The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
THE NEWS IN GREE



/. Senator sherman left San Franoisco to re-
turn to Ohio Wednesday.
Ashenhust Roush G. Co. millers and coal
merchants at Manchester, Ohio, have failed
or S65, 900.
A Troy man has invented machine
winch will turn out $4,000 perfect matches
IN minute. -.
The St Paul road has given notice of
withdrawal from the Colorado Utah asso-
nation at the expiration of thirty DAYS.
League bali games Thursday were: Bos-
AN Chicago S; Providence IL. Detroit &.
New York II, Buffalo 0; Philadelphia 4. St
Louis 0.
An assignment was made Thursday by
ihomas warner. an extensive lumber dealer
- oohocton, N. T., his preferences amount
ng TO $500 900 u
hx-1overnor Curtin, of Penn. ylyania,
says he spent $4,000 year more than his
salary while he was United States minister
At st. Petersburg.
Adam Fritz, an esteemed resident Of Day
ton Ohio. failed Thursday, his liabilities be-
ing $4,000 in security debts. The assets
are estimated at $l43,0 900.
The body of Charles F. Gay, the missing
railway auditor, was found in the woods
near Marquette, Mich, Thursday morning,
with bullet-hole through his head, and a
| revolver in his hand.
Gabriel Dumonts, Riers first lieutenant,
was captured Thursday on United States
territory, twenty miles from Fort Assina-
bane. Gen. Terry tslegraphs that he will
be held until further orders.
Fire early Thursday morning DESTROYED
the business section of Meiford, Wis, to-
gether with large quantity of lumber.
| Twenty six business houses were burned.
The loss is placed at $500, 900, with light
Insurance.
Fnfer's single mill, at Whitehall, Mich,
with l4,000,0O0 shingles, was burned
Wednesday night, the total loss reaching
$4,000; uninsured. Twelve buildings were
consumed at Phoenix. A. T., with loss Of
S75, 900 and insurance of $4,000.
Three explosions. resulting from the burst
: ing of can of benzine, demolished the front
wall of furniture warehouse at Philadel
ph1a Thursday evening, killing woman
and injuring several persons The building
was burned. and the adjoining structures
were damaged by the flames.
Detroit has lightning change artist who
can beat the minstrels. Mary Petrofsky
was arrested for larceny, and at the police
station alarmed the officer by beginning heI
disrobing in froQt OF her accusers. She
took off three dresses, handing each to the
person from whom it had been stolen, anc
was still a woman properly clad
M. Foye, French astronomer, maintain.
| that the earth is older than the sun. HI
says all tue planets, from Mercury to Nep
tune, were formed first The sun was 6
nebular mass far outside their orbits, anC
subsequently it passed over to the center Of
the planetary system and collected there a
the grand luminary which we know
The citizsns of Norwalk, Ohio, who tarret
and feathsre1 a Toledo newspaper reporter
Monday are very sick of the notoriety they
gained, and ara making handsome offers t
settle. Mr.. Hathaway, the reporter, re
fuses all overt ures and will begin prosecu
ton at once on three charges-assault anC
battery, highway robbery, and for creating
a mob.
For the purpose of being imprisoned, t
secure shelter and food, Flora Emily Downs
a newspaper writer, broke the window of
jewelry store at St Louis late Wednesda,
night, distracted some articles, and the
waited to be arrested. The woman told
story of great suffering and wants to be sen
to the penitentiary. Some of the officer
believe that her mind has become deranged