The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fred Archsr, the English jockey, is 70.
ported to have won san, 900 by conbina.
ton bet
The next meeting of the Illinois Guard as
sociation will be held at Rock Island, Oct
2l and %
W. C. Cook and wife, living in Bruls
county, Dakota, were killed by lightning
Saturday evening
The earl Of Carnavon, the new lord lieu
tenant Of ireland, arrived in Dublin, Tues
day, and was warmly welcomed by the
people
President Cleveland has rendered the Ii
berian mission to ths Rev. Dr. G.. W. Bry-
ant, pastor of thu A. M. E church, of Nash
vile, Tenn.
At Great Darlington, Mass, Tuesday
night Teavitt's grist and saw mills, stables
and barn were destroyed by fire. the loss
reaching sloO,00J.
Tho suite Of Rooms in the Hotel Kaater-
skill occupied iii former years by ex-Presi-
dent Arthur, has been engaged for Gen.
Grant for August
At their convention Tue aday, at Bellaire,
the nail-fesders OF the Ohio valley ma lie ap-
plication for read mission to thu Amalca-
mated association.
British trade returns show that the i'm
ports for June, as compared with that month
last year, increased SI9l 900. anl ths exports
decreased $3.50 90 a compared with June,
1884
The city heu which Mr.. j. C. Flood 8
building ia San Franci CO will lie a very ex-
pensive structure. One room will be fin
ished in ivory and gold The cost is fab
ulous.
News has been received in Paris from
Madagascar that Admiral Mot il obIigei to
act strictly on the defensive, and that Il, 900
Hova' ere besieging the French occupying
Tho kaganga fort
A decree was affirmed at Baltimore Tues
day awarding three colored women damages
of Sl,0J0 for having been excluded from
first class berths on steamer, though
possessed of the proper tickets
For stake of $500 and the double -scull
championship of the United States Gaudaur
and Hosmer will row Courtney and Conley
three mile race, with turn, between Aug.
IA and "a probably ON the Charles river
course at Boston
Mr. George w. Childs gave the Philadel.
phia newsboys grand dinner at Belmont
mansion, in Paramount park, Saturday.
Over 1000 boys sat down to the tables and
after dinner gave three cheers for their ben.
efactor, and went to see thu wild West
show
mob at Grenada, Miss, Tuesday took
Felix Williams from the sheriff, and then
going to the county jail took out Perry Nc.
Cristian, after which both men were con.
veyed to the suburbs and hanged to the
same limb. The victims had murdered a
peddler year age.
The Rev. Cesar Cuccarini, of ALBANY.
on Sunday prayed that God would eniighter
the mind of Miss Cleveland, "tbe inexpsri
enced woman in the White House, who had
written book to show that the Catholic
religious orders are useless and unnecessary
for the good of mankind"
Miss Sophia Allen, who mysteriously dis
appeared from the vicinity of Centralie,
Ills, Monday morning, was found Tuesday
ON the banks of a creek, running about de-
mented and armed with club Two year
ago she was bitten by snake, and this 4
supposed to have brought on her malady.
New York insurance companies have dis
covered that they are being defrauded
through healthy persons being insured and
collections made upon the death of sickl,
citizens in their names; and that, in otks,
cases, bodies are dressed in the clothing o.
insured persons, identified, and claims ther
presented.