The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-17

Saturday, March l7.-Frank thomson,
q dashing youngrascal, was arrested few
days ago in Denver. Colorado, for shoot
ing the city marshal of Sheffield, Bureau
equity, in the leg, on the 10th of Janu-
airy. He was first arrested for fast and
overdriving lively horse, and then it
was found he was the man wanted in
Sheffield.
"A burglar named John Wesley Eys-
ter, having been shot by an officer, was
confined in the National Hotel, at Mon
mouth, until he recovered sufficiently to
be taken to Jail. Sunday night, the 18th,
the guard went to sleep, and while he
slumbered Eyster escaped. The city mar
shall is suspicioned with being a little
crooked" in this matter. Sheriff Bond
offers a reward of $25 for his capture.
He describes him as five feet FIVE inches
in height; fair complicated; has long black
curly hair; wears a happy overcoat, and
when he made his escape wore no under
coat or vest. Eyster was shot in the
small of the back some weeks since, and
the scars are distinctly visible, as are also
the shot holes on the inside of his over
coat Has black moustache,"
"A man calling himself Harry Camp
bell was murdered for his money, by a
negro, last January, 10 Clarksdale, Miss,
and now it appears that his true name was
John Runge, and that his home was ia
| Monmouth, lii. On former visit to the
south he got into difficulty with couple
of men, brothers, at party. and shot both
Of them, which was, no doubt, his reason
for changing his name, The murderer
was caught.
| Elder j. NJ. Harrington, a minister
of the Baptist church, over fifty years
of age, was tried in Farmer township,
| Fulton Co, on the 9th ult.. for NEST
hiding" with.a Miss Mary Tarter, young
girl Is years old and member of the
church. The evidence in the case is toe
disgusting to appear in print, and, for the
sake of christianity and common decency,
should be suppressed. Harrington was
deposed from the ministry and kicked out
of the church, and the world will be com.
PEELED to receive him back again.-M0n-
mouth ReUiee0.
Some of Princeton's distinguished
T ligt- fingered gentry gained an entrance in
} to Mr., Spake's drug store in that place
On the night of the 9Th, during the absence
Of the proprietor and his clerks. The
entrance was gained by breaking window
|
. the bolt. A number of cigars and Severa
bottles of wine were carried off
Lafayette on the Peoria road, had ;
, stabbing ARRAY few nights ago. W. W
McClenahan tried to cut up Will Ros
with pocket knife, struck him in three
or four places and gave him severe gasl
! in the back Whisky was the trouble.
Mary Ellsey, colored damsel. con
tessed to Esq. Marsh, last Wednesday, Il
F, having loved Thomas Trusty, not wisely
, but too well, and the result was the nea
=, approach of a little colered responsibility
, She claimed that Trusty promised mar
+ riage before she yielded. Thomas wa
d sent for, appeared and promised either t
give her 800 or marry her within month
r - Galesbug Pldindealer
q "A tramp by the name of DOwney Gale
: on Mrs Taylor, at Alexis, for drink c
water. and while she was gone across tn
e street to get it for him ungratefully stole
$ watch which lay loose in the room wher
d he was left. He has since been arreste
D and Jailed at Monmouth.
= "A young man named Michael Moone
It made a deadly assault upon VIM. Rove
:. another young man, in the plumbing sho
e Of Mr.. John Rowe, on Third street, DaveI
! was struck on the head with a tire,
l, senseless. Mooney has not been arrested
n though the police are searching for him.
C S. Dimick and Eek" Boyd,
Cambridge. the former a wealthy CT
q zen, and brother Of o. j. Dimic
Of this city, were swinded out of $2t
Thursday night, by a sharper claimit
L., h. bo r liz
: No sympathy is expressed for Dimick,
u he was beaten at his own game, and nc
en- that he has "squealed, it is reported tn
y, he will be arrested for gambling.
Oscar Lindell and J ohm Shilline, of NJ
Windsor. were arrested and lodged in j
We at Cambridge Thursday night, for beast
be drunkenness, and for causing a riot on tt
10 street A fine of $50 each, and a she
IN, period in Jail, was the penalty for t
offense.
The papers authorizing the arrest
I'd Jas LoDgshore, of Cambridge, for robbi
.ly the person of Michael Costello, of Genes
x Of $l04, are in the hands of the Office
- there, and be will be taken into custody
W soon as found. The crime was perpetrat
he some days since.
ng james Perkins, the man who was ST
mo part of the city, a couple of weeks ago,
Craig now says will recover. Dixon, "
les has been in jail since the affair occurl
till awaiting the result of Perkins's iniu
al, will accordingly be brought before just
GO Pinkley on Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clt
to be examined under the charge of ASA
zen with intent to commit murder. The CO
ley plant was made by Marshal Halves t
the morning.
no Attention is directed to the notices
US Green's preparations which appear
our this paper, We copy the following VIII
!, in speaks for itself:
BOD The Gliding Guest.
the In the cool, calm twilight, in the der
ind damp day, in the dismal night air, at S
naa time as no man .knoweth, the ga
was demon Consumption creeps into
breast of the falrest, purest, best,
oke glides into the system of our darling {
tIe- whose beauty has been our delight
pride. 1t Pushes her cheek. bleaches
Jug skin, aud feeds ike a ghoul on her V
fire. Fond father, do not trust the brilla
of her eye, swhen it sparkles Il
gut she is dying, Anxious mother, do
oy trust her quiet breathing, it has b.
premonition of the convulsive struggl
come 1t was once but a slight cough
trifing cold, but it has seized upon
ken citadel of life in an unguarded NOM
+ If and
- ~ The coffin must be her bridal bed.
Deo- The winding sheet must wrap her
The worm it will riot
ana On heavenly diet,