The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-26
Cheap Transports ton
Important Reduction in
Freight Rates on Sugar
B and Coffee to Western
Cities.
Laboring Men in Chicago
II Demand Relief.
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Death Of q Minnesota Judge
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A Little Girl Burned to
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Gordon and Wagner. the
Maine Murderers. get a
Four Weeks Lease Of
Life. ~ s
One Of the Benders in
Ariz0nae 81
Stabbing ARRAY in Dubuque

New YORK, Feb 25.-The deputy
freight agents of three trunk lines running
west of this city have been notified of a
reduction Of rates made on sugar and
coffee only, as follows: To Chicago, 80
cents per 100 pounds; Dayton, 26 cents;
indianapolis, % cents; st. Louis, 43
cents: Columbus, "a cents; Cincinnati. 2S
cents; Louisville, 80 cents; Quincy, 43
cents; all other points, on the basis Of 36
cents to Chicago. This order is for car
loads of 1900 pounds and upward for
one consiguee on the same date, and will
be so ay-billed. II is believed by mer-
chants that the reduction of the rate on
ming of the lowering of al, rates. IL
Wheatly, Williams H. Go. sugar refners,
suspended this morning.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2:15 P. M.-The
Communists, an organization which orig
mated during the panic of 1878. and
which is composed chiefly of workmen of
foreign extraction who claim to be in
destitute circumstances, have been for
some days past threatening an outbreak
IN case their wants were not supplied,
and had set to-day at o'clock for a re-
newed demand on the relief and aid socie-
ty for assistance, declaring that in case
such aid was not afforded they would use
other means Of obtaining it. The city
authorities made preparations for any
possible outbreak, but up to this time
there has been no disturbance further
than the gathering of large crowds around
the rooms of the relief and aid society
which readily dispersed whenever police
men appeared and ordered them to do So
ST. PAUL. Minn., Feb 25.-A. Telegram
received this morning announces the
death of Hon, VIM. Sprigg Hail, judge
of the court OF common pleas for thu
county, on a railroad train near Balti
more. Judge Hall has been in very de
licate health for, several years. He wa
on visit to his former home in the hop
that the change would benefit him. HI
was on his return to this city when b
died. He leaves wife and several chil
dren.
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, Feb. 25.-A little cir
about years old. daughter of Mr., Mum
son, OF this place, was burned to death las
night. Her clothing caught fire while sh
was playing about the store, and before as
sistance could be rendered she was so bad
ly burned that she died in few minutes
AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. 25.-An injunctio
J having been granted restraining the execu
ton of Gordon and Wagner ON the groun
of the unconstitutionality of the law requil
ing the governor to fix the date for thei
execution, the governor has respited th
sentence of both men for four weeks.
> SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 35.-A dispatc
from Florence, Arizona, states that '.th
man recently arrested as Bender, the KaI
lsas murderer, escaped the guards on til
Il 18th instant; wandered in the mountair
! for four days; was driven by starvation
come in and was recaptured near here. e
gives his name as Henry Deischmille
He is very reticent. He answers exact
the description of Bender. >.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb 25.--John T. Des
Is and Andrew Jackson Bruce entered a S
RS loon yesterday afternoon to gamble wi
X cards for money. During the game seve
al drinks were INDUCED in, and Eumero'
tricks of an 'Ah, Sin nature were employ
Sc by each to cheat the other. A dispu
nd arose concerning foul play" followed
tn cliuch and tussel. and the stabbing
Dean in three places. in the left side,
Bruce. The latter then walked away a
m. escaped, but was arrested at 12 O'Clock Ia
Of night at his home in Fairplay, Wis. a
lodged in the Dubuque Jail. He is ha
customer, having run through three farn
ir been arrested for rape, and now is guil
of more heinous crime. Dean is low a
IT, will hardly survive the infiction. Be
Il men have families.
"a, New YoRK, Feb. 25.-Rugg & CO
Ter edge tool factory,at West Cheshire, Con
| e; has beer burned. The loss is $45 900;
S ,ur surance, $4,000. A large number of p
he sons are thrown eutof employment by t
we fire.