The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06

1900 victims" A dispatch from Socorro,
dated May 81, says the situation is assum-
ing grave aspect. and sickness and starv-
alton in Pamplona are increasing, 4 tele-
gram from Chiquinquira, of May %. saws:
he shocks are repeatlng-two last night
and one today. There is great alarm
among the people. Appeals for help were
being circulated throughall cities Of Colon
bia, and most liberal responses were being
made"
JAcKsoNvLLLE Ill, July "A young
man named Henry Wise, of Mount Ster
ling, fell from a steamboat near Florence,
on the Illinois river, few days since, and
was drowned.
STERLING, ILL.,, July 4.-On Friday night
about 10 o'clock, Alexander Clark tell in-
to an excavation that had been made under
the sidewalk on Third street, and broke
his arm, The walk had been taken up and
no sufficient guards had been placed
around the hole
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July "A fearful
accident occurred at the Touring mill of
Staniwitz & Shober this morning. VIM.
Trudner, night watchman, not making his
appearance at daylight, search was made
for him, and his mutilated body found be-
tween the cogs of the shaft gearing, where
he had evidently been caught while fixing
the machinery Life was extinct when
found, but the unfortunate man had evi-
dently lived some time after being caught
FAIRBURY, H., July 3.-A most alarm
ing circumstance occurred here day dur
| ing thunder storm, which broke up an
enthusiastic celebration. The people driv-
en- from the grove by the threatning OF the
storm, congregated in large mum bers un-
der the awnings of the business buildings
on the south of the public square. While
the rain was pouring in torrents, stream
of electric fire flashed from the heavens,
striking within so feet Of the hundreds of
people, shocking and benumbiDg many of
them. Two horses were knocked down
and scorched, one of which recovered. A
mule, owned by Jacob Pate, was killed in
stantly. 1t was a narrow escape for hun
dreds of lives The rain was very heavy.
JERsFYvILLE, ILL.,, July 4.-Owing to
the extraordinary rain this weak, but little
wheat has been harvested, but it there Is
favorable weather next week the bulk OF 1t
will be cut. The corn crop throughout
Macoupin and Montgomery counties is in
the most deplorable condition, caused by
the continued wet weather. Many fields
are inundated, and in others you cannot
see the corn for the grass and weeds and,
unless the weather becomes settled soon
so corn can be plowed, the crop will be &
failure in many sections of this portion OF
the state.
I ALTON, ILL.,, July 4. The wheat harvest
is progressing slowly in this county, owing
II i
storms occur every IS hours, or Ottener
The yield of wheat is better than was an
ticipated. The river has to-day reached
the highest stage Of the season, and is still
rising. The farmers on the low land
have driven off their stock, and in some
cases abandoned their farms. A rise 0
, two feet more will cause Immense destruc
tioD
SHAwNEETowN. ILL.,, July 4.-Richart
t Hughes, farmer, came to this city yes
= terday, got into a quarrel, and was arrest
: ed and confined III the city Jail, Will
: the city marshal was opening the door /
put another man in, Hughes made his es
e cape, called at a store, purchased a shirt
o and started for home. He was pursue
bv Constable Pillow, who shot him in tn
c back, producing almost instant deatf
Pillow is in the city but not yet arrested
+ DWIGHT, ILL.,. July Mike Cassidy,
: saloon-keeper, was shot by constable :
n Blackstone, IS miles from here, yesterday
Information received here is to the efftt
v that the constable had warrant for Ca
h sidy, dead or alive. and that he shot hil
d while in the act of running away,
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, July ed Kerr
e gan, we'll known plug-ugly, was laid o.
W by pop bottle in the hands of Lou
|; Haker, saloonist, yesterday, on Nort
r Main street.
n, ''Spotty" O'Neal tried to eat the no
off one Dugan, and met with fair success
is leaving only enough to graft new hand
n on.
N Mart Cannon, a pugilistic blacksmit
1s assaulted an inoffensive countryman wi
III brass knuckles, and gave him terrlt
beating