The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-25
Grant on the road to Denver
The Clinton, Iowa. Gunboat
Murderers.
One of them to be hung in
Whiteside Co. May 16.
Accidents, Fires. Grimes,
Etc, Etc.

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Court of appeals hsa rendered decision
in the case of Underwood Is McN eigh.
affirming the judgement Of the corporation
court of Alexandria which directed a writ
to issue erecting Judge Underwood of the
I United States District Court from posses
sion of his handsome residence in Alexan
dria. purchased by him at cnnfscation sale
ordered by himself in 1864 McN eigh,
owner of the poperty, and who went t.
Richmond during the rebellion, introduced
testimony to show that Oakes Ames, John
b. Alley Saml Hooper and [ Underwood x
Son had organized 10 cause a c0ntiscation
/ proceeding to be instituted The Supreme
/ Court, in giving the decision, according to
the dispatch, declared that in its opinion
/ Underwood 5 conduct had been such as to /
shock the moral sense Of every honest man. /
WASHINGTON, April 24 James Brooks /
! Is reported somewhat improved.
On the Texan border, on or about the /
25th Of March. an American ranchero. hy- |
ing near Fort Quitman, was brutally mur- /
dered By Mexicans His body was thrown
into the Rio Grande and his animals, hor-
ses and mules, driven into Mexico by the
murderers. Immediate pursuit was start
ed by a party Of citizens and the Mexicans
were overtaken. A fight ensued in which
the pursuing party was defeated and re
turned TO Fort Quitman without having
; accomplished the recovery Of the animals
or the arrest Of the murderers
- The Agricultural Department says of
winter wheat in Indiana and Illinois: The
, untavorable returns outnumber the rose
colored The dry autumn retarded seeding
! and termination and left the plants too
weak and shallow rooted to endure well
the effects Of the winter changes Of tenn
perature Similar causes affect the con
D dition Of wheat in Missouri, but a great
e Improvement over last year Is reported.
r SAN FRANCIsCo. April 24-The Indians
r. have stolen 300 cattle Of Nm Wells, in
Yokima valley, Oregon.
Gen jeff C. Davis leaves for the seat
+ Of the Modlc war tomorrow. Gen Hardi
. from the Inspector Generals department,
accompanies him.
VIRGINIA CITY, New, April 24-The
{ Indians Of this State are we'll posted on
a the Modoc war.
: \ dispatch from WinRemuoca says a
,, large detachment of troops has arrived
!, enroute from Camp Halloek for Camp
Il McD0rmet Fears are entertained amonn
d the people there of an outbreak among the
lie Piutes.
- CHICAGO, April pa wonderful
n snow storm burst upon Us at l clock
= the air being elouded with the falling
X fakes
t A. DeBeloy, well known member Of
i the Board of Trade. committed suicide
p this evening in wine saloon. DeBelo!
was a French Count and on attaining hi
majority received $500, 900 in gold, whicl
N he squandered in Europe in two years
Is He then came to Chicago and went int.
ID the commission business, losing S35,000 il
= corners. His first attempt at suieide wa
= on Monday last, when a revolver wa
ne knocked from his hand.
tn KANSAS CITY. April 24.-Presideu
Grant and family leave this city at s:4
or tomorrow on a special train over tn
Kansas Pacific railway for Denver an
the famous summer resorts of the Rock
. Mountains.
IN Iowa CRY, April 24.-As the countie
- are refusing to take the back salary dons
' ti0ns of the Iowa Congressman who deSiI
" to unload upon their constituents, il is no
nd proposed that the $4,000 back pay of GU
-er eight members should be Jumped and pal
80 over to replace the $4,000 taken from tt
- the State by Major Rankin, late treasure
g" CINCINNATI, April 24-Mrs. G.
ne Hickey, formerly wife of Judge W T. Ba
OF ry, Postmaster General, under Presidel
lr- jackson administration, died at Newpor
he Kentucky, yesterday.
ms EVANSVILLE. Ind, April 24.-Willia
On, Pickering, formerly Lieut. Gov of this Sta
ing died at the residence of his son, Richal
IN Pickering, in Edwards county, H., on Tue
m day last Of apoplexy.
D4 I
nv, years was instantly killed at Dearbor
(! Mich, Tuesday evening, by an older brot
-; er who was carelessly handling a shot gu
an- TOLEDO, April 24,-Chas. II. Allen,
.et the firm of Allen, Heath q Co, brass fou
adj ders, was dangerously and perhaps fatal
injured by the bursting of an emery whe
& to-day.
BosToN, April 24-Mark Boothby, W
killed his wife in Edgeworth yesterda
Ter surrendered to the authorities.
OF ST. LorIs. April 24-Frederick Kuf
p pu, man. charged with striking John Schuc
'Ila " ner on the head with billet Of wood
~ the 18th inst inficting a wound fro
=, which he died, was arrested about 70
y oast -, miles from Vienna, H., and brought hel
Its. FuLToN ILL.,, April ga dispatch fri
,ted Chnton, Iowa, stated that Jack 0Nt
Bal was arrested Sunday and taken we
r all Much as that eonsummation is devoutly
heir be wished, nevertheless Jack is still
,out large ana has been in this city till !.
with evening when he went to Mount Carr
has on account OF dispatch from his brotl
,a~ a9 Tom. No sentence has been rendered
-, e. yet in the cases Of Joseph aud Tom "
were convicted on Friday. JUDGE Uaa,
.oraI WI will probably fix the fate of Joseph o II,
VI al at the time court adjourns Toms law,
!. al III is now at Mount Carroll arguing for n
.fora rl trial, but as the evidence is so eonclus
nd it 1t Is doubtful Il IL VIII DC e!ahteo IN
Pain Is no danger OF anything peillg oohe py
over people of this county to aid or encouri
! the any move for new trial or a commu
Uses, tion. There is no estimate of the evil t
rrely has come out of this nest, and we h
. now it is well broken up.
ssrs. FULTON, Ill, April 24.-Joseph ON
O0E- was to-day sentenced to be hanged on