The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-21
TELEGRAP1HTC. e
Mrs. Lincoln attempts
Suicide.
The Mech1enberg. :Centen-
nial.
The Penn. Miners goiug SO
Work.
Sharkey Escapes Again.
Shocking Charges against
State Officers.
Sharkey Escapes Again.
Robberies. Murders, Disas-
ters. Fires, Etc.

formation that Mrs. Lincoln to-day at
tempted to commit suicide by poisoning.
After being removed from the court room
where she was adjudged insane yesterday,
she was put under the strictest surveil-
lance, it being feared she might do injury
to herself To-day she escaped from her
room and hurried to the drug store of
Frank Squares, under the Grand Pacific
Hotel, where she ordered compound of
camphor and laudanum, ostensibly for
neuralgia, The clerk informed her that it
would, take about ten minutes to make it,
whereupon she took carriage and drove
to two other drug stores. She was fol-
lowed by Mr. Squares, who in each case
prevented the druggist from giving her
the compound, She finally returned to
the first place and procured a mixture
which she supposed was what she wanted,
but which was harmless. She drank this
as she left the store, As it had no effect
she tried to leave her room again to obtain
larger dose, but was prevented. She
was removed to private hospital at Ba-
tavia, ILL.,, this afternoon, where she will
have every attention.
MEMPHIS. May 2O.-The Mechlenberg
Centennial is not being celebrated in this
city and business continues as usual.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2O.-Notwith-
standing the proclamation by the governor
and mayor in reference to the observance
of the day, there is no observance as
holiday, and the stores and business
houses are open as usual. A mass meet
ing will be held at the theatre tonight,
however, and addresses made by several
citizens in reference to the Mecklenburg
Centennial.
NASHVILLE, May 2O.-Business is gen.
orally suspended to-day. celebrating the
Mechlenberg Centennial.
The Mechlenburg Centennial was cele-
brated by patriotic speeches, which were
enthusiastically received.
CHARLOTTE, SC, May 2O.-The Mech
lenburg Centennial was celebrated here TO-
day. Stores were decorated, flags dis
played, etc.
New ORLEANS, May 2O.-At meeting
to might of the committee in charge Of the
proposed excursion of iremen to Liverpool,
resolutions were adopted extending invita-
tions to the 6remen of the principal cities
of the United States to participate.
PoTTsvILLE, May 2O-A dispatch from
| Mahoney City says the miners have decid.
ed to accept the operators offer and resume
work.
New YORK, May 1O.-The steamship
Crescent City from Havana, picked up at
sea the disabled schooner Carrie Bell, from
Savannah for New York, lumber laden,
The Crescent City was short of coal, and
commenced taking in new supply, during
which operations Starkey, the murderer,
who escaped from the Toombs prison, and
who was returning here in charge of de-
tective, managed to get away.
DEs MONIES, Ia, May 2O.-The Des
Moines and Fort Dodge train south last
evening ran into drove of colts which
started to cross bridge and fell between
the timbers. Five were slaughtered, and
the engine was thrown from the track and
stopped just four inches short of going over
the bridge, No passengers were injured.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 20.-The Sentinel
this morning publishes mass of disgust
ing evidence duplicating Superintendent
McIDtire, of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
and one of his assistants in series OF
criminal intimacies with the inmates. Mr.
McIntire is an old citizen. of heretofore un.
impeached character, and his friends claim
that the affldavits published are cooked w
indictment for seducing his niece. formerly
parties making the above afidavits. The
matter will have legal investigation.
:. MILFORD, Pa, May l7.-Desire Bon
, onique's watch case factory in this place
was broken into Saturday night. The safe
was blown open and silver coin and watch
cases to the amount of $4,000 stolen. NJ
clue to the burglars has been obtained. A
hammer, cold chisel aDd other tools were
. found near the safe, marked Port Jervis
shop, Erie Railway 1t is thought tha
the robbery was by local thieves, as the
work was done in too bungllng manner
for experts.
QUEBEC, May 2O.-A letter received to
day from the lighthouse keeper at tht
southwest point Of the Anticosti Island
says that on the 22d of November last tn,
!, brigantine Orient ran ashore seven mile
from that island. The Captain and sever
men were frozen to death on the rigging
and six men perished in attempting t
reach the shore. Joyce, the chief mate
. and Moore, a deck hand, landed safely
e but were badly frozen.
+ WINDSOR, Ont, May 2O.-Ex-M Mayo
/ Barker, of Detroit, and Fred Gudgeon, +
+ Webb, and a boy named Miller wer
y drowned to-day by the capsizing Q
: Barker's yacht, near Grouse Isle, Detroi
y river. The name of the capsized yach
was the Matte" loaded with ballast 70
the yacht Cora, lying at Gibraltar. n
! bodies except MIR, Barkers were recover
) ed.
JERsEYv1LLE, ILL.,, May 2O,-The sex
ond floor of Nutter Bros. Touring mill
fell to-day, killing two young men fror
Bunker Hill. Several others were iDjul
ed
0l NoRRIsTowN, Pa, May 20.-There
: great excitement here relative to the mul
der of Miss Whitly, on Tuesday, and Tho
f. Curley. boy of Is years, employed
the family, and tramp named Herpa
have been arrested on suspicion.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2O.-Last Monda
! ". ID. Alexander, planter, residing ski
miles above here, on the river, was sh'
- and killed by tenant named m. Thom]
b. son.
e. On the same day, AL Lee popular me
i, T. chant of Fulton, was shot and fatal
s. wounded by N. G. Nevins, whom Lee hs
arrested on charge of horse-stealing, ar
iwho, after shooting Lee made his escap