The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-15
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Accidents, Fights, Fires.
Insanity, etc.. etc.

special dl-patch tothe Daily Argus.
CHICAGO, l p NJ, July l5.-The excite
ment in relation to the great fire Of last
night is intense and widespread. Over s.
900 people are houseless and honcless. A
relief meeting of our citizens is to be held
and measures taken to help the suffer
ers. The loss is between $5,000,000 and
$6,000,000 Thirty-fve insurance com
panles have footed up losses of 81, 300, 900
and are still at work hunting up their liza
bilities. Fifty acres of buildings have
been destroyed. But few of our promi-
nent business houses were burned out.
Two of our fire engines are badly injured
and several firemen are suffering from in
juries. One man was shot to death aud
another was killed by the falling of wall
No stealing, worth mentioning took place.
Instant death would haye been the punish
ment to thieves. The calamity is dread
full one, but Chicago will not repine she Il
pick her flint and try again.
New YORK. July l4--JoGn Mitchell,
the exile, who sails to-day for Ireland to
engage in the politics of the country says
that no good can come to Ireland from the
British Parliament and that Ireland can
never be prosperous OF happy till she has
complete control Of her own destinies end
connection with England is entirely sever
ed With regard to the present home
rule movement he thinks it does not rep
. ba ,f
the people; that it is sickly and nerve
less effort to patch up a national quarrel
in complete and satisfactory manner.
He considered the whole movement mere
milk and water kind Of national effort He
will not place himself in antagonism
with the home rule movement, but he in
tends to demonstrate to England and to
the world that there is something stronger
and more determined in ireland than in
home rule lie has ii firm conviction that
England will never grant self government
till turcel t. do 50, aud that all her deu-
sive CONCESSIONS t. Ireland have been
wrung from her by force or tear OF it. lie
himself will seek the suHfrages of the peo-
pie on the broad principle Of Ireland
right to complete Independence. He has
a belief that the British Government will
not arrest him, but should they do SO he
is prepare ed to take the consequences.
The Panama Railroad Company. have or
dered S5O0OOO worth of steel rails to be
shipped to Panama with the object of re-
placing the present iron rails as fast as they
are worn out.
Fourth avenue Tunnel caved in to-day,
killing one laborer and probably fatally in-
juring two others.
STERLING, ILL.,, July IA painful ac-
cident happened to Henry Earle on Sat
urday. His revolver went off as he was
examining it. The ball entered the feshy
part of the hand and lodged against a bone,
DR.. Crandall removed the ball which was
somewhat hattened Mr. Earle is connect
ed with the Mercantile Company.
Our Whiteside Saratoga is now open for
visitors. The springs are about three miles
north of Erie and about twenty miles
southwest Of Sterling. The waters con-
tain iron, magnesia and sulphur, and are
good for disabetes, liver and kidney COM
plants. Visitors from Sterling have re-
turned much pleased with the place, which
is quite romantic. You take the. Rock
Island train here. As summer resort
the Erie springs are certainly much cheap
er than Saratoga. Then you avoid the
wicked races aud the eXhaustlDg mid d-night
hops.
at Tampico, on Saturday, rowdy nam
ed Tom Johnston, maddened by run, with
out proyocation attacked George Papineau,
matchmaker, and broke his jaw The vii
laii was taken before Justice aud fined
500. lie once served sixty days IN the
Morrison iail.
DIR. \. Stephenson, Of Thompson, has
been pronounced insane by special ses-
SIGN of court. Three years ago he suffer
ed from suDstroke from which he never
fully recovered. Dr. Stephenson was as
sistant surgeon in the ODD Illinois Infantry
during the war.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, July l3.-The off
cial returns from all the counties have
been received and opened, and foot up as
follows: For Constitutional Convention,
50. 259; against, o,GU7. OF the ninety
one delegates elected over seventy are
Democrats and Conservatives. Nearly all
the delegates are here The DemocH
are holding caucus tonight General
Grandson D. Roystou, Of Hampstead,
member of the convention of 1896, will
be nominated TOR President Of the cOnven-
ton.
ST Louis, July "a. "A Little Rock spe-
cial says all the militia in the city were
under arms last night and Governor Bax-
ter has fele0rarhed Ia I.aunk . fpr fVVo more