The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-04
rHDNEws IN BRIEF.


Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer, is de.
voted Baptist
Professor John T. Hall, superintendent Of
schools at Shelbyville, Ills, died in that city
Tuesday.
Will c. Bryant, aged IA. murdered lad
named Gibson in Nelson county, Virginia,
last Saturday.
The Kappes Furniture company Of Chi
cago. has failed. The liabilities amount to
$35, 900 and assets $4,000.
Grave-robbers tried to steal the body of
Francis A. Drexel, the deceased millionaire
of Philadelphia. last Sunday night
The Manufacturers Fire and Marine In
surance company, of Boston, will reinsure
its risks and discontinue business.
The explosion of soda fountain in a
Pittsburg drug store Tuesday morning ia
tally injured James Mcconnell clerk.
John W. Mackey, the bonanza king, is
said to be ambitious to succeed Senator
Jones. of Nevada, in the United States SEN
ate, two years hence
Chief of Police Doyle of Chicago has issued
an order that the ordinance providing for
the seizure of gambling implements must be
enforced on and after the 9Th inst.
Frances E Townley, a woman, has been
formally ordained in Nebraska as Baptist
clergyman. This said to be the first in
stance of the kind in modern times.
At Bozeman, NJ. T., William McMurphy
attempted to kill the widow Allen, who re-
fused to marry him. Upon being closely
| pursued and shot at, McMurphy killed him
self
Philip Evarts a son of Senator Evarts, is
| member of the graduating class of the
| General Theological seminary this year, and
| is about to be consecrated as an Episcopal
clergyman.
Samuel Bowman, of Crcleville, Ohio, his
family, and visitors were poisoned Monday
by unknown persons Mrs. Bowman, aged
| 60, is dead, and her husband is dying. The
| Others will recover.
| The admirers of Minister Cox will give
him banquet at the Hoffman house, New
| York, June g. 1t will be in the Oriental
dfning-ro of that hotel, and everything
will be in Turkish design.
| A Buffalo preacher informed his congre-
| CATION last Sunday that the consumption OF
beer In the United States last year was
Il
| gallons over the previous year.
Special reports by the signal service from
stations in the cattle range regions will be
| furnished the secretary of the National Cat
tie and Horse Growers association at st
Louis, by whom they will be disseminated
throughout the districts named.
Surprising that she was witch, negroe.
| in Elowah county, Alabama, dragged al
| aged colorei woman from her house, anG
| after tying her TO a stake, beat her brutally
and burned down her dwelling. Eleven o.
her assailants have been arrested.
The navy department at Washington hal
received dispatch from Admiral Jouett t.
| the effect that he has been empowered by
the president of Colombia to mediate be
| tween the contending parties in that country
The admiral thinks that the revolution vii
| soon come to an end
At meeting of ]. r. OSgood & Co. S cred
itors at Boston Tuesday, proposition from
| a syndicate to form publishing firm undel
the title of Ticknor & Co, was accepted, th,
new organization to pay 80 per cent. on thu
claims against Osgood & Co, and Is pc
cent on the indebtedness of individual mem
bers, in deferred payments.
League ball games. Tuesday, were: Chi
cago 10. Detroit 6; Philadelphia 8, New
York / Providence ., Boston ten innings
st Louis 5, Buffalo z Games were playeC
as follows by clubs belonging to the Ameri
can association: at elphia-Athleti
12, Cincinnati s: At Baltimore-Ba ltimor
| 2, st. Louis /; at Brooklyn-Louisvills 5
Brooklyn0.