The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-15
Rock Island, Illinois, Saturday, 1875.
of the company. He leaves wife and

of the company. He leaves wife and
two children, the latter women grown.
Frank Heffner, mate of the Penn Wright
raft tug, was severely stabbed TO day at
the levee by deck-hand during dispute
about the latter's right in the cabin of the
boat when his work was to be performed
below. The mate has severe cut in the
abdomen, and is under the doctors care
The deck-hand is under arrest.
Thomas McMullen killed John McMa-
hon yesterday afternoon. in Galena, in a
dispute about fence being on the bound
airy line. He struck him over the head
with board, fracturing the skull. .and pro-
ducing death in few hours subsequently,
The murderer is at large.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 14.-Charles
Davis, the late postmaster at Union
Springs, pleaded guilty, to- day, to charge
of embezzlement of the funds from let
ters, By the request of the District At
torney, who states that there we're extenu-
ting circumstances, the lowest penalty was
imposed-six months imprisonment and a
fine to the amount of the money abstract
ed. Davis was member of the legisla-
ture in 1872 and voted for Spencer for
Senator, and soon after he was appointed
postmaster.
TYRONE, Pa, May 14,-Fifty men went
to work in the Sterling mines this morn
ing. About ii o'clock fight took place
between a few policemen and strikers, and
two OF the latter were arrested. The DO
lice force is not sufficient to protect the
wcrkmen. L G. Contli, the elitCr2 Of
Il Itdtlo, who on Monday was captured by
the strikers, is at Tyrone. with forty ital-
lians, determined to put them at work
with proper protection. A military force
will be necessary to suppress the outrages.
Dixon, ILL.,. May 14.-Mr. Knox, a de-
tective from Richmond, Va, arrested, yes
terday, on a requisition from the Governor
Of Virginia, Mr. McKinnon, prominent
business man and attorney at-law of De-
kalb county, for alleged fraudulent business
and professional transactions McKinnon
has heretofore borne good reputation and
the whole affair is shrouded in mystery.
OGDENsBURG, May IA. A tornado
struck the village of Fort Covington,
Franklin county, n. Y, on Wednesday
afternoon Several buildings were demo-
lished and many others unroofed. The
roof of brick school-house was torn of
duO OuC vi IuO walls DlOWu UUWU, cduSli
the death of little girl, and injury tU
several other scholars.
ALTON, Ill, May 14-While young
man named Edward McCarty was work
ing on narrow ledge or point of bank OF
earth, near here, yesterday portion of
the dirt gave way and fell upon him.
throwing him against the sharp rocks.
He was removed by the men working near
him, but expired in short time McCarty
was single man.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 14.-Three of
our policemen and gang of six burglars
have had a fight, in which Policeman
Keck was shot and fatally wounded His
companions were roughly handled, but not
seriously hurt. The thieves made their
escape, but three of them were subsequent
ly arrested.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May IA fire this
morning totally destroyed the Columbu.
Lumber and Barrel Company's works, in
Guiding stock of seasoned lumber anC
valuable machines Loss $26, 900; insur
ance, $4,000.