The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-16

titled that they had never seen anything
improper between the Rev. Mr., Hoffman
and Miss Stone, and nothing in the for
mer's action to arouse suspicion. S. 2.
Bartlett, leading merchant, testified that
the letter purporting to be written to the
Rev. Mr.: Hoffman by Mrs. Chattin, and
produced by Judge Mitchell's clerk, was
written to Judge Mitchell, several years
ago. by girl now dead Thus we have
HAT denials all round, and all that can be
positively dedueel from the testimony is
that there is an alarming amount of lying
going on among the witnesses
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-The bark Naiad
to-day brought in the second engineer of
the Mendoza, who for long time after the
disaster clung to the spar in company with
the steward. The latter became crazy and
died.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. IA dispatch
from New Orleans says: TN the town of
Milton. Florida, nine miles above Pensa-
cola, the entire population of which is
titty-four, there are thirty-three cases of
yellow fever-eleven fatal. At W. st Pas
cagoula, 100 miles from New Orleans,
there were seventy cases and fifteen deaths
durihg the past week." -A
CINCINNATI, Sept. 15.-At George
town. KY, yesterday, as Lewis Ersen-
schmidt, a clerk in Barlow's store, was be-
hind the counter loading a pistol for a
young man named Jno. Herring, the
weapon firing at half cock, discharged into
can of gun powder, which exploded,
blowing out the front of the store and floor
ing Ersenschmidt and Herring. The store
took fire and was soon entirely consumed
The adjoining stores of Rankin & Webb,
Frank Lyon, Morris Davis and Ell. Hecht
were also wholly or in part consumed. The
total loss will probably reach $4,000.
Ersenschmidt and Herring were danger
ously injured.
GENEVA, ILL.,, September, 15.-Six men,
Frank Moon, J Ohm Tierney, Horace Patch.
in, Garrison Williams, Fred Smith and
Simson Johnson broke from the county
Jail here last night. and escaped to parts
so far unknown. Two locks had been quiet
ly sawed off, giving entrance to cell next
the outer wall, whence a passage was dug
under and through, some twelve or fifteen
| feet. The men were in for various offen-
ses. The ringleader, Moon. was notcri-
GUS thief and housebreaker from Batavia
JOLIET ILL.,. September l5,-The body
of an unknown man was found in the canal
lock, above Jefferson street, last night.
His pockets were turned inside out, but no
markes of violence were found upon his
person. He was apparently 80 years of
age, with red hair, mustcche and goatee, 6
feet in height. and wore sack coat of
Scotch goods, everhalls and fine boots.
Boston, Sept l5,-The safe of Francis.
Sargent & Co., Nos. CO. and 73 Sudbury
street, was robbed to-day of ST. 900 by
two men, one of whom induced the cash
ier to go into another part of the build
ing while his accomplice operated on the
safe.
| LOUISVILLE, Sept, 15,-The Louisville
detectives report the wounding and capture
OF man supposed to be the one who re.
Gently robbed the Huntington. W. Va,
bank OF $4,000. He was captured at Pine
Hill on Tuesday night by two resident.
named Dillon, who had a fight with four
robbers, 1t is thought they belong to the
James Younger band. They succeeded il
wounding and capturing this man, wht
answers the description of Cal. Younger
DETROIT, September l5.-At Iona, yes
terday, James Barnard. well-known c,ti-
zen of that place, committed suicide Will,
in despondent mood.
, ST PAUL, Mimi, September, l5,-H
: l.. Gordon, a we'll known lawyer and poll
, tician. yesterday, at Monticello, Wrigh
: county, shot and probably killed salool
keeper named Desmond, who had attacked
Gordon with pistol for having attached
his stock for debt,
f PLAINwELL. Micb,, Sept. 14.-It is al
} legged that last Saturday, james Saunder
committed rape on motherless nine year
: old daughter of Mr.. Collins, of this place
t The deed only came to light last night
But very little feeling is exhibited by tn
e public, although the act is one of unusua
atrocity. Saunders was arrested thi
: morning, and treats the matter in yer
Indifferent manner -.-
HINKLEY, MIMI, Sept. l5.-McCain
!. Brothers & Bartean's saw mill here wa
/; burned last night. Loss $4,000.
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