The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-11

OuSldfe Dali anu COlOQel ROBERT DeLdu-
ges, the deputy collector of the port, are
jointly indicted in the United States courts
for smuggling, by evading the payment of
duties on imported silks, entering them,
through the connivance of customs officials,
as hosiery.
CINcINNATTI, Ohio. March lO.-The
Gazettes Bushnell, Ind, special says a
boiler in Nelson & Shorridge's saw mill,
six miles north of that place, exploded this
morning with terrible violence, killing
Alfred Joyce. engineer, and Otto Hinch
man, boy II years old, and injuring Sc
verely Joseph Hinchman. Jerry Wodener
and George Kimball. The boiler was
blown into number of pieces and in all
directions. One of the pieces struck a log
house 200 yards distance, nearly demolish
ing it.
CLINTON, Iowa, March 9.-When freight
train No. 10, Chicago & Northwestern
railway, was approaching Mt Vernon last
evening, Edward Kemp, brakeman. at
tempted to uncouple the engine from the
der the wheels and meeting death instant
y. His body was frightfully, mangled
The remains were conveyed to Tampico,
hii', "AoiC LIS pdTeutS result.
GALETBURG, ILL.,, March 9.-At Rio, a
small town twenty miles north, about two
weeks ago, step daughter of A. d. Earle
gave birth to a child, ard in a few davs
the mother died. Before her death she
charged Earle, who is 60 years of age and
member of the Baptist denomination,
with the paternity of the child. He con-
tessed the crime, but before his arrest fled
the country.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 1O.-Charles
Wagner,th murderer of Frank Rhomberg,
| who was tried and convicted in court, was
conveyed to the Asylum of Lunacy at In
dependence to day, by the sheriff, to re-
main until his mental restoration is effect
ed sufficiently to make him safe subject
to roam at large.
DETROIT, Mich, March 10y esterday
man, 70 years of age, named Brady Will
Jams, fell dead at Mattawan. while joking
and laughing in the post Office at that
place. He was supposed to be in perfect
health.
NATION, ILL.,, March 1O.-Yesterday
afternoon about halfpast clock, Charles
Buckland was shot in the abdomen by one
Ezekiel Phillips, at Smitley's saloon, on
West Broadway The verdict Of the coro
ners jury is as follows:
| An inquisition taken for the people Of
| Illinois, at Mattoon, in the county (Coles
and state aforesaid, before Lewis M. True
coroner OF said county, upon the view oi
the body of Charles Buckland, then anc
there lying dead, upon the oath of thu
several undersigned jurymen, good ant
lawful men of said county, who, being dul!
sworn to enquire, on the part of the people
of the state of Illinois, into all the circum
stances attending the death of the salt
Charles Buckland, and in what name
and by whom and when and where tn
said Charles Buckland came to his death
do say. upon their oaths, as aforesaid. tina
the said Charles Buckland came to hi
death from the effects of bullet fire.
from pistol held in the hands tf Ezekie
Phillips and discharged purposely, inten
tionally and feloniously, and with malic
af1rethougbt, by said Ezekiel Phillips
while standing in the saloon of Noal
Smithley, on West Broadway, in Nation
in the state and county aforesaid, said bu
let entering the right side of the abdome
cf the said Buckland, and severing a
artery, thereby iBfictipg injuries of whic
said Buckland died all this on the 9th q
March, 1875.
C B Bos;wick, foreman. R C Carpenter,
j A Montague, Snapp,
B Fallin, w NJ Tucker
i r j Beali, VIM McKee,
VIM Shirk, Campbell,
o Harris, John L Tucker.
} The murderer is lodged in the city pri
e on, and will be tried before j. J. Beal
t Esq. at O o'clock on Friday afternoon.
is considered a cold blooded murde
t and the prisoner will undoubtedly be con
d mitted to the county Jail at Charleston,
await the action of the May term of tn
y circuit court.