The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-04
Hon. T. j. Turner of this
State, Dying at the Hot
Springs. of Rheumatism.
Ninth Effort to ALI Sumner's
Shoes.
Defaulting Cashiers, Dis
honest Judges.
Burglaries. Fires, Crime,
Accidents, Etc.

New YORK, April 3.-The Sons of
Temperance will hold grand mass meet
ing in the Cooper Union tonight.
Some ladies in Brooklyn continue to WIS.,
it saloons and obtain signatures to several
pledges. The attempt to begin, last night,
crusade in the eastern district of Brook
lyn. was not successful, and Dio Lewis,
disappointed, said to the congregation
"Well, dear friends, you had better think
about this two or three years more, and
then / viii come and help you organize. y
The Rev. Mr.. Boole said that ''If the hot
weather dried this thing up, it would be
followed by the most disastrous results
that ever fell upon the church, and it
would take five years to bring Christian
people back to where they stood. -
The President of the Brooklyn City
Railroad Company has issued an order,
prohibiting, under pain of DISMISSAL, driv
ers or conductors drinking any intoxicating
liquors, or living in or entering any house
where liquor is sold.
JETFERsoNvILLE, Ind, April 3.-Reu-
ben DAILY, the editor Of the Evening
News, of this city, has taken a decided
stand against the crusaders, because the
temperance leaders undertook to badger
him and misrepresent and misconstrue his
motives, and because they have not con-
tiued their work of prayer, love and per-
suasion in an humble, christ:an-Eke man.
ner, but have distributed themselves over
the city as committees, with pledges, i'm
portuning the citizens. Meeting with re-
threaten the people with prescription. He
,o,,,,l1atas = @ho cd lo.lnuos
paper to be in favor of judicious and con-
servative license law; fair and equal rights
for all classes of citizens, German, Irish,
or otherwise, and that no man shall be de-
prived of private qualification which he
uses discreetly, simply because another
man makes a beast of himself.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, April 3.-The temper
ance excitement has been brewing here for
some weeks pasts, and yesterday began to
assume shape. At meeting held in the
Baptist Church committees were appoint
ed and other preliminary arrangements
were made 1t is quite certain that some
we'll digested plan of active operations will
soon be devised.
| Quincy, ILL.,, April 3-A large temper
ance meeting has been held at the Chris
tian Church for the purpose of obtaining
funds to prosecute the saloon keepers fol
violation of the State Temperance law
This is the fifth temperance meeting thi:
week.
LAsALLE, ILL.,, April 3.-Another i'm
mense temperance meeting was held il
this city last evening, the largest, in fact
ever held here, at which permanent or
ganization was effected for the assistance
of the ladies temperance organization Il
be formed this evening.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, April 3.-Daly
editor of the Evening News, has taken
decided stand against the crusaders, favor
ing judicIous license.
WHEELING, W. Va, April 3.-The la
dies fully inaugurated the street prayin
movement here to-day. A number Q
saloons were visited, Laromie's dancin
= hall among the number. At the latte
place they were given the liberty of tn
hall, and the proprietor publishes car
in the evening paper, Offering them tn
use of his hall for half an hour daily.
PHILADELPHIA. April 3.-A meetin
of Germans was held tonight for the pul
pose of efecting an anti-temperance Oh
ganization. Any one can become a men
OCl Dy BlCuRIBE W fOtC tOI uO Ou
indorsing the present Sunday liquor Law
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 8. -Governc
!, Beveridge received a telegam from He
], Spring, Ark. this morning, notifying hil
that Colonel T. j. Turner, of Chicago, la,
: of Freeport. Ill, was dying there frol
rheumatism.
BosToN, April 3.-The Legislature, t.
day. had its ninth ballot for a u United Stat,
Senator Whole number of votes, 262
necessary to cnoice, 1872 Dawes receive
\ 81 Hoar, rs; Curtis, IS; Adams, II
} Banks, 5 Pierce 2 Washburn, White
and Phelps l each.
CINCINNATI, o., April 3.-Last nigh
} about o'clock, Lawrence Ferry, a cler
. in rail mill, in Covington, KY, while e.
Or deavoring to ascertain the cause OF son
: row pit, alongside of the fy-wheel, whis
was revolving very rapidly, and beir
caught by the cogs of the wheel was lite
ally cut in pieces. He was son of Fra
els Perry, of Cincinnati, well-kLowa j
surance man.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, April 3. - Thom
George, ex- County Judge, has disappea
ed mysteriously from Newpurgh, and
accused of various swindles on persons
that vicinity, aggregating 100000.
ERIE, April 3.-Williams, cashier
the Conneautville National bank, whit
was reported robbed some weeks sine
was rearrcsted to-day, an examination
the books having shown defalcatio
amounting to $27, 200, besides the $45,O
reported stolen. This confirms William
guilt.
New YORK, April 3.-Detectives Ell
ployed for the purpose have just discove
ed and arrested parties who have been e
gagged 10 the manufacture of burglar il
plements, false keys, &c., and been CO
veying them to Sing Sing prisoners, throuI
a woman who has access to the prise
This accounts for the numerous escaI
there recently
The Russian bark Jupiter, on voya
from this city to Gibraltar, experienc
very boisterous weather. On February
when three days out, a squall struck t
vessel,and at the same tune she was boal
ed by a heavy sea, which swept Ca
Grondques and six of the crew from {
deck. The returning wave bore back t
of the crew but the others were never se'