The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

| MISCELLANEOUS.
Thurlow Weed is lying dangerously i'll
at his residence in New York.
| Partly cloudy weather with southerly
| winds predicted for this region to day.
The republican primaries in new York
and Brooklyn yesterday resulted against
Cornell.
The society for the protection of animals
win take steps to prevent fox hunting at
Newport.
Lucky B, which won the fourth race at
Coney Island yesterday, sold for 800 in a
pool of 1890.
The postoffice at Huntington, Ind, was
burglarized Monday morning, and 50, 600
worth of property taken.
One thousand four hundred and forty-fiv
ballots were taken up to last evening in
the Bragg Delaney convention without re-
suit.
League base ball games yesterday: Chi
cago 6; Providence, 4. Boston, s; Cleve-
land, 6. Buffalo, 9; Trey, 4. Woscester.
8; Detroit, 5.
There were forty seven new cases of
yellow fever at Brownsville yesterday, and
one death Three deaths and twenty new
The Richmond (Va.) Banking and Insur-
ance company has suspended, due, as is
claimed by its officers, to recent heavy
withdrawal of funds by large depositors-
Thomas Whitaker, living near Lyman
Station, Mo-, was killed Monday by some
unknown person. Suspicion points at his
half brother, with whom he recently quar-
relied.
n L. 1T
terday, and at the reception rendered him
expressed great satisfaction at the republi-
can victory. He left for Boston in the
evening.
Jay Gould was yesterday elected presi-
dent of the Texas Pacific railroad. The
annual report showed the assets to be So
375, 773, and the current liabilities $685.,
5ee.
The sixty-eighth anniversary of the bat
tie of North Point, which begins the annual
Circle festival at Baltimore. was celebrated
Yesterday, with more than usual ceremony
and display,
The chiefs of the fire departments of the
United States and Canada are assembled
in convention at Cincinnati. They We're
welcomed by Mayor Means, and will re-
main in session three days.
Senator Campbell was nominated to the
upper Springfield house in the seventh
senatorial district, and Alderman George
E. White was made sure of the nomination
IN the First senatorial district
The heavy decline in lard at New York
caused the failure of three operators on
the produce exchange esterday-Messrs.
Rawson, Walther, and Perrin. The
former expects to resume in few days.
Charles Hecks called James Tuite out of
his house near Crofton, Mich, Monday
night, accused him of being over attentive
to Mrs Hicks, and in the alteration that
ensued shot him through the heart The
Jealous murderer is in Jail.
Bronco Sam, colored ranchero in the
vicinity of Larami City, last spring mar
ried Cherokee squaw, grew jealous, and
Saturday evening shot her. and then him
self. The wife died yesterday morning,
and Bronco viii not long survive.
Dreadful destruction was worked in
Florida by the tornado of Sunday night.
The cotton crop suffered severely, and in
some places was totally destroyed. Build
ings were torn down. trees and fences
leveled, and many persons were killed by
the storm.
AAe @1<ata0faai aCtdl saaaCAt ols az IlCulluIc
places the yield of winter wheat at $780,
O00, 900 bushels, and spring wheat at 140 =
900 900 bushels. The September condi-
ton of potatoes has declined, but pros
poets are favorable for crop of 10000
600 bushels
The mismanagement of the former city
comptroller of Milwaukee in allowing the /
funds to be overdrawn has caused finan
cial difficulties of serious nature. The
interest on the city debt is unprovided for,
and the stoppage of the public works is
neeessitated. Aremedy cannot be had
until a new tax levy is authorized by the
legislature.
East st. Louis is greatly excited on the
question of permitting negro children to
attend schools in which white children are
taught. For the past two days the schools
have been closed. because negro children
presented themselves but were refused adj
mission. The site chosen for the negro
school is Objectionable TO that people,
hence the trouble. Street fights have oc
CURED between both the children and the
parents