The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-15
Telegraphic Rrsvities.

BURLINGTON, July l3.-Two fatal cases
Of sun-stroke in the city to-day.
CRY OF MEXICO, July 3.-Senor Matea
has been appointed Secretary of Foreign
Affairs.
CHARLESTON, July l3.-Henry Wise
was hanged at Watersboro yesterday for
the murder of Mercer Brown, his rival in
love affairs. The execution was private.
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-Thomas Mason,
who obtained considerable reputation as a
humorist writer in the Republican, of this
city, over the signature Il. Y Peck
fell dead in the streets of Elston, Mo. to-
day, from sun-stroke.
LOUISVILLE, July l3.-The Government
officers seized the tobacco factory of p. M.
Quarrent, in Galloway County. The Gov
ernment claims that large shipments of
tobacco have teen made without the pay
ment Of taxes The amount seized was
about $4,000 pounds.
ST. Louis, July 13-Sixteeu deaths
nave occurred to-day from sun-strOke alone.
This has been the hottest day Of the season,
the mercury ranging between 9 aud
O'Clock from 90 to over 100 in the shade
Nearly thirty cases of suu-stroke we're re-
ported at the city dispensary and hospitals
during the day.
CHICAGO. July l3.-Base ball; Chi
Cages 8, Milwaukees 4.
The walking match in which O'Leary
challenged Schmehl to walk 25O miles
while he walked 275, closed this evening.
Schmehl won, having completed $50 miles
at $50, while o Leary. did not finish his
275 miles until 1880
OMAHA, July 43.-To days overland
express passenger train on the Union Pa
cifo r. r. was abandoned on account of a
large washout between Antelope and Pine
Bluff stations l. was consolidated With
the regular train due here to morrow.
| The break was repaired at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t was caused by the heavy
rain between North Platte aud Sidney last
night.
Sioux CITY. Ia, July l3. Dan Rice's
boat, the Damsei was sunk in the Missouri
river last Tuesday opposite Decatur, Neb,
and though the company was ashore at the
time he says his loss. including personal
effects, will reach $25, 900 He had no
insurance. Efforts are being made to
raise the boat. New Orleans is his head
quarters and lately he has been doing an
exclusively river business.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July l3-John Dress
endorf, while at work in bayfield, two
miles south east of this city, received
sunstroke this afternoon from the effects of
which he died in twenty minutes.
Thomas J. Van Winkle postmaster OF
! WaverIy, Morgan county, was fined 800
aud costs in the u. S. court to-day fer de
tanning and opening letters
This has been the warmest day of the
season the mercury ranging from 90 to l02
in the shade
New YoRK, July l3.-Collector Merritt
and Naval Officer Burt qualified to-day.
The trustees of the Teutonia savings
bank have been arrested charged with
fraudulently diverting $4,000 of tie
funds of the bank just before it passed
into the hands OF 4 receiver. Michael
Hahn, secretary Of the bank, has confessed
the fraudulent manipuation Of the bank, S
money by direction of the trustees.
Delegates numbering fifty from the
United States to the Worlds Conference
Of the Young Mems Christian Association
in Geneva, on the 18th of August sailed
this afternoon in the steamer Ethiopian.
INDIAN ArFAIss.
BAKER CITY, Oregon. July l3.-The
hostiles have made thei- appearance on
Clover Greek, a tributary of the North
Powder river. Capt Nivian's company
Of Fly pbert's command while scouting yes
terday in that direc ion, captured seven
Indians, eight Squaws, some children and
some twenty heal of horses, after a Wig
orous pursuit T'irty or more of the nos
tiles escaped.
| PHILLIPsBURC, NJ T., July l2.-Mid
night Indians passing through murdered
; " III. Joy on Il 'sss fork of Rock Greek
Jack Hayes aud Amos Elliott are also
supposed to | ave been murdered at the
same time ani place They are believed
to be the sa ne Indians who murdere q
men on Dearborn river aud Elk Greek
probably returning Nez Perces