The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28
J. W. DANIELS,

pleased.
J. W. DANIELS,
United States Indian Inspector.
Secretary Delano and Indian Commits
sioner Smith left Washington for New
ork in the limited early express train this
morning, on business connected with the
Indian Bureau.
New YORK, June 26.--The earnings of
the Union Pacific Railroad for the first
twenty-five days of June were $7l8,095
against $3.50, ,925 for the same time last
year.
The General Passenger and Ticket
Agents of the railroads centering in this
city held their regular monthly meeting
Friday afternoon at the office of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. Besides
mparing the sheet rates nothing of i'm
portance was done. The agents were in
hopes that the new rates to the East
would be announced in time to be acted on
at this meeting But it seems that the diff
culties among the Eastern lines are not
| settled, and it may take some time before a
raise is made. Both the Michigan Central
and Michigan Southern favor an 3lS rate
to New York.
ST. PAUL, Minn., June pa tornado
accompanied by heavy rain and occasional
| hail, passed over the northern part of
Dakota county yesterday afternoon, strik-
ing first, so far as yet known, at Burnes-
vile, whence it moved northeastward
thirteen miles to Mendoza, opposite Fort
Smelling, where its course appears to have
been changed by the river bluffs, as it next
struck near Anoda. directly north, about
25 miles from Mendoza. Details of its
effects are received only from Mendoza and
neighborhood, where it destroyed some
fifteen houses, mostly small, and of little
value. Numerous instances of narrow
escapes of individuals occupying these
houses are reported. and number were
injured, but only one seriously. This was
the infant child of Mrs. McIntire, whose
house was blown over while she sat hold
ing her child. The latter was violently
thrown by the storm some 20 feet, and
badly bruised about the face and head, but
! will probably recover. Four miles below
Mendoza, two farm houses were destroyed;
9hree wagons, reaper and seeder were
broken to pieces, and ten sheep and two
calves killed. Two oak trees twisted from
! their roots, II to IA inches in diameter at
{ the butt, were dropped on the farm Of
, Louis LeClaire, a mile away from where
the cars stood. Between this place anC
Mendoza the storm appeared to lose force
After clearing broad swath of timber VI
a ravine leading towards Mendoza, one
: roof taken off in the village was landed
bodily on an island half mile away
Large trees and fragments of building, etc
: were seen whirling with the tornado higt
up in the air.
+ Considerable damage was done to few
: buildings near Anoka, and fences anC
r crops all along the line of the storm
suffered, but as the track of the tornado
j. was only about 100 feet wide, and mad,
It long jumps, probably the most serious
# damage occurred at Mendoza, though tn,
e storm had evidently lost force when i
Il reached there.
d Following the storm heavy rain fell fo
IS an hour, covering level flats of ground t
s inches.
d NASHVILLE, Tenn, June ga violen
D storm passed oyer Lebanon last night, un
y roofing the Courthouse and large blocl
of stores,
q A terrific waterspout prevailed nea
b Middleton, Rutherford county, yesterday
II doing great damage to wheat, and washing
= away fences and roads.
WILKEsBARRE,P Pa, Tune ga terribl,
disaster occurred at shaft No 2 of the Sus
Iquehama Coal Company, at Nanticok
about half past o'clock this morning
D A party of six carpenters were engaget
in lining up the shaft, and while workin
, near the top of the opening the scafoldin
gave way, precipitating the unfortunat
men to the bottom of the shaft. distanc
!. of 500 feet. They fell into some thirt
TT feet of water. and were either killed oul
right by the fall or drowned, Their name
were Thomas Vivian, Peter Reynolds
] Thomas +. Williams. Henry King, job
y Krisdler, and Joseph Richard, all marie
men with the exception of Vivian. TIL
bodies of Vivian and Reynolds were reco,
cred early this morning, and measure
were in progress to obtain the remains
the victims of the frightful casualty q
y soon as possible. The pumps were imm,
diately set to work, and all the bodie
J have been recovered.
! The scene at the shaft was heartrendin,
, and the deplorable event has cast shade
of gloom over the entire community.
q. At Nanticoke, Edward Quinn, a mine
! in the employ of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarl
coal company, in Plymouth, was killed
20 No. shaft at 1880 clock this morning
b. fall of coal. The deceased leaves
re- family.
is Is William Rush, a miner at Sugar Motel
as was killed yesterday forenoon by a prem
ture, explosion of blast at shaft No. l
, linear Pjttston,