The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-15
An Editor Assaulted.
4 Negro Brute Lynched.
Crime, Accidents, Fires Etc.

States court, now in session here, before
Judge Barnes. within the last three days,
four men have been convicted of stealing
government grain from Fort Lincoln, op-
posite Bismarck, last winter. Large
amounts have been stolen from there in
the past year; also many government
mules. Several other indictments for this
are still pending. Among those convicted
yesterday is Henry eager, who has been
several years a contractor in Minnesota and
Dakota, and who has been the ring leader
in the recent depredations. Two other
indictments are pending against him for
running off soldiers who were witnesses.
Gen, Sanborn, of st. Paul, appears as at
torney for most of the accused parties, with
home counsel, and the prosecution is con-
Quoted by United States Attorney Pound,
Of Yankton.
CHEYENNE, June l4.-The Sioux Indian
delegation left here yesterday for their
agency. They were fully equipped by the
Indian Inspector.
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE Daily Courier,
which for the past eighteen months has
been an independent newspaper, has a
double loaded editorial containing denun-
citation OF the Republican party and an
nouncing itself hereafter representative
of the opposition.
OMAHA, Neb., June 14.-Immense
clouds Of grasshoppers made their appear
ance, flying northward, over this place
about ii o'clock to day, None are yet
alighting.
But few grasshopperS alighted in this
vicinity, but immense clouds cover the
fields and woods near Florence, eight
miles above here. Great numbers have
been examined and every one has many of
the red parasites on them eating out their
vltalS,
| MARYvILLE, Mo-, June 1.-THE grass
hoppers reached here yesterday in great
numbers from the south, and going nearly
due north, destroying nearly everything
green in their path. Whole fields of corn
disappear before them in day. The far
mers are very respondent.
QUINCY, ILL.,, June 14.-Grasshoppers
are reported in the south part of this
county, but the late heavy rains assure us
that they will do no damage.
/ SAN FRANCIsco, Cal, June 14.-Dis
patches received last night from variou:
parts of the state report cold rains Yester
] day and the night before, in some places
doing material injury to the cut and stand
ing grain, The weather is now pleasant
i DETROIT, Mich, June 14.-The centra
: portion of the state was visited by tros
Z Saturday night. Some damage to crops
Z Boston, Mass, June 14.-There are re
= ports of heavy frosts in various parts o
Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut
D Considerable damage was done to crops
5 New YORK, June l4.-The report
L from southern New Jersey say the heavi
e est frost known for many years at this sea
+ son occurred last night, and the damage t.
II the growing crops is taid to be fatal.
PEORIA, June l4.-On last Saturday
+ man named John z Noble, carpenter b
v trade, while working on a barn at the res
y dence of Mr. r A Cutler. fell from tn
e scaffold to the ground, distance of twen
g. ty feet and received injuries from the ei
1t tects of which he died yesterday.
Of Early this forenoon, during a heav
lie thunder storm, house on the west bluff
CT occupied by j g Mulick. was struck b
ID lightning and burned to the ground. Their
IS was an insurance of $400 in the Agriculty
ID Loss about $4,000.
" LA SALE, ILL.,, June I4-On the St
h instant lady, stranger, called at tn
ID banking house of j. G, Brown & Co.,
ly this city, and bought draft for six dollar
u on the First National Bank of Chicag,
payable to the order of George Scott. II
: day j. c. Brown & Co. received lette
from the banking house of Caldwell, Han
ilton 4 Co., Of Omaha, inclosing the draf
indorsed by George Scott and ordered pa,
able to Mrs. George Scott. j. G. Brow
& Co. saw at once that it had been raise
from Sc to 5000, and telegraphed to Omah
y accordingly.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, June 14-The clothin
, store of J. j. Bamberg & Co. was entere
>. by burglars last night and a quantity
~ clothing stolen. Several private house
- were also visited by the ht-fngered gel
! try, but no valuables stolen.
u The heaviest rain for many years fe
} here last night.
4 EARLvILLE, ILL.,, June 14.-Owing
\ some misunderstanding, j. J. Pool, of th
town, struck A. j. Grover, editor of tt
Earlville Transcript, last Friday, on IL
n street, badly bruisng his face. NJ
= Grover has gone to Ottawa this mornir
|. to lay the matter before the grand jury.
4 CLEARFIELD, Pa, June l4.-Ihe Clea
! field strikers, thirty-two in all, were co
' victed this afternoon of conspiracy and ri
. in this county, and will be sentenced t
J morrow.
Boston, June 14-In the superi
to criminal court this morning Thomas '
eb- Piper was indicted for the murder of Il
re- re- child Mabel Ii. Young in the belfry of Il
is Warren Avenue Church few Sunda
US ago.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June 14.-Satu