The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The majority in Hamilton county,
Ohio, against the prohibition amendment was
52,434
Fl. W. Gwynner, president OF the
Hoole Manufacturing company, New YORK;
killed himself without apparent cause.
Some of the striking Pennsylvania
miners are returning to work on the COM
pany's terms. Others continue TO hold out
During the past week corn declined IN
New York about cents, and wheat nearly
10 cents. and there was also drop In hog
products.
VIM. NJ. Springer says he considers
Conkling the brawniest man in the Republican
party, and expects to see him back as
leader in 1883
The Anti-Horse Thief association, q
secret organization which b said to be stead
lily growing, recently held two-days' session
at Dcs MOines, Iowa.
Two burglars in the Chester, Illinois,
penitentiary have had their sentence com
muttea in order that they may luxuriate as
defendants-in a murder trial
1t is asserted that business is blocked
at the Aberdeen, Dakota, land office, on ac-
count Of the delay in appointing successor
to Register Dunscombe, recently deceased.
Gov Crittenden, OF Missouri, went
before the grand jury at st. Louis and told
all he knew about the gambling imbroglio
there. His testimony has not yet transpired.
The police officers of Frankfort, KY,
have probably beaten the record. They ar
rested two men for hog stealing, and two
hours thereafter the thieves were at work in
the state prison.
Embezzlement. to the amount of over
$200O0 and more probably to hear of, has
been. discovered in the affairs of the Sunction
railway in Pennsylvania, owned by the
Reading company.
The contest for the Office of surgeon
general of the army has narrowed to DIR.
Murray, assistant surgeon general, and DR..
Billings, librarian of the medical and surgical
library, at Washington City.
A feature of the campaign for the
.compaign for speakership is the fact that
several congressman from the south, while
personally preferring Cox or Carlisle, say
they will vote for Randall on considerations
of expediency.
The managers OF the Chicago exposi-
ton building have been requested by lend
ing Democrat of that city not to make any
contract for the rent Of the building durin;
the latter half of June or the first part of July
next, without first consulting him.
A 16-year old daughter of Peter
Baldo, living rear London City. H., haviag
baen left in charge of the other children, VIZ
visited 10y three bHrly tlamps She ordered
them away, and when they refused to 60
seize.! u shotgun AMI fired into them. They
went.
A scheme called the "Co-operative
Democracy has an Office in Chicago and
] promises great things to subscribers for @
Consideration, as it is issuing circulars and
sending them broadcast. The Chicago News
suggests that it viii be well to investigate be
| fore investing.
William c. Derry, prominent il
Augusta, Ga, church circles, and bookkeepei
Of the Macon Telegraph and Messenger com
pany, eInhezzled 81, 900 of the company,
funds confessed his crime and was retained
when he Immediately proceeded to embezzl,
| 81 900 more, and when asked for an explana
I-tion by certain time, had it ready in tn,
form of a confession, and himself ready for
/ funeral
The woman's congress at Chicago
was success in number and character of at
tendance and also in the interest taken in il
proceedings. The last thing before adjourn
ment was an eloquent and elaborate argu
ment by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, in favor o
woman suffrage. Mrs. Howe was electet
president and Ella c. Lapham, of New Yorl,
1 secretary