The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-06

sault on Judge Mitchell yesterday has
again centred all attention on the Metho-
dist church scandal, which was about
dying out. A clerk Of Judge Mitchell has
produced a copy of letters giyen, him by
Mrs, Chatten, wife of City Engineer Chat
ten, who shot Mitchell, to mail to Hoff-
man, which is damaging to both Hoffman
and Mrs. Chatten. The letter issof the
Brooklyn true-inwardness style, and talks
about giving all the author had to Hoff-
man from the 6rst, and bewailipg his want
of confidence in her love and fidelity
From the testimony it appears that Chat
tens house was great resort with Hoff-
man, where he met lady members of his
congregation, read poetry, interpreted its
meaning. and was, so to speak, at home,
1t was for divulging what Mitchell claims
Mrs. Chatten told him about the improper
advances to her by Hoffman that Mitchell
was shot by her husband In this connection
it may be stated as singular coincidence
that Vikers, the innocent spectator, who
received painful wound in the shooting
affray, yesterday, was shot once before,
several years ago, in scrape in Missouri,
where minister was accused of Beecher-
ISM Vickers tells your correspondent in
vigorous language that he is down on
preachers generally now and hereafter.
After the disclosures of this case, there
are many people in Quincy who join with
Vickers in his unfavorabie opinion of min
listers. Throughout the trial the members
of the church have stood by Hoffman, but
the shooting of Mitchell and later develop
ments, are beginning to tell against him.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 4.-The west
bound train on the Chicago, Rock Island
u Pacific railroad, leaving here at 4 o'clock
this evening, when near Coon river, the
bank gave way, caused by the recent heavy
rains. The baggage car and three coaches
were precipitated down an embankment
4 brakeman named John Hughes was in
stantly killed. Falling under the rear car
as it turned over, he was literally ground
up, as it was dragged along. Great ex-
citement prevailed. The train was run
ming slowly or the loss of life would doubt
less haye been fearful.
| JACKSON, Mich, Sept AT the con
clusion of the circus performance given
here this afternoon by Sells circus. hot
air balloon was sent up. In descending
the aeronaut jumped out when some dis
tance from the ground and alighted In the
mill pond and was drowned, seeming un-
able to swim. His name was VIM. Doyle
and it is understood his mother lives in
Grand Rapids. The inquest is now in
progress. E-a.e e@E -~sE @eE
NAPERvILLE, Ill, Sept. 4.-The farm.
ers have already commenced cutting their
corn in this vicinity, it being sufficiently
matured for that purpose. Many fields,
however, in this section. have such dense
growth of stalks as to require yet some
twelve or fourteen days to carry it beyond
harm,
Judge hurry, of this town, who has re-
sided in Dupage county over Al years, says
that wien the full moon of August i;
passed withouta frost, we are almost alb
solutely certain to escape it until the 2ls
of September, This observation is the re-
suit of careful attention to the weather
changes in the west ever since the early
settlement of the county.
WILMINGTON, ILL.,, Sept. 4.--The far
mers in this vicinity are feeling jubilan
over the fine weather, that we are now get
ting. The grain crops are mostly all har
vested, in good condition, and the farmer.
are busy threshing. The yield will bt
above the average, Should the fnt
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corn will be out Of the way of the frost
and the crop be the largest known fol
many years,
MARoA, ILL.,, Sept. 4.-The crops neve
looked better than they do at present
j The corn is getting hard in the ear, and
few more days of warm weather will put i
out of the way Of frost.
! PRINCETON, Ill. Sept. 4.-The corn crol
in this section promises an abundant yield
1t is thought that few fields will turn ou
less than fifty bushels to an acre. Th
weather for the past two weeks has beel
all that could be wished for to ripen the
corn; ten days more of such weather ant
the corn will be safe
| sDEs MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 4-The river
here have risen five feet since yesterday
| The fair grounds, where the cattle sale wa
! held yesterday, are now under water.
The express safe, two sacks of letters
, and newspaper sack, from the mail-cal
r were takeu from train on the Ft. Dodg
) road on Thursday night. while the trai
| was standing at Grand junction for sup
: per, The safe and the rified mail sack
l were found yesterday in a field, broke
! open and stripped of their contents. tn
r express safe contained only about 81
t There is no clue to the robbers.
KANKAKEE, ILL., Sept. A boy nan
ed Kinney, whose parents are attendin
}. the Kankakec camp meeting. died on tn
] grounds last night, from Inflammation G
:; the bowels. Funeral services were hel
I this morning at the grounds.
Dixon ILL.,, Sept, 4.-Robbers and bu
glars are still infestiDg our city. There
scarcely night or day that some of ou
citizens are not victimized and the sam
: appears to be the fate all over the stat,
Is there no relief 2
3 DUNDEE, Ill, Sept. 4.-John Uhristia
2 Folchow, German citizen of this plac
aged rs years, committed suicide tn
q morning by hanging himself to an app
tree. The cause is unknown.
8 CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 4.-Willie IL
] youngest son of W. c. Depauw, vel
" known resident of New Albany, Ind
, while loading a pistol last evening sh
j himself through the heart He was alor
e at the time, and when the family four
d him he was lying on the floor, dead.
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n Jonas Bear says he will sell new and st
9 lish clothing cheaper than any other r
d sponsible house. and that his entire stof