The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29

bein, young hardware merchant, and
Charles Kohl, a grocery clerk, both resid
ing in Fulton, lll.and unmarried were drown.
ed by the capsizing of sail-boat neal
Stormy Point, opposite this city, at about
| O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, Tn {
others i'll the boat escaped to the shore.
Kohl was engaged to be married in a few
days to Hobein's sister. The latter is in
consolable at the loss Of her brother and
affianced.
New YORK, June 2S.-Six new indict
ments were found to-day against VIM. M
Tweed, Peter B. Sweeney, Woodward and
others, for obtaining money from the
city treasury by false pretenses. The
amount involved is 100000.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 28.-There was q
disgraceful fight at Jefferson Park on yes
terday afternoon. between lot of police
men and roughs, in which one officer was
knocked down and badly injured
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 2S.-The
lumber and grist mills of Granger, and the
store of S. +. Cooley, at North Hadley,
were burned last night. Loss $4,000; in
sured for $500, and Cooley's loss 5000;
insurance of $1,000.
PATERSON, N. j., June 29-The Wat
son Bridge Works are in flames, and al
this hour 4 AN. the water supply seems
failing and there is little hope of saving
any Of the buildings. The works were run
ming night and day on new iron bridge
for the Erie railroad, and 400 to 500 mer
were employed. The insurance is upwards
of 100000, but the loss is already twice
that amount. The third floor of the
building is used as a silk factory and the
fire originated there. E, j. Watson & Co.
silk manufacturers, lose about $35, 900; in
sured. Charles n. Martin, of New York,
silk manufacturer, loses $4,000.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 2S.-There was de.
structive fire al Princeville. yesterday
morning, by which property to the value
of $4,000 was destroyed, and for time
the entire village was endangered. About
six buildings were burned in all. The
stocks in the others are considerably dam
aged. The amount of insurance is about
$4,000.
G. W. Watson, employed in lumber
yard in this city. was seriously, if not ia
tally injured on Saturday, by pile of lum
ber falling upon him.
Mrs, James Sutherland fell down an
open eellar-way and was badly injured, on
Saturday evening.
JOLIET. I'll. June %. "A farmer named
L, Frank, residing in Jackson township, q
few miles south of this city, committed sui
eide yesterday afternoon by hanging him
self. The body was found by some neigh.
bors, suspended in corn-crib on the prem
ises, a short time after life was extinct
Coroner Campbell held an inquest, the
tjury returning a verdict of self-destruction
The cause for the rash act is supposed
to haye been domestic infelicity.
CINCINNATI, o., June 2S.-At Pomeroy
on Saturday, Jacob Raushen attempted to
kill his wife with pistol, but the bal
passed through her ear without further in
| jury He then shot himself through the
head, dying instantly. No cause is known
for the act.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, June 28.-Yesterday
afternoon body Of men who were huntin.
the murderer of f. Lasseaux, killed a
Creston on Wednesday last, when abcu
nine miles from Creston, surrounded
man, name unknown. who, with the remarl
Il suppose you think you've got me now,
pulled out razor and cut his throat from
ear to ear
BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,, June 2S.-At hall
past 5 O'Clock this morning, j. j. Sohn, o
Saybrook, aged &c years, was fatally stab
bed by William Thornton, in dispute owe
a partnership account of 81. Sohn strucI
the first blow witt part Of billiard cue
when Thornton stabbed him nine times il
the abdomen. Sohn must die before.nigh
Thornton is in Jail here, He is 25 or 3
years old.
| PoTTsvILLE. Pa, June 2S.-WiIliau
Thomas was shot at Shoemaker's colliery
Mahoney City, this morning. by party 0
roughs. Some stock was killed at the sam
time.