The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-20

Col, John A, Joyce, late revenue agent
have been indicted i'll connection with the
whisky frauds The defendants pleaded
not guilty. Their bonds were fixed at
$4,000 each, Randolph Uric pleaded not
guilty; personal recognizance $1,000
y arlous other parties were indicted who
also pleaded not guilty.
CHARLESTON. s. o., July 19.-The jury
in the case OF ex-Treasurer Parker render
ed verdict for the state in the sum of
SIS, 900. This is thdsGrst substantial re-
suit of the efforts in this state to bring Of
ticlal plunderers to justice.
YANKToN, d. t., July l9.-- Harvest
will commence this week, aud promises an
abundant yield fully 25 bushels per acre.
or about 100000 bushels in the territory.
This will be $50 bushels for each inhabit-
ant. Corn, oats, and potatoes and other
vegetables are promising.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, July ia most horrible
murder was committed in the town OF
Mission, one half mile from Norway, in thi,
county, on Saturday night, about IL o.
| clock. Sheriff Mcintyre was telegraphed
to come up yesterday, and from him | learr
the following particulars: A man by the
name OF Burdick .Sornson, from Iroquoi>
county, had just arrived on a visit, and was
stopping over night with an old friQnC
named Jacob Peterson, quite an old man
They we're sleeping together in one room
Mrs. Peterson, quite an old lady, ,and cir
were sleeping in an adjoining room, and I
hired man upstairs. At midnight, ttt
old man was awakened by two men wht
asked for his money. Ga his getting out
of bed, they knocked him senseless will
the butt of revolver. At that momen
Sornson jumped out of bed, when they
fired at him with another revolver and pu
three bullets through his body, one pass
ing through his heart Not content witt
that, they dragged him by the wrists ou
OF the back door, and then beat him owe
the head with clubs After all this, tn,
man lived three quarters of an hour afte
help arrived, and was able to converse
The hired man jumped from the windoy
and ran to Norway for help, but the fend
had fed before it arrived The old maj
had over $4,000 in an old chest upstairs
which was probably what they were after
1t is very difficult for the old people t
identify the two men. They had com
mon kerosene lantern with them, whicI
was broken in the melee, and some part
of the revolver were picked up ON tn
floor. The whole country is aroused, an
hundreds started oGt in pursuit, but
no clue is vet reached of them.
Three Molly Mcguire men arrived
Streator on Saturday, from the East. an
got into trouble with some parties an
came very near killing a policeman. On
of them was brought to Ottawa and lodge
iu Jail this morning
BAoGoR, Me- July 19.-George Medwa
/ Killed his wife yesterday. They had bee
, separated.
JOLIET, Ill, j uly, 10. The trail of an il
terestiDg bastardy case, from Braidwood-
: Mary Jane Lilly VS.. Charles James-is i
progress to-day, before Judge Oliver, of th
j County Court, The defendant waived
e jury trail, and pleaded mot guilty" tt
: testimony is unfit for publication. The
C are five such cases on the docket for tria
= COUNCIL BLUFFS, July l9.-Yesterdf
afternoon +. Mewperter, well-known ia
;, mer of Walnut township, Pottowattam
i county, shot and dangerously wounded d
: Patton. The cause of the difficulty is q
e legged by Mewperter to be NAL lpractice
: connection with his wife on the part of Il
. physician year ago. Mewperter surre
e dered himself to the authorities. Patt,
i has wife and three children. A mob q
S sembled aud threatened lynching, b
y prompt action on the part of Mewperter
o reaching this city averted such action
o is possible that the wounded man may {.
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