The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-23
TIE news IN 6F1ie.F.


Mary Anderson is said to be the
fashion in London.
Fenian Stephens favors federation
IF England, ireland and Scotland.
Russia is buying big guns, placing
troops on war footing and terrifying.
A learned English editress is about
TO publish book to prove that Bacon wrote
Shakespeare.
Hatton, first assistant postmaster
| general, recommends the reduction of drop
letter postage TO ! cent.
The engine-house of the Boston &
tanning two locomotives, was burned.
s. A. B. Abbot has been nominated
for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, by
the Democracy vice F. o. Prince, declined
The hustle of lady who attempted
TO pass the custom officers at New York was
found to be stuffed with fine iaces. 1t was
eonfiscated.
Joseph W. Piles, of st. Louis, is the
FIRST colored man to be appointed under the
civil service rules He gots $500 place in
the war department..
w. A. Klein, under Indictment for
the murder OF Mayor Stubs, of Polk City,
Iowa, was fatally shot by his brother -in-law,
John Goods, at Clyde.
James Gordon Bennett will Join
bonanza Mackcy in laying two new ocean
cables, one from England to the United
States and the other from France.
Surprise is expressed that the
Nihilists in Russia should have permitted the
Gar to lay the foundation of a chapel on the
spot where they killed his brother.
Willard and his friends got even with
! their bear enemies on Saturday, by running
the price of Northern Pacific preferred up to
49,. There was great excitement ON Wall
street.
! Lord Salisbury says that the United
States and England are exchanging places
with respect TO government United
: States becoming more conservative and Eng
land more liberal.
/ A Cleveland physician claims to
have restorted to perfect helth boy Of Z
years who had been paralyzed since his birth.
4 The miracle was worked in about week
with the aid of electricity.
/ The story of an ex-conyiet that Char
hey Ross was secret9d in a cabin near Ed
waIyiseille, H., brought Mr.. Ross out west to
s R9eshsata, and he returns home with the
firm be lei that there Is nothing init.
King Hnmbert, of Italy, thinking he
might want 10 visit Paris some time, and
having the fate ri Alfonso before his eyes,
respectfully declined an honorary colonelcy
) in UllAn regiment offered by Kaiser Viii
helm.
4 A determination that promotions iii
the government seiViceshail not depend upon
competitive examination is giving the special
correspondents trouble, and they fear that
civil service reform can not stand upon such
a rule
Lord Coleridge was surprised the
other day TO see workman walk into the
office of the secretary of war and sitting
down engage that official in conversation.
His lordship thinks the extreme liberty of the
people is remarkable
The mortality from the recent Asian
earthquakes is said 10 have been greatly ex-
aggeratei Not 100 are reported killed and
about $50 wounded. Fourteen thousand
people were rendered. penniless, however, and
the Sultan is relieving the distress as rapidly
as possible
The case Of Miss Hill, of San Fran
cisco, against ex-senator Sharon has been
dismissed, the plaintiff failing to produce any
evidence of her charges. Her lawyer com
planned that the chief of police and entire
police force were working against him by
, failing to serve subpnnes, and intimidatine
: his witnesses; that the alleged Mrs Sharon
had been logged, and her counsel offered
money to change his views. 1t is now stated
that Nelson viii file an amended complaint
, and also that Sharon will have him ana hi,
client arrested for conspiracy and bIackmail