The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-11
The 9ailg Arsus.
ROCK ISLAND.
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. $40 bill, and certificates of deposit, the
latter amounting to $500. This was a
big pile to drop In a bunch.
Last Tuesday night. on the Indianapolis
and st. Louis railroad, near Dudley station
brakeman named G. w. Balkwiu. was
| thrown under the train by the breaking of
q brake and instantly killed. several cara
passing over his body. The young man
was highly respected and leaves many
| friends.
In Dsnville, during the past few day
there has been two accidents from the dis
charge Of blank cartridge by pistols, one of
which was on the person of a small boy.
named Dick Horley, who took the lockiaw
and has since died. The second accident
| was the shooting in the hand of Mrs.
Eliza Lesley.
10 Braidwood. Sd, John Cherry, q
| miner, working 10 Eureka shaft. No. Twas
instantly killed by falling mass of soap
stone, weighing probably ton. He was
ct work upon his knees at the unfortunate
moment in a space some three and a half
feet 10 height. The deceased was aged %
and leaves a wife and family.
On the Sd. William Duffy, conductor on
q special Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
| freight, fell between the cars a few miles
from Peoria. and was almost instantly
killed. His remains were taken to Gales
burg. where he lived. He was about
twenty ak years old. and leaves a wife. to
whom he he has been married a few
months only.
An association of ladies' ut Ottawa are
going to present Mrs. President Hayes a
| satin hanging and autograph album as a
testimonial FOR her moral worth and cnur
age IN banishlng the wine cup from the
White House. The autographs will be
| chiefly OF residents of Illinois, but will
| mbrace few distinguished persons cut
| side Of the state. Ii is intended to present
the testimonial to Mrs, Hayes by the 22d
of February,
james B. Mundell. an eccentric but
wealthy bachelor of Warsaw, was found
dead at his home in that place a week
ago. Public suspicion was aroused and
circumstances pointed strongly toward
murder. jury was empanelled, and.
after beins in session seven days, returned
the verdict that, in their opinion, he had
met his death by pistol shot. John
Warrlck, nephew of the deceased, is uu
derstood to be the guilty party aud has
been arrested.
There was quite a sensation created in
South Yates township. east of Lexington
Mclean county, the other day, by the
appearance of two female tramps Thew
reached the residence of Guy Farr at dusk
in the evening In giving an account of
themselves, their stories were SO conflict
ing that 1t was hard to tell where they
came from or where they were going, The
oldest one seemed slightly demeBted and
was an iueessant talker, in ram bling way.
She protested TO be corresponding with
Gen. Garfield The younger one was
rather good looking. ldr Farr lodged
and ted them and sent them on their way
IN the morning.
In Peoria, 4th, Josie Alberta. whose
husband keeps q saloon. was horribly
burned She and her husband had been
drinking, AMI after midnight her husband
Left her 10 the saloon lying on a couple of
chairs near the stove aud, locking the door,
went I'D stairs to bed Afterwards her
dress caught fire from the stove. and her
clothing was soon in flames This walked
her up. and after rolling on the flor she
broke open the door aud rushed out into
the street, screaming wildly for help A
policeman near by came to her ressse'and
put out the flames by throwing his over
coat around her. She was burned ell
over aud is not expected to live.