The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13
TELEGRAP1HIC.
The American Riff eYnen not
to be Fooled.
They will let Well Enough
Alone.
Crop Prospects.
A New Sensation in Joliet.
Crop Prospects.
A New Sensation in Joliet.
Pennsylvania Strikers.
A Sharp Trick of Robbers
in New York
Suicide, Accidents. Crime
Fire. Etc.

they resolved that cup OF the value of
9lO0 be given as an individual prize, to be
shot for by the Americans and representa-
tives of those British eights of 1874 and
1875 on Sunday next, each man to have 25
shots at 1000 yards range. There will
be special meeting of the council on
Tuesday to confirm this resolution. We
have decided to be prepared next year
with the Imperial team to try conclusions
with any other nation, and we hope anoth-
er gallant band of Yankees will come and
give or take lesson from Johnny, Sandy
or Paddy They will have a hearty wei
come, fair field and no favor.
After the receipt of Gildersleeve's de-
clination of the invitation to the Ameri-
cans to shoot against picked eight the
council of the National Rife Association
met and informally agreed that match
should be arranged, if possible, on the
terms of the first proposal
Col Gildersleeve has officially replied to
an inquiry from the London agent Of the
associated press, that the determination of
the Americans not to shoot in another
team match on this side of the Atlantic is
final. He says the members of the team
are now separated and cannot be brought
together for any purpose before nextweek.
Five or six of them would probably be glad,
as individuals, to shoot at Wimbledon on
Saturday next. Lloyd's cup is offered for
competition to all comers. Col. Glider
sleeve has written to Major Leech tender
ing through him the thanks of the Ameri-
can, to the Lord Mayor and to the citizens
of Dublin for their kind treatment
Council BLUFFS, July 12-The Non
k1Sx
from correspondents, telegraph and ex-
changes from counties of Mills, Potatowat-
annie, Fremont, Page Montgomery, Adams
Union, Cass, Shelby, Harrison and Craw-
ford. with the following general result:
Wheat, oats aud barley, nearly full crop.
with slight rust in one or two counties and
issOlated spots; corn something more than
two-thirds of a crop; grass and vegeta.
bles in excellent condition; potatoes were
never better, and farmers are satisfied with
the prospects.
PoTTsvILLE, July IA strike occur
ed here to-day among the miners in the
employ of individual coal operators. The
miners tnrned out at ST. Clair to a man
The outside miners also struck. 1t was
hoped that there would be compromise
at ST. Clair, but dispatches tonight report
that the men will not work The coleries
at both places give employment to large
number of men and boys.
CHICAGO, July l2.-Edward Curtis this
evening fatally cut James Bross with a
razor during quarrel concerning a woman
All the parties are colored.
New YORK, July 12.-At noon to-day
two well-dressed men obtained admission
to the house of Matthias NJ. Dancer, 5C
West Eleventh street, by representing
themselves to be Crottol water collectors
They had no sooner entered when they
seized Mrs Dancer, who was alone, bound
gagged and handcuffed her, when all pro
ceeded to ransack the house from top tt
bottom. They obtained $4,000 of Virgins
state bonds, but overlooked $4,000 O
!! New York Central securities. After the de
, ceeded in attracting the attention of pas
sers-by and she was rescued from her pain
full position. There is no clue to the thieve
q CHICAGO, July Ian unknown MAJ
and woman. aged respectively about s.
and IS years, were found in the lake a
? Waukegan yesterday afternoon. The
had been lettering about the place Satul
/, day and it is supposed that they commit
: ted suicide by walking deliberately int
A the lake. The cOroner's jury rendered
h verdict of found drowned"
s EVANSVILLE, Ohio, July 1.-Two mer
L Lewis Gerwig, of Cincinnati, and Charlie
y Church, of this city, were drowned las
y night by the upsetting of skiff. Bot
were intoxicated,
l. HALIFAX, n. S, July 13.-Captai
ii oP 1o on1 ~
Is others were drowned off Malpique Harbol
IT on Thursday, during a squall.
|, PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 1O.-The yer
d Rev. Dr. Moriarty, G. S. A. died thi
d afternoon, at Villanova He had reache
Is old age DR.. Moriarty was pastor of S
Augustine's church, this city, at the tim
n n of the riots, when that edice was burr
IL ed. He was man of great literary abilit,
: JOLIET, ILL.,, July l2-Robert Simson,
wealthy farmer, died at bis place, thre
miles south of this city, few weeks ag'
under suspicious circumstances. Yeste
day an inquest was called and the body e!
D humed, The inquest will probably contil
ue the whole of this week, but the follow
> ing facts have been developed by tt
evidence so far adduced Simpsons sol
aver that their late fathers wife was all
J. his daughter and their sister, and that tt
rt father and daughter had one son boz
to them, who is now 13 years oil
= and it is charged that this inhuman daug
j ter, in collusion with a tenant on the plat
= by name of Darwin, who now has a tt
year lease of the place, given since the o
mans death, had poisoned Simpson wi
the intent of getting possession of his pr
perty On the post -mortem examinati,
it was ascertained that Simpsons hea
i was badly diseased and might have caus,
+ his death at any time; also that the pre-
) ence of poison in the stomach was prob
= BILE. The stomach was sent to Chicago f
\ chemical examination. The whole affs
looks black, though the contest among t
&, heirs in regard to the will lett by the @
! man, leaving the bulk of his property
his wife, may have given rise to some of t
to damaging reports. George H. Ward, Es
b. who drew the old mans will, says that
re- was perfectly sensible and clear as to
is the provisions of that instrument.
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