The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-21
TELEGRAP.Hs-C.
The Offlcial from Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Heavy Robbery of a County
Treasurer's Safe.
Snow Storm in the East.
Six Canal Boats Sunk.
Jack Frost lays his hand on
the Yellow Fever.
Important Supreme Cour'
Decision.
The Great Zen Mile Race il
California.
Jack Frost lays his hand on
the Yellow Fever.
Important Supreme Court
Decision.
The Great Zen Mile Race in
California.


- CINCINNATI, Oct. 20-The official count
of the vote of Hamilton county gives Allen
753 majority over Noyes.. The Senators
elected are two Democrats and one Repub
hcan Representatives, eight Democrats
and two Republicans.
At the Democratic jubilee tonight |
speeches were made by A. F. Carey, Geo.
Il. Pendleton, j. F. Follet, Gen. j. Dur
bin Ward and others.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Oct. 3O.-The safe of
the County Treasury at Andrew, Jackson |
county, was robbed Sunday night of $50, |
900. The Court House was entered
through a window and the safe opened with
key. 1t was a combination lock and it is
a great mystery how the men could find
out the combination No trace of the rob-
bers has been discovered up to this even
ing. Great excitement prevails over 1t.
4 very fierce and bitter county seat war
has lust been closed in Jackson county,
| between Andrew and Maauoketa, in which
| the latter was triumphant by l69 majority.
The Andrew people are very sore over the
removal of the county seat.
| BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. 20.-The first
snow storm Of the season to-day
OswEao, n. Y, Oct 20.-The schooner
New York, ashore above the piers, IS break
ing up, and will be a total wreck The
| storm is the severest of the season, and 1t
is feared other disasters have occurred.
New York, Oct. 20.-lt is reported
here that tow OF thirty hye
canal boats on the Hu lson river, load
ed with grain, broke loose early this morn
ing, and twenty five or thirty were sunk
opposite Stony Point, with men, women
and children on board.
| PEEKsKILI., Oct 20,-Later information
shows that six canal boats were lost in last
} night storm Less Sl5o,O00. Noloss OF
life can be definitely ascertained
NEW YORK, Oct pa storm accom-
panied by heavy rain, has prevailed here
for the past twenty-four hours. The only
accident reported occurring in this neigh
} horhood, is that done to the tow Of cana
t boats on the Hudson river, but the loss Of
| life on the boats is said not to be so great
as the early dispatches indicated. The
Western Union lines were pretty general
" damaged, but necessary repairs will b.
made during the night. The bridge a
Moss on the Lehigh Il Susquehanna rail
/, road was swept away this morning
5 MEMPHIS, Oct. 2o.-The streets ar
Q crowded with vehicles, sidewalks thronge,
. with people, and there is more activity il
d business than for month past The dis
; ease is rapidly yielding to the cold wealth
d er. The noon mortuary report gave twen
V ty deaths from yellow fever and six fron
= other causes
81 There was heavy frost this mornin
4, with prospect Of heavier one to-mol
1t row. 1t has favorable effect on the fever
10 but is fearful on thousands not clothed fo
, winter and made destitute by the succe'
sion of calamities the past years. Th
g majority of societies and the relief board
L. are unable to supply the applications ft
,e assistance Propositions have been RI
of ceived to take some orphans, but a gres
u , many more are yet to be provided for.
III WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The Suprem
IS Court to-day affirmed the decision of tt
he Lower Court in the appeal of the Ne
at York Central railroad from the decision
the Circuit Court of the Southern distri
of New York, awarding damages to
&c droyer named Lockwood, who received /
us juries while riding on a drover' pass. III
nd Court directs the payment OF the intere
vo usually paid at the usual rates in SUI
l., cases In New \ ork. sustaining the ruin
.'h below, that the contract made by the q
Ia fendant and the pass issued to him we
no impedlments in the way of recovery.
y he was not guilty of neglect of ordina
hn L;s ND ,lo, .baro ~, s,b -.
lignnce on his part in leaving the car a
proceeding to look after his cattle in t
et' manner stated as would debar recove
SAN Francisco, Oct 20.-The great
mile race to-day, on the half mile ira
was won by the California horse, Grang
DA- in thirty minutes, four and quarter S
reen onds-the hest time on a alt-mile track
'pal America. The horse was driven by Geo
L Leihy
BATAVIA, ILL.,, Oct, 2o--A murder,
a., a. affray took place here on Saturday even
aio q, at half past 5 o'clock. One Pete Do.
, Of who is drunken fellow, was in sal
IuE, when stone-cutter came in and approa
lAs, . ed him Doyle, who said to
9let HE stone-cuttet L don't want anyth
to do with you-go away
- stone cutter continued to approach Do
whereupon he stripped off his coat knc
lS. ed the stone-cutter down and stamped
him with his heels, cutting off an ar
just behind the ear. The injured man
taken to his boarding place by s,
Irle0uS, anu uuTltlg liie tifs lit d lcliuN-pU
er in an adjoining room heard him bre
ing heavily, and went in to see what
the matter and found him lying on
floor. He put him on the bed and h,
nothing further. The next morning
terdayl the same boarder called hin
usual, and getting no response, went
his room and found him dead, the pill
and sheets of the bed being covered
blood, the wound having bled afresh
ing the night. Doyle stayed around ii
pn clock Saturday night, and then
hid home, and early Sunday morning wen
to Eigln, A Coroners inquest was
- at which the above facts were brought
= but the verdict was reserved till toll
- for fear Doyle might take the alarm
run of. He came back from Elgin,
ever, last night and gave himself m, a
now in jail at Geneva. awaiting exar
nor, ton A companion who carried the
of the result of the fight to Doyle's fo
also locked up. Both had been drin
and were quarrlesome, though it is
known that there was any old feud
tween them. The dead man IS friend,
aaS in Joliet.
.oo' JACKSONVILLE. ILL.,, October 20
Ind for Niche las McSherry, of jacksonville, 9
duefar IN the Pc ria p.Ein and lac