The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-14
Rock Island Illinois. Monday March II. 1851

} W bite House had connected the name o
distinguished senator with dispensatio,
, of patronage and organization of the sen
ate. That there had been conferences q
the capitol in which champagne and salts
faction had been about equally present.
ACCIDENTS.
Il PLYMOUTH. March I3.-The steamel
Benin. in collision with the steamer Duke
southeast of Starkey Point. The BeniE
was from Monravia. Harve. where il
landed the mails and passengers and q
part of the cargo. The collision occurred
at two in the afternoon. The weather
was clear aud the wind light. No loss oi
life.
PrTTsBURG, Pa March l3-This morn.
ing at 3 o'clock wild freight train rar
into o yard train on the Pan Handle bridge
in south Pittsburg, throwing three gon.
dolas and the tender of the yaad train of
the bridge 20 the street fifty feet below
The conductor of the yard train. Chas
Carney. was instantly killed. Cullen
brakeman, had bis skull fractured. legs
broke. and was otherwise injured. SO that
recovery is doubtful. R.Harrison another
brakesmen had his legs broken and fingers
cut off, His injuries however are not con-
sidered dangerous.
| ST. LOUIS, March l3.-The steamers
Jas. Howard, belonging to the New
Orleans Anchor line, took Ere at quar-
ter past ten tonight, while lying at the
wharf boat at the foot of Market street
and was reduced to a wreck in about half
an hour, the entire upper works being
burned of and her guards aft OF the wheel
house broken down and destroyed, She
had arrived from New Orleans about an
hour with ine freight list and a number
of passengers and was apparently in safe
condition. The FIRE seems to have caught
in pile of jute forward OF the furnaces
and the flames spread through the upper
works with great rapidity and ferceness,
defying the efforts of the FIRE department
| until nearly every particle of wood work
was burned, even with her deck. From
present appearances her hull may be saw
ed, but the machinery will be badly
damaged. The Howard was purchased
by the New Orleans Aochor Line about
two years ago for $40. 900, but since then
various improvements have been added
and she was probably worth from $50. 900
to $4,000. No insurance. the Anchor
Line taking it's own risks. So far as it lie
known at this writing, all the passengers
were safely landed. bat several of them
lost all their baggage. The boats cargo
consisted of sugar. jute and general mer-
chandise amounting to about 400 tons. A
barge. with lot of fish, bars and salt on
board was taken in tow at Cairo. This
barge also took fire and foated down the
stream several blocks. but was towed
ashore and the flames sxtinguishsd.
| ST. LOUIS, March 1.-THE following
passengers were on board the steamer
| Howard when she caught fire last night
and were rescued by being lowered from
the stern of the boat to yswl, then taken
! ashore so or 100 yards below: julie L
Pickett and Mrs. John A Pickett. Ed
wardsville. Ills: Mrs John j Travis.
Edwardsville, Ills; Nj GIasscock and z.
Davis. Tiptonville. Tenn: John | Niver,
editor of the Pittsburg Leader. wife. nurse
and child; y LenRle and wife, Jackson,
vile, Fla, who were on q wedding tour
and who lose a magnificent wardrobe;
VIM Fisher and wife, Macomb. Ills., also
| on a wedding trip. the lady losing her
bridal robes; A B Faris and DR.. Faris and
wife, Chicago; VIM and Nj e Clancy. Mrs.
r. B and Mrs. NJ L Clancy, Chicago; NJ
3 Loring, VIM Deau and John Elson.
| Chicago.
| OUT M uL SOOhI.
WAsBINGToN, March l4.-Ths Su
| preme Court of New York, alter render
| ing three or four decisions to day, took
recess until next Monday, on account Of
the indispositiou of Justice Bradley. whose
presence in necessary to make quorum.
MINNESOTA'S SENATOR.
| MINNEA POLLS, March. 14.-A st. Paul
special says Governor Pillsbury this morn
| ing appointed Gen. A. J. Edgerton, of
| Kasson, to the United States Senate to
Gll the vacancy made by appointment of
Window to the new cabinet. Edgerton
will leave tor Washington at noon to day.
STOCKS.
| NEW YORK, March l4.-Stocks since
II q. m. active and higher. Rock Island.
1876: 81. Paul Il3i; Ft. Wayne. 1893,
1888; C. &. A. I40; N. Y. O., l4O; Ohio.
/ 43a L. s. 1878: Wabash, 464: Erie, 4sa.
preferred se4; N. W, l243; u. P. 1921,
preferred 1914; w. U. ll6a: Pacific. 5ss /:
IChessapesk & Ohio. ST. Paul. North
western. P. D, & E. and Iron Mountain.
leading upward. The movement of the
10. s. N. L. i N. exceptionally strong and
rose 5 per cent. General tendency
towards higher prices.
TIE WEATHER
| WASHINGTON, D. G. March IA For
Upper Mississippi valley: Cloudy or
partly cloudy weather. occasional light
snow, winds mostly easterly higher tenn
perature, low barometer in the southern
part.
Lower Missouri valley: Cloudy weather
with occasional snow. easterly winds,
becoming variable, higher temperature
aud lower barometer.
| NOMINATIONS.
| WASHINGTON, March l4.-The Presi-
dent nominated Stanley Matthews of Ohio.
as assistant Justice of the United States
Supreme Court; Don A. Pardee of Louisi
ana, United States Circuit Judge of the
5th Judicisi District; Jno. W. Powell of
Illinois, Director United States Geological
lSurvey.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
| NASHVILLE March, Il -Governor' s
message recommends legislature 10 accept
bondholders proposition of payment debt
with 90 years per cent bonds
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