The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
THE AE VS. IN BRIEF

Louise Michel, who is in prison in
France, is writing graceful stories for chill
dren.
A Thousand tobacco hands struck at
Petersburg, Va. against reduction of -
cents per loo.
Miss Martha Jellison, who had taught
school FOR sixty years, died in Ellsworth, Me,
the other day Mt the aga CT 90.
The Mexican Central railway is com
pleted, except a gap of l26 miles 1t is ex-
pected that ii will be finished and open by
April l.
Cornelius Mcmahon was killed and
james Murphy was fatally injured by a
premature explosion of dualine, at Kingston,
Ontario
Three boys in Upshore county, West
Virginia, were fooling with a revolver when
it was suddenly discharged, killing James
Nesbitt
William Strong, 16-year-old boy,
didn't know the shotgun was loaded and shot
| his G-year-oll brother at Brighton Park, uear
! Chicago
CASTELAR,, the Spanish statesman, de-
| clares himself in favor of free trade between
| his own country, England, France and the
| United States.
At Westfak, Calhoun county, W.
! Va, young man named Winner stabbed
| School Teacher Wells in the left breast. The
wound is fatal Winner was jailed.
Ollie Kesler, aged 9 years, of Fayette
| county, West Virginia, was warming her
self at the CRATE, when her was dress fired
She was burned to a crisp.
| John Lissler sat on the rail on the
| Chicago & Alton railway and deliberately
permitted train to run over him, near Chi
cago. He was evidently insane,
The estimate made of the amount
necessary to run the city government of New
York for the present year is S32, GAG, l65, being
an increase in expense Of $4,000, 0a0 in ter
years.
The trials OF Frank James and
Charles Ford for completely in the Blue Cut
train robbery have been postponed to Feb
ruary II on account Of the sickness of botf
defendants.
Lamar Robinson and Nathan Hits
and wife were arrested at Big Rapids, Mich.
in the act Of making counterfeit silver coin
The pieces were dollars, Canadian quarters
/ and Scent pieces.
At Fitchburg, Mass, several persons
were badly hurt while coasting Sunday
night, Nellie O'Neil, age 10 years; Timothe,
Leary, age 20, and Martha Malley, age II
we're most seriouly injured.
The retail grocers of New England
organized a central grocers' association q
Boston to arbitrate all disputed questions, Sc
cure uniform prices, and carry out genera
measures for the benefit of the trade
The gross receipts of 140 of the larges
postoftices of the country for the last quartz
Of 1883 were S., G53, SIG. falling off of $lS3,
sj4, or $40 per cent. Owing to the reduces
postage rates it was expected that the los
would be per cent.
A New York detective has plan
gold ring that has, in the past two years
been used to perform 1856 marriage cere
monies 1t is used at the Office Of the com
missioners of enligrants and is loaned to tn
groom while the priest or minister perform
the service, and is then returned to its owner
Dean LIE Bre'o OF, t'le father of Mrs
n Langtry, now lives III retirement at St Bre
ladies'. ten miles from st. Heler's. He is sal
! to be the handsomest man in the Island Q
, Jersey. tall and upright in bearing, with
dignified mien and features He long ag
was separated from bis wife, who is chapeI
h oning Mrs. Langtry.