The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-07

CLINTON, Iowa, Nov. GA young Ger
man, named George Clock, who works in
the railway machine shop here, attempted
suicide, by jumping into the river about
midnight last night. After leaping, Clock
began calling TOR help, and was rescued by
Joseph Penn, colored man, Domestic
troubles were the cause. Clock was only
married three weeks ago.
John +. Hubbard, the night watchman
in the railway yard, attempted to get of a
switch engine last night, when his toot
slipped and got under the wheel, where it
was cut off, and had to be amputated just
above the ankle.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Nov, GA success
tul robbery was pcrpetrated at Morning
! Sun last night, The store of W. 5. HUFF,
man, dry goods merchant, was broken in,
to and its contents taken, to the value OF
$500, There is no clue to the operator.
LA SALE, Ill.,, Gov c. Michael Mona
han, % years OF age,the only son of poor
widowed mother, and young man of excel.
ent habits, was kicked on the head by a
mule in one of the coal mines here few
years ago, since when he has occasionally
shown signs Of mental arrangement, and
to-day he was taken to the Jacksonville
Asylum tor care and treatment.
AURORA, Ill.,, Nov. GA man named
Murma, living at Connelsyillc, Penn, fell
oft the platform of the western bound ex-
press train here last night about II o clock,
and was run over by switch engine al
most immediately aiterward and horribly
mangled, being almost instantly killed
Deceased was on his way to Monmouth,
ILL.,, and was accompanied by his son, who
is at loss to account for the manner in
which his father fell from the train.
MORRISON, Whiteside Co, ILL.,, Nov. ).
Last night about 10 o'clock the monster
tank in this city, used for holding reserve
of 10000 gallons of water for fire purpose,
burst aud was utterly destroyed. The
water escaped with such force as TO demol-
iSh fences and trees in its vicinity. aud
damaging residence propertyto the amount
of 81 900. The loss to the city is $4,000.
The tank was built by Hugh Bradshaw, of
Chicago, and was the largest ever made in
the State The couplings that held the |
hoops together were made of cast iron, and |
the couplings to each hoop yielded to the
immense pressure and were broken. There |
arc now thirteen desperate characters con.
fined III our Jail, all foreigners, and it is |
supposed by some that the friends Of these |
Jail birds blew up the tank to destroy the |
water supply OF the city, and then fire the |
town, and in the excitement free the pris, |
Oners.
PEORIA, Nov. GA fire broke out in |
Parmely' S livery stable this evening and |
destroyed the building, seventy head of
horses, seventy tons Of hay and large
number of carriages, buggies, etc, Loss
$50, 900; no insurance Botlo's saloon and |
Eisenhauser' harness shop adjoining were |
also burned small insurance. The Peoria
House was damaged by water to the
amount of $4,000.
New York, Nov. 6--The principal
buildings in Marcellus Falls, n, Y, were
burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov GA conduc
or on the Mobile 4 Ohio Railroad brings
The news to Union City this morning that
Columbus, Ky, was on fire in two plac,
last night. The Western Union telegraph
office was burned aud the wires are all dowr.
No particulars
Four houses were burned in ClarksvIle,
renn., this morning. Loss, $50, 1000; no
insurance.
CINCINNATI, Nov On. Wurk & Co..
'ande and soap factory, on poplar street,
Vas bun ned tonight, with the stock and
machinery. Loss variously estimated at
from $l20,00O to S 100000; insurance $50
700, IN about twenty companies. Loss on
building $4,000; on machinery, $4,000;
IN material, $4,000: on manufactured |
stock, 500 ono tp GSn HpD III, nr;u;n =
he fire is not known
a Gazette special reports serious fire
n the forest at Bluffton, Ind.