The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-15
Dubuque sued for injuries
caused by snow on
Sidewalk.
Mysterious Disappearance
of one of Mr.. Grants
Officials.
Robberies, Murders, Sui
cides, Hangings, etc.
Other Items of Interest.

ALBANY, March IA Fosters case viii
probably be decided to-day, but will bt
made known only to officials in New Y ork
New YORK, March 1.-THE private
Secretary of Governor Dix announced tt
the sheriff that the Governor had written
letter to Rev. DR. Tying saying the public
interest and justice demanded the execu-
tion of Foster The sherifTs are now
guarding him in the Tombs
A medical commission has made an ex-
animation OF George Francis Train to de-
termine his mental condition. but has not
yet made report. Train insists that he
is sane
The directors of the Northern Pacific
railroad company to-day elected the follow
ing officers Geo. W Cass, President G..
b. Wright. Nice-President p D. Rice,
resident Nice-President on the Pacific
coast; A. ). Richmond, Treasurer, and
Samuel Wilkinson, Secretary.
Rumors are current of the purchase of
the Franklin Telegraph Company by the
Atlantic 4 Pacific telegraph Company.
1t is also stated that combination is or
ganlzing with view to connecting with
the American Gable Telegraph Company
for the purpose of lowering cable rates.
/ A great deal of uneasiness prevails in
nearly all circles of trade in view of the
| probable recurrence of the strike. MANY
dealers, especially in various branches Of
the furniture trade, believe strike is i'm
minent, and the general impression is that
il strike occurs it will be for eight hours
work and an advance Of p per cent. for
piece work.
/ WASHINGTON. March l4.-Among the
visitors appointed by the President to the
naval academy was Prof D. A. Wallace.
Of Monmouth College, Illinois.
/ BosToN, March 1.-THE full bench of
the Supreme Judicial Court has decided
( the act of the Legislature authorizing the
/ city OF Boston to issue twenty millions of
/ fire bonds to be unconstitutional
/ BANGOR, Me, March l4-Three small
children, the son and daughter of Henry
/ Pleede and the son Of Chas Blake. were
drowned yesterday by breaking through
the ice while at play.
/ PHILADELPHIA, March I4.-Harrisop
?. Brown and Henry Williams who at
tempted to rob the Corn Exchange Bank.
were tried and found guilty to-day. Both
are escaped Sing Sing prisoners.
! FRANKLIN, Pa, March l4.-Thos. W.
Anderson, Of the Lamberston hank. com
mltted suicide this morning, having pre-
ylously tllled the CRATE with bank notes.
bonds and books and set them on fire,
He LETT note on the counter saying that
he had destroyed all the special deposits
and bills receivable There is no clue to
the mystery save the supposition that he
was guilty of Irregularities. The bank
was soon to change hands.
YORK, Pa, March l4-Charles Cardes.
accused Of the murder of John Donn to-
day pleaded guilty of manslaughter in the
third degree and was sentenced to four
years imprisonment,
BALTIMORE, March I4.-Hon. E. G
kilbourn, prominent politician and citi
zen, died yesterday at his residence in
Anne Arundle county
The annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. this morning
commenced the trial of the case Of Rev.
Huston, on the charge of immortality. and
1t Is reported, c0nvieting the accused and
expelling him from the church.
. MEMPHIS, March IA. H. W. johnson.
Deputy United States Collector of Gus
toms at this port, has been missing since
Wednesday afternoon Various rumors
are ahoat as to his disappearance. The
customs officers are busily engaged in over
looking his accounts.
WHEELING, March I4.-N. Richardson.
leading lawyer of this city, who was in
attendance at the court now being held at
Wellsburg, was found dead in an allev
near Feterer S saloon there. An inquest
will be held on the body to-day.
CINCINNATI, March l4.-Private dis
patches received here to-day announce the |
death of Bishop McIlvain, at Florence. |
Italy. s4 4
Sixty two head of cattle belonging to
Smith d Fowler, Lawrenceburg, Indiana,
were poisoned by an unknown person yes
terday, and torty-nine head are now dead |
and the rest dying.
Fort WAYNE, March l4.-Israel Ems
TEN, who was arrested last night in conse- /
quence of telegraphie order from Bur |
lington, Iowa, was released to-day. there |
being no charge against him. He seems |
to have been the victim of some hostile |
party that desired to pay off grudge
against him.
ST. LoUIs, March I4.-John Mslloy. |
usher in the Church of the Messiah, in |
TINS city, and son of the Librarian of Mon
!real' Canada, died at / o'clock this morn
ing, from the effects of severing the main
artery IN one of his arms, the wound be-
ing ny sen INFLICTED Disappointed love was
the cause Of the act. s'
MALCoM, Iowa, March a The most Of.
nee at thus place was broken into last n;gbt
and about $500 worth of stamnS - taion .ist ~ enJ nj
the letters all opened. M d n TaHior Sakeh am, anu
prietor of drug store, also lost ei slae p5e
The thieves are not known. "1-o'
DUBUQUE, March I4.-Dennis A NJ
hony, of the Evening Telegraph, has o,,a5 ,aa
the city for ten thousand dollars and ;ptas
est, for damages sustained in fall on the
pavement in December last, by which his
arm was broken and he was permanently
disabled. He claims the city negligently
allowed the snow and the ice to remain on
the pavement. -.- ~
SALT LAKE, March IA gardeners
cup mas been Incorporated at St. George
10 pulio extensive wine vaults and fruit
canning establi sment. -, -,
VIRGINIA CRY, New, March 14.-Gen,