The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-29

the arrest ol ScNeTai ptToouo Va thc ulHCe
on what precise charge the Mayor will no
state, but it is reported that extensive
frauds have been discovered in the poll ia,
department, No arrests have been made
yet. The action of Mayor Otis has caus
ed much excitement here.
Samuel +. Blaisdel, recently liquilating
clerk in the custom house in this city, sho
himself to-day The cause of his suicide
is not known. He was for several years
delivery clerk in the Western Union tele
graph Office, and an old pioneer of the
state.
The supreme court has decided the loca
option law unconstitutional.
New YORK, Sept IS The EceninS
Post says the grand jury of Brooklyn has
found a criminal indictment against Moul
ton in the case of Edna Proctor.
The Lord Mayor Of Dublin oday visit
ed Normal College and a number of public
schools and the emigration depot at Castle
Garden.
BUFFALO, Sept 2S.-Ex Congressman
John Ganson died of apoplexy this morn.
ing. He had been trying case ia the Su,
perior Conrt, when being taken suddenly
ill he was carried home in a carriage and
died on the way.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2S.-The Uninted
States secret detectives of the Treasury
Department overhauled at the Adams Ex-
press office a box containing large
amount OF counterfeit money and counter
teiters tools. 1t belonged to an extensive
gang that have been operating in North
Carolina, East Tennessee, West Virginia
and Kentucky. Six of the men have been
captured
PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept 2S.--A singular case
OF insanity occurred on an incoming train,
Saturday evening. A young lady, named
Carrie Ballard, from Avoca, Iowa, on her
way to Cincinnati, becoming frightened at
some men who were endeavoring to hirt
with her, locked herself in the ladies' sa-
loon, and, not coming out when the train
reached here, the door was broken open
and the girl was found to be insane She
was taken in charge by Sheriff Hitchcock,
and her father telegruphed to- He is ex-
pected to night.
CHICAGO, Sept 2S.-A terrible tragedy
occurred last night about midnight in
Hawthorne avenue. William Fischer,
middle aged man whose wife recently died,
had tried unsuccesstully to induce his step
daughter, Catherine Miller, girl of seven
teen, and who had left home, to return
and take charge of his house. Last night
he went to the house where the girl was
staying and attacked her with knife, in,
fictiug seven or eight wounds in the head,
breast and abdomen, from the effects of
which it is thought she cannot recover.
nj oil Il =, Al 4 Il
OF young tabe which she has, having
forced her to his uses.
Council BLUFFS, Sept. 28.--Mrs. Sa-
rena Pierce, wife of the man murdered
near Trader Point, to-day le affidavit
that Jack Pierce, her husbands brother.
told her on the morning of the day the
murder was committed that II am 60
ng to kill Fletch and am going to
waylay him. The murder was commit |
ted and Jack Pierce has left the country
PoRT JERvls, n. v, Sept. 2S.-The
poller OF locomotive here exploded this
evening, George Page, fireman. was
instantly killed and boy named Ortiven
fatally injured.
TOLEDO, Sept 2S.--A fire at Maumee
City on Sunday destroyed the extensive
hardware store Cf Peck, Hamilton Il Co..
md the two story building adjoining, own
cd by ). W. Beach and occupied by l..
' an Ilieck for the manufacture of spring
bed bottoms loss $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
MONTREAL, Sept %, Iardman & Co.'S
Iannery and leather betting factory corner
Bocaventure aud Canning streets, was
burned to-day with several adjoining cot
ages. Loss about $45, 1000 about half in
'uured. Several families are homeless.
LENoXvILLE, Ont, Sept. 2S.--A fire |
this morning broke ont in the business
part of town and ragged nearly all dav.
Over thirty private residences were burn |
I'd and the whole business centre. Loss
100000.