The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-21
Rock Island,z Illinois, uJqlya21 1873

and the rent Of landsand outside buildings
Then he claimed $l62,000 rent, crediting
on his bill the $50, 900 he should have paid
in 1858, without interest Gen Belknap
allowed and paid this claim, and settled
the land claim with Steele,-whose part
ners were unknown in the transaction, by
taking back / 200 acres, on which is the
fort and conveying to Steele $500 acres.
In the late division sale between Steele and
his partners half the property was rated
at over $500, 600, and is probably worth
much more. Senator Ramsey was con
suited by the War Department, knowing
the whole history, and is accused of assist
ing the Steele party to carry through their
scheme The law under which the origin
al sale and transfer was directed by Floyd
reserves the title until the whole purchase
price is paid. Steele did not have legal
title TO any Of the property, unless by the
conveyance from Grnnt's Administration
and the late sales and transfers by subdi
visions is presumed to have been made to
cover defects.
ALBANY, n Y, July 19.-Michael
Manning was stabbed fatally this evening
by Peter Mcnamara, who charges him
with being criminally intimate with his
tMcNamara wife.
ST. LOUIS, July I9.-J. R. Picton, Of
the firm of n. r. Picton & Co., commission
merchants, was arrested to-day at the in
stance of Sterling Price, on the charge of
obtaining from him 304 bales of cotton,
valued at 5000 on false pretences. Pie
ton was released on bail of $4,000,
MILWAUKEE, July l9-At 4 O'Clock
Al aH
Wenzel Falk, committed suicide at his
boarding house. 425 Cherry street He
had been very Respondent for two weeks.
He dressed himself in his best clothes.
wrote two letters to his parents, and then
shot himself twice in the breast Falk was
a tanner by trade, and about % years of
age. e- r..
SOUTH BEND, Ind, July l9.-The Coun-
ty Commissioners and the Mayor of South
Bend join together in the offer Of rewar
Of $500 for the murder of Chris Christian
the Dane, which the Coroner's jury charges
upon John Dufield Dufield is under
bonds to the next term of the Circuit
Court for assault with deadly weapon,
and is noted for his connection in several
murders and murderous assaults
DUBUQUE, july ia number of
roughs and burglars made raid in this
city last night, and to- day they entered the
house of Mrs. Ludsey, and, after insulting
her, they tied her up in a bed-quilt and
stuffed her mouth with it in such manner
that she could not call for help. She
struggled with the ruffians to free herself,
but this only had the effect OF exciting
their rage, which they vented in kicks and
1Ol
rufians found nothing in this house worth
stealing. They then visited several other
houses in the neighborhood, and finding
the inmates asleep, they took whatever
they could find worth carrying away, in
some instances small sums of money. AT
one place they used chloroform to accom-
plsh their purpose, and succeeded in find
ing $34 in the pocket of pair of pantaloons.
While Bailey's circus was parading uI
Main street this morning the Office Of j
T. Hancock * Co, wholesale store, was
entered by some of the same gang, and
while the employees were locking at the
show passing, the thieves had nearly sue.
ceeded in prying open the money drawer
with chisel before the clerks returned
Some of the gang are known and officers
/ are on their tracks.
| Last night, at MasonvilIe. Ia. after the
/ breaking up of party and the departure
of the young folks, the team of C. A Well
man ran away with his son. dragging him
out over the dash board Of the buggy and
running at full speed through the crowd
knocking down and running over jaime,
Keegan, Pat REILLY, and two young ladies'
/ The former two are not expected t. live
the latter were not seriously injured,
| Two girls, Lizzie Earhardt and Mary
Shaw, aged IA and | /, respectively daueh.
| ters of prominent citizens, were drowned
at Elkader, Iowa, while bathing in mill
race on Thursday evening.
! An extensive robbery was perpetrated
/ on board the steamer Red Wing. on Thurs
| day night, while on her northward trip be
tween Dubuque and Davenport from
which the thieves realized several hundred
dollars Many Of the passengers who SLEPT
with their pantaloons on had their pockets
cut open and money abstracted.
LOUISVILLE, KY, I9.-James Cannon
formerly barkeeper in this city, but late
! " policeman in New Orleans, shot ant
killed his wife in this city to-day. Hi.
wife separated from Cannon some year,
since on account of ill-treatm"nt. but Gan
non came up from New-Or month
or two ago and pursuade,. her to come
back to him. She lived with him three
weeks, and again left him. This morning
Cannon went to the house where his wifi,
was staying, and, after some conversation
with her, pulled pistol from his pocket
placed it against his wife's breast. anC
fred. She fell to the floor, when Cannon
fred again, the bullet entering her breas
the second time. She died almost instant
ly. Cannon was arrested after brie
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