The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-30
THE NEWS IN sRlEa.

Olivier PAINS death has been fully CON.
frmed
Gen. Booth says his Salvation Army will
number 20, COX, 900 in 1900.
Rowell, the pedestrian, is coming to this
country again in September.
Modleska is said to be at work mon
Polish translation of Shakespeare, to which
she will devote several years.
1t is expected that $4,000 veterans viii
attend the Grand Army of the Republic
encampment at Hillsboro, Ills, beginning
Aug. 13
A southern senator now in Washington
says that he shall introduce bill next ses-
sion giving Mrs. Grant pension of IS, 900 {
year for life.
League ball games, Tuesday, resulted :
Chicago $, Boston Z; Providence II, Buffalo
4; Detoit u, New York 6; St Louis 6.
Philadelphia s.
Arthur D. Payne, of Rockford, was
caught between two cars at Cherry Valley,
lis, tuesday, and so mangled that his
heart was torn from his body.
The works of the Pennsylvania Salt Man.
ufacturing company, of Philadelphia were
$500 900, with insurance of Sl75, 900.
Development of the Ropes mine in Michi-
gan, it is alleged, show free gold in large
quantities In the gold range four-foot
vein Of 5000 rock has been discovered.
At Rochester, N. Y, Tuesday evening,
fire destroyed 1850, 900 feet of rough and
dressed pine boards in Chase & Otis yards,
the loss reaching $50, 00O insurance, SIS, 900.
Friends of ex- Senator Conkling in Wash
ington, especially the colore1 people, are
gratitied at the prospect Of his delivering a
eulogy OF Gen. Grant in the house of repre-
sentdtiveS.
Gladstone is confident the newly -en-
| franchised electors in England will vote the
Liberal ticket and he feels assured that the
general election will result in triumph for
his party.
Frank Simonds, Boston wool buver, left
Adrian, Mich, July g. for Detroit, having
on his person $1,000 in drafts He cashed
some paper in Detroit, but has not been
heard OF since.
At a meeting of prominent citizens at the
Palmer house, Chicago, Tuesday, it was de-
cided to erect in Lincoln park monument
to Gen. Grant the cost Of which is to be
| SO, 900. subscription was started and
| $4,000 of the desired amount was raised
! 1t is positively stated that pitcher Cor
| coran has signed with the New York base
| ball club, ana received advance money last
week. 1t is also alleged that Kelly, right
| fielder, is dissatisfied with the Chicago clul
management, and is seeking to be released
Farmers in southern Illinois have beer
extensively victimized by persons pretend
Ing to be travelling agents for the purpose
| of establishing creameries and cheese fac
tories, the rural residents being induced t.
put up their cash to assist in forming
stock companies.
All the New York banks, save one, be
longing to the Clearing House association
Tuesday deposited their quotas of gold il
the sub-treasury, and received certificate
! for subsidiary coin, which will be held OF
deposit subject to the order of the clearing
house COMMITTEES.
A tornado at Dubuque, Iowa, Tuesday
afternoon, damaged buildings and othe
property $4,000. Lightning and wind, a
Minneapolis and vicinity destroyed struct
ures and killed horses and cattle; portion
of the main building on the new fair ground
being wrecked, AMI three men badly in
jured. Several buildings at Cummings, D
T., were blown down, and severe wind
storms swept over Fargo and HiIlsboro D 7