The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-21

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Some Hopes of Peace in
Louisiana.
Growing Belief that Char
lie Ross has been Muir
dered.
ANOTHER FLOOD
The Mill River Disaster in
Massachusetts Repeated.
The Village of Havdenville
Swept by the Raging Wa
ters- No Lives Lost.
Burning of a Steamship at
Sea,
Burning of a Steamship at
Sea-
Fears of Great Loss of Life.
A ccidents. Murders. Sui
cides, Fire. Crime, &c.

New ORLEANS, Dec. l9.-The Return
ing Board has been in executive session
nearly all day. 1t is understood that they
have canvassed the returns from severa
additional parishes. giving the Democrats
Is majority in the House. 1t is believed
that the Board will get through with the
canvass early next week, The Democra
tic majority in the House will probably bt
about %.
New YORK, Dec ls.--Every man in the
Police Department has become interested
in the recovery of Charley Ross, and the
force has been indetatigable in its efforts
Early yesterday dispatch was received
by Superintendent Walling that induced
him to set out at once and to follow the
trail personally. He went away with
strong hopes that he would either return
with the child or receive information tina,
would lead him to discover its fate. Ht
returned at about lO:3O p. m., and went al
once to his home, evidently worn out with
his sixteen hours journey. He telegraph
ed to the Central Office that he had re
turned with no news. A very keen disap
pointment prevailed among all intereste
in the case at the failure Of this lates
clew, the general impression being, as th
Superintendent had devoted himself to it
unravelment, that it was the strongest ant
surest hope of recovering the lost Charlie.
Ross. There are still several other clew
remaining, and three detectives from tn
| Central Office are still absent attemptin
| tor unravel them, but the strong hope o
| finding the abducted boy, which animate,
all of them earlier, is becoming more AM
more faint 1t is claimed by shrewd mel
in the detective force that the death of tn
child could alone have concealed him from
from the vgilant thoroughness with whicI
the various searches for him within the
last three days have been conducted.
DEs MONIES, Ia., Dec l9.-The Cover
DOR offers $500 reward each for the appre
hensiun and conviction OF the mob VIII,
hung Howard.
Reports received here to-day say tha,
George n. klrkman was hung by mol
last night in Washington, Township, %
miles from this city. He was partially
hung on Monday night, and confessed set
ing fire to his soninlaw' barn, Last
night he attempted to set the house Oh
fire, was caught in the act and hung.
DEsMoINEs, Ia. Dec I9.-This afternno,
it was reported here that the vigilants
hung George n Kirkman near Peoria City
in this county. last night No contirma
ton OF the report has been received, Th,
distance is 2S miles from this place. Iw,
State Register reporters started for the
scene, of the horror at 5 o'clock, and the
truth will be known before morning Al
reported now, it seems that Kirkman has
had difficulties from time to time with his
wife. insomuch that she no longer lives
with him. She has been residing for somo
time with her son-in- law, Mr.. Insmaster
kirkman, in order to have revenge on
Zinsmaster for harboring his wife, set fire
to his barn on Monday night, burning it t.
the ground and along with it consuming
several hundred bushels of wheat and
corn, five head of horses farming imple
ments, etc. kirkman was hunted
up by hundred men on Tuesday night,
and serious demonstrations in the way OF
hanging we're made, but through the inhu'
ence of those opposed, this summary mode
of procedure was stayed. kirkman has
since that time made sundry threats against
Znsmaster, which again fired up the vigi-
ants, resulting in his being hanged, as re
port goes, last night. There is great ex.
citement and anxiety here to learn the
truth of the report. There is no telegraph
or railroad communication within less than
Is miles Of the scene.
New HAVEN, Conn, Dec l9.- Hayden,
Gore x Co.'S new dam at Haydenville,
Mass, gave way this morning, and the
water demolished every object in its course.
The ice was covered with skaters at the
time. 1t is not known that any lives were
lost.
HAYDENvILLE, Mass, Dec. 10 The
large new dam, just completed for HAYDEN
Gore 4 Co. : brass works. at this place,
burst about ] O'Clock this morning, and a
large body of water, covered with ice about
ten inches thick, swept down the channel
through the village, with crash similar to
that Of the a 'od of May last.
The cotton mil! dam, just below this vii
lase, held the water and ice. which has
probably prevented any sacrifice of life at
Leeds, with which place there Is no tete-
graphic communication. There were 10 nr
loo children skating on the pond at the
time, but it is thought that all escaped.
There w.s great excitement for the time,
as il was reported that two large Gushen
reservoirs had brnken, and the inhahitan;s
were making for the high ground as fast as
possible
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Dee ia late
dispatch from Haydenyille says: There
no loss of lite above or bel W the broken
dam. 4 cation-niil dam about halt a mile
below Hayden, Gore q Cos dau, which
broke, held the water aud ce,ard prevent
ed any l,ss nj lite or further destruction of
pr iperty. The cottonmill dam i "ne #
the strongest uu the river. 4 pnrri n ut
it was carried away 10y the Nav q rid, hut
it has since been thoroughly repaired.
The broken dam was built To- replace that
one SWEPT away last May. 1t was IA feet
hong. I3 ,eet wide at the base, and 6 feet
wide at tn, top. and cost about S6.j,O 1t
was built Of granite bedded in solid rex.
aud furnished with coping of cut granite.
each 5 feet long aud l3 Inches thick. The
water side uf the dam was faced with ce-
meut. while each end was fanked with a
heavy parapet. The walls were Is feet