The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-09
TELEGRAP!EH1::[IlC. T T
Wom en- to hold School Or
ces in California.
Another Dishonest Post
master.
Furious Storm in IOWA.
Accidents, Murders, Sui
cides, Robberies, Etc.

DAN RANtlSCO, NdrcD III the AS
sembly, to-day, bill to make women elig-
ible to educational Offices was passed-3S to
81.
In the Senate the Judiciary Committee
reported in favor OF an election for or
against convention to revise the constitu-
ton of the State
ELIZABETH.NJ j March 1-EdwardN ork
fatally stabbed David c. Stiles at a hotel
in Railway last night, during a quarrel
about drinks. Both were well known citi-
Zens.
DUBUQUE, Ia, March T. DIR. Van Leu
van, Special Agent of the Post Office De
partment, arrested Yesterday the Deputy
Postmaster at Sheldon, O'Brien county, on
charge of pilfering postage stamps. The
prisoner is expected here tonight for an
examination
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, March IA furi-
Gus wind storm commenced here early this
morning and has ragged all day. Yesterday
morning and this evening, west Of Boone
a severe drifting snow storm prevailed, ,and
the Pacific express, due here at O'Clock
this morning, had not arrived at 6 P. NJ.
The worst storm of the season is prevailing
on the line of the B., c. r. 4 NJ. railroad,
between Plymouth and Austin.
McGREGoR, Ia, March 7-One of the
severest snow storms OF the season has
been raging since yesterday afternoon till
this evening on the line of the Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway Between Colmar and
Minneapolis snow has fallen four feet deef
and drifting badly. Trains are all sus
pended. The western train that leaves
here in the morning went only to Colmar
and was obliged to return this evening
The rain fell in torrents here last evening
Trains cannot get through for two days a
least.
LA SALE, ILL.,, March IA portion O
; the goods plundered from freight ca
moving west on the the Chicago, Rock Isl
and & Pacific Railroad, between Utica AM
this city, on the night of the 4th inst, Were
found last night in James Sherrys cellar
in this city, land Mrs Sherry says they wer
: brought there by four young men we
known to the police. The goods found ar
sundrv articles of ready-made clothing
worth about 800, and were part OF l(
5 billed to Council Bluffs Sherry is in ia
ID for receiving the stolen goods, and the pc
lice are on the alert for the robbers, on
of whom is Dunlap, with various aliases,
| former partner of Cabbage Ryan, now
| the Joliet Penitentiary.
New YORK, March 7.-On the night {
Jan. 9, Adolph Hawk called at the Tweltt
Precinct Station House, and informed II
s. officers that his jewelry store had Just bee
robbed, after he himself had been knockt
down and gagged The officers doubtt
his story, but there having been a numb
\ of hacks seen in the neighborhood On Il
- night of the robbery. the police secured
driver, and he, in turn, gave the names
five thieves, three of whom have been a
rested. One of these was formerly kee
er in the City Prison. None OF the pro
erty was recovered.
:. KEoKUK, March William Rocker,
. Benton township, Keokuk. county, dro
o1- on his team and wagon into Sugar Greek ye
vp- terday. and the stream being very high
'ts' Aoated the team. His wife and child we
in the wagon with him. The wagon W
!, unset and all three were thrown into
Is. water. With great difficulty, Rocker say
. himself and the child, but Mrs. Roob
was drowned The body was recover
- late in the evening.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, March 6.-AbC
two wears ago a son of A. Folz. 10 the to-
of Lamartine, this county. was bitten b!
mad dog. Early this week the boy was
tackled by hydrophobia, and his death
hourly expected.
CARLINvILLE, ILL.,, March Jam
Mckee a man employed in the WOO
mills of this city, was horribly mangled t
afternoon by getting entangled in the Il
Is chinery. Both of his arms were nearly
SO off, besides one of his legs; also other
iuries, which may prove fatal
New YORK, March IA dispatch tr
In Meridian, Conn, says this morning Jc
Anderson. recently discharged from
spoke-shop in Wallingford, entered the
and, after speaking a few words angr
fred twelve shots at the men,two OF who
Horatio Hall and Frederick Newton, W
J. fatally wounded. Anderson then rusl
l. from the building, and cut his own thrt
WHEELING, w. Va. March Dur
, the riot in South Wheeling, this atterno
a man named Blattner received two pl
St., balls through his lungs. lie is stlillvl
WIS. but there are no hopes OF his recove
Two other persons were severely lnJui
- The disturbance arose from evidence 81
D., in court yesterday.
MoNTTowoC, Wis. March In the c
of the State against John Hogan, who
tried for the murder of his brother in Is
the iury found the defendent guilty Of II
der in the second degree.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. March GA
rible explosion of giant powder occurred
the Hoosac Tunnel to-day, killing one l
and seriously injuring several others.
MEMPHIS, March. There came l
IN 4 being a riot at Kentucky Landing,
y | miles below here on Thursday last. y
nd the steamer Pat Cleburne touched
,..s shore, a number of negroes attempte'
H"HU' board her for the purpose of lynchlng
w,s clerk. Several pistol-shots were fire.
a,r keep them off, and one negro was woun
-. -! which enraged them so that the boat
to leave. They threaten venge
against her if she lands there again.
- sas Suicide Of Young Lady from Spring.
- Mass.
- ABBY L. Merriam, aged % years, da
||#lRRE ter of Mr.. Merriam, OF Sprlngheld, NJ