The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-23

clock, at Comstock station, eight mile
west of this city, on the Des Moines Val
ley Railroad by which freight train @
nine ears and engine we're ditched an
badly wrecked. The fireman aud brake
man were fatally injured, and the ensi
neer had his arm broken. The brakeman
was confined in the wreck for two hours
exposed to the scalding water and steam
Some one had been tampering with tn
switch after it had been locked by tn
| agent at Comstock, and it is thought tha
II was an attempt to do an injury to th
company by some tiend who was seekin,
revenge.
WAuKEGAN, ILL.,, Oct. %. A fatal acci
dent occurred here this morning, killing
one man and two horses and iniuring an
other man. AS the express train .whel
lett Chicago at $50 this morning was ap
preaching the station here, two farmers
Darby and Board, with a double team
were crossing the track with load of lum
ber. The team became unmanageable and
in spite of the efforts of both men, dashed
towards the track and were met by the
train, Mr.. Board and the two horses were
killed. Mr. Darby, the owner of the team,
L.
leaves large family.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct 22-The propeller
Brooklyn, of the Northern TRANSFORMATION
Compauys Line, exploded her boiler this
afternoon in the Detroit river twelve miles
below this city Sixteen persons are re-
ported missing.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct. % S. S. Ged-
dis, of Atlantic, Cass county, formerly
Deputy Treasurer Of this county, has been
arrested charged with having purloined
county funds. He waived examination
and gave bonds to appear before the
Grand Jury.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Oct. Or. G. Grndel
a plasterer, OF this city, died last night
from an overdose of laudanum. 1t is be-
Leyed to have been intentional, Although
no positive reason is assigned for the rash
deed, intemperance is thought to have
caused the act.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Oct. % w. b.
Hall, the Secretary and Manager of the
school desk factory, who mysteri0uSly dis |
from this city some months ago, |
las been found in an insane Asylum at |
Conn lie took the cars here
or Chicago, which was the last heard OF
lim until yesterday.
OMAHA, Oct 22-Papers without regard
o political opinions denounce Gov. turnas
or pardoning the notorious tOrger and
windler, j. H. Webber, which he did
galnst the earnest protestations Of all
lasses, The Governor was burned in et-
igy at Fremont last night
Quincy, ILL.,, Oct. 22.-The lightweight
aborers who were arrested while cutting
he Sny levee, in this county, are haying a
learlng this afternoon, aud there is cousid-
rable excitement over the matter. There
5 universal sympathy with the men, who
ave been involved in the difficulty through
snorance, and general demand tor their {
New ORLEANS, Oct %. The Baton I
ouge steamboat ''Esperanza burned last {
light at Prophets Island The boat and car.
o are a total loss. The chambcrmaid is
Kissing ; no other lives lost
FREEPoRT, ll.,Oct. 22-Our city mar
hal put another feather in his hat last
eek. A family in Schullsburg, Wis, had |,
cen druggcd and robbed. On the follow
lg morning the marshal Of this place was =
ut on the alert by a Schulsburg, telegram
i'd in the evening bottled the thief. The
olen money was found in the thicf's Dos
'ssion, as well as the key to the drawer
ON which it was taken.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 22.--Adyices from A
ew. Washington, Crawford county, Ohio, t
port that $500 acres of marsh, u few
iles from that town, are on fire. Great "
icitement prevails among the farmers in c
le vicinity, us their property is endan-
,red.
Numerous fires in the woods in the
'rthern portion OF Ohio are reported as
e effect OF the continuous druuth. Lii