The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-24

death. After the shooting the young man
concluded that ne would like to live little
longer, and he actually walked out Of his
room to doctors office, distance of five
blocks, for medical assistance At the
present writing it is doubtful whether he
survives.
ST. LOUIS, May pa disease strongly
resembling cereb0 spinal meningitis broke
out suddenly in the Bellefontaine street-car
stables, at the corner of Herbert and Tenth
streets. yesterday morning, and by o.
clock twelve horses were on the sick list
and four dead As other horses were af,
fected similarly in different parts of the
city, veterinary surgeons apprehend a
spread of the disease in an epidemic form.
LATER.-The horse disease has made
very little progress to- day, and apprehen-
sion of its spreading is much allayed.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 22.--An intelli-
gent gentleman living in this county, and
who is engaged extensively in dealing in
cattle, returned this morning from Kansas,
where he spent the last week, travelling
pretty we'll over the state. He says the
reports concerning the dspredations of the
grasshoppers are greatly exaggerated.
The corn and wheat where he travelled are
looking splendidly, and, to use his Ian
guage, the only place in the state where
the grasshoppers have corner is Atchison,
and they are marching southwest" He
states that persons living there say that
the grasshoppers are rapidly disappearing,
the wet weather having a tendency to kill
them.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 22.-The Republi-
cans Kansas City special says the grass
hoppers have penetrated the heart of the
city, moving in a vast army going north
Trenches are being dug, and millions are
slaughtered, but nothing can stop the red
legged pests in their march Many drive
them from their grounds with water from
hydrants. Their depredations are becom-
ing very serious. Lawns are being strip
ped of grass and garden truck is being de-
stroyed. Nothing can be raised except in
greenhouses.
DIXON, ILL.,, May 22.-Last Tuesday
morning, just at break Of day, William Nc
Cleary, of the town of Nelson, Lee county,
come unexpectedly in possession of horse
and buggy, which were left in the road, ,un-
hitched, just opposite his residence. Nc
Cleary's son saw two persons in the same
buggy, a short time previous, and the pre-
sumption is that the horse, being weary
from over driving, was deserted, the thieves
fearing detection.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May 22.-James Nc
Burney, of Hannibal, Mo-, came here yes
terday to find place IN which to put his
insane wife, but being unsuccessful he be-
came very despondent and much depressed
in spirits, and last night went into the eel
lar Of his brothers house, where he was
stopping, and hanged himself.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 22.-Very singular
conduct was exhibited last night by a
comely and respectfully dressed young lady
named Mrs, j. II. Wicker, "a guest at the
Gardner House She was found by two
young men standing at the corner of Mich
igan avenue aud Park Row, at the late
hour of IL, dripping wet, and shivering
with cold. Officer Hogan was called by
the gentlemen, and after inquiring from
the then almost insensible woman who she
was and where she belonged, she
gasped out the name Gardner" and it
was understood that she came from that
hotel, and thither she was taken. 1t was
learned at the hotel that she arrived on
Wednesday from Peoria, and was en- route
to her home in Milwaukee. She was tax
Gu Will uySIeIlC uIS, brought ABOUT Dy
some great mind trouble, and a physician
was called to attend her. She left the
house last evening, but nothing unusual was
observed in her manner, and her wherea-
bouts was not known until she came in the
plight above mentioned DIR. Hahn was
called upon to attend her when she was
found on the street, but it is stated that
he refused so to do, and it was not unit
she reached the hotel that DR., Gross at
tended her.
She is lady of good address and family
and it is thought that some domestic
trouble has driven her to attempt suicide
by drowning. The water was either toe
cold or too shallow at the foot of Park row
and she must have saved herself, aftel
jumping in.
GAINESVILLE, May o. The body O
: Mrs. jackson was recovered this morning
leaving one child yet to be recovered from
the late boat disaster on Muskingun
, river.
New YORK, May 22.-Forest fires arr
sweeping over the townships in Pike coun
ty' and unless rain comes there will b.
great suffering and loss of life.
CHICAGO, May %. = An InterOcea,
special says fire near Lansing, Iowa
1 last night, destroyed the Village Creel
: Woolen mills, owned by Power, Carol
& Ratcliff. Loss $4,000; Insurance.
; $4,000.