The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-03

certificate, will raise 81 800, 600 tor revenue
purposes, and 81 900, 900 for school purpo
ses The rate last year was twenty sz
cents on the 500, and the amount raised
was $1,000 900 for revenue, and $1,000,
900 for school purposes.
A meeting has been called for Wednes
day night this week, by prominent citizens
to take measures for the relief of the sut
ferers in Kansas and Nebraska from the
grasshopper plague.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-Michael Joyce anG
Patrick Regan, the two men scalded by :
boiler explosion at the iron works, in South
St. Louis, on Friday last, have since died
and Michael Conroy, another victim, is moi
expected to live.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 2.--The steamer Lotta
Bernard toundered in Lake Superior last
Thursday during heavy gale. The only
passenger, Willie Blanchard, and deck
hand were drowned by the upsetting OF
the boat, but the rest of the crew, thirteen,
escaped.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Nov. 2.-On Satur-
day evening a man bought suit of clothes
of Delaponte, clothier in this city, pre-
senting in payment forged check on Nj.
| +. kalmach for $75, receiving in change
$40 in greenbacks. The torger made his
escape.
SPENCER, Ind, Oct. Yesterday eve-
ming the boiler in the saw mill Isaac Ra-
ders, at Lancaster, Owen county, exploded
with a terrific noise, killing the proprietor s
sons, Timothy and William. Another son
was so badly injured that he is not expect
lo1 70 A h., tha nf
George Beddle, loading lumber near was
also badly injured. The building was torn
to atoms, and fragments we're thrown in
every direction. The boiler was blown in-
to thousand pieces, some OF them being
found half mile away. The cause of the
explosion is unknown some say it was
caused by the boiler being coated with
limestone, produced by the use of hard
water, Loss about $4,000.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 2-Samuel Bur.
gott committed suicide by hanging last
night. Domestic trouble is assigned as the
reason for the act.
CALIFORNIA, Mo-, Nov. 2.-Thos. Gil
bert, q we'll. known stock man. living three
miles southeast of Upton, was called from
his house, last night, and shot by some un.
known person. Gilbert had sold some
mules few days ago, and the supposition
is that the act was done for robbery. Gil
bert is still living, though he is in preca-
rious condition Sheriff Yarnell is in pur-
suit of the assassin.
ST PAUL, Noy, 2-As Joseph Lick and
wife were passing along Tenth street last
night they were assaulted by Geo. LAUGH
tenshagen and Geo. Rapp and wife. Mrs.
Lick was brutally murdered with a hatchet.
Mrs. Rapp and husband attacked Lick,
their arms being timers soldering iron and
and knife Lick was knocked down,
when Rapp turned him Jver in small
creek and held his head under water with
his foot in order tostrangle him. Lick was
rescued but may yet die. The coroner's
jury returned verdict of wiltul murder
against all the assassins who are concerned.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 2.-Yestcrday Swede
named Huy, who was nuttng just across
the river with his little daughter, was at
tackled by negroes. who shot him in the
face and body. He was dragged off to Ma,
rion by them on returning the fire aud has
not been heard from since.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2-Charles Welch, the
man who was shot at Maggie Stockton's
rancho, on Poplar street, Saturday night,
died to day. He was from Dubuque, where
his parents live.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov 2-St. Joe, a
small oil town in Butler county, was burned
this afternoon, twenty-five buildings being
destroyed No estimate of the loss can be
made
CINcINNATr, O.. Nov. 2.-The charcoal
in the stock house Of the Vesuvius furnace,
at lronton, O., was burned on Saturday.
The loss is $4,000.
Citizens of Russell, Ky, yesterday, were
making strenuous efforts to prevent the fire
from surrounding the woods and burning
their town. The woods for thirty miles
back of them were on fire. A great deal
of damage is being done.
A fire at Reading, Ohio, last night de-
stroyed the brick saloon of L. Seigler Loss,
$1,000, Goet!erman, butcher, lost $1,000;
Walter, cigar maker, $500
BALDwINsvILLE, N. Y, Oct. ga fire
broke ont thi morning about l.. 81 O'Clock,
in Elders b lard room, in The Crand"n
block, aud III IA short time the fire had
worked through the Bsdee block, both br
lug wooden buildings The fire was finally
extinguishcd. after causing loss OF FROM
$1,000 to 5000.