The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ex-Pre.ident Arthur and party caught
300 pounds Of salmon in three days fishing |
in Canada.
Mrs. Jones, of Buffalo, fell into the river |
at Bath island, Wednesday, and was caf |
ried Ovsr Niagara falls.
The tone of the dry goods market at New |
York improves daily, there being a brisk
demand tor fall specialties
Twelve thousand acres of tobacco have
been planted in Kock county, Wis, this
year, an increase over last year Of 5000.
a green rose blooming among others of
the usual tints was discovered Wednesday
at Otterbein, Ind A botanist AYERS that it
is a marvel of nature
1t is intended by the opponents of the
civil service rules to bring the law before
the United States supreme court that its
constitutionality may be tested.
As the result of quarrel Wednesday at
Pittsburg Edward Bulger and his wife were
mortally wounded by William Wilbert, who
dubbed them with baseball bat.
Tbs Illinois state board of agriculture say
the prospects for the oat crop are that it
will be the largest ever raised in the state.
The yield in 1884 reached l05, 00G, 900 BUSH
| els.
Clement Bates, who had been sexton at
| Plymouth, Mass, for fifty-four years, was
| buried Wednesday. He was nearly 93years
old, and had buried between 1000 and 4, 900
people.
| The troops under command of Gen. Mid
| dleton enthusiastically received ct
Selkirk and Winnipeg on their return from
| the campaign against the northwest Indians
| and half-breeds
James Chilly, Of Toledo, Ohio, driver,
was shot and killed, at Homewood Driving
park, Pittsburg, Wednesday afternoon, by
a colored hostler named John Buner, in q
dispute over the merits of certain horses.
The Iowa Republicans will hold their
state convention at Des Moines Aug. 26 and
nominate candidates for governor, lieuten-
ant governor judge of the supreme court,
and superintendent of public instruction.
Louis J. Weichmann, a friend of Mrs.
Surratt's, and upon whose testimony the
woman was convicted of conspring against
President Lincoln's life, has been appointed
on the civil service board in Philadelphia.
The widow of Henry J. Byron, the drama,
tist, has declined a purse of 81, 500 raised by
English friends for herself and children, be
) cause the money is not needed. The late
) Mr. Byron's stage rights are worth annu
ally $1,000.
Mexico is in state of extreme financial
embarrassment. and it is charged that hel
present crippled condition is owing in gres
measure to the rapacity of ex-Presiden
Gonzalez, of whom it is said that his "entir
career was that of royal freebooter beu
. on enriching himself at the expense Of tn
;. people"
Henry C. Williams merchant, was ar
rested, Tuesday, at Paducah, KY, for al
legged completely with the metropolitan
graveyard swindles at Bloomington, Ill
), is claimed that Williams father-in law wa
insured for $4,000 after he was dead. TIE
of the supposed swindlers have now bee
y arrested.
The marriage of Mr.. Theodore Freline
D huysen and Miss Alice Coats will be celt
Il brated very privately next month at tn
u summer residence Of the brides father
: Newport The young couple will sail fc
Europe very soon after tbs wedding, an
y will spend several weeks with the grant
y y father of the bride, at his place in Ayrshir
% Scotland
u League ball games Wednesday resulte
Ie Chicago A, Buffalo 2; New York 2, Prov
4 dence o eleven innings); Detroit 3, 3
: Louis o. Games were played as follow
:, by American association clubs: 4
,r Pitt burg -Pittsburg 5, Baltimore 0;
in Louisville Brooklyn 8, Louisville d;
10 (incinnati- Cincinnati Is, Metropolitans
u at St. Louis Louis 8. Ath ietics 4.