The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-28
THE NEWS IN eRlEa.

John Bright was IS years old last Sun.
dag.
James Bayard, son of Senator Bayard,
is teaching school in Garrett county, Mary.
land.
Ii is estimated that 100, 900 persons left
Paris during the cholera epidemic The PEG.
pie are now returning in great numbers
Helen Taylor, an adopted daughter of
John Stuart Mills, is one OF the editors Of the
new London paper called The Democrat
Horton, Crazy G Co.'S five tanneries in
pennsylvania have shut down, throwing a
large number OF men out of employment
Heads of departments of the Michigan
Central road have been instructed to reduce
the working force, because of the decrease in
traffic
Two skating Kinks at Reading, Pa,
will not permit colored people ON the floor,
| and the latter will test their rights in the
| courts.
The schedule of John NJ Masterson &
Co, private bankers at Mount Vernon, N.
Y, shows total debt, of 1891 O90, with as
sets of but $4,000.
Mr.. Cleveland, it is said, will attend the
| New York Avenu, Presbyterian church in
Washington. 1t was the presidential church
| of Buchanan and Lincoln.
The vote OF Indiana increased 24,470
over 1881 tile Democrats gaining 1872, and
| the Republicans {, 2S3 Cleveiand's plurality
is G,447, while Gray, for 4, vernor, beats
Calkins ny 1,592
Independent Republicans, who admitted
| that they yo!ed for Clcvelan !, Wero not per
mitted to take part in the Republican NOM
mating caucus for city officers Wednesday
night at New haven, Conn.
BY the burning of mail matter from
| New Orleeu, Sunday night permits for space
IN the exposition were destroyed, and
eastern applicants should report at once the
non-receipt of space permits,
| Cigar makers at New York will petition
the United States senate to reje t that clause
OF the Spanish American t"er,y permitting
the importation Of cigars at ~ PER cent. re-
| duction from pre- cent tariff rates.
Wiley d. Clegg, an emp.oye in the
cashiers oil, e OF the Union racl;c road al
Omaha was arrested Wedue, ;ay for EN-.
be2zement, and confessed . Is alleged
that he purloined probably s..,Jl.
A training school for Clri tain workers
i'll which prominent men ar H. rested, will
be opened Jan. at Springfield, Mass. The
! course Of study will occupy twa years, and
the expense TO students will he but the cost
| of board, books etc.
A movement is on foot at Reading to
organize National Tariff club, including
all industries 10 secure the unification OF
home against foreign manufactures. The
| Eastern Pig-iron association has taken the
initiative in the mojsct
The Western Union company, having
informed tle produce exchange Of New
York that, OWING to the difficulty in securing
news from the Chicago board of trade, it will
discontinue Chicago quotations, the exchange
| Is considering how it can obtain the desired
information.
The Associated Press has formulated 6
report that it acted without bias III collecting
the election returhS, and aimed throughout
the campaign TO deal fairly with all candi
dates. For the Western Union Telegraph
company, DR.. Norvin Green makes a state
ment that its work was entirely non partisan
and that it was simply the agent of the As
sociated Press in distributing the news col
lected by its agents.
Two weeks ago John Mcbride, an Irisi
enthusiast at Buffalo, sent IA telegram to Sec
rotary Frelinghuysen, warning him that TN
less Minister Lowell was recalled at once hi
(Frelinghuyson) would be blown up with
dynamite. Secretary Frelnshuy sen sent tn,
dispatch 70 Governor Cleveland, who turned
it over to the district attorney of Erit
:, county. As Mcbride is considered To b,
crankish what the outcome will be can no
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