The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-10
COLUMBUS, o. Feb. s.--The success o,

COLUMBUS, O. Feb. S.--The success of
the wOmens temperance movement at
other points has caused the disciples of
temperance here to organize, and arrange
ments are now being made for a grand at
tack at this point. Dio Lewis has been
called on and will be here to start the
movement.
OTTAWA, Can Feb. Bishop Guigues,
Catholic, died here last night.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 9.-The father Of
William B. Allen, who was arrested last
week for uttering forged draft on a Chi
cago oank, arrived to-day with a Chicago
officer, and brought affidavits showing that
Allen had been an occasional inmate of
the Illinois Hospital for the Insane. epdeay-
oring to gain his release on the ground of
insanity.
PEORIA, ILL., Feb 9.-Bain Hart was ar
rested on Saturday for passing a forged
check on Clark, Hanna & Co.
ST. ALBANs, Vt. Feb. 9.-James WYNN
has been committed to the Woodstock
t(Vt,) Jail, charged with the murder of
William Donrhue. Wynn and Donahue
were neighbors and farmers,
CINCINNATI, Feb. S.-An En- auirer spe-
cial from Aurora Ind, reports the death.
to day, of the wife of Rev, Mr.. Renter
from trichinse. She had been sick five
years.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Feb. .9.-On Saturday even,
ing last, about o'clock, man named
Frank Godfrey was arrested in Chillicothe
for drunkenness, and placed in the Gala
boose, wooden structure. Soon after
wards the building was found to be on fire
and it burned so rapidly that he could no;
be rescued. 1t is supposed that the mar
Godfrey set the flames.
| SPRINGFIELD, Feb. S.-The body of q
ma1fwas found last night. about 10 O'Clock,
half mile south of the city on the Chica
go and Alton Railroad Some miners re-
turning from the mines at the junction, dis
lowered the body and notified the authori.
ties here, who caused it to be brought to
this city. The remains were finally iden
tilted, and proved to be those of Jacot
Friend, of Bloomington He had been Wis
lifting parties here for several days past, anC
left last evening on the o clock train fol
st, Louis. but for some unknown reason hs
got off the train at the junction and start
ed to return to the city. When fnunC
he was lying on the ties outside the rail OF
the road. The wound which caused hi
death seems to have been made with :
blunt instrument, and extends from tn,
lower part Of the right ear to the top of tn
head, mashing the skull and making
frightful wound His gold watch-chai
was taken, but his watch was left. Hi
pockets were rifled, and he is supposed t
have had large sum of money. There i
no doubt that it was intended by the mul
derers to make the impression that he wa
killed by the cars, but the evidence is clea
that it was a murder most foul His bod
is still here awaiting the arrival of hi
|, friends from Bloomington, at which plac
it is said his family resides. He leaves
. , wife and several children.
. BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Feb. s. - Jaco
: Friend, murdered at the junction nea
4 fSpringfeld, last night, was leading He
brew resident of this city. The affa
causes much excitement and comment her
f CINCINNATI, Feb. 9. A fire at Mechal
licsburg, Ohio, Saturday night, destroye
n Stewart S wooden factory. Loss $4,000
/, $4,000; insurance $4,000.
y New YORK, Feb. "a fire early tn
y morning in 81 Broadway, occupied by
t D. Rouse, dry goods auctioneer, and
: Friedman Il Co., importers OF lace al
N fine white goods, caused aloss estimated
* 100000.
lie The glycerine factory of Michael Brad
Of at Fort Ticonderoga, n. Y, was destroyt
r by an explosion. Two men, Mcmahon al
Of keefe, were killed.
o. TITUsvILLE, Pa, Feb. 9.-W. III,
i Kelly, an operator of the Western Uni
Telegraph Company, was thrown from
l. sleigh last night, receiving injuries fri
re which he died this morning.