The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-31
Crop Reports.
Murder and Arrest among
the Prize Fighters.
Other Items of News.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Oct 30-The fearful h
accident by which j, B. Watkins, Super y
intendent of the Iowa Division of the c. 4
N. w. Railway, lost his life this morning,
occurred about three miles west of this
city, before daylight. The Superintend
ent' Is car was in the rear of the Pacific ex
press from the west due here at five o clock, !
In it were Albert Keep, President James !
Howe, General Manager, Marvin Hughitt,
General Superintendent, Chief Engineer
johnson, w. Ferry, Director and Hon. {
/ Horace Williams, on a tour of inspection OF |
| the road. At the point of the accident,
the engine broke down, and brakeman
was sent back on the track toward the
| freight train. only ten minutes behind the
express. The engineer Of the freight saw
the signal on rounding curve quarter OF
a mile from where the express stood. and
reversed the engine. but, as it was down
grade. the train could not be stopped, and
sid down the track, striking a blaze OF
light all the way. just before the COLI
sion the engineer jumped and escaped.
The fireman staid on the engine, and mar
rowly escaped death. When the engine |
struck the express train 1t wrecked Itself,
and drove the coaches two hundred feet /
, from the track. The platforms were
crushed, and Watkins was caught between
Pulnan's and the Directors cars, the iron
railing striking him Just above the hip and
; emitting his lett leg nearly of below the
trunk and forcing out the bowels. He
o lived twenty minutes, and was conscious
almost to the last, in the greatest agony.
He asked aid and to be gotten out OF the
= horrible situation but could not be ex-
tracted. A pillow was placed under his
, head in the midst of the splnters, and bran
S DIV and water were given him, and thus
y he died. When the body was released
4 it was found to be horribly mangled and
nearly cut in two. The re'uains were sput
l. in casket and sent to his homein Clinton,
). Iowa He leaves wife and five children.
a New YORK, Oct 30-An accident this
+ forenoon occurred on the Erie Railway,
;, caused by misplaced switch. Two freight
trains coihded near Port Jervis and smash
ed eleven cars, which, with the contents,
10 we're burned.
J. New YORK. Oct 30.-A dispatch from
/, Wilmington, Del, says Capt. Dougherty,
:. chief clerk in the postOfhce, has been held
,e on bail to explain deficiencies in his ac-
" count.
is The failure of firm OF a German shipping
J. merchants is announced, but excites little
I'd discussion.
= LATER.-The failure of Hoyt, Sprague
70 & Go. is announced They make no state
rs ment. Their creditors are holding coun-
d, ell, and it is expected that an extension, II
u necessary, will be given.
u The Temporary Suspension of Millman,
Schmidt < Co, export dealers, is announced
; The suspension of Hoyt, Sprague &Co.,
er caused a heavy decline in stocks. and a
depression outside is again reported. The
suspension is only temporary.
Llovd Hamilton, of this city, has sus
ne pended They were largely interested IL
:, Pennsylvania.
IT. The capital Of the Union Trust Company
us remains unimpaired, with considerable
he surplus. The trustees, to-day, resolved Il
increase the capital stock $1,000, 900, ,and
:. 'tusiness will be resumed December lst
: The present officers and Commissioner!
ird tender their resignation with view to re
lty organization.
ust New York. Oct 30.-The Express say
ch, the suspension of Hoyt, Sprague d Co.
.t one of the worst records Of the panic
a. Their acceptances amount to several mil
Ihe lions, and two millions are held in this city
ut The belief is expressed that the antago
ing nism of rival concerns in Rhode Islam
mn had much to do with the suspension an
:, the publication of the embarrassments G
'he Sprague, and that it would have got throug
OF if not for such publications.
and One Of the effects of the panic was th
his throwing out of employment Of 10000 CIR
~ from the different factories at Newark.
PROVIDENCE, Oct 30.-It is understoo
'eaI that A. & w. Sprague of this city hay
not suspended, Notwithstanding the failul
free oft the New York house, OF Hoyt, Sprague
ous Co
and FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. 30.-Thirt
owe seven mills here, after Tuesday will ri
alth but four days week and eight hours
nm day The mills employ l4,0O0 oper
tives
rug PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 30.-The dry goo
sock house of Altimus 4 Co. has suspende
Iohn Liabilities S6o0,0o0 They will be able
pay seventy-fve to eighty cents on a d
lar,
rect, The suspension of VIM. NJ. Love. ba
m ker, of Allentown, is announced. Failu
. not heavy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The telegral
[Nf published in Tuesdays papers announce
the discharge of the mechanics and lab
saies esties ers from the Washington navy yard is
and error. A part of the dispatch was on
|, ii is ted in transmission The discharge al
ddsd. ded to the contractors of the Board of Pr
lie Works and private establishments.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Oct, 30.-The
q s. ports, dated October 18TH, received at
office of the National Crop Reporter il
cate the following condition of crops &C
D. pared with last year Corn in States /
Mass, Mass ducing half of the entire crop in the I'm
States, shows loss oftwenty six per ce
= Il wheat in the States producing forty
"a cent OF the entire crop, shows gain of
q and half per cent; oats in the States
Ek duelng forty per cent, of the entire GRO
loss OF nine per cent: hav In the ST,
producing over one third of the entire CT
a loss OF per cent: and on swine in
rv States producing one third of the en-
l crop, loss of four and one fifth per 6
The indications are that a largely
creased average of winter wheat has |
sown this fall and winter With a few
o7o eeptions the condition of the growing
of is above the average.
r The reports of the condition of the
~ crop lead to the conclusion that the
refresh mated losses will be further increased
okstore the extent oil th damage by the frost