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

public mass meeting this evening gold
medals, appropriately inscribed, were pre-.
sented by the citizens of Mill River Valley
to George Cheney, Collins Graves, Je-
lome llillman and Myron Day, heroes Of
the Williamsburg reservoir disaster, six
months ago.
CINCINNATI, O., Noy. l0.-Late last
night Fred Egner confessed to Coroner
Malay that George Rufer killed Herman
Schilling. He says that he saw the strug-
gle between them from the gate.
Young Egner, in his confession, states
that Rufer left his fathers bar.room at 10
clcck on Saturday night, went through
the gate from the ve-yard. and hid hnl,
self IN the harness room, and that he Eg-
nerl posted himself by the gate and watch
ed. At tive minutes past 10 SchilliDg let
hlnlselt into the yard by the gate on Gam
bic alley, and then the struggle commen
ced Ruter had previously armed himself
with long piece OF board As soon as
the struggle began, Schiling cried out,
Watch MURDER but no one appeared
to help him. The voice was soon choked
down, and all was quiet. Egner says that
he cannot swear positively that it was Ru-
iSi "ilc llIt uttu, DuI lIlHI IC
can swear that ne saw Rufer hide in the
yard, and that he saw Schlling come in -
lie went home and said nothing about it.
1t was 50 dark that he could not see the
struggle, but he distinctly heard Schilling
cry out.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Nov. 10. Last
night. on one of the incoming trains from
keokuk, passenger was riding on the top
OF one ot the cars, and when near Nashville |
slipped and fell in front of the car wheels |
he was horribly mangled, aud both legs |
and one arm was broken, | could not
learn his name.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Nov. l0.-The steamer Joe
Kinney, which sunk near the Kentucky |
shore opposite this city, last night, was
raised by the wrecking steamer +. +. |
Eckcrt this morning, and is now at our |
wharf, looking but little worse for her ac
cident,
CLEVELAND. Nov. l0-W. A. Wilson, I
an old and highly respected citizen OF
Dhinnewa township h I'd his back broke n
in the Chippewa mine near Clinton, o.,
ast night. He cannot live.
DETROIT Nov lO.-An unknown man
ell into the river at midnight, and was
drowned The body was recovered but
lot identified
Last night Louisa kloxin hang herself
while deranged. She was 64 years old.
LA CROSSE. Wis. Nov. 9--Last night
t Rushtord. MIMI, the large Touring mill
nd grain warehouse belonging to Vaen
inc x Tew was burned to the ground
he loss is S25. 900 There isno insurance.
he fire was caused by friction in the Gle.
ator 5000 bushels Of No, | wheat IN
warehouse were totally destroyed.
DEs .IoTNEs, Iowa, Nov. lO.--Informa.
ion is wanted ofEvan Lewis, who removed
rom Chicago to this county in 1850
-Four of the passengers who we're injured I
t Homestead, Iowa, Sunday night. on the n
'ock Island Road, and we're brought here, 6
MI be able to resume their journey to- day.
SBosToN, Nov l0-A fire at Erench's ,
Irnllnre establishment at Linn, last night,
urned the greater part of the building
Ioss $4,000; insurance, $4,000. Five
reInen were injured. |,
ST. LOUIS, Nov. lO.-James & Go. 's /
poper shop, on Lafayette street, was I
urned to-day, with several adjacent build
lgs. Loss $4,000; insured.