The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


DR.. Primes estate Is estimated at $780,.
600, most of which he made out Of The New
York Observer.
lowa's new census just completed, shows
otal population of 2,200,00o, against
1,624, 6l5 in 1850.
The court of pardons of New Jersey
granted l05 pardons in week, or six more
than the governor granted in two years
Charles NJ. Fairbanks, for several years
| night editor of The Baltimore Sun, has pur-
chased The Evening Argus of Cleveland
An incendi ary fire at Mount Auburn, Ills,
| Thursday, destroyed all the business houses
of that town with the exception of the post
office
William eagle, timer at LaSalle, nls.,
committed suicided Thursday morning by
driving an iron spike into his brain with
| hammer
The Congregation Mishkan Israel, Boston,
possesses scroll copy of the scriptures in
Hebrew, presented to it few years ago by
! III Moses Monteiiore.
Tie Catholic Total Alb stinence union of
America, in session at New Haven Thurs
| day, elected the Rev James NJ Cleary, of
kenosha, president for the ensuing year.
Yankton, d. T., voted $4,000 bonds,
| Thursday, to secure branch of the Chi
eago & Northwestern road to that city, by
a vote of 67S to 2. The people are jubilant.
Late news from Peru is to the effect that
all efforts at reconciliation between the con-
| tending factions is at an end, and that
the struggle for supremacy will be con-
| tinued.
Carpie Barebsad, young Creek outlaw,
was executed at Eufaula, |. T., Tuesday, in
Indian fashion, being shot to death by
Greek miltiamen He had murdered an en-
tire family.
Mrs Charles Bushby, wife of well known
owner Of race horses committed suicide,
Thursday, by hanging herself with skein
of yarn at her home at Moweaqua ILL.,, dur
ing fit of dependency.
A cyclone passed down Loup valley, Neb,
Wednesday evening, which nearly wrecke d
the town of Ord Buildings were blown,
crops demolished, and general destruction
extended for great distance.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. McElroy, walk
ing along the track near st. Clairsyille
junction, Va, with her two little boys, was
struck by Baltimore a Ohio passenger
train and instantly killed, while the boys
were fatally hurt
William kearney, an insane man. who
lives near Humboldt Neb., was arrested at
Kansas City Thursday. 1t is said be was
on his way to Washington to kill President
Cleveland. H had a revolver, and was
well supplied with money.
A large crowd assembled Thursday from
} Appomattox court house and draped il
mourning the house in which Gems Grant
and Lee signed the terms of surrender in
1866. The draping will remain thirty days
out of respect to Gen. Grant
An explosion of gasoline occurred in 6
provision store at Germantown, Pa.
Wednesday afternoon, and three mer
named Ref, Richer and Gauzert received
I burns from which they died Thursday
while the case of fourth victim, kratz
aged "a, Is hopeless
, Garland Mann, awaiting his fourth tria
; for the murder of DR.. ChenOweth, a promi
nent citizen Of Mcdonald county, Missouri
was taken from the iail at Neosha by moi
Wednesday night, VINO intended to lynci
| him, but Mann fought so desperately witt
his pocket-knile that his captors shot him Il
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