The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-24
He Kills the Leader and is
Dangerously Wounded.
Disastrous Fire at Elgin,
Other Items of Interest.

WASHINGTON, March A.-Ihe House |
has passed, by vote of l6S to II, bill
which legalizes the the issue of the $780, |
OOO, 900 reserves, last fall and winter, and |
authorizes legal tender notes of the Uni |
ted States to the amount of $400,0O0,000. |
to be kept in general circulation and the
total amount of such circulation shall new
er exceed $400,000,000.
SPRINGFIELD, March 23. The Senate
defeated the compulsory educational bill
by vote Of to Is.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23.-The Dem
ocratic State Committee has resolved
to hold State convention at Pittsburgh in
May.
PROVIDENCE, March 24-The Democrat
ic State Committee in session to-day, re-
solved to make no nominations for state
officers. They appointed a State com
mittee and adjourned.
Boston, March 23.-The Senatorial
question appears as unsettled as ever
Voting begins at 2:30 to- morrow afternoon.
The Springfield Republican tomorrow edi-
torially doubts the election of either Hoar or
Dawes, particularly the former, and thinks
third man, either Adams or some appar
emily obscure Republican. will be taken as
a compromise.
CHICAGO, March 23-It is now known
that Capt Louis j. Lull the well-known
police and detective officer of this city, is
the Detective Allen who was seriously
wounded in the conflict, in Missouri, last
week, with the Younger band of highway
robbers. The report that he is dead is in
correct, but his wound is probably serious.
In the fight he shot the leader of the gang
dead, and by so doing did'a good service.
Captain Lull is one of the bravest of men.
He doesn't know what fear is
The detectives, of whom Lull was one,
had been in the neigborhood of Monagan
Springs, the haunt of the Youngers, for
about ten days, and had watched them,
awaiting an opportunity to take them into
custody. Last Tuesday afternoon they
called at the house Of an old man named
Snutfer, where the Youngers were in the
habit of stopping. The two desperadoes
were in the house at the time eating, and
when the detectives left, they took their
+. arms, mounted their horses and rode after
them. Coming close upon them, the
Youngers called upon the detectives Il
halt, and, aiming their guns at the party
demanded their surrender. Allen
turned his horse close to them, took pis
tol from his belt, and threw it down, saying
''All right boys; what is p Then draw
ing light revolver he fired at John Youn
ger, hitting him in the breast. Younger
in return discharged both barrels of hi
shot-g gun at Allen, and turning upol
Daniels, the Deputy-Sheriff, gave him tn
contents of a revolver, killing him instant
!. ly. ALLEN" clung to his horse and dis
. charged all his arms. The ST. Louis man
Duckworth, put spurs to his horse at tn
- beginning of the melee, and escaped III
2 harmed, although pursued some distanc
by Jim Tounger, who was also untouched
When Jim returned, his brother and Dar
els lay dead in the road, and Allen ha
crawled into the woods, where he lay unit
found and given relief by some negroes
= Jim Younger took his brothers body to
negro's shanty, rode back to Snuffer's tol
- the news, and then made off toward tt
north. Dickworth went to Osceola te
miles from the scene where he related b
story.
e Capt. Lull was born in Woodstock VI
in IS47, and in 1862 was appointed cad
= midshipman. He remained at the Nav
Academy about fifteen months, and, r
signing, then enlisted in the old Vermo
Brigade, serving faithfully and well uni
the close of the war. He came to Chica,
in4S66, and joined the police force in Il
~ latter part OF 1867, being stationed at Il
y old Armory. After serving as patrolm;
- for nearly two years, he was promoted
Sergeant, and during the police row
Mayor Medllls administration, filled t
y. vacancy occasioned by the resignation
,ur Capt French. He was given scharge
for the West Division, and made many frienC
u When the Peoples party came into powe
Mayor Colvin requested his resiguatiC
and it was handed in. Lull had prov
himself to be a good officer; but was I
generally liked on account Of his impel
BUSINESS After leaving the police force
remained idle week, and then accept
the position of detective at the Palm
House. He left there about three wee
ago, to accept better and more lucrati
situation on the detective force of All
Pinkerton. He suddenly left the city c
evening, and no one knew where he W
except his wife and MIR. Warner, the s
perintendent of Pinkertons Chics
Agency.
ELGIN, March pa destructive
broke out this morning 2 o'clock n
the corner of Chicago street and Doug
avenue in Fuller's restaurant. two-st
frame building. 1t passed around thee
ner, burning the adjoining three st
brick block and stores of L. j. Kimball,
M. Kelly, Jno. Newman, and b. Od'
The fire spread to the Sherman Hall bic
an old land mark in Elgin. consuming
stores of &. & s. E. Wild, +. O. i
Schultz & Todson. O'Connell & Kim
and A. w. Wilburn The large bl
building adjoining was consumed with
stores of Ed Scott. A. X. Sherman,
mon Bros, A nj. Martin, w. L. s. Bur
Elgin business houses lost stocks amor
ing to $S0,0O0 The buildings were ow
by W. G. Town, L. Fl. Yokward and n