The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-05
Rock Island Illinois, Saturday,

the CRASH oppers are fast taking flight.
going northwest. Immense clouds of them
are seen daily, very high in the air, near Il q
Western Line Railroad, flying in the same
direction.
A young theological student named
Schebilskee was drowned in the mill pond
at Papillion, Neb., yesterday. His boat
became unmanageable and went over the
dam.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, June I'D. Fl.
Cloyd, one of the editors of the DardonelIe
Independent, shot and killed Hon. r, w.
Wishard, prominent lawyer and ex-mem-
Der of the legislature. at that place, last
evening. The affray was the result Of
some publication . in. the Independent re-
aecting on Wishard.
New YORK, June 4.-During the night
of May Is, burglary was committed at
Dudshoorn, Holland, and among the pro-
perty stolen were ten bonds of 5 900 each
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Company, twelve of the same denomina-
ton of the Winona and st. Peter Railroad
Company, fourteen coupons of the Winona
and St. Peter Railroad Company and
twenty of the Chicago and Southwestern
Railroad Company, in all, representing
abont $4,000
+ OoUAwKA, ILL.,, June 3.-This morning
| during the temporary absence of the jailor
of the county Jail, boy who was serving
term for horse stealing, obtained posses
sion of the keys to the cells and liberated
Whitehead, held for rape, and Shepard
and Kane held for burglary, and another
prisoner. The deputy sheriff immediate
ly sent large force in pursuit, but none
have been found as yet. The prisoners
are well armed, having secured arms be-
longing to the Jail.
HILLsDALE, Mich, June 3.-One of the
heaviest storms that this place has ex-
perienced in years occurred yesterday, up
roofing many valuable shade trees, and
tearing the roof from Sutton's block and
flooding the rooms below. The elegant
frescoing in the Opera House was ruined
A chimney on the new college building fel
through the roof, and here also the water
did some damage to the frescoing.
CAIRO, ILL.,, June 4.-This noon a gen
teely- white man threw off his coa1
and hat and jumped off the wharf-boat into
river, saying: George, here [ CO." HI
rose only once, and then disappeared
under the water. A pocketbook was il
his coat pocket, marked 81. A. Morse
Chicago on one side, and ''Wm. Morse
Cincinnati on the other. A letter, sealed
and addressed to Henry G. Morse" wa,
also found. 1t was evidently case of sui
cide
New YORK, June 4.-The Evening
Post says: We learn that W. F. Leslie
the receiving teller in the banking house
of Duncan, Sherman & Co., has absconded
taking with him $4,000 of the cash O.
the firm. He had long been in their EN-
ploy.
CoLD SPRINGS, n. Y, June4,- 4,-Thoma.
Mckenzie Nally and James McCarty, cal
thieves, were surprised in the act of rob
bing freight car here last night. Nally
showed fight and was shot by Delaney, th,
watchman, but not seriously wounded
The thieves were sent to Carmal to awai
the action of the grand jury.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, June 2.-The Meth
odist Episcopal Church recently built a
Benton Harbor was totally destroyed b,
fire on the first instant The fire wa
caused by lightning striking it; Los
$4,000; no insurance.
SAN Francisco, June 4.-The old pen
itentiary building at Salem, Oregon, witt
several adjoining shops, were burned thi
afternoon. Lost, $4,000,