The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-22
4 Rock Island. Illinois, Thursday, July

pany with several friends, was bathing in
the river last evening, when he accidently
got into deep water, and, being unable to
swim, was drowned.
CLEVELAND. o. July q. 21.-Frederick K.
Thorpe. aged 80 years, a dentist, of this
city, committed suicide yesterday by hang
mug. The verdict of the coroner jury is
that the act was done while the deceased
was laboring under mental depression,
caused by sickness.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 2l.-J. R.
Davis, of the firm of Helphinstine & Co.,
coal miners, of Knox county, committed
suicide at the Illinois House. by taking
morphine, this morning. 1ntemperancei is
the reported cause.
A miscreant named Mcguire, from the
vicinity Of Acton, was caught by the .child's s
mother In attempting an outrage upon a
little daughter of W. Ii. Hay, in an aley
near their residence. Mr.. Hay, who was
sick in bed. gave chase, but was unable TO
overtake the; fellow, who was afterwards
arrested.
Boston, Mass, July 2l.-Pomeroy, the
boy-murderer, attempted to escape from
Jail yesterday. He had been engaged f; r
some time 10 digging out the bricks around
the window OF his cell by means of a peice
of an iron wash dish. and his plan was
after getting outside the cell, to lower him
self from the iron gallery to the floor of the
rotunda by cords taken from the window
frame. He was to leave the lower cell at
midnight as the watch changed, and pre-
suming that he could overcome all who op-
posed, him, clear the Jail building and
scale the exterior wall. Letters to his
family ingeniously describing his plan of
operations, were found in his CELL
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 2l.-It is re-
ported that terrible fight occurred in
Peldeda, Eseambia county. between two
families named Hatlett and Byers, in which
six men, consisting Of the father and two
sons on each side were engaged. Five #
the party were killed outright, while the
sixth and last has load of buck shot in his
side which must cause death. 1t was a
family feud.
MEMPHIS. July 2l.-A young lady re-
siding at Iuka, Miss, while waiting at the
depot last week for an escort, was brutaly
outraged by negro hackman, named Lewis
Thompson. Thompson was captured
Monday, and yesterday, on the trial, was
oCutGuCCu " IhC pCullcuILdIy IOI lIic L uc
excitement, which was great during the
trial. eliminated last night, when a party
of disguised men took Thompson from Jail
and hung him near the depot. The body
was cut down by the sheriff this morning
and buried.
New YORK. July 2l.--Some days ago
Mrs. Merritt, wife of Col. Merritt, u. S. A.
was enticed On board the tug boat Mike
Norton and grossly outraged. Two men
were to-day arrested on suspicion and
the police expect to get the others, there
being five altogether.
CLEVELAND, o, July 2l,-The loss by
the fire at Balm & Stuhos planning mill
yesterday is estimated at $500; insur-
ance $500,
OLD ORCHARD, Me-. July 2l.-The
Orchard House was burned tonieh..
There were $50 guests in the house, nearly
all Of whom lost more or less clothes and
jewelry, but all escaped uninjured. The
entire building with three story music
hall, stables. billiard and bowling alleys,
etc, were destroyed. Loss $4,000; n,
insurance.