The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-29

MEMPHIS, March IA private letter
received here states that on Thursday last
Louis A.. Middleton, editor of the West
Point [ Miss, Times, was shot and killed
by u. u. Love, editor of the West Point
Citizen. for an offensive article published
by Middleton. Love demanded retrac-
ton, which being refused he drew pistol
and shot Middleton four times, killing
him Instantly. He then made his escape.
WASHINGTON. March ga Corpus
Christi dispatch states that the postofice
at Neuces was robbed and burned yester-
day. The San Antonio mail carrier was
robbed and taken prisoner. The mail was
recovered, 1t is supposed that the out
RACES were committed by band of armed
Mexicans. The matter will be investigated
by the state department. 90.
MCGREGoR, Ia, March 27-J. A. Der
bins, of Monticello, Ia, was arrested in
this city yesterday on charge of forgery.
Derbins is a man of family, and has been
engaged for number of years in the
hardware business at Monticello, where,
until recently, he has maintained good
character as business man. Failure in
business is probably the cause that led to
the rash act, which works the ruination of
himself and family. He was taken home
to- day, tor trial, where, we understand.
several other charges of the same nature
await him. -.... asa. ~ ~ =.
ST. Paul. March 27.-At Carver, this
afternoon, Sample Mohler,steamboat clerk
tor several years, was fatally shot by F. A
Douglass, The circumstances are not re-
ported. except that Douglass has been ar
rested, and the Carver people are much
excited,
Boston, March 27-Frauds in the con-
struction of the new post-office are now
freely talked of, and this afternoon the an
nouncement was made that the books of
Superintendent Flood had been siezed by
a special agent. Flood, however. says he
voluntarily surrendered his books to aid
the investigation now making President
Loriug, of the state senate, made half
hour speech to day. to show he has no
connection with the so-called post-office
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New YORK, March PA dispatch
from Maryland City, N C., says that Law
yer Bryan, sentenced to be executed yes
terday for the murder of Michael T. Lang.
ley in April. 1874, in Onslow county, has
ceen respited by the governor until Sep
tember next This was occasioned by the
resignation of the sheriff and all the other
county officers who were in any degree re-
sponsible for the execution of the sentence.
The reason gwen by these officials for the
non execution of the death penalty is that
the negro criminal belonged in Onslow
county and not in their county, whittier his
case has been removed and tlied. The
governor had on this account to postpone
III ha Of L..
"a new sheriff and county officers will be
elected.
LOUISVILLE, KY. March ga Cour-
ier-Journal special from Todd county
says warrants have been issued for th,
arrest of ten more kuklux The sheriff
only succeeded in arresting one man, the
rest having left the country. The county
authorities are fully determined to prose
cute to the full extent of the law the par
ticipants in the recent outrages.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa. March 27.-The la
borers and miners on a strike dumped a
number of cars loaded with coal ready
for shipment, at Locust Gap, during last
night, and burned the depot and tele
graph office of the Reading railroad at
| the same place. A number of special
police from Philadelphia and Reading
have been sent to Maloney Plane to pro
tect property and assist in operating the
road 1t necessary.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 27.-Advices
from Galena. Stone county, Mo-, say that
one night last week the court house was
entered and criminal indictments against
several persons distracted therefrom.
The sheriff in attempting to arrest the
parties supposed to have been connected
with the affair, was confronted by an Or
ganized force, and after several shots had
been fred aud one man killed was com
PEELED to retreat. At last accounts the
sheriff had force of 35 men on one side
of the james River, while his opponents
were on the other bank, and a collision
was expected at any moment n
On last Tuesday it was discovered that
the house of old man Evans, who lived
alone five miles from Trenton, Mo-, had been
burned. On searching the ruins the
charred remains of the old man were
found. 1t being known that the old man
had considerable money, suspicious of foul
play were aroused and worthless fellow
named Sayers, vino was spending a good
deal of money in Trenton was arrested
and ne confessed that he and two other
men named Phillips and Cornwell went
to the house Monday night, knocked
Evans down, beat him with club, plum
dered the house of money and other val
uables and then fred it. Phillips and
Cornwell were arrested and threats o.
lynching are freely made. but the Jail il
guarded and the prisoners will probabl.
be protected from mob violenc e.