The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 30.-ln the
Knoxville papers tomorrow Senator
Brownlow publishes a card announcing
himself as a candidate for congress from
the Second congressional district.
Chicago, Sept. 30-The number Of
people who are in the city visiting the Fix
position increases every day, and is unpre
cedented in the history of exposltlonS
here The hotels are over crowded and
the streets show thousands of new face,
daily. The excursions with reduced
rates of fare which the railroads have in
augurated aid in swelling the number
The Exposition building itself is the cen.
tire of attraction and before the doors are
opened each morning eager crowds may
be seen waiting at the entrance. The
managers claim that this is the greatest
exposition ever held in the West.
New YORK, Sept. Yesterday q
Washington officer arrived in Newark, n
j., with a caplas for the arrest Of Nette'
ship, of the secret service,
Larkin G. Mead, the American sculptor
who designed and executed the elaborate
monument to Lincoln, erected over his
grave at Springfield, ILL.,, has just arrived
from Florence aud will proceed to Spring
field to attend the inaugural ceremonies
of his great work.
BosToN, Sept 30.-Louis Wagner, the
Isle OF Shoals murderer, was to-day sen
fenced to be hanged. the last Friday in
January.
MCHENRY, ILL.,, Sept. 30.-As Swede
by the name OF Andrew Frederickson, a
farmer, living six miles south of this place,
was returning home last night with a load
of lumber, his team ran away, throwing
him out. The wheels of the wagon passed
over his head killing him almost instantly,
Whisky is suspected to have been the
cause.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Sept. 30.-A shooting
affray took place yesterday between Z. NJ
Perkins and John Blake, in which the lat
ter was wounded in his arm and side
Perkins gave himself up to the police, and
claims that Blake saduced his wife, and
hence the shooting,
PITrsBuRG, Pa, Sept 3O--A collision
occurred to-day on the Low Grade divis-
ion on the Allegany Valley Railroad, three
and half miles east Of New Bethlehem,
between mail train bound east and a
freight train west james Ester, engi-
neer, and NJ, KILN, fireman, of the mail
train. and passenger named Henry
Doyle, were killed. H. Wertz, express
messenger, was fatally injured; JIM Tarr,
baggage master, John Brown, news boy,
John Garrison, passenger were seriously
injured The baggage car, containing the
baggage, mail and express matter was
burned. The accident was caused by the
operator at New Bethlehem failing to hold
the passenger train for orders, as directed,
ORANGEvILLE, Ont, Sept. 30, An en-
CINE and five cars of special train on the
Toronto, Grey y Bruce Railroad were over
turned yesterday between Orangeylle and
Flesherton by running over COW. The
fireman Was instantly killed.
ToLEDo, Ohio, Sept. 3O.-A man named
Long was to-day cut in two by a circular
saw which he was filing in David Smiths
saw mill.
CINc1NNATI, Sept. 3o.-Mrs. Julia Per
kins, wife of Charles Perkins, of this city,
this morning cut the throat of her only
daughter, Clara, 3 years old, and then
made an Intellectual attempt to kill herself
by the same means The alleged cause is
family trouble. Mrs. Perkins appears
perfectly sane.
SHERIDAN, ILL.,, Sept 30.-While par
ty of boys from Newark were out hunting
yesterday, a fatal accident occurred near
Mlllington, whereby Edward Winchell was
shot and almost instantly killed. In eros
sing a ravine they were compelled to jump
some little distance, when gun In the
hands of Edward White was discharged,
the contents lodging in the back of young
Winchell, who died within ten minutes
from the time of the accident.