The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-01
lered home. She does not know how Ros

dered home. She does not know now nos
coe entered the house
The suit of Britton against Gen. Butler /
for the recovery of the value of two notes
for $4,000 seized by the General while |
commanding at New Orleans, closed TO- |
day. DECISION reserved.
Mrs. Mary Montgomery, who stabbed |
and killed her negro paramour, Henry |
Sanchez, at San Francisco, and was con |
yicted of manslaughter, was yesterday
sentenced to two years in the State prison.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 3l.-The Senate Trans
portation Committe to day heard further
adyices concerning the improvement OF
TRANSFORMATION facilities for the West and
Northwest. A number Of experienced
steamboatmen agreed that the improve
ment of the Mississippi river would reduce
freights to the seaboard to half the present
minimum rates. Capt, McCune, President
of the Keokuk Northern Packet Line, urg-
ed the improyement of the rapids between
St Louis and St. Paul. Capt. Gould,
President of the Missouri River Packet Co
urged the improvement OF the Missouri
river and thought it could be put IN nav
igable condition at small expense. The
Kansas City delegation represented, the
interests of the great country west OF the
Missouri river and asked the improvement
of the harbor at Galveston so as to admit
| heayy-draft vessels by the removal or
avoidance Of obstructions at the mouth OF
| the Mississippi river and by government
aid to the railroad from Kansas City to
Memphis. The railway officials were in
vited to attend, but none did so. The
committee meets at Washington Nov. Is.
The corpse of Thomas box, a horse
thief, was found hangingin the woods near
Virginia CITY, Cedar county, the morning
of the 28th No clue to the murderers.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 3l.-The noon mortuary
report shows three yellow fever deaths and
four from other causes. Incoming trains
are crowded with returning citizens. The
streets are crowded with vehicles and pc
destrians The weather is clear and cold
and there is a stiff breeze from the north.
Our Affections have fled.
The gold cross presented to Miss Lulu
Wilkinson for devotion to the afflicted was
stolen last night, the eve of her departure.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 3l.--Two fever deaths
to-day. No new cases. The President ot
the Howard Association issues card, re
turning thanks for the generous aid re
eeived from all sources, and announcing
that they have funds enough to meet all th'
wants of the sick, but saying that there il
and will be much destitution, and askin!
that contributions and aid for the distress
. ed poor be sent to the Mayor.
= A dispatch from Marshall, Texas say
+ the fever has abated in what whole section
and the quarantine is raised Most of TIA
t nurses have been discharged. Money
0 still needed for the destitute poor. Tn
weather is cool.
Il SAVANNAH, Oct 81 Thirteen new case
of yellow fever at Cambridge yesterday
four to- day. Since the development Of tn
u disease there have been fifteen death!
1t The situation is regarded as more hope
ful in the infected districts. and the dal
= gerous cases are all improving. TheI
II was heavy white frost in those section
last night.
& LELAND, ILL.,. October 3l.-A young No
~ vepian named Olus Musness, aged abol
20 % years, who has worked for a farm
- near this village named klove for the pa
~ two wears. committed suicide at this pla
20 the railroad track on the approach Of
,s railroad train, thirty cars passing over hin
% completely severing the head from Il
he Dody, leaving tIle pouy ouIslae VI tie ia
M without mutilation. Deceased had recer
ms ly been in Chicago. where his brother, W
ed is a lawyer in that city, had procured /
mr. him a situation on the police force. I
IN mind becoming somewhat unsettled, he !
an turned to Leland, evidently considerat
ID deranged, and especially detected in spir
nil being constantly haunted with the id
ay that some evil person was pursuing hi
a His death is evidently the result Of temI
in rary insanity His brother and other T
atives are here to-day in attendance at
u funeral