The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-03


they took refuge there during the severe
snow Storm in January last, and perished
from cold and hunger. A yoke of oxen
and a wagon were found near by, which
probably belonged to the men.
DEs MONIES, Iowa. April 2.-The state
board has decided to locate the state fair
permanently at Des Moines.
Davis, the Jasper county pedestrian,
has accepted the challenge of Weston.
The match is to be walked in September
next.
William A. Clark was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of gun near
Atlantic on Tuesday.
A letter from Mr.. Kilvington to Cover
nor Carpenter says that the statement
published in the Waterloo Courier as from
him, relative to the State Reform School,
is gross forgery.
BLooMINGToN,I I'll. April 2.-Last night,
at ball given at Wapello by the Hibern-
ian Benevolent Society, of that place, Ed
ward Dwyer, of Bloomington, was shot
throught the breast by party whose
name has not yet been learned here His
injuries are thought to be fatal A woman
was. as usual, at the bottom of it.
BLooMINGToN, ILL.,, April 1.-The boiler
attached to the threshing machine of Ben
lamin Cole, of Padua, few miles east of
Bloomington, exploded this morniag. Rog-
er Bingham, who was working at the
thresher, was instantly killed and torn al
most to pieces Charles Bingham, his
brother, had leg aud an arm broken.
and was badly injured internally. Benja-
min Cole was scalded so badly that his life
is despaired of.
A boy named Shafer, an employe of the
Bloomington chair factory, was badly in
L Jured by being caught in machinery.
LocKPoRT, Ill, April 2.--Hon. Hiram
Norton, prominent citizen OF this place,
died at his residence here last evening at
about o'clock. He was one of the oldest
settlers of Will county. and widely known,
through his extensive business relations,
| throughout the state. He leaves a large
estate, and had large business interests at
Chicago, Lemont and Lockport The fu-
neral will take place here tomorrow at
about 2 o'clock.
ST. LOUIS, April limited States
| Marshal Newcomb received telegram to-
day from Detective Duckworth, of Wash
| burns secret service, announcing the re-
capture in Texas of Pete Mccartney, Mike
Rogers. Joe Rittenhouse, Geo. Rankin,
and John Hall, the FIVE notorious counter
feiters who broke out of the st, Louis
county Jail, on the fifth of February, after
overpowering and gagging the night watch
man. The men were arrested few days
ago, on suspicion, and Duckworth went on
to identify them, Papers were made out
in the United States court, upon the Texas
authorities, and officers sent on tonight
to bring back the prisoners.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April l.-John IT.
Collins, formerly of Galena, appointed by
the president to bring the Sioux chiefs to
Washington, accompanied By Gen. Myers.
| department quartermaster at Washington,
is at Fort Laramie, waiting for the chiefs
Parties interested in working up the
Black Hills fever profess to have advices
that the chiefs are willing to negotiate a
new treaty, throwing the hills open to set
item ent, and go SO far as to say that the
famous chief Red Cloud has said that
100000 will do it. Notwithstanding these
fattering assertions, the Black Hills fever
in this state is gradually dying out, very
few manifesting any desire to run in con
fict with the military.
| WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Mexican
annexation scheme is being carefully
worked I'D by the administration people
The administration own organ, in long
editorial, this morning, upon Mexico and
the recent border troubles, publishes the
following paragraph in relation to the an
nexation:
IF, however, the present Mexican ad
ministratioh continues to demonstrate it:
apparent imbecility, we may be compelled
to resort to vigorous measures in sheer
self-detense. There is long list of com
plants to be settled, and bloody score o
wrongs, suffered in silence, which may bt
urged for adjustment at any time. will
the assurance that the civilized world viii
sustain our course" ,---a-