The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-01
Accidents, Fires, Crimes.
Etc, Etc.

NEW YORK, March 3l.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury will, tomorrow, call II
the balance of the three per cent. certi6
Gates remaining unpaid, which viii fnan
/ clally complete the retirement of the whcl.
OF forty five millions of three per cent. IS
provided in the act of July 18th. 1874
which authorizes the issue of S54, 900. OO(
in national bank notes.
The Treasury programme has had a Sc,
rious effect in financial circles. Gold ad-
vaneee / I per cent, money rose to ! pei
cent per diem and interest to go per cent
per annum and stocks under an active
selling movement declined 80 per cent.
Merchants have been compelled to buy
gold heavily.
The bound Of gold to lISa causes great
excitement, bordering on a panic. Nc
failures have yet been reported, but it is
believed unless the excitement is checked
and the markets grow steadier some will
necessarily occur 80 E
SAF FRANCISCO, March 3I.-Budd Do
Die starts east to-day with Rosalind. He
could not make match with Occident.
Lay, the baIloonist, made an ascension
yesterday, He disappeared in the clouds
and has not yet been heard from
PARSONS, Kan, March 3l.-The Secre-
tary OF War, accompanied BY General
Sheridan and party, will be in Parsons
Thursday, on their way to Texas. 1t is
his intention to visit all forts and posts in
the Indian country Of Texas and the Mex
lean borders. He win establish new forts
and posts, and relocate others, with refer
ence TO the new lines of railroad now de-
veloplng in the southwest, TO give perfect
safety to our heretofore neglected frontier.
The body of the brother of Senator
York has been found in the woods two
miles west of Usage, Mo. He had been
shot and the body concealed in some thick
bushes. This makes seven persons mis-
sing and supposed to have been murdered
between Usage, No, and Independence
within the past six months.
LITTLE Rock, March 3l.-The bridge
OF the Cairo 4 Fulton railroad. over White
rlver, was completed to-day, giving Little
Roek an unbroken communication with St
Louis.
CLEvELAN1 March 3I.-The Bar
Association this afternoon considered a
resolution asking Judge c. 7. Sherman to
resign and postponing action to give him
time to answer.
MADRID, March 31-Dispatches from
Barcelona say the situation in that civ is
grave Intelligence has reached there that
the town of Berga, captured by the Carl
lists ON Friday, had been DESTROYED bv fire
by the insurgents, who before apnlyinp
the torch saturated a number of buiiiinrs
with petroleum.
PARIS, March 3l.-The government
Is sending strong reinforcements to the
troops now stationed on the Spanish
frontier
New YoRK, March 3I.-A special dis
patch from Key West says that the Cuban
patriots lately captured Measeaville. an I'M
portant point on the eastern coast.
TRENTON, March 3l-While the funeral
services of Rev Father Waekhn were in
progress at St. Johns Catholic Church a
cracking noise created the impression that
the gallery was giving way, and there i'm
ensued fearful panic. In the
rush tor exit women and children were
beneath the crowd which became
Immovably wedged about the doors. When
order was restored it was found that four
teen persons We're more or less injured.
l4ATER.-The total number Of persons
injured by the church panic is twenty,
Nine have died and three or four are in a
dangerous condition.
" AsHINGToN, March 3l.-A Young col
,red man named Harry Young, alias Chas.
y Illams, was arrested in Alexandria.
'harged with the murder of Hahn.
Boston, March, 3I.-The street fight at
he North End has resulted in the death of
lohn Rogers and the arrest of Timothy |
} Brlen for homicide.
PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-At a late
lour last night man was beaten to death /
It No. s. Race street Several parties are |
Inder arrest.
COLUMBUS, March 81 "A police officer
rom this city last night at Cadiz Junction
rrested and brought to this CITY a man
living his name as David FL. Drake. hnt /
Tho has an alias of d. Gragg, on suspicion |
his connection with the murder of an
ged lady and child at Mattoon. Ill. some
We weeks ago
CHIcAGo, March 3l.-A terrible accident
ccurred about half past eleven this morn
lg at the new building being erected for
leld, Letter d Co, corner of Washington
nd State streets. A platform upon which
number Of laborers were at work putting
ITO place the girders for the dome of the I
ullding gave way beneath. The weight
laced upon it preeipitated William Bross i
nd Philip Munson, two workmen, dis
snce of 100 feet to the floor of the first
tory, both receiving fatal injuries.
LATER. VIM. Bross, the workman in
ifed this morning at Field. Letter A. "a q
ew store, is dead.
PEORIA, Mareh aI.-The Traase,spt TO-
iuIroW nj VIII contain . full accountof ter. |,
.Jie ~ Tragedy at Eureka, ILL.,, which occur
p 5unoay morning The BODY of A
" vas found in an unused railroad
ut' ehe lower part of the face and nacE
aving Deen eaten away by hogs The roN
lalns were identified as a., z1s M NJ sc
illzabeth Hedge, widow whs, E,-aa
lile from the scene of the onra i'sSs =,
as collector of money for the NJ, Sne
hurch, and had collected funds rar t.eSlis' 7. S
rday, which with other moneys paid. mada
$50 in her possession. On SATURDAY. nia nisb.
ne left Mrs Could house at seven d 'elocL
aying she would go TO church that night
] medical examination proved that she had
cen struck on the left temple with club
nd her throat had been cut with sharp
lstrument. During the examination Of
er ooqy letter was found pinned to her
nderciothlRg for eoncealmeut which
'nded to show a criminal intimacy
etween the writer and the deceased
his was identified by I. G. Workman. a
minister, as written bv himself {
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