The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-27

fully mangled, He leaves wife and three
children in moderate circumstances. He
will be buried by the Odd-Fellows at 9
o'clock tomorrow. No one is to blame
The Coroner's inquest was held this morn.
ing Verdict in accordance with the facts
Martin Welsh, while huutine a few days
ago, had one hand shot off by the aeci.
dental discharge of his gun.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 26.-In the town oi
Franklin, In this county, this morning, the
body OF a farmer named Thos. McCarty
was found in saloon kept by August
bauman. Subsequently Bauman commit
ted suicide, presumably from remorse at
having killed McCarty. Both had been
drlnklng and it is supposed became inyoly-
cd IN an alteration.
MACON, Miss, Aug. 26.-At a riot on
the 10th inst. between whites and negroes.
In the New Hope church, eight negroes
were killed and several wounded.
CINCINNATI, Aug, 26.-Passengers on
the train from Chicago via the Kankakee
route last night report the robbing of the
occupants OF sleeping car to the amount
OF $1,000. Every passenger in the sleep
Ing car except one was robbed. Two men
suspected of the robbery left the train at
Lafayette. .-.
BATHURST, N. B., Aug. 26.-This
morning, while Gibbs Menagerie was get
ting under way for this place, three men
crawled up within fifty yards of the tent
occupied by the canvassmen and fred two
shot guns, instantly killing William Spear.
ing, of Calais, Maine, and dangerously
woundingly Amos Wagner, of E:yerpooI.
n. >: After firing, the men ran toward
the shore, their tracks being seen after
they jumped over the cliff. The sheriff
and large posse, with the coroner. i'm
medlately left in search of the murderers.
The only known reason for the murder is
dispute that arose between the circus
men and some roughs, who were trying to
gam admlttance without paying, last night.
CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 26.-On Tuesday
evening. three masked horsemen visited
the residence of VIM. Mains, a farmer. liy-
ing near New Haven, Ind. Mains was ab.
sent from home. and the masked men, who
were under the influence of liquor, took
possession of his house and appropriated
such articles of value as they desired, to
their own use. They then set fire to the
house, entirely destroying it with its con.
tents. Mrs. Mains fed from the house for
fear that she would be murdered.
DIXON, ILL.,, Aug. 26-The residence of
D. b. Mckinney, Esq, of this cit :, was en-
tered last night by burglars. Mrs Myers,
his daughter, hearing them in her bed
room, gave the alarm. Mr. Mckinney lost
only his pocketbook, which contained a
small amount Of money. Burglars, the
same night, rihed way-car on the North
western railroad, and also robbed a
stranger of $40 on our streets. The fact is,
the country places are oyerrun with des.
peradoes, and there seems to be no remedy
except by the organization of vigilant
committees
CINCINNATI, O., August 26.-Gustave
Humber, Of jamestown Green county, O.
while intoxicated, last evening, made an
attempt to kill his wife. She fed. He
returned to his house, procured table
knife, sharpened it upon the stove, took
the infant from the arms of his little girl,
Il years old. laid it upon the floor, and
deliberately cut its throat from ear to ear.
He was afterwards arrested.