The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Three deaths occurred in the ,~aHae.
stricken city of Plymouth, Pa, Sunday
Andre ]. Dam, proprietor of the Union
Square hotel, New York, died Saturday
The first orders for copies of the revised
edition of the Old Testament number over
1000, 900.
Commodore Jonathan Young, command
Int Of the New London navy yard, died
suddenly Sunday.
Minister Phelps was formally introduced
at the English court Saturday by his prede-
cessor, Mr. Lowell
Alexander Stavast and John Vannewport
were drowned in the river at Des Moines
Sunday while boating.
Mr.. M. T. Hunting, proprietress of the
baby farm in Chicago, has been held in
$1,000 bail to answer the charge of cruelty
to children
The only lady who was ever made an or.
derly sergeant during the war. says The
CLEVELAND Plaindealer, was Miss Theresa
Kelly, now a resident of that city.
Mr.. Foster, American minister to Spain,
has arrived in Madrid, to renew negotia-
tions for the completion of a commercial
treaty between Spain and the United States
Advices from Batouche state that most of
the rebels captured with Riel have been al
lowed to return to their homes The lead
ers in the rebellion will be sent to Prince
Albert Monday.
Ben Eyster, formerly a lake captain, and
noted more for having killed two and posi-
bly, three men, drowned himself at Chicago
Saturday by jumping into the slip south of
the life-saving station.
English workingmsn are taking a very
active part in the approaching elections in
that country, and are proposing the cleo
ton Of representative workingmen from
the large manufacturing centers
A gift of $l07, 900 worth of property was
made at Cleveland to the Case School OF
Applied Science by Mrs Laura Axtell sister
of the late Levi Kerr, in compliance with q
wish expressed by him before his death.
The following base ball games were played
by American association clubs Sunday:
At Cincinnati-Cinc 5, Baltimore
6: at Louisville-Louisville 3, Brook
| lyn 4; at st. Louis-St Louis Is, Metropoli-
| tans a.
Postmaster General Villas has had pre-
pared for the benefit of seekers for fourth
| class postmasterships a blank form of aft
davit showing what is necessary to prove
offensive partisanship on the part of in
| cumbents.
Rudolpho Rodriguez, a member, of ths
| Mexican band. at the New Orleans exposi-
| tion, was fatally shot by John c. Golding
with whose 17-year-old daughter he had
been SO familiar as to cause the loss of hel
| good reputation.
According TO Max Muller there will be in
the world at the end of the next two cen
turies 5S. $40, 600 people speaking the Italian
language, ", 57l, 900 the French, l57, 4SO. OOl
German, sos. .2S6 900 the Spanish, and !, S37,
2S6, 1853 the English.
Two girls in Sacramento, Cal. who
thought it would be fun to black their faces
unfortunately got a coloring preparation
that won't wash off. 1t acts like dye on the
skin, and chemists soy it will probably moi
wear off for months.
At the interstate competitive drill at New
| Orleans the Houston light guards received
first prize for infantry drill, Tuscalooss
cadets in the cadet drill, indianapolis ligh
artillery in artillery, Busch zouaves fol
zouaves, and St Mary's volunteers for bes
rural company.
| The decision of the ma jority of the Britisl
! ministry to renew the crimes act In modi
fed form in Ireland for two years has causet
an estrangement between Parnellites anC
the government, and the former will nov
throw their influence with the opposition
not only on pending measures in parliament
but also in the coming general election cam
paign in England, where Irish voters vii
be expected to vote according to instruc
| tionS.