The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-08
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/ 1t is quite fashionable NOWADAYS if
: man tells you lie to alIude to the same q
Constantinople telegram.
A man in Ohio, who attempted t
hang himself recently, was cut down by hi
mother in-law. She wasn't through will
him yet.
Frank Walworth, the murderer OF hi
father, Mansfield Tracy Walworth, ha,
been pardoned and released from the New
York state prison by Gov. Robinson.
w lille growing at her husband, the
other day, New York woman was struck
by lightning, aud instantly. killed. IF YOU
wish yourkWfe to see this paragraph. cnt
lt out and pas.e 1t on the looking glass.
"A short railroad down east emnlovs
one brakeman. and he struck during the
late difficulties The whole countrv was
startled to learn that he had the general
superintendent and general ticket agent
under barrel, and was sitting on it. The
proposed reduction was not made.
Monday morning. at O'clock the barn
OF James Qualntance, an extensive farmer.
living about oue mile from Cable, was dis
covered to be on fire. Nearly all of his far
ming utensils and FIVE head of horses were
consumed, though every effort was made
to rescue the animals. Mr.. Quaintance's
loss will be about $4,000; no insurance.
The boy who can stand up and not
care snap about the patch on his nants-
not the one put on by his mother-nut the
one his sister engineered with a darDine
needle that was drunk-the boy who can
stand up under such difficulties and calmly
contemplate the jeers ofshis companions. is
wanted. We wish the honor of having q
future president connected with this Office
Senator Morton must have credit for
dong some good; he succeeded n getting
three OF his ownsswitnesses indicted. w. n.
n. Stiles, the man who was the PRINCIPAL
witness against Senator Grover, of Oregon,
before the Senate committee, was indicted
for perjury last Tuesday by the United
States grand jury at Portland. In default
OF $1,000 bail he was committed. Two
others witnesses against Senator Grover
have also been indicted for perjury.
We are in receipt of postal card from
Il. :. Miller, City Marshal Of Bloomington. |
offering reward of $25 for the arrest of
Geo. Ii, Hand, who is accused of larceny |
Hand is about 5 #. 8 or inches high: dark |
complexion; black hair aud black burn
sides" and mnstache; moon-eyed; has |
sort OF whining voice; slow talker: is a |
printer by trade; was dressed in black |
lapaca coat, brown pants, black straw
hat, white shirt, black neck tie, on |
which has pinned gold hand with a''spide'
wore two heavy gold rings of pe |
eullar design, silver watch with black guard. |
de stole, among other things, a pair of
heavy gold chain bracelets.
TT
0ld son OF Frank Crossley, at Princeton,
Bureau county, few days ago. lie was
playing about his grand-father's mill and
while up stairs with companion. about his
OWN age, III some way was drawn in between
the cog wheels of the boiling machinery.
which cut off his left leg close to the body
and mangled the flesh OF his right arm
from hand to shoulder, but without break
The bone, and also bruised his body more
Or less. The machinery was Immediately
stopped. and the little fellow was taken to
his home, his wounds dressed, and strange
70 say, at last accounts, he was not only
alive but had prospect of getting we'll.
how the accident could have occurred as
t did, without killing the boy, is beyond
conjecture. There is an upright shaft
working In the corner of the boiling frame
Ind about eight or twelve inches from the
wo sides, to this are geared three
horizontal shafts working in beyel pinions
eighteen inches apart, the Grst being about
I;toot from the floor, it was the middle
gearing in which the boys arm was caught
md his leg cut off, and his body was
lriyen head foremost up into the corner
md rested on a cross beam of the bolt
lead, just under the upper gearing. How
lis thigh was drawn through the srniddle
wheels and his body carried under the
Ipper wheel into the corner without his
ead being caught in the upper or his
eet being caught in the lower wheels, it
J imnossible to tell q