The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-28
The Railroad Robbers Sup
posed to be in Southwest
Missouri.
The Cholera Scourge.
The First New Illinois
Wheat in Chicago.
Accidents, Suicide. Murder.
Hanging ETC., etc.

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road, twenty-eight miles west of where the
train was robbed on Monday last, were
aroused at o'clock this morning by the
report of revolver, and the cry of 'mur-
der The scene Of the tumult and con-
fusion was the jewelry store OF Lindsay 4
Campbell, who also keep a restaurant in
the same building. AbOu, 1870 last
evening, two masked robbers entered the
store and expressed a desire for something
to eat to Mr. Campbell, who was sleeping in
the store. They got in by turning the key.
which had been LETT in the door, with a
pair Of pincers. They stated that they
were detectives in search of the railroad
robbers, upon which Mr.. Campbell asked
them why they were masked, and they said
because the robbers knew them. They
followed Mr.. Campbell around with loaded
revolvers, and compelled him to get them
what they wanted. After they finished
their supper, the robbers possessed them
selves of what money they could findin the
drawer, telling him TO 60 to bed and keep
still, and that, If he made the least alarm,
/ they would shoot him. Asking him where
/ Capt. Stuart Office and bank were, they
opened the door and went out. Mr. Camp
bell waited until he thought they had got
out of sight and went out the back door to
arouse Mr.. Lindsay, who lives the next
door. One of the robbers fired at him, but
missed, and Campbell giving the cry of
murder" the villains ran. 1t is thought
that these robbers belong to the railroad
bandit gang.
Information has been received from re
liable parties in Missouri, this morning, ,es-
tablishing the identity Of the gang Of rob
bers who plundered the railroad train.
Their route has been traced from the
wreck across the Burlington 4 Missouri
railroad and the Hannibal K St. Joseph
railroad They have scattered, and are
pushing toward Southwestern Missouri
They are known to belong TO gang OF
banditti who have been a terror to the
settlers in Southwestern Missouri.
/ ST. Louis, July 26-The Republican
has a special from st. Joseph. Mo, whict
says kilograms received there state that {
part Of the Iowa railroad train robbers
crossed the Hannibal 4 St, Joseph rail
road a few miles east OF ChilicOthe OF
Thursday with large party of pursuer,
only three miles behind them The peo
ple in every section of the country tina
could be reached by telegraph have beeI
advised, and the roads in every direction
are guarded by bodies of men Two o
the robbers are said to be notorious des
perodoes of Clay county, Mo. The dis
patch further states that there never ha
| been such determined pursuit of villain
as in this instance, and it seems almost i'm
possible for the robbers to escape. 1t /
- believed, however, they will not be takel
without a terrible conflict, as they wei
t know that their capture means lnStan
, death.
, INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July 26. TIL,
dreaded Asiatic monster, cholera, has ar
rived Three victims have fallen, and th
! fourth is dying, The physicians have al
along stoutly denied the existence OF chOl
era, but to-day are compelled to admit tn
certainty of its presence. Three cases oc
Cured at one house, aud the symptom
were unmistakable. Precautionary meas
r ures are to be Immediately instituted b
the Board of Health to prevent its spread
and keep the destroyer In bounds Tn
city is in fair sanitary condition. Their
is considerable excitement tonight
LOUISVILLE, KY. July 26.-The choler
is again breaking out in Bowling Green
e Ky. Two negroes died yesterday with tn
, disease, which is confined entirely to tina
e race
ST LOUIS. July 26.-The mortality re
port of the Board of Health for the wee
ending this evening shows the total death
: TO be 253, a decrease from the previou
e week of SO. Deaths from cholera, 81, il
a crease : ; cholera morbus, 32, decrease, 81
CHICAGO, July 26. The first car loa
t Of new spring wheat was received in thi
:, market to-day, by the Illinois Central i
Il but not being inspected will not be Of
fered on the market until Monday. La.
year the first car arrived July 22d
" MEMPHIS, July 26.-The Gayaso, {
new gas company has been merged int
the old company. The consolidated con
panies will, for the present, charge IS pc
thousand.
/ KIT CARSON, July ga distinguishe
party of gentlemen to-day inaugurate
track-laying on the Arkansas Valley Raj
g? road, which is being built under the au
IF piees of the Kansas Pacific Railroad frol
this point to Peubio. An excursion trai
e was run to the end of track, and the part
/ witnessed the laying of nearly mile
f. rails. Work is progressing at the rate
le three miles per day, and the track is e
V. pected to reach the Arkansas River
f September lst.
le DUBUQUE, July 26.-Ginseel, accused
u incest, was released to-day from that char
D. on the testimony Of his alleged daughte
of who swore that she was not his daughte
RS and that he had no criminal intimacy wi
lie her The child born of this girl was e
u humed to-day, and its skull was four
fractured in three places, proving that W
G murdered. The Coroner held an inque
ok Oh the body OF the child this afternoon,
IN the jury reserved their verdict until th
hear the testimony of several important W
= nesses, who will be examined on Monds
Last night, at McGregor, William Ne