The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-16

shotgun used by j. B. Anderson, A. =
| For, and j j. Frazier, principals, and A
Ii. Williams. B. Dougherty, David Powell
and Seley Smith, scqualntancea. Tn
parties we're aliSarrested aud waived ex
animation.
COMSTOCK INDICTED.
NEW YORK, April 16-Anthony Com
stock. the well known New York prosecu
tor of lottery swindlers and dealers il
obscene literature, was indicted by th'
New York grand jury. Wednesday, or
the charge of assaulting one Fanny u
Hoffman, and charged her with sending
obscene letters to her neighbors, Sh,
was shown the letters, whereupon sh,
sent for the police. Comstock then uset
violence in order to obtain possession O.
the letters.
CANAL OPENED.
KEoKUK. April l6.-The Des Moines
rapids canal will be opened for business
tomorrow. It was filed for the first time
this season.
SEVERE STORM.
VINEYARD HAVEN, April IA. - The
hardest north east gale experienced in twc
years passed over here last night, accom-
panied by rain and snow. Three vessels
are lying at the wharf, broke fast and
driven ashore.
FRENCH REVENUES.
PARIS, April l6. - Revenue returns for
the first quarter of the present year SHOW,
under indirect taxes. an increase on cor
responding months last year of as, 200, 900
francs.
WEATHER CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, April, 16.-For upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys:
Fair weather. lower hrrometer, stationary
or higher temperature and southerly
winds,
A MYSTERIOUS DISEASE.
OTTAWA. April l6-AdVices have been
received to day from British Colum bia
stating that strange and terrible disease
has broken out among the Cinnamon en-
poyed On the Canadian Pacific Railway
works i q that province. The case of a
Chinese cook at place known as Big Tun-
mel will serve to illustrate the phases of
parently well. to cat his dinner. His feet
began to swell and the swelling extend
ed itself up his legs and body, reaching the
vital parts 10 about ten minutes, causing
his abdomen and chest to expand to most
unnatural proportions. and he tum bled
down dead; all in less than fifteen minutes
from the time the disease attacked his
feet. In this way these people are
dying in dozens, and already more than
100 have thus been carried off. This con
dition of things is causing alarm among the
whites, In some instances the former are
reported to have fed from the scene of the
raYoges of the mysterious disease, and is
would not be strange if the Chinese should
become panic stricken The provincial
press is asking the Government for an in
of the disease, which is spread
log terror among the workmen.
GERMANY.
THE WAR ON THE JEWS,
BERLIN, priI l6-The anti Jewish peti
ton sent to Prince Bismarck on the 18th
had been going about the Empire tor
signatures for Elk moths past, and aims at
imposing restrictions on the immigration
Of Jews into Germany, sand excluding
from certain walks of activity, altogether
in fact, undoing much Legislation of the
past in their favor, but the objects Of the
petition arc hopeless, ia view OF the utter
ance OF the Government thet it does not
intend to permit the existing laws affecting
the Jews 90 be repealed or altered Bis
marck has also told the Bandersrath that
the anti Jewish agitation is against his
wishes. The Grown Prince Friedrich
William il not the Emperor also, has still
less smpathy with the movement. o
FIREMAN SCALDED
CHICAGO, April l6,-The alarm from
box ASS, at | 1.15 O'Clock this morning was
caused by fire in the two story and base
ment frame building. 50T West Kinzie
street. occupied by Candeler & Roeder as
a sewing machine factory The damage
was only nominal, and the fire was soon
struck out The ovcrheating of hot air
pipe was the cause. While going through
the building Jacob Drauer. a fireman
belonging to Engine Company 7, met with
a horrible accident He unconsciously
stepped into vat filled almost to the brim
with boiling hot water. Fortunately for
his life, be caught hold Of the edges, and
held on until be was pulled out. He endur
ed fearful agony. His legs were badly
boiled, and he was taken to his home in
the Like street police patrol wagon. He
will probably recover.
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE TRANsYAAL DEBATE.
LONDON. April l5-Gladstone writes
hat the Government will not adopt any
.pologetie tone in the coming debate on
he Transvaal question 1t was, he says,
question of saving England from sheer
blood outlines