The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-16
WINTER WHEAT.
The Chicago Times has
collected statistics
And can tell all about the
probable Crop.
The Criminal Bulletin of
the entire Country.
Washington News and General Items
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CROP REPORT.
CHICAGO. April l6.-The Times reports
from all parts of the western winter wheat
region, shows an immense amount of dam
age done to the crops by the severity of
the witer. but there is not the slightest
danger of general failure of the harvest
on that account. A considerable majority
OF the district crop is backward or in an
unfavorable condition. but reports don t
intimate a total failure anywhere, and in
the fact that good prices and handsome
harvests for two or three years past, en-
couraged planting largely, and the in
crease of acreage in most locations there
seems to be fair Offset for injury suffer
ed. In great many sections the heavy
SHOWS of the winter have furnished in
valuable protection against the IN
tense cold and late spring continues.
this defense through the critical period of
alternate freezing and thawiDg of March
on the whole situation more encouraging
than is generally believed, and. unless dis
aStrous late frOsts or other uufavorable
conditions materially impair the present
prospect. the yield taking country at large
will likely not be much less than last year.
Illinois and Indiana seem to have suffered
more than any other states. The fruit
crop will be total failure in many parts
of Illinois.
TRIPLE MURDER.
TWO WOMEN AND 4 CHILD KILLED.
SAN ANToNIA, Texas, April I6.-The
most horrible triple murder was commit
ted about eight miles from this city.
Thursday last. The murdered people
were Mrs. John Simmons, whose throat
was cut from ear to ear; her little boy
four years cid. whose brains were dashed
out on a rock, aud Mrs Emily Parder,
mother Of Mrs. Simmons who seemed to
have been strangled. 1t was first thought
that John Simmons, husband and father
who has bad reputation in the place in
which he lived, was the murderer, but a
sheep herder named Phillips was arrested
last night on suspicion. A pair of suspen-
ders known to be Phillips were found tied
around Hiss Simmons legs. and his gun
was found near by with blood on it. The
facts and circumstances seem to show that
Mrs. Simmons, and perhaps her mother
was outraged and then killed
FAMILY MURDER.
SAN FRANCISCO, April l6-The Chica-
20 Dispatch last night says that Henry
SweariDger a resident of Dayton, seven
miles from here shot his mother"in- law
Mrs. David Boucher, killing her instantly,
he next shot his wife, then seized her, and
placing the pistol to her breast fred again
with sfatal effect, he then sent a bullet
through his own brain. there had been
some family trouble between the parties
but a general understanding had been
reached and Swearinger was to have left
for Missouri in the morning. Mrs.
Boucher was the widow of the late state
senator for Butte county.
GREECE.
PARIS, April 16.-The powers are dis
pleased with the tone of the Greek reply
to their note and, while accepting its sub
stance, have asked explanations regarding
it's FORM Premier Commoundoris said
that. in view OF the excited state OF public |
mind and dangers to the throne might
occur, he could not modify the form and
that he would simply abide by the note as
sent, until the chamber Of deputies met
and voted on the question.
The powers, Notwithstanding this, have
decided to consider the Greek acceptance
as an accomplished fact and begun neRo-
tiations at Constantinopie for the transfer
of the ceeded territory.
NEW NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.
DALLAS, Tex, April 16.-A joint stock
company has been organized here for the
publication of a Republican daily paper,
the Dallas Gazette, Subscription books
were opened last Saturday. The capital is
to be $25.000, Up to to night SIS 900 has
been pledged, $4,000 of which is ready at
demand. A board of directors we're elect
ed last night as follows: w j Grant, for
merly of East ST. Louis, ILL.,, and cousin 10
Gen. Grant; Jno Stone, mayor r-elect ct
Dallas. a EN- Cochran, postmaster OF
Dallas; Jno, A Mann. j 8, Heatherington
6 M Dunover. Strong, f T Rowley.
A A johnson. All aregcitizens of Dallas
excpt the last named VII Grant is to
be managing editor, and j G Jones. form
erly connected with the Cincinnati Times, |
is to be business manager, A new office
throughout, including power press has
been ordered from st. Louis. The paper
is to be of the stalWart order and the state |
party organ. The first issuse is to appear |
early in May.
AID FOR DAKOTA,
CHICAGO, April l6-On the Board of
Trade, to-day, the deprivations, disasters
and sufferiDgs Of the communities in Da-
kota which have been subjected to overflow
of the Missouri river this spring were
presented by several gentlemen who knew
the situation. A commIttee was appointed
to raise funds and provisions. A liberal
response is certain. The grain merchants,
at an informal meeting held in corner OF
the room, unanimously agreed to recon-
mend that McGeogh Of Milwaukee, man
ager of the pork corner. should send a
thousand barrels of PORK to the sufferers.
1t is not known that the recon-
mendation will be complied with.
WIFE sBEATER SHOT.
DEs MONIES, April 16-The Indianola
Adoocate, of to-day. has the following par
ticulars of L. Ell. Phillips, the reputed
wife beater, who met his death at the
hands of his neighbors, to whom his wife
had fed for protection. The couple were
married twelve years ago, and have five
children. They have had more or less
domestic trouble for some time, Two
weeks ago Phillips became enraged at bis
wife for selling dozen chickens without
telling him, and swore he would kill her
The same day he left to go to Clarke couu
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