The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mark Twain is learning to ride bicycle
Look out for new book
Ferdinand Ward has been arrested in New
York on a suit by the city chamberlain, bail
being fixed at $4,000.
The court has ordered the reception of bids
for the property and franchises of The Gin
cinnati News Journal
Fred Douglass has a colored protege with
talent for tragedy that is said to excel
that of Booth or Barrett.
David Dean was shot and killed by his
brother Buford L., at Savannah, Ga, for Sc
ducing Bufords daughter.
The Cunard line has purchased the steam
ship Oregon from the Guions, and is also
constructing two new steamers at Glasgow.
In a rs class trot at Kansas City, Billy
Boy took the second heat in 2:261z, which on
ha1f-rnile track in May is considered note
worthy.
The Eliel Brewing company, of LaSalls,
Ills, have made arrangements with their
creditors to pay dollar for dollar. Edward
Eliel will be appointed receiver.
Counsel in the Swain investigation have
submitted their arguments to the board, A
Washington dispatch says: at is understood
the findings of the court are adverse to Gen
| SWAIN . g. .s-.. ..s ..-
By proclamation of the governor general Of
Canada the date of celebrating the queens
| birthday has been changed from May "a to
June %, in consequence of the death of
| Prince Leopold --.t...
Joel c. Harris the humorist of The At
lanta Constitution, will be married to Mis-
l fbo .,f
Col Ezra X. Watterson, the richest cotton
planter in Georgia.
The granddaughter of Chief Justice Mar4
sh all finds fault with the statue of her dis
tinguished relative, unveiled at Washington
| last week, because the artist idealized the
| nose which she declares was decided pug
nose. t-I 1-... .at
/ White, Reynolds, and Katternnan, charged
with killing Carl Schoitz while committing
burglary, were found guilty at East Tawas,
/ Mich, of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to the State prison for life at hard
labor and solitary confinement . ..s,,t.
| In Brooklyn police court John MeElwen
was charged with assaulting his sweetheart,
Maggie Andrews. He begged for mercy and
Maggie forgave him They kissed and made
up, but the judge did not propose TO be igI
nored in that manner, and sent John up for
thirty days. aa -s..l--
~ The wife of DR.. Die Lewis is something of
heroine in New York just now. A tramp
walked into the dining-room where she was
4 alone the other day, and demanded that she
serve him with first-class meal. She seized
a revolver in one. hand, took the tramp by
the ear with the other, and escorted him to
the door. .-. ........-. .s.
George r. Lewis, q Washington broker,
has been missing since Sunday, and some
persons says he has decamped He held
funds aggregating between 100000 and
500, 600, for investment and the accounts
of profits rendered heretofore have been SO
large that suspicion was directed toward
him. Petroleum was principally his field of
operations.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kinseiia tine first wife OF
tue late editor of The Brooklyn Eagle. died
at her home in New York Monday After
the scandal of Mr.. Kinsella's relations with
the wife of Mr.. Fieids, superintendent of tbs
Brooklyn board of education, Mrs. Knsella
appiied for a divorce, which was granted.
Mr.. KinseHa then married Mrs Fields, whc
had been divorced from her husband, and
never afterward saw his first wife.