The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-07

rents. Pat o Brien was thrown in jail.
The excitement is great, and lynehing Is
talked of as the Currents have been b0is-
terous before and Burton was well liked,
and was in the discharge of his duty
CAIRO. ILL.,. October 6-Our. city was
shocked about 10 o'clock this morning to
learn that Fred Blankenburg, who has
been keeping the Excelsior saloon on the
corner Of Fourteenth street and Washing
ton avenue had committed suicide. All |
that is known about it is that Blankenburg /
entered the saloon little before O'Clock, /
this morning and took drink, and passed |
out into an adjoining room, where, soon at
ter, a pistolshot was heard, and Blanken- |
berg was found on bed witha six shooter |
in his hand and bullet hole in his fore
head above the left eye. He was insensi- |
BILE, but alive at II O'Clock. No cause is
assigned for the rash act.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, October GA daring
highway robbery was committed few
miles from this city last Saturday evening.
A man who resided near Andrew,ln Jack
son county, came to Dubuque on that day,
on horseback. He visited the circus dur
ing the afternoon, purchased $50 worth OF
new Clothes and at o'clock started home
ward. About five miles from the city,
while riding through piece OF woods,
three men who were lying in ambush at
the road side, sprang upon him, seized the
horse by the bride, and drawing their pis-
| tolls, demanded his money or his hfe, at
| the same time throwing a cloth over his
| face to prevent their victim from seeing
who were his captors. In less than two
minutes he was relieved OF pocket book
containing $3.50, and also the satchel CON
tanning the clothing, when he was allowed
to continue his Journey. An examination
of the locality yesterday disclosed the fact
that horse and buggy had been hltched
to "A tree a short distance from where the
robbery was committed, There Is no clue
to the robbers as yet This daring high
way robbery, five miles from the city, at I
O clock in the evening, is the latest sensa-
ton after the bank failure.
An indignant depositor in the recently
busted bank, under the influence OF hq-
uor, visited Babbage's 5 residence at noon
on Sunday, pistol in hand, bent on having
money or blood. he was met at the door
! by Mr. Babbage, from whom he demanded
his money, and was preparing to shoot
! when friends interceded and took the ex
! cited dspositor away.
: ELGIN, Ill, October 6.-Pat Holland
living in Clintonville, H. came to Elgin OF
Saturday night, got full of whiskey ant
started to walk home on the roadway oftht
Chicago and Northwestern Railway. II
! some way he got upon the track a littl'
east OF the depot, and the Ills Passenger
train ran over his head, severing it from
J the body The conductor reported th'
case, and the railroad men went down ant
/ found the body. The deceased was com
! mon drunkard.
: RUTLAND. Vt, Oct Ga storehous
: and other property of the Brandon Manu-
f. featuring Co, burned last night. Los
! $4,000.
l. BALTIMORE Nd, Oct 6,-Hamilton 5 gre
n cery and Shaffer' pork packing ESTABLISH
; ment were damaged 25,0o0. by fire tn
e morning. insurance S30,00D.
r HAvERHIIL, Mass October 6.-TI
d Haverhill Hat manufactory was burne
h yesteday morning The loss is various
ut estimated at from $4,000 to 10000. II
heirs of James Duncan own the buildin
t and the company owned the stock AT
d machinery. The building and couten
lg were insued The fire was undoubted
Il, caused by spontadeous combustion.