The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-07
keeper, shot and killed Michael Duffy, a
station boss, tonight returned verdict of
;ustifable homicide.

keeper, shot and killed Michael Duffy. a !
station boss, tonight returned verdict of
iustifable homicide.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, May O. The dead
/ body of VIM. York, brother of Senator
York, who figured 50 extensively in the
Pomeroy bribery matters last winter and
whose mysterious disappearance some
weeks ago caused so much excitement, has
been found, buried on the claim of man
named Benter, six miles north of Cherry
| vile, The remains bear marks of yio-
lence
| CHICAGO, May 6,-About seven o'clock
this evening, the boiler in the lard render
ing establishment of Fl. Schoemain, ex-
! ploded with terrific force tearing portion
OF the building to pieces and killing and
wounding fifteen men,
| Dixon, May 6.-The body Of Mrs. Kent
has been found The attempt to raise the
bridge was abandoned. The latter broke.
but it was raised sufficiently to permit the
escape of the bodies supposed to be
hemmed in.
| PITTsBURG, May 6,--At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Pacific
Il Atlantic Telegraph Company, a decrease
Of $4,000 in the receipts was shown. 1t
is understood that the p 4 A Co. has
passed largely into the hands of parties
interested in the w IT,, and that the Board
Of Directors will be composed principally
ofpersons interested in that company
New YORK, May 6.-W. c. Flagg.
chairman of committee appointed by the
convention of farmers and others, held in
Bloomington, ILL.,, in January last, to frame
charter for the Great National Double
Track Steel-Rai Freight Railway, being
detained by an accident to the train on
which he is coming to this city, the con
vention called to meet here this forenoon,
has deferred its organization till P. NJ.
There are large numbers of delegates pre-
sent, mainly from Illinois, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Missouri and Kansas,
The Farmers National Convention was
called to order late in the afternoon. Mr..
r. H. Furgerson, of Troy, n. Y, was
elected temporary chairman, and Stephen
r. Moore, of Illinois, temporary secretary.
The following committees were appointed: /:
On Credentials-F. s. johnson, of New
Albany and S. r. Moore of Illinois, S. NJ
Thorpe, Illinois, and j. d. Sell, New
Jersey
/ On Permanent Organization--J. 4. No
lin, of Iowa Prof Taft, of Iowa Col
Littler, of Iowa Herbert Radclif, Bos-
ton and Cheney Ames, of 0swego, \. Y.
| On Constitution and By LAWS. NJ.
Smith, of Illinois Lewis A. Thomas, Of
Iowa j. B. Sargent, Connecticut and
NJ d. Wilber, of Michigan.
a draft Of constitution for the future
Association was read and by unanimous
vote referred to a committee on constitu-
ton and by laws. The Convention then
adjourned 70 Wednesday,
BosToS. May 6.-Oakes Anes was at
| tackled by paralysis at o clock last even
ing, at his residence in North Easton, and
: remains unconscious His symptoms are
dangerous in the extreme. Mr. Ames has
not attended to business since TUESDAY
last, but was at his office on Wednesday,
when he was advised to go home for rest.
) His physician has but slight hopes Of his
recovery His system has been weakened
4 by kidney trouble Of five years standing
5 that threatened to terminate In Bright
: disease. Mr. Ames is 90 years of age
MoRRIsTowN. y. J. May 6.-The Court
Of Pardens has refused TO commute the
| death sentence Of the Italian Luigi Susi-
= grani and he will be executed May 18th
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