The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-22

A prisoner, named Brown, while being
taken from the Jail to the court room, for
trial for the burglary of store at Altoona,
escaped and struck for tall timber" A
hundred men are after him.
SAN Francisco, June 2l.-The United
States steamer Saranac, having on board
Lieutenant Maynard and d. Emil BessiIs,
of the Smithsonian Institute, which left
Sanfrancisco June s for Sitka and Beh-
ring Straits, on scientific expedition
and to make collections for the Philadel-
phia Centennial, at o'clock Friday struck
the famous middle channel rock in Sey
mour Narrows while she was going four
teen knots an hour She went down in an
hour The steamer is total loss. The
crew were all saved,
ST. JOHN, +. B., June 21.-Six fisher
men were drowned in heavy storm on
the salmon fishing grounds, near ST.
Johns, on Friday night last.
New YORK, June 2i.-Thomas and
John Dudley, the leaders of what is known
as ''The Sebastopol Rock Gang" who in
habit the rocky lots near Forty third street
and Third avenue, were yesterday arrested
for robbery, when they gave battle to the
officers. One officer had his arm shattered
by pistol-shot and another was seriously
beaten. The friends of the ruffians turned
out en- masse to aid their leaders, and a
general riot occurred, requiring all the
policemen within the sound of the guns
to quell, and save the lives of their woun-
ded fellow w-oficers. Thomas Dudley was
fatally shot. The other brother escaped.
The trial Of Mrs. Sarah G. Merrigan,
for the murder of Miss Maggie Hummel
at the house of the former in September,
1873, concluded to-day in the Brooklyn
court by disagreement of the jury.
La SALE, ILL., June 21.-A young man
by, the name Of Cornelius Hurry, and an
old man named Uptegraw had fight in
Peru to- day in which the latter drew a
knife and cut deep cash, over foot 10
length, running obliquely over the outer
and back part Of the young mans thigh,
and another four inches long, on the inside
of the right thigh, close by the main artery.
He would have bled to death before surgi-
cal assistance could be procurec but for
the fact that his wounds were firmly bound
up by lady to whose house he was imme-
diately carried.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 2l-Bard Var
boug b, residing near Covington, Tenn,
was killed Saturday by VIM. Kinney, his
brother in-law. The quarrel grew out of a
family feud. Kinney surrendered himself
to the sheriff. Both are wealthy md in
fuential citizens.
During trial in the Circuit Court to-
day an attorney called his opponent lair,
when the attorney thus addressed seized
the court bible and knocked the other
down ond proceeded to administer corpo
raj punishment They were fined $5C
each.
| CINCINNATI, June 2l.-The Gazette
Fort Wayne special says Horace Holcom
with several aliases, was arrested al
kendallsyille, Ind, yesterday, charged a
stealing 81 900 worth of goods from mer
cnants at Auburn, n. Y.
LOUISVILLE June 2l The Courier .Jou,
nal says cold blooded murder occurred
in Shelby comfy. KY, last week, Henr,
Logan, colored, was a prominent wines
against four young men of that county i
felony case. Threats were made again
him for this, and on Friday last he Wa
| hssassinated on a secluded road near Shel
abyville.
TORONTO, June 2l.-The Toronto Dol
and nut factory, owned by Robb & Co.
was burned last night. Loss, $4,000.
ST. PAUL, June 2l.-At Winona Con.
rad Bohn's planning mill was burned yes
terday afternoon. 1t was the finest in tn
state. Loss, $4,000; insurance 6,O0C
CINCINNATI, June 2l-The, steiner
W. SkilIinger, lying near the marine raj
road dock, few miles above this city, wa
burned at late hour tonight. Loss
about $4,000; insurance not known tc
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