The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-16

party OF Intoxicated soldiers who pursued
Duchar into his residence. near by, The
/ latter then seized asniusket aud fred and
killed private Warren Hicks, Company D
Sd United States infantry. r.
Walter Gould, aged l3 years, was acci
dentIy shot and killed By a ecnrade, aget
IA.
NEW YoRK, Feb. Is. Mrs. Wells and
child, aged four years, we're burned to
death early this morning by a fire in the
tenement No, 627, East Ninth street.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. ia fire at
Barren Sunday morning destroyed large
number OF stores and the Gazette printing
office. Loss 100000; insurance $4,000
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. l5.-The Times
special says Mr.. and Mrs Bradford Wood
were instantly killed at Austin. ILL.,, by the
inward bound Atlantic and Pacific express
train from Omaha. They were standing
on the track waiting for train to Streator
They were young and newly married
COUPLE on the way from their home in Bur
lington to visit her friends.
The alarm from Box 5l2 at $50 O'Clock
last evening was occasioned by fire in the
tive story frame building No. 50 West
Madison street. The structure was totally
destroyed. 1t was owned by James Ward,
whose loss is about 81 100. Messrs Hagen
u Cole occupied half of the first floor as a
| book and stationery store; loss, So. 600 !;
no insurance. George Howard occupied
the other half as a jewelry store; loss not
ascertalned !; insurance, $5000in the Chi
cago Merchants. Mr., Williams occupied
the second floor as dwelling loss $4OO /;
no insurance. The fire originated from
some kindling wood which was lying near
u stove in the bookstore. -~-
| EVANSVILLE, Ind. Feb 1.-THE steam
er Frank P Gracey was burned in her ice
harbor at Dutch Bend this morning, and is
1872; was owned by Capts. Wiley Simms
of Nashville, G. j. Grammar and John
Goff. of Evansville !; was valued at $16 900,
and insured for $4,000 as follows: I'm
derwriters, of New York, American Cen
trail, of st. Louis, St.Joseph, of St. oseph,
Mo-. and the Globe of Chicago, $4,000.
She had just been repaired at an expense
of 81 200, preparatory to going in the
Evansville and Cincinnati trade, The fire
originated in the chambermaid's room,
where watchman was cooking his break
fast.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. l5.-The town
of Anamosa, Jones county, was visited
with destructive fire on Sunday morning
at l o'clock, consuming nine buildings
in the heart of the place, among which
were Leutt Il Perfects dry goods store
and Ramson's business house. The loss
on buildings and stock is estimated at SIS,
1000; insurance unknown. No particu
lars yet received.
/ CLINTON. Iowa, Feb. 15.-A fire brok'
out at Anamosa, Jones county, at
o'clock Sunday morning., destroying tn,
Post Office, with building owned by B
L. Matson; Markham Il Bros sewing
machine and insurance agency building
owned by FL. K. Soper; A. n Denison'
boot and shoe store, Z. Perfect's grocer
, A. e. Pardu's boot and shoe store tHol
r cum, owner1, d. Kelly's barber shop, A
H. Sherman's harness shop (H. G. Met
, calf, ownerl:J Rhoades' grocery and Q
King and Dietz's law office II. Moore
owner). The latter was torn down t
!. prevent the spread of the fire. Total los
$4,000 to $4,000; insurance $4,000
: Only one brick building was burned
= The fire was probably the work of an il
u cendiary. The mails were burned