The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-20

aratlons for the funeral. A memorial ad-
dress was reported and adopted, paving a
very touching tribute to the great qualities.
unobtrusiveness, gentleness and tragic end
of the deceased. The time for the funeral
cannot be announced until it is definitely
/ ascertained what time the remains will
reach here. General Sherman and other
distinguished officers are expected to at
tend the funeral.
MEMPHIS, May l9;-The funeral of Col.
Richard A. Pinson took place from
Grace Church this afternoon. 1t was at
tended by ex- confederates. merchants, the
Masonic fraternity, and citizens generally
business being suspended in response to a
resolution Of the Chamber of Commerce.
The procession was the largest ever wit
messed here.
NEW YORK, May l9.-An inquest has
been held in the Warren murder case. at
Camden, Me, of DR. Baker. This case
thus far battles all attempts to ascertain
the guilty party, though the evidence
seems to point to Miss Mink.
SING SING, n. Y, May ia fall of
the gallery in Sing Sing prison yesterday
caused the death Of one convict, the seri-
GUS wounding Of the keeper and two con-
victs and the slight wounding of sixteen
others
HUDSON, n Y, May lq.-Joseph Waltz
has made full confession of his part in
the murder of Herman Hulcher a scissors
grinder who was killed for 81 dollars
Joseph Waltz, in his confession of hay
ing murdered Hulcher, the scissors grind
er, states that the deed was done about 10
clock p M. on the lst Of May. He went
to the room occupied BY Hulcher. whom
he found asleep, and struck him three
times with hatchet the first time with
the blunt part and twice with the sharp
side. He only groaned and all was over
" altz then took the body to a stone wall,
where traces of blood were found, and GOV
cred it up There he left it until the next
night, when he took it down into an orch
ard and buried it. The officers. having
learned all they could, took him out at his
own suggestion, to the place where the
body was found wrapped in blanket
The head was horribly mangled. Waltz
also c0ntesses to having burned three
school houses in the town and buried the
books which have been found at the place
he designated. When asked why he com
mitted the murder he replied Il done
it for mischief and not for gain The bad
spirit was in me and | wanted to do some
thing bad,
NASHUA, May l9-Jesse Diehl. from
! 1ork, Pa, shot and mortally wounded
Robert Ekleir, a painter of this city, yes
terday afternoon. Diehl was arrested.
WHEELING, May IA man named
Dante Cooper, deck hand resident of Pitts
burgh, fell from the steamer Acorn on
Saturday a short distance below W ellis
burg, W. Va, and was drowned
A body Of a man was found in the river
opposite this city Saturday morning bear
ing marks of foul play 1t is supposed to
be that Of John Raymond Of Mariette,
who has been missing for some days and
had in his possession about 5000 when he
came to the city.
MILWAUKEE, May Iq.-Reports from
Green Bay says that the woods are on fire
around Big Cedar and running along side
Of the track, A new hotel and a store at
Big Cedar were burned Saturday 4 big
fire is reported at Ishpenning. and threat
ems the destruction Of the town
CINCINNATI May Iq-Jacob Eogel' ;
pork house, on Spring Grove avenue. was
damaged BY fire to the extent of six thou
sand dollars, last night. 1t was insured in
the German Savings Firemans :. and Mer-
chants and manufacturers Of this city.
The residence Of Samuel Emerson near
mcennes, Ind, burned this morning,
Loss, $1,000
ToLEDo, May lq.-The Wabash Co. ;
elevator No. > was DESTROYED this afternoon
together with its contents. consisting Of
about l25.O01 bushels Of oats and 5000
bushels of corn. The loss on grain Is 800
200; fully insured. The loss on the build
ing is $S0,000; insurance, ST5,000 The
insurance is mostly in Eastern companies.