The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-16

they were held in default of $500 bail
Clay is resident Of Chicago, and claims
to be innocent, but states that he can turn
up the burglars in twenty'four hours, If
given chance The boy, accomplices vlr-
tually acknowledge connection, They
state that they were engaged to work upon
drunken mans pockets.
KANKAKEE, Nov. l4.-An exceedingly
bold robbery was perpetrated in this vicln-
ity night before last. Some persons en-
tered the house of Ellie Boisvert, veal.
thy French farmer living in the town OF
Bourbonnais, "a miles north of Kankakee,
and ransacked the building from garret to
cellar, taking about $3.50 worth of clothing.
There were seven men sleeping in the
house besides the farmer and his wife, and
four dogs on the premises outside Mr.
Boisvert had $4,000 in greenbacks in his
sleeping room, and although thorough
search was made of the apartment the
burglars failed to find it. They unlocked
all the trunks in the house and carried off
the keys.
Troy, Mo-, Nov. l4.--Jas. W. League,
who recently stole horse from near Au;;
burn, this county, while being conducted
by the constable and posse to Jail yester-
day afternoon, after trial, was attacked, to-
gether with the rest of the party, by a
band of disguised men and shot in the
back. The horse to which he was tied
took fright and dashed through the woods
with League on its back. The prisoner
was horribly mutilatsd, but probably not
fatally injured.
CLINTON, Iowa, Nov. l4-James Craw-
ford, who was convicted of stealing span
of horses from Salem Cotton, at Dewitt,
few weeks ago, and other property from
other persons, has been sentenced to eight
years confinement in the state penlten-
tiary, at Fort Madison. The prisoner is
young man, and was captured with the
team near Boscobel, Wis. l..
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Nov. l4.-Notice
was received at the police headquarters in
this city yesterday of the arrests at st. Louis
of Scott Garret and his wife and Anna
Stanley, who are suspected OF the murder
of Jack Hunter, in this city,two years ago.
The officers havo been on their track for
two months.
William Saffieo and Frank Orleans were
arrested last night charged with garroting
a printer boy named Metcalf, who recently
came from Ohio, and robbing him of 1925.
Suffice was recently arrested for completely
in the Ella Barrett murder, but released
for want of evidence.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. a, The steam.
er Falcon, plying between Baltimore and
Charleston, came in collision last night in
Chesapeake Bay with the steamer Louis
lana, from Norfolk, and the latter sunk.
The Falcon took off the passengers, crew,
and baggage and some furniture of the
Louisiana, and returned to Baltimore. The
Louisiana belonged to the Bay Line, and
was valued at Sl50, 900. No insurance.
DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 14.-Last night
the dwelling of James Lee, farmer, at
Bedford, Mich, was burned to the ground.
All the inmates escaped except Lee. who
perished in the flames.
WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE
house of j. Mitchell, in Lancaster, and an
adopted child were burned last night.
New YORK, Nov. l4.-At a FIRE in East
Thirty eighth street this evening child and
an old woman were suffocated, and two
persons were seriously injured in escaping
from the flames