The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-31

being idle seven weeks, The stock q,
nand has been sold to good advantage, anc
there Is prospect now for steady employ
ment for 1000 hands.
! NEW DIRK, Aug 30.-The we'll knoyr
publishing house of Lee & Shepherd. Of
boston, suspended payment Saturday.
MONTREAL. Aug 3O.-P. O. Brown
broker assignee of NJ. H. Seymour, ha,
suspended. Liabilities 100000.
Pontiac, ILL.,. Aug. 3O.-On Saturday
night about IL o'clock, "a daughter, 10 years
OLD, OF Andrew Cottrell,a "a prominent farm.
er e lVlng about 4 miles southeast of Pom.
tiac, got up out of bed while asleep, and
Waiked out OF a two-story window. She
1ell about fifteen feet, breaking her skull.
Drs. johnson and Holman, of this place.
were Immediately sent for, and performed
the operation of trepanning. 1t is doubt
1ul as to her recovery, as the fracture is a
pad one,a portion Of the skull being driven
into the brains.
BOSTON, Aug. 30.-Yesterday, at Hop
klnton,a gun in the hands of Morris Ryan,
aged l6, went off, killing his two sisters
wounding third and himself.
JOLIET. Ill Aug 3O.-Edward Joyce,
formerly in the employ of Fleming, liquor
dealer Of Chicago, fell from the bridge
of the Rock Island Railroad, over Des,
planes street, on Saturday night and was
killed,
DECATUR, ILL.,, Aug. 3O.-On Saturday
Joe Andrews, prominent member of the
notorious llliopols horse thief gang. was
arrested for stealing horse from a Mr.,
Humphrey, OF this county, and, in default
OF $500 bail, was committed to await the
action of the grand jury. Andrews threat
ems to make disclosure which will cause
stampede among several prominent IN.
suspected individuals.
New YORK, Aug. 3O.-Thomas Ca'E.
gam gan! was arrested yesterday, charged v ith
Killing his mother Saturday night, in
their residence at lS9 South Fifth Ave
nue..
Building Inspector Henry MCLAUGHLIN.
OF Brooklyn, was fatally stabbed early
yesterday morning, while himself and two
friends were defending themselves from a
wanton attack made by a party of young
ruffians.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 80. On Friday
last James Damn (Catholic) and Robert
Coulter Protestant } both employed at the
rolling mills here, became very much heat
ed over discussion of religious matters,
and very angry. The affair eliminated
by renewal of the discussion
and the shooting of Dunn by Coulter. The
ball, from a revolver, entered Dunn's side
and it is quite probable that he is fatally
injured. Coulter has not been seen since
the shooting.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, Aug. 3O.-Geo, Halte.
German, living at Hollowayville. in this
county, was arrested and indicted by the
grand jury for selling liquor without IL
cense. He was brought into town on Sat
urday, and gave bail for his appearance at
court. He then bought reval:er, return
ed home and deliberately shot himself
twice through h the lungs, just escaping the
heart. lie is still alive, with some chances
OF his recovery.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Aug. 2O.-Jesse S.
Long,the noted short-horn cattle breeder,
hung himself at his farm. twelve miles
south of Newton, Jasper county, last night.
He has 100 cattle here to be sold at the
big short-horn sale on Wednesday. His
decease will not stop the sale. He has
been low-spirited for short time, and was
closing up his business,
WACO, Texas, August 3O.-Saturday
night a duel took place here between
Charles Carrick and j. NJ Turner, the re-
suit of trivial quarrel. 1t took place in
The darkdistance four feet: weapons, six
shooters. Three shots were discharged, |
and TURNER was killed.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 30.-A fire in Rey-
noldsville, Pa. at 2 o'clock last night de-
'troyed the entire business part of town. |
Also the large Masonic temple, in course
'f erection, and school house, Loss
estimated at 100000; insurance about
S40
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 3O.-The
gin house, store and other ''outbuildings !
belonging to Peter Hanger, were burned |
lear this city Saturday night. Loss
10000; no insurance.