The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-10


siding at Desmoines. Iowa. and was stolen
from t, car in this city abou: ten days ago.
| TERRE HAUTE, Iud., Nov 9.-On Oc.
tober 20 Joseph Robbins, bridge watch,
man at kaskaskia river. on the VandaHa
railroad, in Illinois, was murdered. A
ncighbor named Nathan Burgess was ar.
rested on suspicion. On the trial the evl.
ldence against him was very strong, and he
finally confessed in court his guilt. Tie
knew that Robbins had just received his
uonths wages. He got shot gun, wen,
to the bridge and fred through window
at Robbins. On approaching he saw Rob.
bins ON his knees, and heard him saying,
"Oh, God, have mercy on the one who did
this" and fed, but the voice and words
have haunted him since and induced his
confession.
WAyLAND, Mich. Nov S.--The freight
and ticket office OF the q. r. & !. Il. r.
was robbed last night of about $3.50, taken
from a drawer Entrance was made
through window. This is the second
time the same office has been robbed
No clue.
SAN FRANCIso, Nov. S.-Edward Me
CURE shot and Instantly killed his wife
this afternoon. He was arrested and is
now in custody. Jealousy is said to have
prompted him to commit the deed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 9.--Samuel
Brakeman, prominent citizen of Clarks
| vile, Tenn, committed suicide last night,
by hanging. No clused is assigned tor
| the act.
MINIATURES, Wis, Nov. Sat an ear,
Stieren killed her son, a boy l3 years old.
by breaking his skull with an axe, and
then committed suicide by jumping into a
health for Il long time, and the act was
committed during an attack of insanity in
duced by the fear that she would die and
be separated from her child.
CINCINNATI, Nov. S.--A single man. 26
years of age, named Herman Schiling.
who was employed in the tannery and
slept in Que of the outhouses. next to the
stables, acting as private watchman, was
attacked by two men, it is supposed who
stabbed him with u dung fork, and beat
him with clubs, until he was dead or in |
sensible. He struggled with them in the |
slnall stable until overrowered, The
blood marks show that they must have
fought around and under the horse that
was standing there, dumb witness of the |
horror. Then they dragged him distance |
of so or 40 feet to the furnace, opened an
iron door about Is inches square, and |
jammed him thr' ugh into hot-air cham
Der under the boiler, the great heat OF
which acting like an oven, consumed
him. beyond all chance OF recognition.
lie was accused III having seduccd Eg- |
ners daughter l6 years of age. While |
Schiling had not denied that he had inter
course with this girl, he had declared that
ne was not the only man. nor the first.
On the 9th OF June last, this girl died in
the hospital of the city, in child birth.
MEMPHIS, Nov 9.-At Wittsbury, Ark,
on Saturday ngh'.an incendiary tie >tari
ed in the office ot the Gazette newspaper,
destroyed that office aud contents aud II
number of stores and shops. Total loss,
S25, 900. Partly insured.
FORT MADISON, Iowa, Nav. "a fire,
which was undoubtedly incendary. last
night destroyed IA livery stable, and several
stores and dwelling houses here, and it was |
with the greatest difficulty that the flames
were checked before they reached the CEN
trc of the city. Loss $4,000: mostly in
sured.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 9-The rain last |
night has stopped the fnrest and swamp
fires which have been burning in this vicin
ity, east. west and south, and the atmos
phere is com aratively clear to-day
Several car 'nds Of provisirns and cloth
ing have been sent from this city 10 the
Nebraska sufferers within the past week !
WASHINGTON, Nov 9.-Tho fpllowlng
paragraph is published in an Alexandria
(Na.) paper:
Miss Amelia j ,cks II was yesterday disCharged |
from office In the 1rca -ury Dtpsrm,t unt
Of the discovery than she was the daughter Of jam
W Jicnson Co ouel Morhy. who happened tu be |
in Wash ngton. soon IA he heard Of the fact bad
TIER imm dIatey rclnslatcd
The James W, Jackson mentioned in |
this paragraph was the man who shot Col |
nnel Elmrr h. Ellsworth for hauling dawn
the rebel fiay AT Alexandria as the Union
army under General Scott was advancing
INTO Virginia.