The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-06

charge of infanticide. She confessed to
the birth of the child and stated that it
was secreted in her cellar, but denied that
it was born alive She said it was born
on the 18th of September, and that two
days after she placed it in sack and hid
it, The cellar was searched and the BODY
of the infant, that of fully developed fe-
male, was discovered 1t was greatly de- |
composed, and in a condition too sickening
to describe At the inquest indubitable
evidence was furnished that the child was
born alive, and had been either starved to
death or sufocated. Mrs. Brown was
placed under bonds to appear for trial
WILKsBARRE, Pa. Oct 4-Geo Law
was shot dead last evening while robbing
the garden of, Epsy near this city.
James Warner was lodged in prison to-
day, charged with the murder of mi
ner, who, with others, had used indecent
language in the presence of Warner S
wife
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Oct. 4.-Last even
ing Sidney Hill, colored citizen living in
the northern outskirts Of the town, was
found dead near the track of the Grand
Rapids & Indiana Railroad, about half a
mile north of his residence The Coroner
held an inquest last evening, but being un-
able to procure an important witness, ad
journed until this evening. Hill was last
seen walking on the railroad track with
his landlady. The doctors testify that de
ceased came to his death by heavy weight
falling on him, as the remains show no out
ward bruises, only black and blue Dot
over the eyes. The hips and ribs are
thought to be broken.
WooDvILLE, O., Oct. last evening
team belonging to Christian Wyngard
became unmanagable, and the occupants
of the wagon, Mr.. Wyngard and Henry
Burns, of the firm of Burns Il Co, of this
place, were thrown out and dragged some
distance Mr. Burns had leg broken,
and was otherwise badly bruised Mr..
Wyngard received injuries from which he
died this morning. He leaves family.
| DAYTON, O., Oct 4-John Mailer. of
| Shakertown, in this county, while hunting
this morning, accidentally shot himself
through the head. He died instantly.
| He was 10 years old, and the son of rich
! farmer
New YORK, Oct 4.-The Grand Jury
of Brooklyn indicted Cortland Sprague,
ex-city treasurer, and Marion T. Rodman,
/ his deputy, for embezzlement. The jury
stated, after careful examination, that they
found that only the above were concerned
in the frauds.
Kate Stodard was indicted for the muir
der of Goodrich
! John Howard Young, a money order
clerk in the Brooklyn Post-ofice, has been
missing from his desk since Saturday last
and hurried examination OF his accounts
shows that a deficiency exists An expert
accountant is now making a careful exam
ination to ascertain the exact amount
Boston, Oct 4.-Henry A. Jaquith' S
store at Medford was robbed last night OF
$4,000 worth Of railroad stocks, and $500
in greenbacks
/ CHICAGO. Oct 4 A committee of
prominent gentlemen OF the Board of
Trade was appointed this morning to raise
funds for the relief of the suffering in
Memphis Fifteen hundred dollars were
raised at once on Change. and will be sent
by telegraph before night There will
doubtless be further liberal subscriptions
The Relief Committee Of Memphis was
previously authorized to draw on the
Chicago Board of Trade for one thousand
dollars
Telegraphic Brevities.
Seven deaths from yellow fever at Shreve
port Saturday.
Louisville has sent extensive aid for tht
relief Of the Memphis and Shreveport sut
/ terers.
St. Louis Saturday sent 81 200 to the
Memphis sufferers. Committees are solic
= iting further contributions and collections
, will be taken up in the churches to-day.
The city and county authorities at Littlc
Rock have quarantined the Memphis ant
Little Rock Railroad, the southern division
of the Cairo i Fulton Road. and the rive
: below. This action was taken owing t,
the reported spread of yellow fever along
l the river and at Memphis.
The \. \. Cotton Exchange subscribed
; fifteen hundred dollars for the yellow fevel
sufferers in Memphis.
There were forty eight interments a
: Memphis Saturday, of which twenty-siy
were from yellow fever For the weel
S there were 240 deaths, LAG from yellow fe
e yer against IS last week The total mum
E Der Of deaths since the disease appeared i
: 502, all, save a few, in the infected district
The German Buder- Bank earnestly ap
: peals to German societies and German
3 generally to aid in nursing the sick or bury
ing their dead. Send all contributions t
\ H. s. Chelery, Treasurer.
E Barker shoe factory, Jersey City close
| for the want of currency to pay its hands
!. The shops of the Jersey Central road hav
/ now discharged $50 hands.
The change of the guage of the Gran
: Trunk railway was completed Saturda
I over the entire line and trains will resum
: their regular trips on Monday.
t The International bridge at Buffalo wi
be completed on the 9th, after whicl
trains can pass between Canada and tn
= Eastern and Western States.