The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Wendell Phillips is reported seri.
ously ILL.,
Ex-Secretary Window, who is now in
Europe, is expected home in thirty days.
1t is now said that the ex-Rev. W. H H
Murray is keeping restaurant in Montreal
Measles are epidemic at Shelbyville, Ills
There are 100 cases under treatment, and six
deaths occurred last week.
At Ottawa, Ills, judgments aggregating
81, S45, 257 were entered against the Eliet
Brewing company, of LaSalle.
The Democrats of Coles county, Illinois,
instructed for Tilden and Hendricks, and
Carter Il. Harrison for governor.
The directors of the Blair lines met in
Chicago and decided to accept the PROPOSE
ton to consolidate these lines with the North
western road.
The Cincinnati Lead Pipe and Sheet COM
pany's works at Cincinnati were destroyed
by fire Monday, involving a loss of 500, 600
Two persons were fatally burned
The Mark Lane Express reports the sales of
English wheat last week at 5S,S72 quarters,
at 37s 10l, against II, 75S quarters at ASS 4d
for the corresponding week last year.
The house of representatives, by vote of
1877 to t13, refused to take up the bankruptcy
bill, which is regarded as practical defeat
of the bill for this session, and probably for
this congress.
Alexander White, creamery operator of
Grand Rapids, Mich, killed himself Monday
| at Sherbourne, N. Y. Business reverses, in
| Guiding the loss of $4,000 in Wall street,
| led to the suicide.
| The clearing exchanges last week-$l, 1885,
725, 329-are $74, 024 sol greater than the pre-
ceding week, and when compared with the
| corresponding period in 1888 show an in
crease of 81 per cent.
| The Rev. Arthur Sloan, who ives recently
obliged to give up the rectorship of Christ
Episcopal church, Stratford, Conn, because
of his belief in faith cures" will soon begin
religious work in New York city.
Mike Clearly met Sheriff, 'the Prussian, /"
at Philadelphia, with soft gloves, and in one
minute and five seconds after the fight began
Sheriff lay unconscious, having been
Frustrated by sledge-like blow from his
opponent.
A case is about to be carried from Chicago
to the supreme court of Illinois which has
never yet been passed upon by that body. Il
is to decide whether prisoner can waive 6
trial by jury and submit instead to the tender
mercy of the court.
Two months ago some $4,000 were stolen
from the safe of the c. B. d. Q. railroad office
There being no clew to the thief, the com
pany has commenced an action for debt
against the custodian of the money, Paymas
ter Bartlett and his bondsmen.
A hurricane, accompanied by rain, sweep
over Champaign county, Illinois, Sunda5
night. Three persons were stunned b,
lightning, at Seymour, but will recover. al
the houses in Tarlton village, Ohio, were un
rooted by hurricane Monday afternoon
Near Lancaster the race and fair groun,
structures were demolished, and many
horses killed by falling barns. Fences ant
trees were leveled.
For plying their usual avocation Sunday
the Cincinnati ball players were arrested a
Indianapolis, and the Indianapolis nine vii
be arrested. The men were released on thei
own recognizance. Indignation prevails a
Columbus, Ohio, regarding the scenes wit
messed there Sunday over a base ball game
Excursionists numbering 1000 came to th
city, drank freely, and drove furiously i
hacks through tie town accompanied b
! abandoned women. The papers are unite