The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-01

son of Rev. DIR. Edwards, who was attend
ing a camp meeting near Little Saumloo
| hired valuable horse and carriage at Har-
riman livery stable, ior the purpose of
visiting camp-meeting and was to return
the next day, but has not been heard of
since. 1t is large bay horse and top
buggy, valued at $500. Officers are scour-
ing the country, and it is hoped they will
succeed in bringing him back
JACKSONVILLE, Ill, Aug, 3l.-An old
gentleman named Rowley. residing near
Pleasant Hill, Pike county, was knocked
down on the highway few nights since,
and robbed of $3.50. \ young man nam.
ed Mitchell was arrested. and sent to
Jail in default of bail, for the vilianous act.
OMAHA, Aug. 3l.--Henry II. Bellows,
manager of the Nebraska branch of the
Life Association Of America, was arrested
this evening on the charge of embezzle-
ment
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 3l.-Considerable
excitement was created here this morning
by an assault on Mark H. Irish, proprietor
of the Park Hotel by Theophile Papin, the
acting mayor of St Louis. The assault
occurred in this manner; Mr.. Papn APP
preached Mr.. Irish, in the Office of the ho-
tel, and demanded that he leave the office
and 60 to private boarding house and
apologize to his wife for an alleged insult
to her some days since i'll regard to some
clothes which she had in the laundry, and
which Mr.. Irish declined to deliver unless
accompanied by laundress to count the
pieces. Mr. Irish told Mr.. Papin that he
could not go, whereupon Mr.. Papin attack
ed him and was overcome by Mr. Irish,
Papin drew pistol in the melee, but was
prevented from using it. He was arrested
for assault and battery, paid his fine, and
started fol the depot. with his family to go
to st. Louis, when he was rearrested on
the charge of assault with intent to kill,
and placed under $4,000 bonds. Mr., Pa
pin claims that he did not draw the pistol,
but that it dropped out of shallow pocket
in his overcoat during the melee.
CLINTON, Iowa, Aug 3l-Corneius and
Frank Denehy, aged and II years, re
spectively sons of laborer, were drowned
in the river yesterday afternoon No one
saw the accident, and it is not known how
it occurred, but it is supposed that the
boys were walking on loose logs. The
bodies were recovered.
A colored woman alleges that two men
tried to outrage her person in lumber
yard yesterday. She escaped, but her
clothing was badly torn. There is no clue
to the wretches.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 3l.-The la
test developments show that the woman
who was murdered here last week was the
wife OF Frank Barrett. aud that he furher
| ly edited Il paper at Salem, Neb. The
physicians testified before the Coroner that
her person had not been violated. which
establishes the theory that she was track
ed here and murdered from motives Ut
jealousy and revenge, and robbed as con
siderable money and gold chain and
watch which she had could not be found
1t is supposed that her parents reside near
curious history for several years, but the
last one that she wrote, on the night of
her murder which she had sealed to post,
was to Barrett, as her husband.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. Sly esterday
afternoon Constable George Cutting, in
company with number of the authorities
of Brooklyn township, in this county, at
tempted to arrest party of Bohemians
who were violating the law by hunting on
Sunday, One of the hunters, named John
Skasne, resisted and tried to shoot Cutting,
but his gun missed fire. The Constable
then drew revolver and fired, the ball
hitting Skasne and inficting dangerous
wound. Cutting gave himself up and was
admitted to bail
NASHUA, N. H., Aug. 81. The steam
mill Of Walter Fessenden & Son, West
Townsend, was struck by lightning last
night and burned, Loss $4,000.