The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-26
THE NEWS m BRIEF. .%

case of yellow fever is reported in
Paris, France
District Attorney Bliss says Archite It
Hill is a bad man.
There are signs OF political break
up in Great Britain
Jay Gould has taken formal posses
| sion OF his new yacht Atalanta.
Great Britain has offered to mediate
Between France and China and the Chinese
have accepted the offer
Bismarck's illness is asserted to be
| aggravated by French success in ANYTHING
tat government undertakes.
Aspecial cable, discussing the prince
OF Wales, says he viii be the wisest and most
popular ruler the English people have ever
bad.
Victoria, queen of England, con-
anues to be source of anxiety to her ply
acians, but an Improvement is reported in
Ter health
The press seems to have come to the
conclusion that Commissioner Evans is a
failure, and Evans says the press is of no con
ec4ucLtc To HILL
The duchess of Conanght agreed
to open the London exhibition of Irish laces.
| the queen and prince of Wales having pre-
viously declined
In answer to question, the attorney
general of Illinois has given the opinion that
liquor licences issued prior to July LIST, when
the high license bill takes effect. are good for
the time specified therein; but that after they
expire new licenses must lie taken out under
the new law.
The inscription on the monument
erected by the queen Of England to the men,
ory OF John Brown, speaks of him as her
devoted, faithful friend; that kind of a
friend Oh whose fidelity you count; that kind
OF friend given you by circumstances over
which you have no control friend who was
Cots own gift.
Jews in Europe are watching with
great interest the trial of their fellow -relig-
ionists who are accused of killing Christian
girl and using her blood in religious cere-
monies. The evidence is very strong against
the prisoners, the son of the chief prisoner,
Scharf, testifying directly to the crime, and
those who committed it He also showed
how the body was held SO as to lose none of
the blood
Alfonso, of Spain, is getting a repu-
tation as naughty young man very rapidly;
SO much so that it is reported that Queen
Christina has left him on account of his pro-
miscnous amours, and they will live apart
hereafter. The queen is of an arctic temper
ament, while Alfonso is just the other way
and SO is his new favorite. The Spanish peo-
pie look upon this matter as good joke and
rather enjoy it than otherwise
The more the Philadolphia abortion
ist case is investigated, the more atrocious it
grows. The two dogs which were alleged to
have been fed On dead babies were starved
for couple of days, and then would not eat
meat which is taken as confirmation of the
above allegation Mrs Hathaway, the sup
posed wife OF the prisoner, has made a clean
breast of the matter as far as she knows Shs
says that hundreds Of infants have been
burned in the kitchen stove, and that when
she herself was delivered of twins, still born,
the DR. wanted TO treat them the same way,
but she prevailed upon him to spare her feel
ings and bury the little ones. 1t Is now prom
ised that when the investigation is done with
there will he some astonishing disclosures
made with reference to families in high So
ciety.