The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-25
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Harry Moss, the humorist, died at
New Orleans of pneumonia.
The Hon D. B. Sears, living near
Rock Island, Ill, died suddenly
In quarrel at Portland, Me-, John
Flynn fatally stabbed his brother Charles
The fireman fell from the cab of a
locomotive near Willimanic and was declpi-
tated
Hugh Maher, an old settler OF Chi
eago, well known as a prominent business
man, is dead.
Roland Mclean & Co, looking glass
manufacturers, Boston, offer their creditors
25 cent on the dollar.
Highwaymen assaulted r. W. Mahon,
a broker, at Cairo, n, and he died from the
effects of his injuries.
The Cincinnati Coffin Makers associ-
alton embraces thirty three firms, represent
ing IS, 100000 capital
The coadjutor bishop of st. Louis,
the Right Rev. Patrick J. Ryan, has been
created an archbishop.
The will of the late Almina Rose, OF
Onondasa, n. Y, gives S25 year for the
care Of her two pet cats.
The English Churchman deyotes a
detailed article to the consideration Of the
writings of Mr.. Gail Hamilton"
Joel Fowler, noted desp erado, and
said to be worth 100000, was taken from
jail at Socoro, n. NJ, and hanged to tree.
The coffee crop in Jamaica is an en-
fol
sugar is retarded by tbs scarcity Of .ahorers
Benjamin Eoyille, one of the famous
SIX hundred" whoparticipatedi in the charge
Of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, died in
Troy, NJ Y.
President Arthur and the governors
of the several states have been invited to at
| tend the winter carnival at Montresl, begin
ming February A
4 bill for giving decent burial to the
remains Of impoverished honorably dis
charged soldiers passed the New Jersey house
of representatives.
The Pennsylvania Republican state
convention viii be held at Harrisburg, April
| 16 The Democrats hold their convention at
Allentown, April ss
| Cato J. jerks, merchant of Apex,
n. c., has deserted his sick wife and three
children to elope with the l&-year- old daugh-
ter of his clerk, ana is heading for Illinois.
Cornelius Van Setback, a Chicago at
torney, confined i'll the insane asylum at
| Plainesville, Ohio escaped from that inst
! tuition, and his dead body Was found under a
railway bridge,
! In the Clark river lumber camps SO
! far this season four men have been killed
and fifteen badly injured. On the Black
river and it, tributaries the cat this year will
reach 200 003, 900 feet.
| Eighteen cars Of q Lykens Valley
railroad train were wrecked near Harris
burg, Pa, owing to q rail being knocked
out of place by, wood-choppers rolling lum
! Der down the mountain.
Two of the crew of the United States
ship Speedweil have been ordered under ar
rest at Portsmouth, n. H, by Commands
McRitche for robbing the body Of victim
of the City of Columbus wreck
Shehan, one of the alleged murderer:
of the young girl Amelia Olsen came before
Judge Barnum on writ of habeas corpu:
and was admitted to bail in $1,000 Their
have been numerous arrests in the case, anC
| four persons are still in custody.
George A. Wheeler was hanged al
San Francisco for strangling his sister-in-iaw
| Adele J. Tii!son, because she evinced
willingness to marry, wien, nothwithstand
| ing that Nheeler's wife was living, she hac
been his mistress for years A divorced
woman named Mrs Stratton wanted to wee
| Wheeler the day before the execution, but
the sheriff objected to the ceremony.