The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
r4e NEWS IN eRIEF.

The Great Eastern is to be utilized
in the coal trade between the Firth, of Forth
and London, England
( 1t is believed that ex Senator Chaffee.
OF Colorado, is favorable to the nomination
OF Senator Logan as Republican candidate
Tor the presidency,
The New York Sun, discussing the
proposition of the telegraphers to build a new
line, wishes them success, and declares il a
wholesome undertaking.
An electric boat which makes nine
miles per hour and runs for six or seven hours
without replenishing the power, is at work
on the Thames river, England
An Indianapolis correspondent of
The Cincinnati Enquirer says Frank Landers
OF Indiana, is laying for the political scalp
OF Holman, the great objector"
Congressman Robinson, of Massa-
chlsetts, is thought by a correspondent of
The New York Tribune to be the coming
man for the Republican nomination for the
governorship
Judge Cullen, of New York, has re-
fused the wife of Frank Mordaunt the actor
the alimony which she claimed in suit for
divorce, because she Omitted having been
guilty of adultery
1t is asserted in Washington that
Gen Grant, Gould, Field, Vanderbilt, and
other capitalists have formed a sydicate to
buy Cuba from Spain, and propose to offer
500 0O0, 600 for the island
Justice Miller, of the United States
supreme court says he has heard that there
is some talk of nominating him for the presi-
dency, and thinks there is very little in it, If
Iowa should suggest such thing it would be
without any asking on his part
Col. j. W. Chapman, editor OF The
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, talking TO Chi
cage Tribune reporter, said the Iowa election
would prove very close and that the Republi-
can majority would be largely reduced, in his
judgment
A Massachusetts Democrat, speaking
of Ben Butler, said he wanted to see him
beaten il, the coming race; for if he was
victorious he would go into the national
Democratic convention-in 1854 and come out
alive; but the party would be carried out on
stretcher
n Courier-J journal correspondent,
writing Of the conduct of prominent men
when submitting to tho interviewer, says
Grant is difficult subject; that he will not
talk politics, and the only thing to Ike got out
IF him is Mexico, on which subject he will
talk by the hour When the general does not
want to answer a question he Just takes no
notice of it, and if repeated continues to take
no notice
A sensational publication was recent
Iy made in The Illinois State Reporter, of
| Springfield, Ill, to the effect that great cor,
ruption existed in the management of the
state military fund An explanation il
D,ade ny Gov Hamilton, who claims that
the trouble arose over the misnterpretation
of the governors order to the commands tC
send in statements of the actual outstanding
| Indebtedness. They sent in the statements
| of expenditures for the entire year, some OF
which had been paid. 1t was then too late
to separate the Just claims from those which
had been paid and the military fund has
now lapsed into the treasury
The failure OF Copeland &, Co, Of
Boston, was followed by that of F Shaw 4
Bro the great leather house of the world Thi:
firm owns 100000 acres of land employed
ten to fifteen thousand people and did IS,
ono 000 worth of business per year. 1t wa'
considered as safe as it was possible for any
thing commercial to be, Its troubles dat,
hack to the Pacific bank robbery of two year
| ago, at which time it lost a large sum o
money. The firm also to prevent panic
assumed obligations of its customers to {
large amount, and has never been able t,
throw off the burden The liabilities are esti
mated at $780, 600, and assets, nominally
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