The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-15

overturned down an embankment the
Pullman sleeper and two passenger-ears Of
the train which left Chicago at $50 P NJ.
Yesterday Though two of the cars were
turned completely over, no one was hurt
badly or bones broken.
PITTsBURGH, Sept l3-Shortly before
j O clock this morning a frightful accident
occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad, one
mile east of Wilmore, by which one man
was killed and several wounded. All
trains east and west were delayed, and
large amount Of property was destroyed.
The accident was Enthusiastically the result
of violations of regulations in reference TO
opening and closing switches from the nlaln
track
GRAND RAPIDS, Sept. ia car Of the /
Western Dispatch Company, filled with
merchandise from New York. burned at
| the Michigan Southern Depot here this
morning. The car and contents were de
stroyed Origin unknown. The rest Of
the train was saved Loss, three to four
thousand dollars.
PUuApEI.PHIA, Sept. l3.-JOhn Il. Ap-
pledart aged l6, of No. 2l4 Arch street
committed suicide to-day
AILEGAN. Mich, Sept IA young
lady named C1ilet, residing with her par
ents at Bradley, forged two mortgages ot
s4O) and 500 on her fathers farm, and
succeeded in getting the latter cashed last
week. but before getting away, was arres-
ted and sent to the House Of Correction
for nine months.
New ORLEANS, Sept l3,-The Nigi-
lence Committee organized IN the parlsh OF
, Vermillion. have hung one cattle thlei and
and issued warnings to several others
CIRCLEvuLE, O., Sept. l3;-Robert
Coachman, colored, was brought before
Mayor Miller to-day, charged with attempt
ing to commit a rape on Rebecca A. W ood-
ruff, white The evidence produced
showed that Coachman, with two white
men, forcibly entered the residence OF Mrs
Woodruff at 4 in the morning, and while
the white men held her the negro attempt
ed to accomplish his base design, but was
frustrated by the appearance OF relative
of the victim. The white men both tied
- before warrant was issued. Coachmat
was bound over to court IN the sum o.
$500.
CHICAGO. Sept. l4.-At 10 O'Clock las
night, the lager beer saloon OF Schwartz Q
Britung. in the base at the southwest cor
ner of Madison and Clark streets, was tn
scene of one of the most cold-bloeded AM
unprovoked murders that has ever beel
committed in Chicago.
There does not appear to have been an
. cause whatever even for an ordinary baI
nc room quarrel There were no harsh word
h used, no blows, no scutfie, such as usual
ne precede and incite murder '-nothlng bu
d a shot. Four young men entered the 81
ne loon, and one Of them called Tor tour gla'
'et ses OF beer. They drank them. and turne
to walk away without paying. One OF tn
ial bar-tenders asked them quietly TO sett
ss- the bill, thinking that perhaps they ha
I'd. forgotten to do so, and a customer WI
ue was sitting near the door told them th
MT it was not right to call for beer and thu
ort leave without paying for it. They walk
ian back to the bar, and it is said that one
the them claimed that the beer had been pa
us for Another bartender Charles Brec
er, entbeu who was standing behind lun
Of counter at the end of and separated tro
ons the beer-bar, said such was not the caS
lar Then one of the four young men walked
,ar, behind lunch counter, drew revolV
ich from his pocket and shot him IN the hea
lild The terrible deed was witnessed by sevt
ese al men, not one Of whom possessed Su
and cient courage to attempt the arrest OF {
pro- perpetrator, or could command voice to
own out to those who were passing along
ion. streets to stop him after he left the salo'
cad The murderer escaped without encount
not inc the slightest dlthcuty, and, as ne
the unknown. If is more than likely that
rom will never be apprehended.