The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-17
Two Sneak-Thieves Shot by
a aSa1oon-Keeper.
Husband and Wife in an
Ann Aarbor Divorce
Court Tell the Tale Of
Each others Amours.

WASHINGTON, July 16. - Ex-Judge
bia, has not yet resigned, as requested to
do by the attorney general. The general
charges against him are carelessness and
neglect of the administration of his office.
He has just returned from visit to Long
Branch to see the president, with view
of his retention in Office. Meanwhile, Gov
ernor Wells, of Virginia, for several years
a resident of Washington, having been ten
dered the Office, will accept it.
KEoKUK, July 16.-In the United
States District Court yesterday, Judge
Love appointed General Wlnslow receiver
of the Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Min
nesota railway.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. July 15.-The state
printing contract of 1872 has broken out
in fresh place. Among the stockholders
of the Journal company at the time the
state printing contract of that year was
awarded were Gen. NJ. Brayman, Maj.
Bailhache, and d. L. Phillips. The lat
ter obtained control Of the company before
any work was done under the contract,
and now Gen. Brayman charges that he,
Phillips, took $4,000 of the company's
stock and converted it toihis own use with
out authority. 1t is claimed that this
stock belonged to Gen. Brayman, and he,
therefore, brings suit in the United States
court for its value against ID. l.. Phillips
personally. Brayman, in evidence on the
stand to-day, sustains the charge, and
Bailhache, who is also here, will support
| Brayman.
BURLINGTON. Iowa, July 15.-The war
I
company has been waging against the
cities on the river, in attempting to resist
payment of wharfage fees, has been trans
ferred to this city. The first gun was
fired here to-day, the officers of the steam
er Minneapolis refusing point blank to pay
the usual wharf fees. st. Paul and Du-
buque recently took the matter into the
courts and were beaten, the packet com-
pany receiving Judgment for large sums of
money collected in the past few years, 1t
is said the company intends to sue all the
cities for recovery Of the wharf fees paid
in the past, on the alleged score of lille
gaE;y.
LOUISVILLE, July 16.-Geo. n. Jack
son. Deputy United States Collector, whose
alleged defalcation of $45, 900 has been pub,
lished, died early this morning. He evad
ed question as to whether he poisoned
himself, but post mortem was held this
afternoon by an insurance company, his life
being insured for $4,000. 1t is supposed
now that mis- speculations were carried OF
a long time and involved him deeply before
he could cover them up. A special agen
of the treasury department discovered tht
defalcation yesterday. Jackson was /;
, prominent member of the church, wa
; married and had several children. He ha
lately been living in style not warranted
by his salary of $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, July 16.-The Republican
: this morning publishes an official report O
. John A. Joyce, revenue agent, relating
to his investigations. about one year ago
of the distilleries, rectifying houses, ciga
3 factories, and other establishments on th
Pacific coast. from which revenue is deri
ved This report is addressed to Hon. j
W. Douglass, the Commissioner OF Inter
. nal Revenue, and shows that the revenu
= laws were violated by various parties il
!. California, Oregon and other places o.
v the Pacific coast, and is made public main
+ ly to refute the recent charges made b
: San Francisco papers, that in consequence
of the great personal attention paid t
+ him while in California, Mr. Joyce faile
l. to find and report irregularities in tn
IS whisky business, and made favorable re
It port of his investigations,
|, New HAVEN, Conn, July 16. -Williar
d Curtis Wood, the sautatorian of the elias
of 1868 at Yale College, committed SUI
: : eide in the fremont House yesterday.
n CAIRO. Ill, July l6.-The Ohio rive
q at this place, is rising rapidly it is nearl
forty feet higher than the low water mari
: and higher than it has been in the middl
Of July for quarter of century. Th
Mississippi is also very high, and the sid
water is covering all the low places in th
city, which is something very unusual ft
, this season. The rain fall since the 1st
June, here, has been about thirteen incl
D es, but to-day the weather is very hot an
the rain seems to have stopped. It b;
been clear for more than twenty-fol
rt ed and hundreds of acres of growing col
have been ruined. The wheat crop a
through this section is sprouting, and
! very seriously damaged by the wet weat
!, er. The Ohio crop is not so good. Alt
, gether, we are in the "blues."
I AURORA. ILL.,, l6.-A terrific thund
storm, coming from the northeast, stru'
this town last night at O'Clock, the ra
n falling in perfect deluge for nearly
y hour, accompanied by strong wind. II
+ lightning, which was very severe over tt
} town, struck several buildings One
+ these was a house belonging to Cla
Wormley, which the lightning follow
down to the center of the building, whe
2 it escaped by side door scattering plast
i! and lath in various directions. A barn
New York street, belonging to A. Ridd
to was also struck aud burned, with sev
b. tons of hay, Mr.. r. having barely time
Ct fore it was consumed to remove his hol
is and buggy.
u.s. The greatest damage done, however,v "
to oats, thousands of acres of fwhich.in t
section, are laid perfectly fat, and thefe