The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-25
TELEGRAPH TTEIz !.
Another Examination of
the Chicago Custom
House Ordered.
100000 Money Order
Blanks Stolen from the
Washington p. 0.
Illinois r. r. Dividends.
One of the Large Cotton
Mills at Lawrence, Mass,
Resumes Operations un-
der Encouraging Cir
cnmstarces.
Z Man Winks at a Young
Lady on the Rock ISLAND
Road.
She Attempts to Leap from
the Train but is Saved.
An Excursion Train
Ditched.
She Attempts to Leap from
the Train but is Saved.
An Excursion Train
Ditched.
One Pez son Killed and Sew
ezal Wounded.
Accidents. Explosions.M Mur-
ders, Suicides, Fires. etc.

of the treasury to-day addressed letter
of instruction 10 the commissioners ap-
pointed to examine the Chicago Custom
House. which not only affected the gov
ernment, but also the property and busl-
ness interests of Chicago. At the same
time he recognizes the responsibility rest
ing upon the department and the para
mount duty Of preventing the sacrifice OF
large sum of public money upon work
which may not possibly be safely complet-
ed. That the investigations of the COM
missioners might be full and accurate,
their attention was invited to the following
points:
| |. TO the nature and foundation of the
building: they will ascertain and report
whether it be OF the proper level, on firm
ground and of adequate strength in all re-
spects to support the building, and if not
how and in what way and at what proba
BILE cost the defects in the foundation may
be rectihed.
2, To the nature and quality of the
stone out of which the editice is being con
s,ructed, and whether it has the durability,
strength and other qualities desirable for
such structure.
g. TO the indication thereon CT the suffi-
} cheney or otherwise Of the stone aud othar
materials in so much Of the structure as
has been accomplished.
4. Whether any change of plans or ma
terial to be used should be made, and if
so what, and an estimate Of the probable
cost of such changes, adding such sugges-
tions as will give practical effect to the
: conclusions they may reach in connections
: with the whole matter.
, The secretary hopes they will as a com
/, mission effect an organization and proceed
If at once to Chicago and patiently and
e thoroughly Investigate the matter.
r About 100000 money order blanks
y worth $50 per thousand. have been stoleI
from the postoffice building.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Aug, 24-To day The
!. Catholic Total Abstinence societies helC
a. their grand state reunion The sOcietie
3 from Ottawa, Morris, Braidwood ant
Lockport are represented. They wer
IT met this morning at the depot by the lolie
o society, and escorted by them to the Cath
n olc church, where they listened to an abl
be discourse by the Rev. Alr. Terry, Of Otta
el wa, after which they formed process
= and marched to the fair grounds, where
III grand dinner awaited them, free to all.
an an LAWRENCE, Mass, August 24.-Th
i. / htIdIltiC NbllOl NilllSS "lllCi pSh&S
" on the 10Th Of July, will resume with
=, tull force on Monday next The mil
give endowment to 1850 operative
he The sales OF stock have been large. an
by the prospect is encouraging for the ia
ny business.
~ m CHICAGO. Aug, 24-The Chicago
,n- Alton railroad has declared seml-annu
no dividend of tour per cent, payable Sc
ice tember !.
ted The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ra
DR.. road to- day declared a semi annual di'
ces dend of five per cent.
no. DEs MoINEs, Aug 24.-On WednC
'he day last young man and young La
of were riding in a coach on the Rock lsla>
nit railroad. aud going west, occupying diff
ost ent seats. Several tunes the fellow wink
the at the girl to take the seat beside him, a
les' she winked for him to sit beside h,
&c or which he refused When between Alta
9sa 4ra tic and Grove, the train running at Fl
,od tmI speed, she suddenly rushed out upon t
we platform, and was in the act Of leapi
d}r Ir' from the train, when the fellow caug
hen her. Nothing was said, and the lady
" sumed her seat. AT Atlantic the fell
,1rds ,rds lett the train Who they were or wi
the cause for the singular proceeding
= not transpired.
Fred Houtailing, in Hamilton coun
/, was arrested few days since, charg
with rape upon silly girl, in Ma
last. The girl is about to become
2 mother.
3 FRERPoRr, ILL.,. Aug. 24.-The exc
sss0 sion train returning over the Aenosha r.
from Geneva Lake, Wis. to Freeport,1
g wrecked last night, few miles from Re
I"' ford. by running over COW. Three c
mort were thrown from the track. The lis
- the killed and wounded is as follows:
- bert Askey Redott, killed; Mrs. Ma
w Brobaker, severe injuries on back of
s. head, cannot live; james Rhodes,
= probably die: Mrs. j. H. Pierce. head
x iured; Morris Hall, shoulder dislocate
boy by the name of Smith, arm badly s
tered J. G. Kean, internal injuries,
m ST. JOSEPH, Aug. 24.-Mr. r. r.
- mold, one of the injured by the late
e dent en- the St. Louis, Kansas City
= Northern railroad. died of his injuries
e evening in this city. Several others a
@ a critical condition, but doing as we
can be expected.
:, New YORK, Aug. "a An explo
caused by escaping gas, occurred thise
!: ing at the RESIDENCE of u, e, Webster
: sXts WeS. 10 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn. Mr., aud
hus re- Webster, Mr. L. G. Thrall and Eliza
nnset, nns son, servant girl, were all badly bul
Of ofs aus. The house was damaged by fire s2