The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-17

DEsMoINEs, Iowa, Dec l6--A citizens
meeting last evening denounced by resolu-
tons, the action of the mob who hung
Howard. in unmeasured terms.
Howard, the convict who was hung by
the yigilantes yesterday, was buried to-day,
beside the man whom he murdered.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec, l3.-The goyer-
nor has signed the warrant for the execu..
ton of Samuel Beighley; in Westmoreland
county, on the Goth of January next, for
the murder Of Joseph Kerr.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16.-This morning
about 9 o'clock, Mr.. John A. Aultman,
Superintendent of the Duquesne Coal
Works, located in the Thirty seventh ward
of this city, while making his usual tour OF
inspection in the mines, was fired on by a
party unknown, and fatally wounded. The
miners employed by the company have
been op a strike for some time, and conse-
quently the pit was unoccupied at the time
the assault was made.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. l6.--A schoon-
er, supposed to be the Robert Peter, of
Providence, capsized in a squall Monday
night, and the crew of FIVE men perished,
all leaving families.
St. LOUIS, Dec. l6.-An unknown man,
was found in an empty huckster's wagon
at the corner of Seventh street and Cass
avenue this morning. The man was sent
to the hospital, but died on his way there,
His name was Rosbury Mcnamara, of
BelIevile He had been on spree and
evidently died Of apoplexy. He was not
injured in any way. /,
Another unknown man was found dead
on the sidewalk corner Main and Poplar
streets to day. Nothing was learned as to
the cause Of his death.
MEMPHIS, Dec. l6.-Dispatches from
Forest City, Ark, state that all the town
south of the railroad was burned this
morning The fire burned the telegraph
office. 1t is impossible as yet to learn the
particulars,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 16-A Forest
City, Ark, special to the Associated Press
says a FIRE broke out this morning IN the
Court House, which, together with a large
norton of the records. were soon destroy
ed A strong gale from the so1th carried
the flames to Gurley's billiard hall, which,
with the stock, was entirely destroyed.
The large store of lizard a. Prewett fol
lowed. Soon Pope Bros. building, was al
so in flames, in which were the telegraph
and Times offices. The telegraph instru-
ments and most of the cases OF the Times
Office were saved. The fire then proceeded
down Washington street on the east side,
DESTROYING Reed & Browns barber shop.
The fire was checked in this direction by
an alley, but communicated to N. lizard 9
store, whose loss reaches $4,000; insured
for So, 800. The total loss will exceed $50,
600, with less than $4,000 insurance,
HARTFoRD Conn, Dec. l6.-A large
mill in Warehouse Point, occupied by the
Leonard Silk Company and the Chaplin q
Barber Silk Company, was destroyed by
! fire this morning Loss 5000, 900; insur.
ance $lu0,O0O. 1t is believed that the fire
was the work of an incendiary. The gas
works of the factory supplied the village
also. and the fire left the inhabitants ir
darkness. Two hundred hands are thrown
out of employment
BANGOR, Me, Dec. Is A fire on Mar
street last night destroyed nine stores anc
the Harrison House. Loss $4,000; in
lsurance 100000.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-The starch factory
at st. Charles was burned yesterday, witt
considerable corn and manufactured starch
Loss $25, 900: insurance $4,000.
BosToN, Dec. l6.-The losses by the
Plympton and Wareham street fire aggre-
gate $590,0O0; insurance, as far as known,
$l4l 900 The losses by the Charleston
fire aggregate $l45,000; insurance $780,
000