The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-29
Thieving Post Once Clerks
in Limbo.
Death of Gen. Murray Me-
Connell's Widow.
An EditorShot in Maryland
Perfect to be hung Dec. IL.
Accidents, Crime. Fire. etc.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-The steamer with
the prize fighting crew left here this morn
ing, and was captured by Illinois authorl- !
ties and is now tied at the East St Louis /
dock. Jack Looney and other managers |
were arrested, but Allen and Hogan were /
not aboard.
FAST ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2S-Chambers, /
one of the prize fighter seconds, Just esc
caped from the police by jumping out OF
the window. The police are in pursuit.
Looney. the other second, says the hight
will 90 on to-day if he can get away. Ho-
gan and Allen are down the river waiting
4 large crowd of desperate roughs arc
here, and desperate row is expected.
! ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct 28-Jack Looney,
the generalissimo of the prize fight, was
released from arrest this afternoon on
bonds to appear in St. Clair county Jan
nary next, and Madison county next Mon
dav in answer to violation OF the law
against prize fighting, The captain and
mate of the excursion boat are held hFe
hundred each TO appear on Wednesday.
Allen aud Hogan returned to the city TINS
evening and it is said that the fight Is post
noned till two weeks from to-day. The
rouehs are auarreling about the tasco and
are fearful OF arrest.
CHfCAGo, Oct. 2S.-In lively gale this
morning. the roof was blown off the public
school building of the West Side, Minoi
t damages were done.
Vim. Clause died from sheer destitutior
this morning on the North Side in a thickly
settled portion. Nearly million dollar
= are in the hands of the rehet fund holders
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Nearly fou
: hundred mechanics and thousand labor
f ers were discharged from the navy yard
: owing to money being short in consequence
OF summer improvements
New York, Oct. 2S.-The extensiv
print works of Garner 4 Co, at LlttI
S Falls, Cahoes, Rochester, Pleasant alley
is Newburgh and Hayerstraw, were stoppe
on Saturday and 10000 men are out {
: employment The firm paid S50O,o00
/ month to its employees and most Of the TAI
l. tories in other places have either stoppe
:! work or reduced the time and wages.
II ALBANY. n. Y, Oct. 2S.-Phelps, ii
defaulting cashier of the State Treasul
Department, was committed to Jail IN d
fault of $4,000 bail.
ne MEMPHIS, Oct. 2S.-The deaths fro
If noon yesterday to noon to-day were hftee
There was hard freeze this morning, al
u' the temperature is still falling. There
be a decrease In the number OF new case
a Mayor johnson resumed his official dutl
$ this morning.
rd MEMPHIS. Oct. 2S.-The yellow few
- deaths for the past "a hours were IA. Ci
ny venturers feel that an hour of relief b
ISL hos y-IAidnH :
II, ice king. 1t has been u cold day, and
ut night ice is forming in the cutters,
he MARSHALL, Texas, Oct 2S.-The nu
- Der OF yellow fever deaths since Its appe
ance here has been sixty, of which TWEEN
ing two occurred last week There was g
M frost last night and the ice is an eighth
the an inch thick. Fifty eases are under tire
of ment Owing to the cold weather, the
terments are expected to be large TO- II
ana row. Five nurses arrived from New
lbs, leans tonight.
the CUMBERLAND, Nd, Oct 2S.--Ll
.eat Clary, the editor OF the Times. shot yes
day by John NJ Risly, died last mis-
Risly was arrested. The shooting &
Ifee out of an editorial reflection on Ris
Lous father, who is clerk of the court.
and WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, Oct. 2S,-J
love Mclaughlin was found dead in the I
alth Yesterday with his breast and throat Il
DUN gled by charge of shot His cousin
whom he was on bad terms, is suppose
rug be the murderer.
Rock ORR r,rYnu, Dot 90 Dur;,g
John -, &C T,,,,os J<;,aenaI
the murder Of Francis Malone, while
counsel for the accused was addressing
fee'' Jury, son of the deceased made an at
ia with dagger on the accused. The
was turned aside by an officer and the
| ar saiant, with another, who abetted,
loA arrested, when the trial proceeded,
seaces New York, Oct. 2S-John Don
| es and and Michael Tailor died to day, from
l. it is effect of drinking lotion they mistoo
. .sda ad- cherry wine,
Josiah Warren was committed Il
--- for fatally stabbing Ellen Staples ma
no the ship Ellen Myor, on a voyage
Oo' Queenstown.
Charles Broadman, an Adams ex
messenger was killed this evening
Mass. collision with a street car.
- George H. Harris. of Chicago, was
Is will dead in his room at the Libby Hous
: '''e'' evening.
g Two weeks ago box containing a
,ons tity of bonds belonging to John See
VIM was stolen from the Long Island S;
loss by Bank, Brooklyn On Saturday Sc
e : use received letter. asking if he would
wfsm $l5,0e for the return OF the bonds.
Abiiah Richardson, messenger 70
Il great railroad bond forgers, has bee
rested on charge of swindling the ]
q ton Cigar Company, of Joliet, out o
~ 600.
s-s'ss CINCINNATI, Oct. 23.-Four barges
:, with 10000 bushels of coal, sunl
evening by striking pier of the r,
m~y bridge. Loss Sl5,oOo.
il ! ! A Fort Wayne dispatch saws it hi
discovered that the bond of j, r. Br,
Treasurer in that city, who il aeon
embezzlement, is worthless, the sigr
,o7o of the bondsmen having been cut fr
1918, bond. His predecessor attached b
without being before discovered.
LIZ SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Oct. "A 1
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