The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-16

sentenced to line and imprisonment, has
been dismissed from the British Army"
PARIS, Aug l3.-Hayes & Go. have re-
deemed 100000 of Duncan, Sherman &
Co. s letters of credit, which arrive daily
from all parts of the continent
New York, Aug. l4.-E. S. Jeffray &
Co., dry goods dealers, have lost $40, 900
by the defalcation of G. B. Church. the
head of their ribbon department. Church
has left the city.
Five puncheon,or Norman. stations, have
arrived here from France for John Virgin,
Of Illinois. They are pronounced the best
stock ever brought into this city.
Severe storlns prevailed about this city
to-day, especially at Hackensack, where
floods have already occurred. Several
bridges are washed away aud the track Of
the New Jersey and New York railway in
undated for long distance
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-THE river came to
a stand last night and no further damage
is anticipated. The damage to the cotton
crop is variously estimated at from 80, 900
to 100000 bales.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. IA Fifty-two
barrels OF highwines, believed to be the
property Of /. Rergenthal & Brothers, dis
tllers, OF Wisconsin, consigned to parties
IN this city, were seized tyday.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. II. &C. r. Stinde,
wholesale boot and Shoe merchant, fled a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy to day.
Liabilities slS4,OOO; assets si30,OOO.
Griffin Cox charged with the numbering
of man at Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill,.
four years ago, has been arrested here and
Sheriff Nixon, Of Clay county, starts with
him to morrow for that county, where he
is to be tried.
This morning four inmates of the
county asylum died from the administra.
tlon of sedative mixture to make them
sleep.
SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 14.-A car at the
mouth OF Mt. Pleasant mine became de-
tached from its fastening this morning and
rushing down the slope killed two men and
fatally injured third
New YORK. August l4,-During the
storm yesterday an empty freight train
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, standing on
the track at the Holmesburg junction, was
run into by a freight train going west,
Seyan cars and cabooses were entirely de-
molshed, one engine broken and disabled,
and both tracks were blocked
ST. LOUIS, Mo, August II. The night
express train No. 3, on the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railroad, was thrown from the
track, last night, half q mile east of Huron,
Ind. The cause of the accident was the
removal of a rail, which is supposed to
have been taken out of its place by lsome
persons or persons, as the hand car house al
Huron had been broken open and a crow
bar and other tools taken therefrom, which
were found near the track where the rail
was missing, The railroad authorities
here say that although several cars where
thrown from the track and pretty well
broken up, no one was Injured, The com
pany offer $500 reward for the arrest of
the miscreant who removed the rail,
OTTAWA. ILL.,, Aug. IA German il
the employ of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad Company on a freight
tram as brakesman, while coupling cars at
the depot, IN this city, this morning, had
his leg badly fractured-a compound frac-
ture OF the tibia and fbula. Doctors Hath.
eway and Campfeld were called and sci
the limb, aud they say that with proper
treatment his leg can be saved. The Ger
man lives at Blue Island, and has family
Of eight children.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 14.-Jacol
Hascher, German shoemaker, committed
suicide this morning on the Ohio bridge.
He paid toll on the Louisville side, re-
marking that he did not intend returning
When half across, he leaned over the rail
lng looking into the river below, and plac
ing pistol in his mouth, fired. He was a
single man and had no known relatives
disappointment in love probably caused
the suicide.
TOLEDO, Aug. IA brick building
on Water street was burned this morning
Loss 10000; partly insured.