The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-22
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Thpo inr, rton'. II III. III Europe is pre-.
''trd over 10y his elest daughter.
The last spike in the Canadian Pacific
| railway will hs driven in about II fortnight.
Canon Farrar pronounces his recent host
Mr.. George w. CEilis, "the ideal American
gentieman.'
T"o Chicago club was defeated by the
Cincinnats Tuesday, to 8. the victors
| making all their runs in ore inning.
The Wabash Elevator company at Toled o
has re iuced rates for winter stornge--from
| Nov. to May ito cents per bnshe
e semi-annual dividend Of 3 per cent
| was Tuesday declared by the directors of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton rail
| road.
The explosion of a boiler at Rdgeville, s
| C., Tuesday, killed three persons and NOR
tally injured three others. One man is
| missing.
john Murphy offers to trot an unnamed
| stallion against MaXey Cobb for ~ 200 a
side and the gate receipts, the race TO take
| place at Providence Oct. ~
| Me,srs. Alvin Hubert and Willis Howe,
| of Chicay co. have leased the I.indal hotel at
st Louis for five year, from Jan, next, at
a rental of $500 per annum.
| The R,v. Theodore Bushfeh resigned the
pasto"nte of the Grand Street Baptist
church at New Haven, Conn, because be
| lid not propose to marry the young lady
| the deacons and their wives had selected for
| his wife.
| In the Mattoon Qlls.) civil-rights case--
Frank Hopkins, colored, asaint Austin
Perry, also colored-the jury Tuesday found
for Perry, whose refusal to shave Hopkins
was based on the fact that he came into his
shop after closing hours
Professor Maria Mitchell, OF Vassar col
| lege, celebrated her 9th birthday few
| days ago The Undergraduates presented
| her with u jelly cake OF sixty-seven layers
-one for each year- which was raised to
| the lady's room by means of derrick.
| AT Maple Park Ills, Monday, while Ed
| Hummel was placing a cartridge in gun,
| the weapon was prematurely discharged.
The bullet passed through the side of a
building and acro.s the street, striking Mrs.
| Elizabeth Royt, who was sitting at "a win
| dow of her residence intlcting mortal
wound.
Gen. Grants pocket knif,. presented to
Tie New York World for the benef Of the
Grant memorial funi, sold for 500 to DR..
| C.. b. Wei ster, of Sheffield, England, Mon
| day. DIR. Webster presented the kni!e to
| Con. Grant whs on hi. trip around the
world, AMI it was lost at Long Branch sew
| eFal year. ago
The regular meetings of the Illinois State
| Baptist association were opened Tuesday, at
| Rockford, Ills, Dr. Perrin Porter, OF the
| Western Avenue church. Chicago, being
| chosen president Music in the churches,
pastors relations to weak churches, and the
development Of systematic henovolencs
| were dscu 'sel.
| hungarian was stabbed 10 death at
| Iron Mountain, Mich Monday night, and
| two men whom he ha eiecteI from mar
| riage feast wero arrested Tor the crime. A
mob invaded the Jail after midnight, in
tenins to lynch tho accused persons but
| departed after beating them with their
| fist in II vigorous manner.
At Miles Grave, Pa, Tuesday morning
| john l.. Ward, II merchant, ageI 20. quar-
| re!el with III, on Carries. who is his bu j.
| nes, partner, regarding II domestic affair,
| and ordered ChnIie; from his homn. The
| latter reiu'ei to move, whereupon the
father shot lin INJECTING II mortal wound
| The old man iitched up a team and fed.