The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The marriage and divorce laws Of Penn.
sylvania have come under clerical condem-
nation
John H. Wiley, wealthy lumber dealer
OF indianapolis, was killed by train Mon
day morning.
In 1888 Dakota territory had population
Of $4,000. 1t is now estimated to have be-
tween 400 900 and go, 0)1.
The assessed valuation of taxable prop
erty in the city of New York is 81 IFS O53,.
SIS, Of $55, iI9, 799 higher than in 1884
The production of Nova Scotia gold mines
last year amounted to $50 9 ounces; that of
iron ore to "A, SIS tons, and Of coal, 3S9, 295
tons
II. V. Bemis, editor of The Chicago Horse.
man, has sued the proprietors and editors of
The Turf, Field and Farm for S25, 900 dam
ages for libel
Orsou 5. Murray, a well-known abolition
list, and writer upon anti-religious ques-
tons, died Sunday night at his home near
Cincinnati, aged a.
The fire in the Dorrance shaft, near
Wilkesharre, Pa, has reached the coal,
which Is now burning, and to extinguish the
flames the mine must be flooded.
II is stated that Secretary Chamberlain,
of the Ohio state board of agriculture, e>ti-
mates the wheat crop of the country this
year at only go, 000, 900 bushels,
Five stores at Macon, Miss. we're de-
stroyed by fro AMI adjoining buildings dam
aged Monday morning, the loss reaching
$4,000, with about one-half insurance.
All the preachers in the city of Dubuque,
Iowa, spoke Sunday night against ball
playing ON Sunday. One reverend gentle
man declared that Sunday base ball playing
was worse than picking pockets.
The Hafer and Russell families occupy
the same dwelling. "a short distance from
Lafayette Ind Sunday night at o'clock
| MR.. Hafer gave birth to twin boys and an
hour later Mr. Russell was delivered of
| twin girls TIE mothers and babies are
doing well
League hall games Monday resulted: Chi.
cage IT, Detroit :; Boston g. Philadelphia 8;
| New York ). Providence 5 Games were
| played as follows by American association
club; AT charlottesville s,
| Athletics 4; at Observation-Disclosures ii,
| Brooklyns o
Mrs. Helen NJ Cougar, of Lafayette pull.
fishes a carl that, iaasmuch as Third Audi
| tor Williams ha, retractad charges made
| against her, AMI gives assurances that he
| viii not refer t. her in his papsr henceforth
she wshlraws ber offer of 500 to have
| William PUBLICLY whippsl
Tho sroNth al Kansa City is wonderful
IN $50 the P'pl alan wa 5000; in 1873
10000, in ISIS 5l,GJJ: IN 1850 III, 900; In
1852, 5000; in lss3, $1,000; III 1854, 1l3, 00J
and in lss5 rs 600 /. tbs rate Of progress
is kept mp the population will be 2O0, 0Ol
easily in 1890.
The indianapolis bnss ball club is to b,
| transferred TO Detroit to take the latter
place in the National league. or the clC
Detroit club but Weidman Bennett, Han
Ion AMI Wood will he retained At meet
ing Monday al indianapolis of Representa-
tives Of tho Western league.It was practically
agreed 10 dissolve.
The Canadian government has reduces
canal tolls one-hali for the remainder o.
the season; barge transportation between
| Kingston and Montreal will be lowered y
cent, and Wharfage dues at Montreal viii
be abolished, thus making n reduction o
"a cent bushel on present rates betweel
Chicago and Montreal