The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-12

by insinuating himself into the confidence
= of Joe, he learned from him that he, in.
, deed, had made the attempt. he remark
ed that he had failed, but that the next
time he would make better work. lmme.
diately it was agreed that Joe and the Ito
him unknown) detective were to combine,
and on Thursday night proceed to old man
Shys, effect an entrance, when Joe was to
proceed to the old folks room, kill them
and then rob and burn the house. DR..
Shy was informed of the plan by the de-
tectiye, and accordingly repaired to his
fathers house on Thursday night, accom-
panied by MrJ. G. Coyce and Mr. Thomp-
son Allen, of this place. for the purpose of
seeing everything well done. They had
barely arrived in time to arouse Mr.. and
Mrs. Shy, who live alone, and inform them
of what was to take place, when the william
Joe, followed by the detective, entered the
house by front door
'Dr. Shy, who was secreted near by,
heard the murderous preacher remark in
q whisper to the detective that he would
first proceed up stairs and kill the old
folks, secure their money and then finish
the Job by firing the house. A she was pro-
ceeding to the stairway to carry out his
hellish design, DR.. Shy opened fire upon
him. The first shot, the doctor thinks,
missed him, when the negro wheeled and
leveled pistol at the doctor, snapped it at
him and then closed in upon him, the doc
tor firing rapidly all the while. A hand
to-haud struggle ensued, the negro vainly
trying to thrust his pistol into the face of
his antagonist, and the doctor having emp
tied his pistol, had caught his weapon of
the villain, and, with the other hand was
peIting him over the head with the butt |
Of his pistol At this stage, Messrs. Coyce
and and Allan appeared and commenced |
firing, when the negro looscned himself
and made for the stairway. A double /
shotgun was fred by MIR. Allen and re-
peated by DR.. Shy when Joe Ravages
fell corpse in the parlor of his intended
victims. His body was perforated with
balls and buckshot. DIR. Shy, in the scuf-
tie, was shot through the hand by one off
his own party, he thinks, but aside from
this, although the negro fired twice, no
damage was done.
"A coroner inquest was held by Coro-
ner w. r. Hanes, on Friday morning, and
a verdict returned in accordance with the .
fact"
NASHVILLE, Oct l0.-At Pulaski, Tenn,
this afternoon, Henry Atkinson, colored,
stabbed and instantly killed Lucius A Sut-
tie, white, aged 3S. The difficulty origi.
mated about a suit now pending in the
court relative to the corn and cotton crop.
Atkinson was arrested and is now in Jail.
All is quiet now.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. lO.-Sherifs
Williamson and Coleman, arrested charged /
with the murder of Joy, have been re-
leased by the United States Commission G
ers.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct, lO.-In the cir C
cult court, at Towsontown, this morning T
the case Samuel Mcdonald, who was on n
trial for the murder of Berry Amos, was s
by the jury, after being out >,
since yerterday, bringing in verdict of N
not guilty" O
SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. lO.-The Grand
Jury last evening brought an indictment v
against Thomas e. Kicks for murder COM b
mltted fourteen years go. Kicks is the II
iuryman who was indicted on Thursday for T
polygamy, and is now in the Penitentiary,
having refused to give bail.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct lO.-About o'clock
this morning a fire broke out in G.. G.
Jansen's drug store, and before water could
be brought to bear effectively his entire II
stock was consumed. His lossis about SO,
DOO insured in the Howard, New York, a
and the National, of Hartford, for 81 $50 c
each. The building was partially dam- a
aged and insured in the Fire Association
or 81, 200. The fire originated from the
explosion of barrel of alcohol n the base
nent.
PRINCETON. Ill.,, Oct. lo.-A strange i, I.
and fatal disease is raging among the cat a,
lie of some of our farmers in the northern v,
part of this county. The attack of the dis 81
'ase is instantaneous, and somewhat simi
ar to hydrophobia, with the exception -
hat there is no frothing at the mouth.
Che most tame, mild and gentle animal in
he herd suddenly becomes wild, fierce and
dangerous, charging upon anything that
nay come in contact with it. The animal,
after being attacked with the disorder, is
constantly on the move, rubbing its nose,
pounding its head and throat violently and
md rushing pelimell against a post or
ence. The disease is evidently located in
he brain, but no conclusion as to its cause
las yet been arrived at.
CHICAGO, Oct. lO.-James D. Aims
worth, editor of the Elkader (Iowa) Jour a
,al, was found in the streets here yester-
lay in state OF lunacy, He had letters
If introduction from prominent Iowa citi
,ens All that could be gathered from
lin was that he was on his way to Wash "
ngton. His friends were telegraphed for. ~
The exposition of this city closed to-
light. Tc-day's attendance was $4,000. p
The whole number of visitors in twenty
light days has been 6s5,OO0. Total re- r.
The executive commit p
zee will make large additions to the accom-
nodations for exhibitors and Immediately T.
preparations for the exposition ~
N larger scale next year. The art col
ections now in the gallery will be on exhi-
,iton during the coming week. c'
1t is now definitely settled that General :
,haler. of New York, will come to Chica
70 as supervisor of the fire department,
IN the unanimous invitation of the Board
# Fire Commissioners, Mr.. Benner sec
nding the request. Shaler's salary, slU,-
100 per annum, will be raised by private
description.