The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-20
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"A gas vein has been discovered at
Scotovel, Ohio, near Portsmouth at depth
of 1895 feet. The blaze streams high in
air, AID it is thought enough gas can be
obtained to light Portsmouth
Chip Thompson will give some of his
daring feats on half inch wire rope,
from the upper story of Star Block to Kohn
Il Adler's store, this evening between 7
and 8 O'Clock. Everybody invited.
A coal miner named George Pinker-
ton was drowned near Wesley City. Peoria
county, on Sunday He was sailing in
boat with two other men, when the vessel
capsized. His body has not yet been found.
William j. Odle, constable in Ha-
Patterson, at Bath. The officer was max
ing levy on boat, when Patterson re-
sisted and made furious assault upon him.
"A State Temperance Convention will
be held at Pana, Ills on the Sd and 5th of.
August next. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Tai
bot, Of Indiana. and other distinguished
gentlemen will be present and address the
convention.
Jos Guyan and Mrs. Sloan, while at
tempting to cross Brush Greek, four miles
from Holden, Mo-, late Saturday night,
were thrown out of buggy by striking
ledge of rocks and drowned. The bodies
were found at the next dam.
The heavy fall of rain of Friday night
and Saturday last has raised the Illinois
river at La Sale four feet since Saturday
morning, and that river is still rising fast
The depth is five feet six inches in the
channel at Peoria.
"A Cairo telegram of Monday says "a
heavy rain and hail storm passed over this
city early this morning. Nearly an inch of
rain fell. The weather is cooler. The
Ohio river is still rising, and all the bot
tom lands are being overhowed"
"A special to the Courier Journal says
young lady named Miss Ida Huff was
struck by lightning and ins family killed on
Sunday afternoon at the door of her
fathers house in Mercer county, Ky.
She had just stepped to the door to watch
the gathering storm.
The responsible with seven years
experience" carries his face right on top of
his head to-day, just because the census of
females was increased one, down at his
house last night Anybody might know
something had happened by his gait.
HE ARGUS offers congratulations.
"A Des Moines, Iowa, telegram of Mon
day, says, Reports come from all sections
of damage by the storm of Thursday and
Friday last. Farmers are cancelling their
contracts for reapers, and will use cradles.
In Adair, Guthrie, Madison and Warren
counties the hail was terrific, beating down
grain and shatterinp windows "
"A Springfield, ILL.,, telegram of Mon
day, says. Rain began falling here again
last night, and continues to-day. The re-
cent hard windstorms have done much
damage to the corn which has survived the
wet weather and weeds. 1t has grown
very rapidly, and is consequently very brit
tie, and the wind has broken much of it
short off to the ground.
"A party of scamps, names unknown,
perpetrated contemplate outrage on the
farm of Mr.. Rolstoff, in Rockingham town
ship, Sunday night-in the killing of TWEEN
five young turkeys which were roosting in
trees and on fences some distance from
the farm house. The work was one of pure
malice, far not one of the turkeys was car
ried away by the killers.
| u0 NUN IlNSI COdl CUUpduy HdSt
withdrawn from the Davenport trade Tn,
Keokuk- Northern Line encouraged tn,
company to place coal on the levee fo
their steamboats,, and last year did most o
their coaling on this side; but when David
son got control of the line. he entered int
an arrangement with the Coal Valley Min
J ing Company, and the packets have oh
, tanned all their coal over the river. -Da,
Gaz.
The editor of the Wyoming Po.
stark county, was made prisoner in hi
own Office in open daylight few day
SINCE, aud under cover of threats of pei
e sonal violence and display of revolverE
O forced to give u written retraction Of a
offensive paragraph, which had appeare
in his paper. The trespassing rough
l. were William P. Coverly and Colour
Robbins, both of whom are held to bail
answer for their outlawry
o Monday afternoon about half pa
8 three O'Clock, colored woman with
baby, deliberately walked into the river
the foot Of Iowa street, Davenport, ar
tried to drown herself and baby. She W;
observed by John Munro and another ma
1t who Immediately jumped into skiff ar
|. rescued mother and child, and brougl
them to raft lying close to the bridg
where they used all the means in the
IS power to resuscitate her, by rolling al
pressing. The baby was almost gon
le had sank twice, and was rescued just as
!, was sinking for the third time. DIR. Can
we'll was sent for Immediately, and soC
X arrived, when mother aud child were r
moved to their home near by, corner
d Iowa and Front street. No reason is a
"a signed as yet for this deliberate attempt
/. suicide and murder.
= Sunday afternoon about A o'clock
=. party OF young men, among whom we
ID James Thompson, Thomas Pollock, Will
10 Little and others, residing at Long Grow
IL Iowa, went to the Wapsie to SWIM.
> Young Little, for some reason, refused
Is go in with the other boys, but as tn,
N were coming out he took sudden mott,
N to go in swimming himself alone He hi
il not been in the water but a few minute
when he sank to rise no more One
. his companions, James Thompson, imm
ot diately stripped himself and went to /
q. rescue, as also did Thomas Pollock, b
40 their efforts were Intellectual. The boz
was afterwards found about ten feet bel(
where he had sank. He was genel
% favorite in his neighborhood, and his pa
IN ents are inconsolable over his loss, VIII
ks the whole neighborhood feel very sad oy
his untimely death.
lg Mayor Co1vin Sustained.