The Rock Island Argus., 1884-05-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The prince of Wales has become an enthu.
siastic and expert bicyclist. r
The Ohio Democratic state convention will
be held at Columbus June "a and 25.
The village of Caro-, Mich, was almost de-
troyed by fire. The total loss is S38, 600
A grand jury has indicted Lord st. Leon
ards at Brentford, England, for indecently
assaulting maid servant.
When Mrs. Langtry takes the witness
stand she drops the Lily" and gives her
name as Emile Charlotte Langtry. ..
Fire in the cellar of the Seventh Avenue
hotel at Pittsburg caused a panic among the
guests, but no person sustained injuries
In Sweden when a man has been drunk
three times he is subject to the loss of his
privilege of voting for local or general Off
GERS.
There is church in Haywood county, N.
c., that was built, shingles, pulpit, pews, and
all, from the timbers obtained from one tree
that grew on Pigeon river.
Edmund Yates says there is no culture in
the United States outside of Boston. Mr..
Yates has just been sentenced to six months
Imprisonment for another libel .
In his speech at the closing of the Hun
garian diet, the Austrian emperor said that
the relations Of all the European states justi-
Fl ed the hope of long continued peace
The French minister of marine wants a
vote of IS, ,500, 900 francs on account of the
! war in Tonquin, and vote of 5000, 900
francs on account of the Madagascar expedi-
| tion.
The Iowa butter and cheese exchange has
H.
| attendance. The offerings of dairy pro-
ducts were free, and satisfactory prices were
| obtained.
1t is reported at Ottawa, Ont, that Sir
Charles Tupper recently went to Washing.
| ton looking to an extension of the fishery ar.
rangements, and to open negotiations for a
reciprocity treaty. i.
| Uponindictment by the grand jury at Lin
| coin, Ills, Belle Hall, mistress of ]. Fl. Hall,
who, with William Farris, is in prison for
killing Farmer McMahon and his hired men
at Mount Pulaski, was also arrested as par
ticipant in the crime. .... ...-
Three little Swedes with plaeards on their
backs were landed at Castle Garden, New York
The placards informed the public that these
little waits were Charles, Franz and Freida
| Jouuson, dSeu TeSEecuNety 4, o ana years,
and that they wished to be delivered safely
to their parents in Iowa.
The voters of Livermore borough, West
moreland, Pa, humorously proposed to cleo
Miss Ada Read a justice of the peace, ant
are dismayed TO discover that, having th'
requisite number of votes. instead of taking
the joke she takes the oath and will perform
all the duties of tas Office
Col John B. Carson, of Quincy, Ills, with
his wife and several friends has just re
turned from a three months tour in hi
private car. The party started for the Cit,
of Mexico March 90 and since then hav
Travelled through Mexico, the southwest, ant
California, living in their car most of th,
time
The story comes from Cannes that the lat
Prince Leopold a day or two before his dealt
informed a lady friend that his dead siste
had appeared to him during the precedin,
night and warned him that calamity was az
preaching. He added that he felt much in
terested by the visitation, and expressed
wish that, in the event of his death, he Nigh
have a military funeral.