The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-25

gers hosiery mills, at Frankfort, are closed,
the firm having failed, and over 1000 per-
sons are thus thrown out of employment.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-There is great
ice jam in East River, The Wall street
ferry boats are not able to run, and boats
on the other ferries make long and tedious
trips. The boats which can run are packed
with passengers, and the passage is atten-
ded with much danger.
The steamship Mediator, ashore in Bar
negat Shoals is reported broken in two and
is total loss. She was valued at $75,O0O
and the cargo at $4,000.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 23.-Joseph
Delhi. watchman at the Maxwell House,
was fatally shot at 2 o'clock this morning,
while in the performance of his duties, by
Raymond Thomas, formerly fireman In the
Maxwell House engine room. Thomas was
drunk at the time OF the shooting. Thom-
as made his escape from the building but
was captured few minutes after and
placed in Jail,
On the 10th instant, at 2 o'clock A. NJ,
twenty disguised and we'll armed men en-
tered The town of Sparta, went to the iail,
took the jailor. held him by force, obtained
the keys from his person and took from the
Jail man named James Bayers, confined
for the murder of ohm Vincent on the 25th
OF December last, The other five men in
the Jail were lo;ked up by the masked men,
end the keys returned to the jailor. Moth
ing has since been heard of the prisoner.
1t Is supposed that they were his friends.
/ CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-A shocking MUIR
der Was committed this evening on Madi
son street, near Canal. Christopher Ma
lone stabbed James Keegan, inficting a
wound which proved fatal in "a few min
| utes 1t seems that some time since the
murdered man had pocket book stolen,
and Malone was, among others, arrested
on suspicion of being the thief, but was
not convicted, and this evening the two
met at the saloon and got into a quarrel
Finally keegan struck Malone with a una
sons trowel when the latter drew knife
| and with one blow cut fearful cash in his
assailants neck, and fed, The wounded
man was taken to a drug store, but the
flow of blood could not be stopped and he
died as above stated
LATER.-The murderer has been ar
rested by the police and confined in the
station.
BosNoN, Jan 23.-Two women who
keep a bahy-tarming establishment at
Holliston, have been arrested charged
with poisoning fyc infants within eight
weeks.
PEORIA. ILL.,. Jan. 23.-At 4 o'clock
this morning the extensive pillow, cultiva-
tor and wagon manufactory, at Pekin, was
discovered by their night watchman to be
nn fire and 10 two hours the building and
contents were entirely destroyed. The
building was owned by L. Truper. 1t
was of brick three stories in height and
| l5UxlO0 feet, The first floor was occu-
pied by the machinery and forges, the
second floor as wood and paint shop and
the third as an additional paint shop and
general store-room. The building was
valued at $20,0O0 and there was no in
surance One hundred and twenty five
mHn were employed, More than I,5OO
ploWs were in the store ROOM in the man.
ufactory and were all burned. The ma
chinery was valued at $2O,000, on which
there was an insurance Of $4,000. The
manufactured stock was insured to the
amount OF $4,000. The total loss, over
and above insurance, inclusive of the
building is estimated at 100000; insur.
ance $2l 900.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 23-The
Mill River Manufacturing Company's
wonlen mill, at Atnol, was burned this
morning. Loss $4,000; insured fol
$1,000.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23.-The total loss
by the burning of Beard 4 Bros safe
manufactory last night is $4,000; insur
aDce for $20,0OO.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. pa sup
posed in:endiary fire partially destroyed
Valentine Rothrics fnuring mill anC
wheelbarrow factory this morning, loss
$l2,0 600