The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-11
GENERAL "a NEWS.
Malone has received a
pet name.
The Senate refnse to 90 into
Executive Session.
The Missouri and Mississippi
Rivers.
.@NTSk .E~rfCI
Casualties in New York and vicinity
EU So
Increased immigration, Other Items
OF News.
Casualties in New York and vicinity
MALONE NICKNAME.

MA HUME NICANAME.
WASHINGTON, April 11-Senator Voor
hees, of Indiana. has received no lesI
than fifty three letters from all parts al
OF the country, but especially from In
diana, coDgratulating him on his bearins
In his recent debate with Senator Mahont
Among the writer's was Judge Roberts
who sent q letter from Aurora. Ind, il
which he said that Voorhees in his ''httls
spat with Malone" had won the respec
of the Democracy of Indiana, The letter
went on to state that the people of The
State regarded the political prospect with
pleasure, believing that the Democrats ir
the senate had at last determined Ete
stick" Another letter said: did you
ever see an ambitious little vine, which runs
slong the ground and sometimes up high
places? Whenever it finds soft spot il
puts out a root, and finally becomes trou.
blesome, 1t will continue to run for some
time until it is suddenly stopped in Its
career by q rock. Then it gets mad and
indignant. in spite of its small size, and
threstens to challenge the rock. In con-
sequence. it is very soon crushed out OF
existence, Do you want to know its name
Il is the VIRGINIA erseper; 1t has struck
Indiana's rock and could not grasp it
therefore. exit MIR. MahoneI" The letter
concluded with congratulations.
WASHINGTON. April Il.--The motion
of Davis of West Virginia. to go into exec
utive session. was lost-20 to 10. Each
side declared its intention of holding out.
Senator Call continued his speech of
Thursday.
THE BIG MISSOURI.
OMAHA, NEB April II. = The river is
still booming and reached the unprece :
dented height of tventy-one feet two
inches this forenoon, and is sill rising
slightly. The Union Pacific railroad shops,
the smelling works. lumber yards. etc.,
on this side of the river. and the transfer
grounds and stock yards on tho other side
are all under water and entirely deserted.
The Union Pacific track and the bridge
oyer Spoon Lake, on the east side of the
river, are overfoWed and washed away,
and all communications east aro thus sew
cred. All the railroads running up and
down the river are impossible and trains
abandoned, the Rock Island road alone
being able to get into Council Bluffs from
the East.
An immense mass of ice iammed into
the smelling works last night, doing con-
siderable damage.
Though little ice is running to-day. the
river is miles in width and running furi
ously.
The excitement here is very high, and
thousands of people are watching the pro
gress of the food, curiousiy and aDxiously
Several narrow escapes are reported but
no further loss of life at last accounts
1t is hoped the highest point will be
reached to-day, as the water has been fall
ing above for several hours. The damage
is already serious. but should the food
continue many hours longer. the conse-
quenoes Will be disastrous in the extreme.
The latest report is that the river 10.
pouring through Spoon Lake at rate
which threatens to make that its perma-
Seht ohannel. thus leaving both ends of the
Union Pacific bridge in Nebraska, The
worst will probably be known within few
hours, $50
BURNED TO DEATH.
New YORK. April ia fire broke
out about o'clock this nierHing on the
upper floor Of the building No. 81 Hamilton
avenue. South Brooklyn. It was dis
covered by Officer Roache. of the Eleventh
precinct, who immediately gave the alarm,
and in few minutes the 6Temen had a
stream of water Oh it. as soon as possible
the policemen and fremen assembled the
stairs and broke open door leading:to the
rooms occupied by John Crsig. who had
wood carving chop and sleeping room Oh
the floor. They discovered the charred
body of Craig, who was 65 years of age, on
chair near the stove. His clothing had
been entirely burned Of. spd the flo@ was
nearly burned through. The deceased
was an eccentric old man, and 1t has not
rs yet been learned whether or no he has
any relatives in tbs city. The lower part
of sthe building was occupied by William
Jeremiah as q real estate Office. and John
H. Kelly as q paint shop. They lost about
500 each. The loss on the building is
about also.
OUR RIVER.
LA CROSSE, Wis, April 1.-THE Miss
issppi is to day clear of ice between La
Crosse and Winona. The ice between
La Crosse and Dubuque obstructs nayl-
cation at several points. Another week
will probably clear the ice out of the Miss
issippi below Lake Pepin. The weather
fine, without mucl warmth.
Another blizzard snow storm commenc
ed yesterday. and continued through the
night and this morning in Southwestern
Minnesota. impeding and obstructing
trains west of EsirDount. which is ABOUT
400 miles from La Crosse. at least two
feet of new snow drifted on the track.
Liberal awards are offered for Beautlfu
Snow.
CONVICT's.EsoAPE.
GoLDBoRo, N. O.. April ll,-Ths SEN
sational and remarkable escape of con"
victs took place this morning near the
Penitentiary. Kincheu CHM is the name
Of the desperate and ingenious vil'aiD.
Himself and another convict were sick 10
the same cell. and yesterday the other
convict died. Preparations wero made TO
bury him, and his cofin was brought 10.
The body. after being sbrowded. was
placed in the cof6u. and the undertaken
went out to dinner. leaving CHM, the sick
convict, 10 the same cell As soon az the
door had beeu locked CHM got out OF bed
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