does not believe
he had nerve enough to kill himself DR.
! lying denies that Foster showed any symp-
4 toms of poisoning The writer's observa-
tons previous to and during the execution
lead him TO believe the story canard
The deputy sheriff alluded to above told
the writer that Foster was as impenitent
and unprepared for death when on the
gallows as the day he killed Putnam. He
added It's all over now, but Bill was a
bad man | have been acquainted with
him since he was boy. and no one knew
him better than | did
( LATER matron of the Tombs was
interviewed tonight, and denies that there
Is any truth In the reported attempted sui
eide of Foster Foster was buried at 10
o clock this morning, at Greenwood. The
Revs. Drs. Tying and Walker performed
the Episcopal service. Only relatives
were present. No ladies accompanied the
body to the cemetery. This is in violation
OF one Of the cemetery regulations, which
says no person who has died in prison, or
has been executed for any crime, shall be
buried therein.
BosToN. March 22.-The proposed bur
ial of McElhany, to-day, from the East
Methodist Church, was changed by the re
quest Of his relatives. The funeral took
place OF , 0 clock from his fathers house
in Grove street The Rev. \. Ray, per-
formed the burial rites in simple man
ner. They consisted Of few words to the
friends of the deceased, prayer reading Of
Scripture and singing. Then the funeral
cortege wended its way 70 Cambridge
Cemetery, where the remains were IN
TERED
New YORK, March 22.-No develop
meuts have yet been made as TO the mys-
terious death Of Charles Goodrich Of
Brooklyn. 1t is now stated that woman
may have had something to do with it. A
short time ago Goodrich had a quarrel
with a woman living near him She af-
terwards left, and subsequently he was
known to receive letters from a woman
that were left for him at a neighboring
, house,
LITTLE Rock, March 22.-In the spe.
cial election held on Monday for Alder.
man of the First Ward, W. J Murphy
was elected by majority of over two te
, one. The Council met last night. and re-
fused to recognize Murphy's election and
swore in his opponent, who did not receive
half as many votes as Murphy The most
intense excitement prevails in conse
quence, and Indignation meetings are be,
ing held tonight on the corners of the
: principal streets, and the action of the
Council is denounced in the severest
terms
MANCHESTER, n. H. March 22.-Tht
t friends Of Hon. s. \. Bell, Democratic
5 candidate for Congress, claim to-day thai
he Is elected by majority Of four votes.
SAN Francisco. March 22.-It is re,
ported that Rob't D. Rogart, formerly 4
writer on the New York Sun, paymaster'
clerk in the navy, and recently
reporter for the San Francisco
Chronicle, started for New Yorl
; to- day in custody of United State.
officers to answer there the charge of EN-
! bezzling $4,000 while acting as paymas
ter clerk
NASHVILLE, March GA guard a
! Ash Barracks, who had just been on duty
{ was cleaning his gun for inspection to-day
when it was accidentally discharged. the
ball passing through him and killing two
: other soldiers
MoRRIsTowN, n. j., March 22.-Lurgi
: Lusignani, the Italian who murdered hi.
] wife at Dover, and was sentenced to be
hanged on Thursday, the lst of May next
has been denied a new trial
= ST LOUIS, March 22-Some twenty OF
: thirty men, who day or two ago struck
! on the slough levee work about ffteer
miles below Hannibal, No. organized into
a mob yesterday and attacked Matt Har
ris the time-keeper, and Thomas Staple
ton, walking boss of the work, throwing
stones and firing pistols at them Harris
! and Stapleton returned the fire and killed
Pat Vaughn, one Of the ring leaders, ana
mortally wounded Pat McNanor Harris
and Stapleton subsequently went to Han
nibal, where they were arrested.
The Democratic city convention nomi
mated Joseph Brown for Mayor