The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-25

cording to the prohibitory law of the State
against certain parties dealing in liquors.
Mlllard. the city missionary, backed by the
1oung Mems Christian Association and a
few preachers, succeeded in inducing Dav
Id Duncan, reformed inebriate, to make
affidavit that Frank Brede,a saloon keeper
of this city, keeps liquor for sale in viola
tian of the law. The Justice has ordered
constable to proceed to Bredes saloon,
armed with search-warrant, and to seize
ali liquor he finds in the saloon. The Off
Ger will seize the liquor on Monday. The
saloon keepers and liquor dealers have all
united, and agree to make the suit against
Brede test case. The liquor men are
not at all excited or the least bit afraid of
the result So the crusade is fairly inau-
a list of the $50 saloons of the city, and ex-
press their determination to apply the law
to each one in its turn.
LASALLE, ILL.,, May 23.-William Smith,
of Mt. Palatine, Putnam county, was driv-
ing into Peru with load of corn, this
morning, and when descending long hill
about three miles south of the city the
neck yoke broke, letting the wagon tongue
drop to the ground. The horses ran away,
upsetting the wagon and throwing MIR,
Smith distance of about twenty feet,
headforemost. One eve was torn out in
the fall; his face and hands were terribly
lacerated, and he is supposed to have been
= injured internally.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 23-The fol-
lowing is a complete list Of the passengers
killed and wounded in the accident night
before last on the Teledo, Wabash 4 Wess.
tern Railroad Mr. Swift, residence un-
known, killed; Conductor Nudge, badly
bruised and spine injured William
Haven, Chicago, slightly bruised A. ID.
= Lynch, Indianapolis, chest crushed in,
probably prove fatal; Mrs Charles Robin
son, Fort Wayne, head cut, and bruised in
left side and hip Her son had his head
badly cut and thumbs broken. James
Carey, bridgeman, head severely cut. j.
S. Page, brakeman, severe bodily injuries,
leg cut Frank Nudge, brakeman, hip and
right leg slightly injured Mr.. Lynch, al
the time OF the accident, was lying al
length on his seat, and when the car over
turned. he fell the full length Of the car,
struck the back Of a seat, literally MASKING
0 his liver and lungs When Conductor
e Nudge found him the blood was oozins
l. from his eyes and ears, and his agonie
S. were terrible to witness Mrs. Robinson
RS who was one of the passengers, is spoken
y of in the highest terms for her bravery anC
l. tortitude under her injuries.
y About ten years since, by a strange coin
I'd cidence, a frighttul accident occurred OIL
te the same spot, to a train run by Conducto
i Nudge, who was then engineer.
le ANNPRIoR, Ont, May 23-Two boat
4 containing thirteen rattsmen came in COLI
III sion in Flat Rapids this morning, and seN
eral men were drowned.
p p CLEVELAND, O., May 23.-Willial
=" Crawshaw, alias Fox, who is charged wit
the robbery of Leslie 4 Young's establish
y ment, on Euclid avenue, of $1,000 wort
y Of laces, on April D., has had an eXamini
Il u tion and been bound over to the Court
~ Common Pleas in $4,000 bail.
~ George Roberts, telegraph operator
e' Mount Vernon, o., was instantly kllC
" yesterday. He was assisting in moving
ua piano, when the instrument fell, crushir
IS him in its fall
~ AZ DEs MONIES. Iowa, May 23.-Marsh
40 Hafner, of this city, who went to lndial
~ after the prisoner, Bell, brought him as Il
'L1 as Burlington, where lie kindly remove
laI the handouts, of which act Bell took a
an az vantage by jumping from the train, ol
ny mile this side of Burlington, and makil
ny his escape.
ect EAST SAGINAW, Mich, May 23.-Nell
we Jones, courtesan, died about 9 A. NJ. I
~ ~ day from the effects of dose Of morphiI
VIZ s.I administered by herself She purchas
,lle ,lle 25 cents worth of morphine and swallow
pc it about O'Clock yesterday. She b
uI 1 been in this city about four and a h;
1eu I;ii months and her parents reside at Beay
III liz Dam, Wis. Deceased was 10 years o
ny An inquest was held, and verdict re
'ne dered in accordance with the above fac
VI Reuben Carey, while under the infiuer
oh of liquor this afternoon, cut his throat vi
=, a shoe knife. He may possibly recover.
VIZ DUBUQUE, May, pa horrible ac
~ ~'~" dent by fire occurred five miles from BrU
III III Greek, few days ago, whereby Mrs. g
,"o wv Premier, farmer wife, nearly lost
m nao life, her clothes having taken fire while 5
~. ,oo was burning brush in the field Her clio
,H. ait. ing was burned from her body land her
hnr is despaired of.
New York, May %. During
,,., this morning in a dyeing establishment
~ Jersey City Heights, Thomas Ritcht
o1 lessee of the building while endeavor
81, to extinguish the flames was fatally bu
ne ne5 ed, and Henry Stager, the owner, wi
~ - similarly engaged, fell from the roof of
I'D ~ adjoining building and was killed.
ts.1 property loss was $500.
we'd MEMPHIS, May 23-Another fire brt
iced out in Forrest City, Ark, this morni
mil 1t originated in the Forrest House
of communicated rapidly, passing down Wa
Mr. ington and taking many prominent bui
A ct ings. The loss by the second disaster
or amount to nearly 100000, with V
in small insurance on the greater part of
E on CHICAGO, May ga FIRE to day
ION stroyed the planning mill of Wills 4 {
can corner of Throop and Twenty sec
ONE streets, and the sash and blind factory
VIM. Stevens, Total loss 100000 in:
for ance $4,000.