The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-07
MADNESS.
Cavendish and Burke Assas-
sinated.
The Irish Cause Set Back for
many years.
Particulars of the Racine
Fire.
A Big Theiving scheme. e : :
Sporting, General News.
FOREIGN
AsSASSINATED.

Dr-R1IN, May 6.-Lord Fred'k Cavendish,
I'D Under Secretary Burke were shot dead
this evening in Phoenix park.
Lord Fred'k Cavendish, confirmed as the
,ou. Secretary of Ireland, and Earl Spencer
,,od remained at Dublin Castle engaged in
tho transaction of official business until
o,oIock this evening and each drove to his
uo.,,octive residence After dinner Lord
rrodnrick and Mr. Thomas Henry Burke,
'1-ndnr Secretary, went for walk in Phoe-
rix Park. They were shot close to Chief
secretarv's Lodge. No arrests have been
made.
STABBED.
LONDON, May 6-Later kilograms from
Dublin say it now appears that Lord Cav
eudsh and Under Secretary Burke were
stabbed and not shot. They were strolling
in the Park about half mile from the city
cate and quarter of a mile from the
Chief Secretary's Lodge when a car drawn
ND containing four men, two of whom
iumped down and attacked Cavendish and
Burke stabbng them both several times
in the throat and breast. The victims
struggled hard for life and in the struggle
became separated. Their bodies being
found some ten feet apart The tragedy
occurred in open day about Z o'clock in
the evening The bodies were first discov
cred by young men who were riding bicy
cles through the Park and who immediate
" gave the alarm to the police, and sur
ge0ns soon reached the spot, but the police
were already conveying Burke's body
away to the town where the examination
showed life extinct. The upper part of
the body was perforated in a shocking
manner and presented a CHASTITY sight.
A number of medical men reached the
conveyed away from the Park in stretch
er. The body of the Secretary displayed
some deadful wounds in addition to which
his left arm was also broken and torn as
if he had put it up to protect his breast.
Lord Cavendish was quite dead. The
bodies were taken to Stevens Hospital
where they will remain until the inquest
The locality of the outrage is terribly
marked with blood
The spot where the body of Cavendish
was found was absolutely delu ged, while
Burkes body lay in pool of blood. 1t is
said after the act the murderers rode off.
There seems no cline to the assassins at
present but the police are using every
L.
notes and gold coin, besides their gold
watches were found in the pockets of the
victims which shows the object, was moi
robbery. Great excitement prevails
throughout Dublin, and widespread in
dignation is expressed. Telegraph office:
are besieged for the latest news. Owing Il
the lateness of the hour of the arrival OF
the news in London; nothing of the out
rage is yet publicly known here. At ths
London clubs and other west end resorts
the news of the assassination was received
with feeling of stupefacation followed
by expressions of Interest resentment.
FOLLY AT LEAST.
CHICAGO, May "a number of inter
views held with prominent 1rishmen to
night have developed the fact that thev
agree in regarding the assassination o
Cavendish and Burke as uncalled for ant
an astonishing piece of folly. They woulC
not have been surprised or disfnayed j
Forster had been murdered, but Cavendisl
being "colorless mar" and having dom
iTir To fha nix
act is inexplicable. Theories are advance,
that some fanatic of the Guiteau stripe o
some adherent of Forster. disappointed a
losing ali office, has committed the deed
Some even declares that it must have bee
done by Zealot of the landlord party, VIII
took this insane method of arousing tn
resentment of all England against the Iris
cause and race. Mr.. John Finert
believes the cause of Irish libert
will be retarded many years if it is show
that the murder was the act of the Ian
Leaguers, or was done in their interest
Many persons discredit the news entirely
AMERICAN OPINIONS.
New YORK, May Editorials ON til
assassination.-The Sun-There is some
thing appalling in the folly of the Grim
committed last night in Dublin, and b
which the bearers of the message of peac
and good viii were infamously done t
death NLver in their whole history hav
the prospects of the Irish people bee
brighter than they looked only twent,
four hours ago. That those prospects al
very deeply overcast by the detestab
crime committed yesterday. cannot be fl
moment doubted by those conversal
with the difficulties that already bes,
Gladstone's path.
Brooklyn EDgte-This is great misfol
tune for Ireland if it should result in swee,
ing Gladstone ministry out of Office. I'll
new era which seemed to have dawnt
may be set back for decade. Here v
have another illustration of how swift
fools may destroy what it has taken wis
men ages of patient toll to build.
BosToS, May 6.-John Boyle oReil