The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
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vote of 129 to 81.
Inc latest feature in the Chicago
grain swindling cases is the arrest of S.
ID. Gage, who claims to be n banker.
for sending ont letters endorsing the
robbers as rich and capable business
men.
Both branches of the Kansas Legis-
lature have adopted the joint resolution
calling upon the Acknowledgement to
bring suits against the Union and Kan
sas Pacific Railroads to rupture their
consolidation.
j. Ill. Pellet, of Montreal has brought
suit for $3.50 600 against his mother-in-
law, Mrs. DeLisle, for an account of
her managementof her husband s estate
in Which the Pellet children have an
interest valued at 81 100000.
Four hundred Kentucky militiamen,
with three pieces of artillery. escorted
the murderers Neal and Craft from
Lexington to GraySon. The saloons at
the latter point have all been closed !,
and an extra police guard the town.
The Eagle hotel at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, took fire early Monday
morning, with fifty guests and twenty
five employees III their beds. The build
ing was destroyed, but no lives were
lost.
The conclave committee of San Fran
California communicates to compete
for the drill prizes, leaving trophies as
the property OF the winning com
mandery.
An attempt at eviction was made in
Montreal Thursday The landlord lost
most of his clothing and was nearly
choked to death. The officers beat a
hasty retreat, leaving the tenant in
possession.
Leon Hartman, the famous Nihilist,
had prolonged conference with Herr
Most in Philadelphia, in regard to the
coronation of the car. A cipher dis
patch was sent 10 the socialists of
Berlin
The unsigned agreement between
the Western Union and the Mutual
Union Telegraph Companies is to the
effect that the Western Union leases
the lines of its competitor, will pay &
per cent. interest on its bonds and u
per cent. dividends on its stock.
Archbishop Heiss appeared in court
at Lancaster, Wisconsin, to prosecute
suit against the parties who demolished
an old Catholic church at SinSinaWa
Mound and erected an edifice better
suited to their wants, in violation Of
his orders.
John Omen, a wholesale liquor
dealer of Troy, after selling seventy
four packages in Vermont. was found
within the limits of that state and
was placed in Jail. He has appealed to
the federal courts, under the fourteenth
amendment.
In order to investigate the. mango
ment of the alcoholic wards of Bellevue
hospital, New York, murder having
been perpetrated there, Coroner Merkle
has summoned jury including Van
deTbilt, Gould, Grant, Conkling, and
Willard among its fifteen members.
Adrian North, a noted gambler of
Louisville. was on Sunday followed to
the grave by procession nearly mile
in length, composed of all classes of
people. He was the last of his family,
and an estate which he inherited re-
verts to Bellewood seminary.
Lottie Rama, aged 10, fired four flu
tile shots at Lieutenant George Hart,
of the New York Twenty -seeond Regi-
ment, in New y DIRK City Tuesday night,
She had been living with him as his
wife, and his deserving her caused the
fusilade.
Colonel J. G.. Conpinger, of General
Pope's staff, was ON Tuesday married to
Miss Alice Blaine, daughter Of the ex-
secretary OF state, in st. Matthews
Catholic church at Washington. Nearly
all the leading officers of the govern
ment were in attendance.
John NJ. Hamilton was on Tuesday
sworn i'll as governor of Illinois. GOV
ernor Cullom granted seven pardons,
those of William a. Muse, an
from Rock Island, and Peter
Lundstrom, convicted at Chicago of an
assault with a deadly weapon.
\ negro named Smith committed an
outrage on the person of a white child
at Paola. Kansas, and when placed in
jail killed himself with pocket-knlfe.
An Infatuated mob fought their way TO
his cell, only to find his corpse, which
they dragged out with a rope and
strung up to tree in the public park.
Louisa Montague, the $4,000 beauty,
recovered $50 from Adam Forepaugh
for breach of contract, and has now
sued for damages on account of falling
from the back of an elephant while in
Illinois two years ago. She received
salary of 500 per week during her
travels.
Miss Mary W. Brewster, daughter of
the attorney general, was on Tuesday
evening married in church in Wash
ington to r. j. w. Rooms, of Philadel-
phia. Both in going to and returning
from the wedding President Arthur'sS
was damaged by collisions, and
he and his daughter walked home
the rain.
Inc famine university DuliuIng, TO-
Gated between st. Paul and Mimeapo-
lis. took fire in the roof Wednesday
morning and was slowly consumed. All
the students escaped, and the contents
of the structure were nearly all saved.
The building was of stone and brick,
five stories in height and cost $4,000.
1t will be replaced this year by an edl-
flee costing 100000.
Henry Dreces, a German teamSter Of
St. Louis, having become almost IN
sanely Jealous of his wife, arose We'd
nesday night and killed his wife and
himself with a razor. The eldest of five
children witnessed the tragedy, and be-
inc unable to unlock the outer door,
took the infant from its dead mothers
arms. changed its clothes, and went to
sleep beside it. The couple had accu-
INFLATED Sc, 900.
The Pacific roads will charge Knights
Templars and their female relatives go
ing to the conclave S75 each from the
Missouri river to San Francisco and re-
turn by one route, or 500 each Tor the
round trip going one way and returning
the other Members of the Grand
commandery travelling alone Will be Ia
ken for $50 by one line, with S75 accom-
panied by ladies.
A Chicago creditor of the Union Iron
and Steel company was at Ford River,
Michigan, when he heard of the fall
ure He went by special train to Mar
uuette, secured an attachment to cover
$40. 600 of claims, took the sheriff on
special train to Crystal Falls, and lev
led on an iron mine at o'clock in the
morning, finding the superintendent in
bed.
At the oil refinery of Thurmer & Tea
gle, on Kensington run, Cleveland,