The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-09
Halliday and eight others were more or
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less injured.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, March S.-A. j.
Owen, with Switzer, Pembrook Il Co.,
New York, was found dead in his bed this
morning at the st. George Hotel. The
coroner's verdict was death from injuries
caused by fall at Cleveland, Ohio, some
time during February.
GREEN CASTLE, Ind, March 8.-A fire
broke out in STARTERS furniture warerooms
about 7:2O this evening, destroying Far
ley's bank, Lyon & Marks block, Thayer's
block, Cohen's store room and the Green
Castle Banner Office. Loss about $4,000;
insurance $4,000,
CINCINNATI, March S.-An ENQUIRER
special reports disastrous fire at Freder
icktown, Knox county, Ohio, last night,
which destroyed property valued at $50,z
600, with total insurance of $4,000.
COLUMBUS, O., March S.-A fire broke
out in Louis j. Rodex's confectionery es
tablshment, ON South High street, this
morning, and nothing but prompt action
prevented disastrous confagration. The
stock being mostly perishable materials,
was badly damaged by water. 1t was
valued at $4,000, and was insured in the
Franklin, of Columbus, and the Girard, of
Pennsylvania. The loss on the building
will be about 800; fully insured in the
Germania, of Dayton, Onion.
POUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, March S.-The
storm of last night was the heaviest in
many years. Nearly foot and half of
snow fell, blockading five freight trains
south of here. Three locomotives have
been sent to help them out, The Atlantic
express train is several hours behind time.
Fears of disastrous treshet are redoubed.
New YORK, March Snow fell most
of the day, followed tonight by sleet and
heavy rain. Snow is reported through
out the state and Northern Pennsylvania,
with sleet and rain in the southern portion
of the latter state and Maryland.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March Snow COM
menced to fall this morning Tonight it
lies about two feet deep. Travel is greatly
impeded. 1t is the heaviest storm of the
season. The storm, from reports received
here, has been very hard on the Allegheny
mountains.
DAYTON, O., March 7.-The severest
and heaviest snow storm of the season set
in about 2 o'clock this afternoon and con-
tinued until evening. Snow fell to depth
of six or eight inches, and in drifts two to
three feet. All the street car lines in the
city temporarily stopped running in conse-
quence. The wind is blowing almost a
gale from the northwest.
| CINCINNATI, March. Snow commenc-
ed falling about a. m., continuing until
dark tonight, about eight inches having
fallen-the heaviest fall Of the season.
COLUMBUS, O., March Snow fell here
this afternoon to depth of nine inches,
and drifted in some places so as to make
the streets nearly impossible for pedes
TRANS.
| EVANSVILLE, Ind, March Eight OF
nine inches of snow fell last night and to-
day. 1t is clear tonight and the mercury
is 81 to 81 and down to q above.
i CAIRO, ILL.,, March This morning
our city awoke in the midst of driving
snow storm, which had been in progress
nearly all night. 1t cleared about O'Clock
a. m. The fall was six inches or more on
a level, but the wind was SO high all the
time that there were many drifts. 1t il
decidedly strange for this section in March
| MEMPHIS, Tenn, March THE snow
storm last night was the seyerest eve
known here, fifteen inches having fallen
while in many places it drifted to a deptl
of four feet, stopping the street cars.