The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14


of 100000 which has been effected in tn
expenses of the institutions since tn
Board of Public Charities was created
: This reduction, no doubt, is the result, t
a great extent of their labors directed to
ward reform.
DEsMoTNEs, Iowa, Nov. 13.-Counter
felt $50 United States Treasury notes ar
in circulation in this State, dated Marcl
| 10, 1862. Several were passed here il
one day.
| DENVER, COL, Nov. l3.-The bodies o
two men has just been found on Grow
Greek, about thirty five miles southwest o
cheyenne. Each had bullet hole in hi
head, and had evidently lain in the pool o
water where they were found for SOM
time. They prove to be the bodies OF tw'
citizens of Golden City, named State anC
G. s, Clayton, men of standing and means
They left Golden about the ] st of October
we'll equipped for prospecting tour, ant
have not been seen since by their friends
until their bodies were found. 1t is sur
missed that they were murdered by three
men, ostensiby hunters, who are known
to have campcd there at the time, for theil
outfit, as they have disappeared and have
not been heard from. About 900 hun
dred cattle have been seen near Fort Fet-
terman, going west, driven by three men.
The cattle are supposed to have been sto-
len near Cheyenne. The time and the
circumstances connect them with the mur-
der. Exasperated ranchmen are in hot
pursuit.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Nov. l3. Yesterday
attnrpnpn n ,Nn,,,nl M,,abnnt uh,,
keeps boarding house in Fort Howard
was robbed of S40O in currency. lie was
counting his money at the table, when
man walked into the house, coming direct
ly to him with revolver in his hand, took
the money from the table, and walked off.
The officers were Immediately put on his
track but at last accounts he had not been
arrested.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. ED Donnel
ly, young man seventeen years OF age,
while stealing ride on a freight car in
the city limits. was knocked oft the car
and run over by the next car, completely
severing his body in two,
Near Lawrenceburg, Ind, young man,
named Schwab, fell from train this morn
lug and had an arm and leg cut off He
died in few hours.
An express train on the Louisville Short
Line coming into Covington to-day struck
and instantly killed Mrs. Eliza Morris, SO
years of age She was walking along the
track and attempted to cross before the |
locomotive.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Mr. Charles |
Murray the farmer who was injured by fall
ing from his corn crib, in Planfeld town
ship, died yesterday morning His life
was insured in the Connecticut Mutual
Life Company for $4,000.
PITTUBuRGH, Pa, Nov. l3.-Gottlieb
Woltz, who was shot and robbed on the |
Perrysville road on Wednesday night. died
at O'Clock last evening. Two men, named
William Murray, and Fred Meyer, are I'M
Ter arrest, supposed tc be the murderers.
they came from Philadelphia week ago
CINCINNATI, Nov 12.--In the United
States court to. day Pat McCarty was found
guilty of aiding and abetting Mrs Gonna
man in defraudlng the government by OBJ
tanning an illegal pension. Mrs Connaman,
as the widow of McDermott, had pen
SIGN allowed her in August, 1866. Four
months atterward she married, and thus |
orieited the right to the pension, but she
las continued to draw it ever since by fur
lishing atfidavits that she remained Widow
'lcDermott. She has pleaded guilty.
LA SALE, ILL.,, Nov. l3,-The passen-
ger coach Of the stock express train, bound
lorth, on the Illinois Central Railroad,
Jumped the track last night about 800 feet
south of the bridge, and ran on the ties
Is far as the draw-span Of the bridge.
There were five passengers in the coach, |
out none experienced any other harm than
terrible fright The bridge is eighty
eet high and the accident involved great
peril to the passengers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. l2.-Martiu
Kennedy farmer. living a few miles
vest of this city, was stopped this morn
ng on the highway by two masked men
md robbed of all the money in his pos.
ession. After getting the money they de-
parted and up to this hour no arrests have
)een made.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Nov. l3.-Barney
Mcmahon, a farmer living near Burksvile,
Monroe county, has been arrested, charged
With having,on Aug. 9th murdered his wife
md burned her body. He was held in
$4,000 bail. NcNlahon is well advanced
n life and has a number Of grown chill
iren.
TORONTO, Nov. l3.-About 6 o'clock
his evening five masked men robbed the
American Express Company's messenger
IN the Toronto branch of the Great Wes-
ern railroad The amount of money lost
vas from $4,000 to $1,000
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov 13.-The resi-
lence of Martin Walt, on Adams street,
,etween Lauderdale and Orleans, was
burned this morning by defective fue.
The loss is $4,000; insured for 81, 600 each
u the Imperial, OF London, aud the Mag
ira, of New Y ork.
PROvIDENCE,RL,N =, Nov Is. .-Elmwood mill
md contents, at East Blackstone, was
,urned this morning. Loss 1926, 900; in
urauce $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 13,-The residence of
Alexander Johnston, in California, ten
niles up the river, was burned this after
loon. Loss $4,000.
SHRISGFIELD, Mo-, Nov. I3.-An incen
liary fire at Northampton. this evening de.
troyed the dwelling house OF u. ID. Clapp
nd two large tobacco barns, the produc-
ion of four acres Of tobacco, etc. Loss
;25, 900; insured for $l2,50O.