The Rock Island Argus., 1884-05-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The New York Sun says that high license
is the true solution of the liquor question.
In quarrel about horse trade near Dub
lin, Ga, Step hen L. Padgett shot his brother
Joe dead
The Triadic alliance, an insurance associa-
tiou at Fresrort H., has been declared flle-
gal by the attorney general.
Brokers banks at New York report that
the balances are increasing, while banks
generally report that money is flowing freely
into the city. .h
An injunction restraining Gates aud the
sherif-elect from Interference with Judge
Fontelieu at New Iberia, La, has been OBJ
tanned by the latter.
The International Lodge of Good Tenn
plars, in session at Washington, elected the
Hon. James B. Finch, of Nebraska, right
worthy grand chief templar.
A girl in Bardboo, Wis, six months ago
answered the advertisement of man who
solicited correspondence, and last week they
| were married, and have gone east to live
| AT Madrid, Iowa, unknown persons in
| vaded the law Office of A. K. Webb, and
wrecked his costly library, tearing the books
and throwing the fragments into the street.
| Georges De Toulgnes De Nera, the scion Of
a noble French family, attempted suicide al
New York by sleeping the heads of matches
in water and drinking the fluid He will re
cover
The Hon. Peter Kiser aged % has begur
suit for divorce at Fort Wayne against hi
| wife, with whom he has lived forty-twI
years He, charges her with cruelty ant
neglect.
Discussions have occurred among the mem
bers of the whisky pool which threaten a dis
solution Of the organization. 1t is charge(
that some members are not living up to theil
agreements.
D. L. Wheeler, statistical agent of Ne
braska, estimates the yield of wheat in hi
state this year at 81, $50 600 bushels Tn
acreage sown to corn and eats has bee
largely increased.
At Waupaca, Wis, James Honawalt,
young Methodist preacher, is on trial 70
bastardy. His victim alleges that Honawal
gained her love on the statement that be
salvation depended upon it.
Among recent accidents was most horri
BILE one resulting in the death of Mr. W.
Scovfll,, of Chicago, who fell into q vat c
cred, were cooked to the bone.
+ Col Thomas Guernsey, prominent Law
yer of Boston, who, died, was the inventor {
the term "Coppsrhead,r as used during tt
war. He was leader of the Douglas win
of the Democrats in his district
One of the most accomplished ladies
. Kansas City is Mrs F. D. Bourly, who scolt
her husband in eight different language
| sings her baby to sleep with the grar
operas, and shoves the servant girl out of ii
i. house as Richard III.
For ordering the swathing Of a fema
patient with handages steepsd in kefosen
4 and on his second visit directing that mo
oil be poured on the ligstures, the woms
s dying in a short time, DR.. Franklin Pier
was found guilty of manslaughter at Wo
S cester, Mas. #s aIT
S Reports to Mr. S. w. Tallmadge, Of NJ
y waukeA, say the condition OF the wheat erI
d in most districts has much improved. Fro
d present indications Mr.. Tallmadge estimat
> that the total yield in ths.couatry this ye
o will reach 5a4 SaO.00 hnshels--an increa
< OF 106, ,O00, Geo bushels over the crop Of 1883
It The Washington Capital says that N
d Chaffee. father-ia-law of Ulysses Grant, il
G. could have saved S401. go Of the s500, 900
4 the bank of Grant & Ward. but the recove
t of this sum would have pressed close on
good name of his son-ia-iaw. 50 he refnss
81 and lost ali of it, but he is still q man
10 wealth, and will not suffer.