The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-13
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LITTLE Rock, Feb. l2.--Some time
since number of Federal soldiers publish
ed statement that a reign of terror exist
ed in this state Gov. Garland directed
the parties to be summoned before the
grand jury for an investigation. The gov
ernor advises the enactment of a more Sc.
we're law for the punishment of ku-klux.-
The grand jury to day state that they
could not, after diligent questioning, find
single instance where a man had been
derived OF his righ.s. The report of in
timidation were based merely upon public
rumor and newspaper reports, which are
no evidence of the existence of secret or.
ganizations or the White League.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.-The grand jury have
found indictments against the business
managers of the morning and evening
daily papers published in this city for pub
fishing lottery advertisements. 1t is un-
derstood that the papers will contest the
indictments on the ground that the adver-
tisements referred to are not of lotteries.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 12-In this city,
on Providence street, yesterday. Mrs. So
death by her dress catching fire from a
crate.
Mrs. Mills. the wife of prominent man.
utacturer, was also fatally burned from
the same cause.
CINCINNATI. Feb, l2.-The jury in the
n-yard murder case," to-day, at noon.
brought in verdict of murder in the first
degree against George Ruler for. killing
Herman Schilling and burning his body in
a furnace. Es>,f
BOSTON, Feb. l2.-The supreme court
has decided 10 the case Jesse Pomeroy, the
boy murderer, overruling the exceptions.
and ordering judgment on the verdict
fomeroy will. therefore, be sentenced to
death.
OMAHA. Feb. l2.-A young man named
Win Randall, neighbor, and man nam
ed Waterhorst, an old lover of Mrs. Klein
berg, have been arrested on suspicion of
being her murderers. Bloody steps were
traced in the snow from Kleinkerg's to
Randalls residence, and shoes fitting the
tracks, with bloody snow thereon, the same
size as the tracks were found in the house
SAN Francisco, Feb. IA Florence,
Arizona, dispatch states that a man sup
posed to be the notorious Kansas murder.
er, Bender. was captured in that neighbor-
hood. He had been tracked through Tex
as and New liexico He will be taken to
Silver City, New Mexico, for Identification.
CINCINNATI. Feb. IA fire at Mead
vile. Pennsylvania, yesterday, destroyed
Sherwood u Co. 8 planning mill. and Pen
diction 4 Sherwoods cheese factory. Loss
$25, ,UU0; uninsured.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. l2.-Early this
morning fire broke cut in the basement
of the store of W. NJ. Miler,a fancy goods
dealer on Main street. The water owing
to the frozen hydrants, was in short supply
and not available more than halt an hour.
and the FIRE gained such headway that
the flames spread southward to Starts
building, occupied by Ives. Ingraham &
Co., dry goods; VI. Vix, retailer, and five
families, besides several dressmakers es.
tablishments. The fire was confined tu
these buildings. which are totally destroyed.
The falling walls injured several firemen,
hut none seriously. TIE total loss will
be about $250.0O0, and the insurance viii
aggregate $l72,50U The loss Of Ives, In
graham Il 20, is about $4,000; insur
ance, $4,000. 5