The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19

brought here, and are now in Jail awaiting
an examination. Pent and Brown are both
dangerous customers, the former having
been engaged extensively with Latta at
Monroe. they are both members of an
extensive counterfeiting gang existing
throughout the country.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE three counter
feiters who were captured at Boscobel,
Wis, yesterday, together with large
amount of apparatus and $1,000 in bogus
money, were to-day arraigned before the
United States commissioner at Madison.
They plead guilty and were bound over to
the United States court for trial Geo
Ellison was put under $4,000 bonds, and
Frank Brown and NJ. L. Robinson under
$4,000 each. Robinson's wife was held
in $4,000 as a witness. The proof of guilt
is so strong that the trial will be a mere
matter of form.
CINCINNATI, April 17.-Five cans of
gundowder were placed in the vestibule of
the St.Xavier Catholic church to- night the
material outside of the basket fired. 1t
was discovered by the sexton and thrown
into the street, where four cans exploded
The only explanation is that it was put
there to destroy the machinery of the con-
tractors
PITTSBURGH, April l7.-C. Z. Ogden, a
young man, was struck by freight train
at Blair to-day. Both legs were cut off
and he was otherwise injured, from the ef-
feots OF which he has since died.
JOLIET, ILL.,, April II. The remains of
the man found yesterday in the Desplaines
have been indentified as the body of Ed
ward Hogan, former employe at the roll
ing mill, who he's been at work during the
winter at the Sag, but more recently at
Steel's quarries.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, April l7.-Anton
Linburg, last night. while intoxicated,
fatally stabbed Andrew johnson and John
FELTON,; stabbed Felton's wife dangerously
and then killed himself. This occurred in
Colinville.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, II. "A bloody
shooting affray occurred in Scott county
on Thursday between Henry and Daniel
Heading on one side, and Lowell and Alma
Call on the other, resulting in the death of
Daniel Heading and the probable fatal
woundiCg of Henry Heading. The affray
was the result of an old teud between the
Calls and Headings The Calls surrend-
cred themselves.
PEORIA, ILL.,, April l7.-Dan McAllis.
ter, the murderer of Eads was committed
to Jail last night by order of the coroner s
jury, and he will remain there until the
grand jury meets. There is a general
feeling that the william should be made an
example of, as crime and violence, in the
event OF his easy escape, will hold high
carnival here.
PITTSBURGH, April l7.-Philip Murray,
who has been on trial for the murder of
James White, was to-day convicted OF
murder IN the first degree. The jury were
out from Wednesday until three o'clock
this afternoon.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April l7.-George
Ahrens, the Junior partner of the firm Of
Sti!ings, Ahrens Il Co., committed suicide
this morning.
New YORK, April IT, "A dispatch from
London states that Charles L. Lawrence
the alleged forger and smuggler of silks
who was arrested at Queenstown while
fleeing from this country, has been hello
for extraction. The silks that Lawrence
and his associates smuggled are valued a
over $1,000.O00.
MONMOUTH, Ill.,, April I7.-The Col
lege dwelling occupied by DR.. Wallace
president of Monmouth college, took fire
between and clock this morning, anC
was entirely consumed The alarm wa,
, not sufficient to arouse any but those il
the immediate vicinity, who saved few
household effects Most of the furnitur,
and the private library were destroyed
: The loss is not known.
| Boston, April 17.-Armstrong & Co. ;
lithographic establishment was damaget
this morning, by fre,to the extent of SIS,
600; insurance., $500