The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-28
lNDLANAPoLIs, Feb. 81. - Governor
Hendricks to-day signed the temperance
bill, and it has now become a law

bill, and it has now become law.
The Governor, in coming out of his res-
idenee, slipped and fell, striking his head
upon the stone step with such force as to
inhict injuries which will incapacitate him
from business for few days.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 27.-The lower bousa
of the Kansas Legislature yesterday mass
ed resolution censuring York for making
charges against member and faiIinp to
sustain them also one declaring Pomerov
unworthy the confidence and respect Of
the people of Kansas.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 27.-The snow in the
! Wasateh mining districts is of unprece-
dented depth, and slides are of frequent
occurrence. Travel in the canons is again
limited to snow shoes, and even then is
extremely dangerous.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 27.-Joseph G.
Hays, special agent Of the Post Office De-
partment, to-day made an affidavit before
United States Commissioner Shannon
against c. W. Lowell postmaster at
New Orleans, charging him with embez-
zling $l8,3SS. Lowell was arrested and
released by Shannon on $4,000 bail
Chief Deputy Postmaster Douglas was
also arrested for completely in the defaI-
cation.
| The militia organization is progressing
rapidly. About six hundred were enrolled
to-day. The Picayune appeals to the peo-
! pie to arm.
BosToN, Feb 27.-Reports are received
of heavy embezzlement from Lichanre' :
National bank of East Cambridge. consist
ing of United States and other bonds
DUQUoUE, Feb. 27.-The storm contin-
ues in Minnesota and northern Iowa.
drifting snow fearfully, which cannot he
cleared until the wind subsidies.
VIRGINIA, New, Feb. 27.-This moruipg
a young lady named Mckay, aged Is. newly
married, while visiting her husband. who
is an engineer in Gould & Currv's mine
got her clothing caught in the machinery
and was crushed to death. This is the
sixth fatal mining accident in as many dif.
ferent mines within week. the other vic
TINS being miners.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27.-During tbo
hearing of the case of Gilbert, now linear
cerated on the charge of counterfeitiDg
an intlmation was dropped by one of the
witnesses, which was followed up by the
| assistant dirsrict attorney and which has
led to the apprehension and arrest of
Boston Buck, an alleged notorious coun
tertelter as an accomplice Of Gilbert. The
officers worked up the case and returned
/ from Forest county yesterday, having
Buck in custody. He was arrested in the
mountains twenty-six miles from Tionseta
charged with manufacturing counterfeit
coin. A set of mOulds were found in a
cave back of Gilbert house near Parker :
Landing with metal and various appliance,
used in the business. It is stated that il
/ Is susceptible Of proof that Buck aided
6llbert III manufacturing moulds for ten.
and twenty-five cent coins.
BosToN, Feb. 27.-George A Ham
nett 5 match factory, corner of Hanover
and blackstone streets, was burned this
forenoon. A Ilarge number of girls were
at work at the time Mary Moore jumped
from third story window and received
probably fatal injuries. The walls fell
about an hour after the fire broke out and
/ several tiremen were killed. including b
T. Lowell, James Shierks and James
Price, Jr, The wounded are c. II. Scott.
! =. L. Wood, Charles A. Scott, Thomas
Merritt, Charles Ingersoll, Wm. LeCoin
and another. The injured were taken t0
the city hospital. 1t is feared there are a
number more under the ruins. The fire
men are removing the debris.
The latest reports from the Hanover
street fire state that Mary Bebb and Liz
zie Kinks, two girls employed by Ham
NETT, are missing and probably buried
beneath the ruins. A fireman named
Hayes Is also missing The total known
casualties to fremen is two killed out
right, two supposed fatally wounded.
twelve more or less injured and one miss
ing. The pecuniary loss will be about
/ S50,OD0, mostly insured The walls of the
building were a mere sham, pieced out Of
/ old and new material The upper stories
had been built upon the lower portion with
eight inch walls. The topping of the
/ upper walls threw the ladders, which were
filled with firemen. outward, dashing them
to death or terrible injuries.
NEw ORLEANS, Feb. ga fire in the
Third District this afternoon DESTROYED
nearl six squares bounded by St. Cloud.
/ Dauphine and Vaudeville streets and
Washington avenue About 200 houses
and contents were consumed. The build
lngs were mostly small frame dwellings.
The DeSot0 school house was also des-
troyed. \ scarcity of water prevented
the tiremen from doing effective service.