The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-10

cred by railroad men a dangerous place.
Several times lately engineers have seen
suspicious persons lurking about there at
night. and have run by without stopping
for water. Last night, at midnight, as
train No. S, east bound, conductor Fraley
and engineer Milo Ames, came up to Long
Point for water, two men boarded the To-
comotive. They ordered the engineer to
pull out, which he said he would not do,
when they said they would run the thing,
and both fired, killing the engineer instant
ly. The fireman then reused the train
men. During these proceedings confed-
crate had detached the Adams Express
car and they then run the engine about
two miles east and stopped. They then
tried to gain access to the Car, but the mes
senger avowed his intention of shooting
them if they entered, when they commenc
ed to fire into the car. Burke, the
messenger. said they seemed to fire from
all sides of the train. Men soon came up
but the robbers had fed. The engineer
was found dead. The engine was then
run back to the train. The robbers had
failed to gain entrance to the car, it beirg
OF close kind. Had they detached the
American express car they would have
been able to enter it. The train men
speak in fattering terms of the bravery of
Messenger Burke. There is intense feel
ing about the death of Engineer Ames,
and should the Williams be caught it is be-
lieved they would be lynched, Ames was
one of the best engineers on the road,
about IS years old and had been married
but short time. Several suspicious per-
sons are already under arrest and every
effort will be made to secure the robbers.
MADISON, Wis.,, July ga young man
named Clarke, who lately came to this
city from Michigan and purchased farm
across Lake Monona, and had built beau
tiful residence and married young wife,
was arrested last night on requisition
from the governor of Michigan, on the
charge of bigamy and seduction, and was
taken away by sheriff from Michigan, on
the night train.
Michael Doris, who has been in jail q
score Of times for beating his wife, got
drunk again last night aud beat his wife,
He was arrested at her instigation and
placed in Jail, This morning, the turnkey
on going to his cell found he had hanged
himself with handkerchief, and life was
extinct.
CINCINNATI. O., July "a difficulty
occurred between the pilots of the steam
ers Nail City and Barnard, on the public
landing, last night,i which John Sullivan,
the pilot Of the Barnard, was, probably, ia
tally cCt.
OMAHA, Neb., July 9,-Three prison
ers confined in the guard house, at the bar
racks here, escaped this morning after near.
ly killing the guard.
ST LOUIS, July 9.-Charles Johuson,
noted desperate of Northern Kansas,
was shot and killed by the City Marshal
at Les Cygres yesterday, while resisting
arrest.
DETROIT, Mich, July 9.-At late hour
last night, German named Fred Webber
cut his throat with razor, land almost sew
cred his head from his body. There was
no known reason for the deed.
NEW YORK, July 9.-Mark Brown was ex.
ecuted at Monticello, n Y. to-day. for the
murder of Sylvester Carr in Morton, Suli-
van county. He made long speech from
the scaffold. His wife and child remained
with him to the last The body was given
to the relatives for burial
MCHENRY, I'll, July 9.-Miss Matte
Snyder, the young lady who attempted
suicide by swallowing three grains of stryc-
nine, as announced yesterday, will prob
ably recover.