The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-07


be seen from the shore for nearly three
hours The life saving crew remained up
all night, and when morning came there
was nothing to be seen. TeleGrams have
been sent to Lake ports north, inquiring
what vessel is out, but nothing positive
can be learned. Capt. Ebbeson. o! the
life saving station, says he thinks it was q
vessel in distress and that she went down.
The schooner Mariner is possibly out, and
one opinion is that it was the Mariner. She
would have crew OF three or four men.
IRISH TROUBLES.
LONDON, March The Times Dublin
correspondent has reason to believe that
the government will not scrupie at the ar
rest Of the leaders of the agitation as well
as the nonentities. Brennan, secretary of
land leagues, has arrived in Dublin.
STOCKS.
NEW YORK, March THE stock mar
ket opened strong, generally higher, and
undeC good buying-Prices advanced to
23 compared with closing quotations
Saturday. Louisville and Nashville. Iron
Mountain, Western Union, Pacific Mail,
Denver & Rio Grande & st. Paul also
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, March Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley cloudy or partly cloady
weather. occasional sDow, higher temper
ature, lower barometer; Lower Missouri
Valley, cloudy weather with occasional
snow, possibly followed by clearing
weather, stationary or higher tenn perature
lower barometer.
THE PISTOL.
CINCINNATI, March 7.-Edward Young
a son of prominent attorney at George
town, Ohio. shot and killed George
Ashmore about 10 o'clock Saturday night
and seriously If not fatally wounded James
Ashmors and Clinton Campbell. Young
and James Ashmore had previously had
several quarrels. The two Ashmere's and
Campbell were in Lowell Insksps
grocery on Saturday night. Ashmere
being intoxicated. As they were going
ont they met Young entering. High
words followed and Young drawing
revolver said, don't crowd me or Ill hurt
you"
He then Grsd three shots, ths first kill
ing George Ashmore, the second striking
Campbell in the left eide and The third
taking effect in james Ashmore's head.
1t Is thought the latter may recover. but
there is no hope for Campbell. Young is
about eighteen years cid and Jim Ash
more about the same age. Young was
arrested yesterday and will plead self
defense.
THE BoER S TERMS.
DURHAM, March 7.-Dr. Barber and
DR.. Dyas, while being escorted from
Transvaal to Orange Free State were fred
upon by Boer escort. After they had
reached Free State, DR. Barber was killed
and DIR. Dyas was woundad The affair
was similar TO the murder of Capt Elliott.
The younger burgheYs of Orange Free
State have become increasingly hostile
and are reported 10 be looting wagons on
the road to Natal. The correspondents at
New Castle teleRraphs that Gen.
Sir Evelyn Wood went TO
Mt. Prospect to day and subsequently had
an interview with Joubert. whicn resulted
in armistic to fourteenth instant. Rumors
of peace are rife throughout camps but
I learn it is improbable unless We agree
to all Boer terms, These are formally
stated as complete Independence of Trans
vaal, in fact all they rose to obtain, and
amnesty to all leaders by armistiee. Per-
mission ia granted them to send provisions
for eight days to beleagursd garrisons.
THE PEDESTRIANS.
NEW YORK, March 7. II m.-The
score was Rswsll SO; Albery 68 OLaary
55. Vaughan 81.
PROVIDENCE. March Mrs EIizabath
K. ChureheII, widely known as q speaker
l. III - L Of
is dead.
THE NEW CABINET
WASHINGTON, March with excep-
ton of Lincoln all the new cabiBst officers
qualified this mOrDI0g at executive ma0-
sion before Judge Garter. They will take
,harge of their respective deDartments
this afternoon.
NEW CABLE.
BoGoTA, March 7.-Tbs Executive OF
United States OF Columbia. executed
contract for q cable north and south from |
he Isthmns Of Panama. and connect with |
The United States and Europe via Central
4 merica and Mexico.
REPORT.
New YoRK. March IA London |
special states that Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, |
vas shot and instantly killed while attack
ng the Beers.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
CHICAGO, March IA bold highway |
robbery was committed on the westslde
asst night. the victim heiog a German
printer from Lsavenwo-th Ks, named
Jhas E. Kurses who arrived here SatuT-
lay with large SUN of money, and put mp
a a disrepusable boarding house, where
ne fell in with sig i'll visaged men who
lpon pretepse of showing him the town,i1
he street, secured S1,397. got him, and
escaped,
CHICAGO SNOW.
CHICAGO. March THE trains are
,til weather bound iu nearly every part OF
W isaonsn, Minnesota aud Iowa and in
Northern Illinois. Even milk trains from
be neighboging dairy towns are stopped,
,pd there is not little trouble in conse-
,uence. at hotels and private houses aud
estaursnts. Snow plows are running IN
,very direction and large gangs OF shovel
srs are busy aiding them. In the city.
now is still SO piled up that passengers on
idewaIks csnnet see those who walk on
hs other side. Ii is, however. slowly
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