The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-21


lorme, of the firm of Delorme 4 Quentin,
wholesale toy dealers of this city, was ac-
cidently killed at Schleisingerville, Wis,
yesterday, by the careless handling of a
pistol in the hands of farmer.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 20.-Last night
a Norwegian named johnson, while asleep
on barge at Lansing, Iowa, rolled off into
the river and was drowned The body has
not been found
George Howard, laborer on the Bur
lington, Cedar Rapids Il Minnesota Rail
way, was run over by construction train
yesterday, seven miles south of Indepen-
dence, Iowa, and almost instantly killed
His body was horribly crushed an mutila
ted
Mrs. C. III. Remington died suddenly on
Wednesday night. A post mortem exam
ination revealed that she died from the eff
tects Of dose of strychnine, supposed to
have been administered by herself. The
cause is unknown.
ST Louis, June 20.-Stephen Dishay
and Henry Wilkinson, his step father, had
a quarrel early this morning at their farm,
three miles from Rellville, ILL.,, about a
reaper which both of them desired to use,
which resulted in Wilkinson shooting Dis
hay in the head and back, killing him in
stantly.
NoRwICH.Ct june 20-George Harvey,
the fireman injured bv the railroad smash
up at Danville, on Sunday, died to- day.
Fifteen hundred dollars reward is offered
for the detection of the scoundrels who
placed the obstructions on the track.
1 LA SALE, Ill, June 2O.-An extra
/ freight train, No IA, bound west on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
collided with the day express, bound east.
at the station in this city to-day, smashing
the pilots Of both engines, throwing some
of the trucks off the track, and delaying
both trains nearly an hour, No person
was injured
CLEVELAND, Ono, June 2O.--A young
man named Orlando Harris was drowned
on Thursday evening, while endeavoring tt
save the life of little boy who had taler
in the water
PHILADELPHIA, June 2O.-Annie Rea
gen and Maggie Murray, aged five year,
each, missing since Wednesday, wer,
found, this morning. locked in a closet in al
empty house in the 25th ward, One o
the children was dead ). the other revived
1t Is believed henious crime has beer
committed upon the children
| GEORGETOWN, Del, june 20 Joe Bur
ton, negro, who was convicted OF rape o.
white girl, aged IA, was hanged to-day
He declared himself not guilty
/ CLEVELAND, June 20-At four 0 cloc
this morning fire broke out in the exteu
sive barrel works Of the Standard OIL Com
pany, destroying the stave drying house
Loss 5000 to $4,000, "a portion of whic
is covered by insurance.
DETROIT, Mich, June 20.-A dispatc
to-day says that FIVE stores and two BLACK
smith shops were burned at Maysvillt
Mich, yesterday.
, There is, as yet, no report Of the loss 4
Coldwater.
The city of East Saginaw is in great dan
ger from a fire which caught in saw dus
large quantity of which has been used /
fill up bayous. The fire departments
Saginaw City. Bay City, and Winona, hay
been telegraphed for assistance, and eI
+ gines are being sent by special train
1 High winds prevail and render the dang,
:. more alarming
The town Of Micheganee, Marquett
n county. on Lake Superior. was yeSterds
+ destroyed by fire, which caught from burr
/, ing woods. The place was a mining tow
4 in this region, and S,Uinhabitants Amor
] the buildings burned was the mill Of Jac
Houghton. Just equipped at al expense
: $4,000. At the Snurr mine, two barn
J. and a number Of log houses were burne
= The heat has 50 warped the rail Of Il
r Marquette. Hought3n 4 Ontauag5n raj
: road as torender the passage of cars il
a possible in certain places. The poles ha,
| been burned and the wires are down alor
the track
t. BALTIMORE, Nh, June 2q.-The Mou
# Vernon Cotton Duck Mills, Of which WI
n Kennedy is president, two miles from tn
o city, were burned this morning The 10
10 is 100000.
e ALBANY, n. Y. June 2O.-Ayery lar
IS fire is raging in Orange and Canal street
}; a section Of the city occupied by tenemen
a and frame buildings.
5. Twenty frame tenement houses were d
1t stroyed. Loss not heavy