The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Princess Louise at recent we'd.
ding wore muff and boa made of skunk fur
Alderman Goehegan, of Chicago,
died at Washington of congestion of the
lungs
During the visit of the daughters Of
Gen. Lee TO New Orleans they have been the
special guests OF the city.
The national bird show, for which
1000 entries were made Of all varieties
known in America, is open at Boston.
In an address at st. Joseph, Mo-, P.
j. Sheridan advocated dynamite and assass-
nation to secure the autonomy of ireland.
The Chicago & Northwestern road
has declaret a quarterly dividend of per
cent. on the preferred stock aud ratified the
tripartite contract.
Three charred bodies and a number
of bones have been taken from the ruins of
the Jackson, Mich, fire. 1t is now belteved
that six "r seven persons perishei.
Mr. John G. Thompson, who was re-
ported to be improving day Q: so ago. is
now worse than ever, and it is the opinion of
his physicians that he cannot recover.
Gen. Klpatrickis widow. who is now
in Washington, is said to be il very reduced
circumstances, and her friends will petition
| congress to grant her a suitable pension.
Gold has been discovered near Erin,
Tenn, AMI hgnireis Of miners and others
are fiockiag 70 that place. The disoovsrer
| has 5000 worth OF nuggets on exhibition.
After prayers at his home in Sycs-
more, Ills, JACOB Bellies issued forth to SO
cuye a revolver - murder his family. He
was placed III jal, and is thought 70 be in
| sane.
| The New York World says the author
Of This Bread winners" has ~ lass been de
tectei His mans is Hunter, and his
occupation principal OF a New York normal
| school
Near sun Pra RE, Wis, Lena Spaight,
| i years oil. Wa outraged b. Edward ana
! Alexander Peek Il. The latter Is in castody,
/ bus Edward IS SUI al large, Great excite
msnt p.e walls.
Gen Rosser, Of Minneapolis, MINI,
| at the ssqaast Of oppolenrs " De I4esssps
| Nicaragaa canal schemes, goes to Nicaragua
TO MAKE an inspection. He has bssn offered
| the position Of ch!ee en sineer.
Advices from Madagascar state that
! the natives have sucess-ilNt III landing num-
| Der OF hrupp cannon aid other munitions Of
war An Easilsh colonel has obsainsi com
| mand Of the Ma.agasY army, and viii sooz
| attack tie F.eaoa.
There IS an Old man in Clay county,
! North Carolina, whp has borne through
| niuetv-tpo wears r..e burden OF the name Of
| Alexan ser GI7l5,etol Ruficton Scuffleton
| Oberda Whitt.eton Soashenhall Benjamin
Franklin nqui.es.
The Grand Lodge, A. O. e. W, Of
Illin9ie, reports that there are Pas lodges il
| the state with Z membership of 1896. and
| collections last year reached 500, S.21
| Since the esta blishmant of the order in The
state, l.. 1874, SD, ;3s57 has been paid to bene
! ficiaries
Leading Republicans in Nebrasks
decidedly favor Blaine for first choice 70,
the presidency; Logan, Arthur, Edmunds
| Conkling, Lincoln, Gen. Sherman, Harrison
and Grant coming next in the order men
toned Secretary Lincoln is almost til,
unanimous choice for vice president
The Mardi Gras display at New Or
leans Tuesday night included a representa-
ton of the Semitic racs in twenty onl
tableaux, by Rex; Fashions and Frills of tn
day, by the Priority Phuuny PhsEows, ane
pictures from an ancient history of Ireland
By the Mystic Krewe An attack by hood
lums on the Merry Eight, dressed as minssrels
resulted in the fatal shooting of one of the
latter and injuries to several persons.