The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-28
Beard of Canvassers to give certificate to

poaIu Vi CanVaSSerS 10 give certlncate to
McDill, the Republican candidate for Con
gress in the Eighth District. The county
canvassers from Wood county rejected the
vote of two precincts for informally, and
the effect of their action would be to give
Gate, Democrat small majority,
DUBUQUE. Nov. 27.-J. NJ Weartz, chair.
man of the Anti Monopoly State Central
Committee, while out hunting near Iude-
pendence, yesterday, accidentally shot him,
self in the hand, 50 seriously that amputa-
| ton was necessary.
Boston, Nov. q. On Wednesday a
schc coner ran down fishing boat with six
persons on board, Of whom two, MIR. aud
Mrs. Lambert, were drowned The col.
lission occurred above Eastport, Me,
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 26.--By an acct
dent on the Baltimore a. Ohio railroad last
night the engine was ditched. The engi.
neer, George Buckley, was severely injured
and eight horses knocked from the track
anc killed.
NEWARK, Nov a7.--The accidental
breaAing of a driving wheel at Clark's
thread works to-day caused damage of
$4,000 and threw 800 operatives out of
employment, mostly females. for six weeks.
CHICAGO, Nov 27.-The coroner's Jury
decided, 10 the case of the children sufft
Gated IN the burning house on Milwaukee
avenue, on Wednesday last, to commit
Anton Felt, father of the children, and |
Haas and Seligman, who kept the store in |
the lower story, to await the action Of the |
gran jury, The jury were strongly inclined
to commit the women in the house at the
time the fire broke out, but finally decided
to release them.
The Inter Ocean has information that
the Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy office in
this city has been robbed OF one hundred f,
tickets to Council Bluffs. valued at $4,000.
The numbers are 5000 to 3,099, Inclusive.
The tickets will be taken up on presenta-
ion, and the fares collected
RICHMOND, Nov. EFT. T. Brooks, cor :
yictcd last week of embezzlemept and max /
ng false entries, while President of the II
Merchants National Band of PETERSBURG,
vas this afternoon Sentenced to five years
n the Albany penltentiary. His counsel
cave for Washington tonight to make ap-
lcation for executive clemency
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov 27.--Georgo Simms, q
olored, was hanged to-day at Covngton- II
"'1 Aot V"tiHS q NuttC NDuldu III NO
ember. 1873. He confessed yesterday =,
FREEMAsNBURG, Pa, Nov. 27.-Some ~
ne last night entered the house of Mr. or
Allen and carried off his infant, which was to-
| a crib beside the bed occupied by Mrs.
lien. -
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-Gco. L, Hit,
las j. +. Batchelder, was arrested at 4
8 residence IN 1ioga street yesterday "A
ornlng, charged with forging United ~
tates bonds and insurance bonds. 1iltis IA
cretary of the Safeguard Insurance. com "
my, of this city.
Pa, Nov 21.-The -,
dy Of the child supposed to have been y
)len from the cradle in the house of its qul
ther, was found in Lehigh River. The mn, nms
1lcatlons are that the mother threw the req
lid INTO the river. She wasarrested this AID AID
Orning hat S"t
The mother of the supposed stolen =
lid, whose body was found in Lehigh
yer this morning, after contessing to
wing thrown it in the river yesterday
orning, was Immediately arrested and
Ken to northampton county prison at
ston. =
MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 21.--in the town
MARITIME, Fond du Lac county, last
,ht, man named Russell Brown, killed
wife by blow upon the head with an A
e while she was lying in bed. lie then Bla
'k horse aud fed, and has not been nov
ertaken. the
BA BALTnoRE, Md, Nov 27.-Edward t
'Wks was arrested to day for forging tho ner
ne of James V. Ketch, exTax Collect FIN
OF Philadelphia, to check for s., 900, Ed
Ont, Nov. 27.-A fire f'
t night destroyed about twenty stores
4 dwellings on the upper fats Loss
) 900 to 100000. -
The losses by the fire last night were zxv
y S25, 900; partially inquired, E:
MEMPHIS, Nov. 27.-James Mercher's lsJ
cry stable was burned this morning with t6s
,nty three horses. Mt
Nov. 27.-The refining III
lse of Merriam & Morgans parafne
rks, located on Kingsbury run, was
rned this morning, with the stock and Ora,
oaratus. Loss $4,000; insurance So
DETROIT, Nov. 27.-A fire at Grand CN
pids this afternoon destroyed the build
occupied by Crawford Bros, grocers, "TTbb
Mohl u Schneider, tobacconists. To-
loss about $G5,000, insurance, $4,000. 40