The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-01
last rteht,a relerrarns.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, Aug. 30.-1he UloOe-
Democratic special from Paris, Texas. says
that fire broke out about | p. N. in the
City saloon and spread rapidly on the east,
west and north side of public square, until
about ten blocks of business houses and
dwellings, were consumed, including three
hotels, the post office, telegraph and ex
press offices. Loss estimated from 81. .000.-
900 to $l,50O,O0O. Many families are
without shelter. Several lives are re-
ported lost, but only one body has yet been
found. Il is said that a man named Taylor
set fire tqsthe City saloon by pouring oil
on the floor and igniting it, with the re
mark that he would burn the id town.
He was arrested and lodged 10 Jail There
was but one FIRE engine in town and the
water gave out, which left the city almost
at the mercy of the flames. Particulars
of the fire are very meagTe. No insurance
given.
BROOKLYN, n Y, Aug. 30.-The Eagle
announces that Wesley S. Carroll, form
erly pastor Of church of that city, now of
lNewDargh, has become voluntary bank
rupt, with liabilities of $4,000, due
Brooklyn and New York banks, and the
Merchants and Manhattan Life Insurance
Company. The latter, the largest creditor,
is $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 31.-The freight en-
ployes of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad had lengthy conference
with President Shoemaker, resulting in a
modification of his order requiring the men
to run ninety miles to make a days work
| President Shoemaker modified the order
t. meet the suggestions of the men, re-
quiring way freight men to run only sixty
miles and through freight eighty miles.
| DAYTON, Aug. 3I.-The engineers, fire.
men and brakemen on the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton road refuse to move freight
trains. At midnight all is quiet, but the
men are determined not to submit to the
recent change made by the road.
PEORIA, Aug. 3l.-The Central Illinois
Fair Association have engaged Col. R.
u. Ingersoll to deliver an address during
fair week. Subject: What know about
Farming, and so forth. The address will
be delivered Sept. Is.
SALT LAKE, Aug. 3l.-The body Of
Nj. to morrow until ii A. NJ Sunday, when
the funeral will take place. The body has
been embalmed and will be buried in the
late residence. Special trains will come
course of people is expected The govern
ment of the church has passed into the
hands of II apostles, 10 of whom will be
present at the funeral Two of them
James L. Smith and Orson Pratt, are il
England. It's not likely that there vii
be another president OF the church ap'
pointed for some time.
COLUMBIA. s. c., Aug 3l.-Fcur ad-
ditional indictments were found TO day
three against S. Carpenter, late collector
of internal revenue, OF this state, FOL
forgery. and one agains: Woodruff and
Jones, clerks of the senate and house, and
principals of the Republican Printing
Company, for fraudulently raising bill
for printing, by which they obtained ovel
$4,000
| CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 3O-The mos,
severe storm ever known here, passed
over the city this forenoon, accompanied
by lightning, wind and hail Several root
were blown off, trees broken aud uprooted
and other property destroyed.
LONDON, Cnt, August 30-A severt
thunder storm visited this city to day, Ii
the forenoon business was entirely sus
pended At Park Hill two horses wer,
killed by lightning and house partly de
molished. Several barns were burnt il
the same vicinity.
JEFFERSON BARRACKS, Mo-, Aug. 81
f A storm of wind and rain at St. Loui
arsenal this afternoon did considerable
damage to storehouses and fences, ant
destroyed Large portion of the beautiful
: ornamental trees nnon the narade ground