The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The membership of the Grand Army Of
the Republic is 800, 600
Earthquake shocks were felt at Berne and
Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday.
Five hundred and forty-one Mormons
sailed in the steamer Wisconsin from Lon
don Saturday, en- route to Utah
A manuscript of the gospels of st.
Matthew and st Mark of the date of the
sixth century has been discovered.
Senator Sabin, of Minnesota, whose life
has recently been despaired of, is now
thought to lie on the road to recovery.
The Courier-Journal has information
which leads it to think Gen. Buel will be
appointed pension agent for Kentucky.
Il is rumored that First Assistant Post
master General Hay will resign, and that
Mr. Bell, superintendent Of foreign mails
will succeed him
Clearings at the principal cities of the
United States last week showed decrease
as compared with the corresponding week, of
1884 OF ~. 4 per cent
Louis Bachus, of Chicago, who killed the
seducer Of his daughter last April, and who
was sentenced to four years at Joliet, has
been released on a pardon from Governor
Oglesby,
J. H. barrow, of New York city, &C CT
dentaily shot himself at Saratoga while
drawing revolver on John Freeman,
whom he accused Of alternating Mrs Oar
rows affections.
Excongressman Cox, minister to Turkey,
left New York for Constantinople Saturday;
Emile Frey, minister to Swift srland; ex-
Rnanaa -
Waite sailed for Europe.
The passage of Texas cattle through Kan
sas is opposed by the citizens Of the latter
state. and trouble is anticipated. Secretary
Lamar has been appealed to. The claim Is
that the cattle are diseased
Bishop 0'Connor, of Nebraska and W.
oming, in The Dublin Freeman's Journal
deprecates extensive Irish emigration, and
| says that the change to America with many
means misfortune and physical hardship
The national bundefest began at Newark,
| N. j., Sunday, with 5000 turner's in at
tendance. The city was profusely decor
ated in honor of the occasion. Athletic con
tests and musical exercises were the order
of the day.
! Commencement week at the Wisconsin
State University was opened Sunday by a
baccalaureate sermon preached by Prssi-
| dent John Bascom, whose discourse was on
"Hero Worship" citing Napoleon as the
most illustriou3 subject of such worship.
| 1t is a serted that the Austrian govern.
ment will refuse an exequatur to Kelley, re-
Gently appointed American minister, be-
cause of his utterances regarding the church
policy of Italy. The Italian ambassador at
Vienna is the natural son of Victor Emman-
uel an the Austrian government does NOT
wish to disturb its relations with Italy.
Rosholts elevator at Oconomowoc took
fire Sunday, and the flames were communi.
Gated to several adjoining buildings all Of
which were destroyed at loss of SI4, 900;
insurance. $4,000 Fire broke out at 26g
Fifth avenue, New York, occupied by
Mathiesius & Co., art furniture dealers
who sustained loss Of $50, QUO; and in q
nine-story building at the corner Of Green
witch and Reade streets, New York, occupied
by Hermance, Dickinson & Co, commission
merchants, entailed a loss of SIS, 900 on stock
and sI5 900 on building
A terrific rain torn swept over a portion
OF Central Illinois Sunday morning. doing
great damage to the growing crops and
washing away fences, bridges, ETC. Neal
Hillsboro many field of corn are under
water. Several ravagss are reported by thu
wateBpout in the OFallon Qlls) district
Richmond creek overlooked its banks, car
rying away bridges and houses, damaging
the Harrison machine shops. Several mile
of farms along the creek were inundated
damaging crops and sweeping away live
stock. Railroads suffered severely from
washouts