The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Dakota Journal dominates Senator Al
lison, of Iowa, for president
A Florida fisherman has seen swamp
snake thirty feet long, so he says.
1t is reported that Emery A. Storrs, the
Chicago lawyer, will open a law office in
New York
The Mexican senate Thursday confirmed
the reciprocal treaty between Mexico and the
United States. -r
The Democrats of the Louisiana Legislature
in caucus nominated B. B. Eustis for United
States senator OH the first ballot.
Mrs. Cynthia Francis, mother-in-law OF
Abraham Morton, of Blooming Grove, Wis,
died at that place in her 101st birth day
National League ball games Thursday
were: Providence, Z; Chicago 5. Boston,
II; Detroit, 9. New York, z; Cleveland, l.
Philadelphia p; Buffalo, s.
The Papachoag mill near Worcester,
Mass, burned to the ground, causing a loss
of $50, 600. Several of the employees jumped
from the windows, some being fatally hurt.
1t is feared that bodies will be found in the
ruins.
Orrin A. Carpenter, who was tried and &C
quilted of the murder of Zura Burns at Lin
coin, Ills, few months ago, is settling up
his business in that place preparatory to re-
moving TO Dakota.
At a meeting of the Methodist Church
Extension society, held in Philadelphia,
Chaplain McCabe was turned loose in the
audience and succeeded in raising $50, 900 for
the work of next year.
Frank W. Smith, ex-secretary of the To-
ledo Railroad Y NJ C. A, will visit Ander-
sonviile and hold services at the National
cemetery on Decoration day. He proposes
to decorate the graves of the 13,701 soldiers
buried there, and will place flags at the head
of each.
The Prince and Princess Poniatowsh have
arrived in New York for short visit. The
princess was until recently Miss Maud Ely
Goddard, daughter of A F. Goddard, of that
city. While abroad she succeeded in captur.
ing the prince, who is a Russian about &C
| years old.
| A florist in Chambersburg, Del, has G
rosebush from which, in the last three years
| he has plucked over 10, 900 buds, which vert
sold for 81, 500. There are said to be no les
than 1000 buds on the vine now, and it is
claimed to be the most prolific Marechal Me
vine in the United States
In hosting heavy safe to the fourth foo
of building on Broadway, New York city
a few days ago, one of the workmen had hi
fingers caught in the puily 80 that it wa
necessary to cut the ropes and let the SAT
fall to save his hands. The safe crashes
through the sidewalk, but was not harmed
beyond having the bottom bent.
At Rockford, Ills, when the remains o
Mike Connors were about to be loweret
into the grave, his brother Tom tried to. tax
from the coffin the silver plate which tn
wife and her brother had purchased through
many sacrifices. The wife protested agains
the outrage, and her brother promised t.
break Connors' head. The plate was buriet
with the remains.
While Mr.. Anderson, the treasurer of
school district near Bismark, D. T., was
this town for the purpose of drawing $50
from the bank, his house was attacked by tw
men. They pried open the door, and point
ing revolvers at the frighted wife demands
what money she had. The little son, wit
commendable pluck, grabbed the shot-gu
and fired, killing one Of the desperadoes.