The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25


miles north, on the Laramie and Platte
rivers. Numerous mining parties are en-
camped in the vicinity awaiting the moye
ment Of the military with the evident in-
tention Of following their trail to the Hills
soon after their departure.
Scouts bring reports that trouble is
brewing among certain Warlike Cheyennes,
and dissatisfied Sioux, who have been
holding councils in the neighborhood of the
Black Hills to devise means of intercept
ing the exploring parties. The Cheyennes
belong to the tribe that lately left for Fet-
terman. The Sioux are chiefly young In.
dians in hostility to Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail, and are taking advantage of their
absence at Washington to take the wal
path.
LOWELL, Mass, May 24.-The mule
spinners' strike was concluded to- day, the
strikers on returning to work signing an
agreement not to become members of any
association for regulating the prices OF
hours of work while they remain with the
company. Any breach of this agreement
shall be cause Of dismissal without notice.
New YORK, May 24.-Captain Hurst
and sailor named Griffin were brought
here yesterday, having been picked up
from the wreck of their schooner, the
Mary and Eliza. The rest of the crew
were lost.
Boston, May 24.-Mabel Young. the
victim OF an atrocious outrage in Warren
Avenue Church yesterday, is still uncon.
sclous, but physicians think she NAV live.
The cumulative evidence STRENGTHENS the
belief in the guilt of the sexton.
LATER.-Mabel H. Young, the victim Of
the Warren Avenue Church tragedy, died
this evening, The feeling against Piper,
the supposed murderer, is intense.
ALTON, ILL.,, May PA young man
named Z. K. Hall, a student of ShurtlefI
College, was drowned in the river at this
point yesterday by the capsizing of skiff.
He was from Latham, Ill.
OMAHA, Neb., May PA man named
Blake committed suicide Saturday night
by taking laudanum. He was recently
married to lady visiting this city.
DEs MONIES, Ia, May 24.-On Friday
night store was burglarized at Altoona
and large quantity Of goods taken.
Saturday, about 5 o'clock, farm house
was entered, about four miles from the
city,while the family were absent. Neigh
bors saw three young men coming from the
house, and at once came to the city aud nc
tilted the police. About II o'clock the
thieves were arrested while crossing city
bridge. Their pockets were filled with
watches, revolvers, keys and plunder, and
they had a bottle Of chloroform. They
were examined this morning and bound
over for trial. They gave fictitious names.
STERLING, Ill. May 22.-Last fall gen.
teel stranger sold eighty acres of land il
Prophetstown township to John Mosher
and Earl Duratt. The deed was properly
made out, and signed by G. B. Allen and
wife, OF Cattaraugus county, n. Y. This
spring Mr.. Allen wrote to inquire in re-
gard 70 his taxes. So it seems that Aller
did not sell the land, but that the rasca
had forged his name The young mer
paid the rogue in cash, except a uote fol
$500, which he at once disposed of. If the
genteel stranger will call on the victims, he
will hear of something to his advantage.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Lyn
don cooperative manufacturing company
was held on Thursday The capital stock
100000, has all been subscribed. Lu
cius Rice was elected President, and al
exander Wilson. secretary. Active oper
ations will soon begin.
New YoRK, May PA Lackwaxen
dispatch states that the rains of Friday
night and Saturday were not heavy enough
to wet the forest and underbrush sufficient
ly, and fires again broke out Sunday in va
riOns places, and threaten more damage
Little is actually known as to the rea
amount of destruction, as there are hund
reds of isolated settlements and hundred
of mills in Pike, Wayne, Sullivan auc
Monroe counties where fires have been rag
ing. A tract of land on Taylor's creek
formerly owned by Horace Greely, wa
swept Of everything,
In the region of Lackawaxen over lO
miles of forest haye been burned. 1t i
now feared that the fire will again gai
headway as the wood now standing is a
dry as tinder.
A Phillipsburg dispatch says at Osceol
yesterday LOCO rations were issued to tn
destitute.
ST, PAUL, Mimi, May 24,-Last ever
ing, Gaines, Cook & Co. 5 and Petit, Robin
son 4 Co.'S lumber yards were burned
Total loss about So, 1000; total insurance
$45,O 900. The fire is supposed to be tn
work of an incendiary,
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