The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-30
TELEGRAP!HETC.
The American Riflemen
Victorious in Ireland.
They are Declared the First
Shots in the Universe.
The Iowa State Tetotallers
make a Demand of the
Republican Party.
A Catholic Bishop for
Green Bay.
The Recent Great Storm in
the West.
The Mexican Cattle War.
Another Man Lynched in
Iowa.
A Chicago Man Shoots his
Wife at the Breakfast
Table.
Another Man Lynched il
Iowa.
A Chicago Man Shoots his
Wife at the Breakfast
Table.
Other News Items.

| DUBLIN, June 29.-The international
rife test began to-day. The total score at
the eight hundred yard range was Ameri-
cans 337, Irishmen 339.
| There is a large attendance at Dolly
Mount to witness the shooting contest be-
tween the American aud Irish rihemen.
The roads leading to the scene of the
shooting are densely crowded. The
on all sides. Both sides are doing fine
work. Nearly all shots are bulls eyes" :"
1P. M,-The firing at the 800 yards
trange has been completed and resulted in
one point in favor of the Irish team.
The following is the individual score,
each out of a possible 60: American
man 4S, Bodine SO, Dakin SIS; Irish-Wil-
son so, Hamilton 54, McKinna A, Miner
81, johnson 54, Pollock SO. Fully 10000
the Lord Mayors of London, Dublin and
York.
4 2P. M-The teams are now firing at
of ninety shots have been fred by each,
and the Americans are twelve points
ahead.
!, 4PM M-The shooting at the 900 yards
range resulted: Americans 227, Irish 292
Victory for the Americans is regarded as
, almost certain.
} Up. M.-The Americaas won the match
by total of 967 to 927. At the 1000
yards range the Americans were four
points ahead The shooting at this range
. was remarkably fine on both Sides The
! score was 3O3 to 299. The following are
the individual scores: Americans-Gil-
dersleeve So, Yale SO, Fulton 46, Coleman
SO. Bodine 81, Dakin so. Irish-Wilson
So. Hamilton 81, McKinna SO, Miner Al
johnson SO. Pollock 40.
The number of persons who assembled
G to witness the shooting gradually increased
Y as the match drew to a close. The victory
=. of the American marksmen was hailed
j with tremendous applause.
!, EVENING.-A banquet was given the
. American rifle team tonight by the Lord
e Mayor of Dublin at the Mansion House
: A large number of distinguished guests
were present, including the Lord Mayors
of London and York. The Irish rifemen
admit the superiority of the American
= team throughout the match, and acknow-
: ledge that their victory was fairly won.
: The American team used breech- leaders,
and the Irish team Rigby's muzzle leaders.
New YORK, June 29.--The Times
: special says that at the close Of the firing
D at 900 yards the Irish team were acknow.
: ledged defeated Great excitement pre-.
vailed. The crowd numbered about 3d..
600. In the 1000 yards range Bodine
made last shot and fattened iu the bulls
! eye Major Leach addressed the crowd
and declared the Americans the first shot;
in the universe.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, June ga preli
minary meeting of the state temperance
convention was held to-day. The follow
ing resolution was offered:
: WHEREAS, The so-called Democratic
. party convention, which assembled ON The
: oath inst, adopted plank in its platform
: in favor of a license law, which means op
, position to and the final repeal of our pro
Il hibitory law;
" ResolUed. That it is the sense of thi
,r meeting that the Republican party, at it
le convention on the Both inst, ought to in
s. sert in its platform plank opposing tn,
OF repeal Of said prohibitory law
of An excited debate followed and the re
lie solution was held over for the action of tn,
ct meeting in the evening.
ID MILWAUKEE, June 29.-Rev. Fathe
as Kraatbauer was to day consecrated Bisho,
as Of Green Bay in the Roman Catholic
ID cathedral of this city. Archbishop HEM
p offciated. There were also present Bis
y hops Grace, of St. Paul Hennessy, O
"a "a Dubuque; Heiss, of Lacrosse; McQuaid
" of Rochester; Merat, of Marquette; Foley
,h of Chicago; Batty, of Alton; Sweenger, Q
III Fort Wayne; Ryan, of ST. Louis; an,
: Seidenbush, of St. Cloud. Father Haas
provincial of the Capuchians, made a brie
address in German and Bishop McQuai
deliyered a sermon in English, dwellin
upon the advantages which the wester
D country offered for the growth of tn
Catholic church.
In the afternoon there were exercises g
St. Mary's institute, of which Bisho
Kraatbauser has been principal for nun
J. ber of years.
ut CHICAGO, June 26.-Reports from nl
merous points in Wisconsin, Minnesot
: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri an
= Southern Illinois indicate that the stor
~ which passed over this section, lastir
} from Saturday night to Monday night, WI
4 unusually severe and did much damag
\ killing considerable stock, blowing dow
fences, barns and houses, inundating who
farms and injuring the crops to some e.
n tent. Railroad bridges and culverts we
= swept away in some localities. Many pc
!. sons are reported injured, but compar
= lively few killed. The storm did Il
Y greatest damage at interior points and
v farms.
DEBORAH, Iowa, June 29.-This pla
I was badly damaged by the recent storm
which destroyed property. mostly bridge
in and near the town to the amount
sSo 10 nearly $l50,O0O.
re- WASHINGTON, Juns 29.-J. W. Paine
is Is chief clerk OF the resisters Office, is to
u.s. appointed chief of the warrant division
place of Mr.. Gilpin, appointed cashier
4 the treasury,