The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-21
Accidents. Assassinat ations.
Death, Fire, Etc.

| CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-The Democratic
Congressional Conyention of the Nineteenth
District to-day nominated S. s. Marshal
for re. election.
| New YORK. Aug. 20. O.-Postmaster len
eral Jewell arrived early this morning from
St Petersburg, and to- day will call on Pres
ident Grant at Long Branch,
Sioux Cry, Aug. 2o.-The Anti Mo.
nopoly and Democratic Territorial Conven.
tions met at Elk Point, Oak, to-day, for
the nomination of delegate to Congress
and Territol ial officers. Efforts to effect a
union proved unavailing. DIR. w. A. Bur
leigh was nominated by the Anti Monopo-
lists for Congress- The Democrats at last
reports had not made nomination and
were having stormy time. The nomina-
tion rests between j. w. Turner, and +.
w. Miller. with the latter slightly ahead
on the last ballot reported.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 2O.-A man
and woman named Thompson, who haye
been lettering about the village of Leo,
few miles from here. last Sunday abducted
little girl named Ida Shannon, who had
started on visit to some relatives in the
country. When the girl was missed search
was made and Thompson was found at
Antwerp, Ohio, about fifty miles away
Though he denied the abduction the child
was found in house near by. The couple
we're brought here and placed under arrest.
No reason was assigned for the deed.
WARRENToN, Va, Aug. 2O.-On sus-
nicion of intention to fight a duel, Judge
Keith to-day ordered the arrest of Gen.
W. H. Payne, Capt. A. ID. Payne, Judge
Thomas Smith, James Barbour and Col.
John s. Mosby. Gen. Payne, Barbour
and Smith were arrested. Capt. Payne
and Col. ,Mosby were not in town and il is
believed that if they can effect a meeting
without interference by the police they will
fight.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20-Rev. G. Hard
ing, g,editor Of the Indianapolis Gazette, shot
Mr.. Morithe, prominent merchant here,
this afternoon. These men have been
warm friends and their social relations in
innate. NORTH, who is Hebrew about
forty years of age and married, took ad
vantage Of this intimacy and succeeded in
seducing Harding's daughter, a young
lady eighteen years of age. She confessed
to her father last night that she had main
tanned criminal intimacy with Mr. Nor
1.-THE. Soon after the confession she took
opium, and it is believed that she repeated
the dose this morning. Mr. Harding met
Morithe this afternoon on the street and
shot at tim five times. Two shots took
effect, one in his elbow and the other pass
ed through his lungs. 1t was believed for
for while that he could not recover, but
tonight his recovery is considered probable
Miss Harding died this afternoon. Mrs.
Harding has confessed since the shooting
that Morithe had also made improper ad
vances to her. North denies the truth of
both the statement of the daughter and
tnothers and says he will prove his inno-
cence.
New YORK, Aug 20.--An examination
of Rev. John Cowan, chaplain of the late
Sixth Regiment OF New York artillery, and
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
government, by presenting at the treas
urv for redemption, a fragment of South
American bond, claiming that it was al
part of a 81 200 United States 20 bond,
which had been destroyed, has resulted in
the holding of Cowen for the action of the
grand Jury. For some time before his ar
rest Cowan was in the employ of the |
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Geo. W. Goldsmith was found dead in |
bed at No. SO East Tenth street. On a !
table in his room we're nomber of letters, |
sne addressed to his father, j. Ii. Gold |
smith, president Of a commercial college
in Detroit
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Aug. 20-Tom Nc |
Cleilan, last night. at Red Oak, Mont
County, attempted to enter the |
private rooms of Mrs. Fuller, to whose
daughter he had at one time been engaged,
the engagement having been broken by
Mrs. Fuller. Mcclellan was refused ad
mission and threatend to shoot in case he
was not admitted Mrs Fuller persisted |
n refusing admission. Mcclellan secured
4 revolver, fired at her through the door,
then burst the door down and fred four
shotsat her One shot took effect in her
neck above the collar bone, passing
through and coming out. below the shoul
der blade, inficaog, probably, fatal
wound, Mcclellan is a desperate charac-
ter. He was Immediately placed under
arrest, and waiving examination was. in
default of bail, sent to Jail Fearing a
raid on the Jail by the excited populace,
Mcclellan was taken to Glenwood for safe
keeping.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20-A. North Virdeu
Indiana, yesterday, Mr. May aud Stephen
Butler were killed by the explosion of pow
der in a well they were digging. They |
had put powder in the well and set slow
match to it. but thinking it had gone out |
they descended again, when 1t exploded
and killed them both.
CISoIsSATI, Aug. 20.-Walter Brown
a young boy about 10 years old. while |
watching game Of base bail in Ludlow,
KY, today, was killed by a ball from the
hat of player, which struck him in the
left breast
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. 0...H- NJ