The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-26
Loss Half a Million.
Opposition among RepubIi-
cans to Butler.
The Fourth Atlantic Cable
Laid.
Accidents, Suicide, Murder.
Hanging etc., etc.

DEsMoINEs, Iowa, July 25.-Telegrams |
received this morning from officers in pur-
suit of the railroad robbers say that the |
robbers were near Pattenburg, Mo. on
Wednesday, going south A dispatch from
St. Joseph, Mo, this morning, says that
the five men were seen in Worth county,
Mo, on yesterday morning. Their horses
were tired out, and they tried to trade
them off for fresh ones, but could not A
posse of officers left St Joseph this morn
ing to get below them Men are following
them up from the north and west They
have got demoralized, having been defeated
in their efforts to reach Mercer county 1t
is now positively known that one Of the
horses rode by them was here at the races
last summer that he came from Missouri.
and was ruled off the course as a protes-
sioGal racer. A full and complete descrip-
ton of all the men and horses has been
obtained from farm houses where they have
stopped on the way.
| A telegram from San Francisco, Cal, to-
day, says that the sealed bag Of Wells,
Fargo & Co, which was in the robbed ex-
press car, contained Sl,633, instead of
5000, the first dispatch being blunder
of the telegraph operator.
ST Louis, July 25.--The police of this
city, from facts which have come to their
/ knowledge, believe that the robbers Of the
Iowa railroad train are the same gang that
robbed the bank in St. Genevieve, Mo.
/ last Nav, the Russellville KY bank two
years ago, and the Gallatin bank in this
Il, i
/ bold robberies. Their rendezvous is said
to be jackson county, Mo, and their homes
are scattered around in that and Clay, and
Lafayette, and Ray counties Some Of
their names are Jesse and Frank james.
Bill Shepard, Cole, Lounger and Mccoy.
Their families are said TO cultivate small
farms in the counties named, and their
homes are surrounded by those OF relatives
and friends who would not themselves
commit crime, but would shield these des-
peradoes to the last.
BALTIMORE, July 25-A little after 10
o clock to-day fire broke out in the pian-
ing mill Of joseph Thomas on the south
side Of Clay street, between Liberty aud
Park streets. The flames soon extended
10 three adjoining blocks and an immense
conttagration Is now raging. \ stiff south
west breeze is blowing and immense Elm
ders are waited several blocks even to the
Cathedral. The fire is in the immediate
vicinity of the Presbyterian church, where
the Presbyterian General Assembly was
, held. The entire southwest corner of the
block is burned
100 P M.-The fire is still raging Park
: street, from Lexington to Saratoga, is in
flames, every house being on fire. The
/ fire extends on Clay street, from Park to
= Liberty street, and on the rear of Liberty
from Lexington to the corner of Liberty
l street and Saratoga street. st. Al phOnso 5
School on the south side of Saratoga street
running back to Clay street, is gone.
Stewart's stables, on Lexington street, will
be lost. On Saratoga street, west from
Park street, every house is in flames, up
: Park street; from Saratoga to Mulberry
street, at intervals thereof, on both sides
of the street, are burning. On Mulberry
? street the fine row of houses commencing
t at the northeast corner of Park street, and
extending east to Cathedral street is on
fire. The Maryland Academy of Arts, OF
: Mulberry street, and the University OF
: Maryland adjoining, are burning This
e Cathedral on the corner of Mulberry and
, Cathedral streets caught fire, but it is
: thought will be saved The wind is steady
e from the southeast, and has carried the
+ burning embers around, causing the de
!, struction Of many houses.
EyENING-The fire was brought unde,
: control at . P NJ The loss is estimated BY
several parties at half million dollars
+ The loss falls principally on dwellings
There were about a dozen business place
!, destroyed, among them are sash and blint
\ factories, dress and cloak establishments
Ii fancy goods, sewing machines and stores
and one saloon and restaurant Many o
- the houses on Clay street were frame ant
two-story brick buildings. The residenc
Of A. 5. Abel, proprietor of the Sun, Johl
5. Hopkins, and Prof n r. Smith wer
l. saved by men with fire extingrishers. st
Alphonso church escaped but the Or
l. phan Asylum Of St Alphonso's school wa
almost entirely destroyed. The Cathed
- raj escaped, but valuable residences nea
y it were destroyed With the exception O
those on Clay street, all the buildings de
stroyed belonged to wealthy persons
Of Of Boston, July 25.-Pursuant to a call
80 meeting of the members of the Republ
ge 1l can party opposed to the nomination q
ed Gen. Butler for Governor was held her
~ to-day. The hall was comfortably file
i with Republicans from all parts of tn
or State. Among those present were II.
Dawes, E. r. Hoar, George T. Hoai
Speaker Sanford, Ii. H. Coolidge, ey
Speaker ,Jewett, Adm Thayer, j. N
Forbes and others The meeting was cal
ed to order by Judge HOar, who denount
ed in unqualified terms the salary grail
aud pronounced himself as willing to do a
in his power to prevent the State from bt
ing carried for the author of that measur,
H. II. Coolidge presided An Executiv
Committee was appointed to consider whi
measures were necessary to perpetual
the integrity of the Republican party an
TO promote the welfare OF the State.
Sr. JOHN, n. F.. July 25.-The layin
Of the fourth cable, between Sidney, Cap
Breton, and Placentia, n. f., has been SUI
cessfully completed
MILWAUKEE, July 25.-A convention
Wisconsin Grangers is called at Milwaukee
on the 2lst of August
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Charles
Russell, for the murder of james Croft,
was executed at half past two this p \
, The time set by the Sheriff was one P NJ
{ but was postponed, hoping to hear frol
( Goy. Booth, at Dovnet lake, but he coul
: not be reached Russell made no stat
: ment He was self possessed, and die
+. without violent struggle.
LOUISVILLE, July 25.-A dastardly a
tempt was made to throw the eastwal
2 mail train on the Cincinnati 4 NJ Railroa
]; from the track last night, at point nei
: North Vernon Station, at the junction wit
4 the Jefersonville Railroad. The engine,
8 discovered pile of burning rails on I'll
Z track in time to avoid disaster.
{ WILIIAMspoRT, Pa, july 25.-Nelso