The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-17

prefaced his sermon, that tent capable of
accommodating 25,O00 persons would be
procured from Boston between this and
next Sunday. Speaking of Sabbath ser
vice here, he said he received letter last
summer from a neighboring clergyman
CON planning that he (Mr, Beecher. )by his
preaching here'on Sunday, made Sabbath
breaking ralatab!e and Conscientious, and
that in all the villages round there was a
large class of restless people who would
not go to church at home, but who ayailed
themselves of this service and of this day
to make pleasure excursions to the noun
taIns. In a few earnest and forcible
words, Mr.. Beecher defended himself and
those who attended worship here against
the lmputatiOns contained in that COM
plaint The text of the sermon was Ro-
mans, XIX, H. The kingdom of God is
not meat and drink, but righteousness, and
peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost"
DETROIT, Aug. lG.-A collision occurred
on the Flint 4 Pere Marquette railway
near Flint, this morning, between a pas
senger train and special engine. Both en-.
gines were totally wrecked. A brakeman
named Jno HenGsy, and 1hos. Hurd, con
ductor OF the special engine, were killed,
and four train men were seriously injured
The passengers escaped with slight bruis.
es.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August l6.-Tht
steamer Hugh Martin, running between
Loudon and Knoxville, blew up this morn
ing. Four persons are reported killed
ten wounded, Haye telegraphed for par
ticulars.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, August l6.-Tht
steamer Hugh Martin exploded her boiler:
at Washington Landing, on the Tennessee
river, on Saturday, completely wrecking
the boat. Captain Jake Fryts, one passen
ger, one engineer from the Cincinnati
Southern r. r., name unknown, and boy
and man Standing on the bauk wer;
killed. Benson, the pilot. and Hood, tht
mate. were badly hurt. Henry Fryts, til,
clerk, was slightly hurt. Several decl
hands and deck passengers were hurt, bu
their names are unknown.
CHICAGO, Aug. l6. Mrs Emma Hes,
died this morning from the effects of
dose of gelsemium prescribed by her hus
band for headache, and put up by a drug
glst'S apprentice in an unusual quantity
CLEVELAND, o., August l6.-Rey
Chas. u. FInnev, for many years Presideu
of Oberiin( Ohio) College, diel very 8 I'd
denly this morning. at o'clock, of hear
disease, at his residence at Oberlin. He
was in the enjoyment of his usual healtl
up to the time of his death.
| CoLUMBUs, Ohio, August l6, Wilt; u
Norris, the night yardmaster for the Bal
tlmore and Ohio Railroad, was thrown
from a car by defective brake, this morn
ing, and run over and killed
New YORK, August l6.-Last Frida
evening forty boys escaped from the Ro
man Catholic Prrtectroy in Fordham
Westchester county Many Of them hav
been recaptured. The boys had been CON
mitted to the Protectory by their parent
for their reformation
DUBUQUE, August l6,-This city wa
+ visited with 4 disastrous fire Saturda
night, which, breaking out shortly after |.
o clock, destroyed property estimated at
value of S37 ,000 The confapration origi
mated in Becker 4 Keckevoet's rag, meta
and hide warehouse, Oh Iowa street, be
tween Third and Fourth streets.
DETROIT, Aug. 16.-A saw mill in Cal
, rollton, Mich. burned to-day. Loss $32
, 600; insured S25 1000.
KENosHA, Wis. August l6,-Hon. J.
, Webster, Judge of the Probate Court fo
, this county, dropped dead Fl lom heart dis
ease Saturday afternoon last. Judg
Webster came to this city from Ne
| Hampshire in lS4S. He was Sc years
} age last November, He will be buried
, the Masonic fraternity, of which order
was an honored member.
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