The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-22
THE NEWS N eRlsE.


hore e1a.Or sherman is expected to reach his
'on'e AZ Mansfield, Ohio, June 25
bartholdi modelled his statue of aLibertv,
aieer his mother, who was a beautifn,
woman. vi
Fred Lewis, the left fielder of the st Ion;s
league nine, was expelled Friday for in.
subordinatiorf io' M
IN Philadelphia the other day Martha
Washington secured a divore from her bus.
band George Washington.
The Davenport dowa) WOODEN mills wor,
damaged SIS 900 by fire Friday moyning
rendering 100 operatives idle. s'
The Lutheran synod of the United States
began Its sessions Friday at Rockford. ms
ioO delegates being in attendance.
League ball games Friday resulted: Chi
cago ,, Buffalo s; New York q, Philadelphia
81 Boston D. Providence 8. St Louis 8. Da.
| troit D.
Gen. Sheridan has invented new dish.
composed OF young pigs tail fried in oil,
seasoned with cayenne pepper, and trimmed
with grated celery.
| The four-oared race for the G. w Cbnas
rup, between crews of Cornell and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was won FRIDAY
afternoon by the Cornells.
| The special trot Friday between Harry
| Wilkes and Trinket, for a purse of 81, 900.
at providence, was won in straight heats by
Wilkes in 2;9l, 2:l51f. 2:2lX.
senator Sabin is lying dangerously i'll at
saltwater, Mimi, of typhilitis, and his DIV.
slcians informed Mrs Sabin Friday tina,
there were little hopes of the senator's re-
covery.
Secretary A. H. Smith, of the Victoria
FIGURING company, of St Louis, writes that
ne has received information that in certain
sections OF Kansas they are cutting thu
wheat for feed
At Plymouth, Ia. there are now $50 case.
of fever; at Sugar Notch and Warrior Rnr
total OF twenty-four cases is reported
Many OF the cases at Plymouth are in dan
gerous condition.
Wharfage dues on grain at Montreal have
been reduced from ~ to so cents per ton
and grain-carriers between Kingston ant
Montreal will cut rates TO "a cents for corr
and 2& cents for wheat per bushel
Three months ago man was killed at the
point where Old Mexico, New Mexico, anC
Texas join His body being in three state
three coronerS quarreled over the matter
and the skeleton still lies there as a monu
nsnt to the international boundary line
Possibly it will afford some consolation T.
those who are displeased at having tn
Brooklyn bridge opened on the queens birth
day to know that the prince of Wales ha
chosen July 4 as the date for opening tn
Albany memorial and other buildings of tn
Albany hospital
Miss Annie Sylvester was accidentally
carried past her destination Thursday by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul conductor
and engaged in an alteration with him a
Whitewater, Wis, as she desired to be car
ried free to Milwaukee He attempted t
put her off the train at Whitewater, but sh
resisted and drew a self-cocking revolver
This was wrenched from her grasp, how
ever, and she was landed on the platform.
The divorce case between DIR. Waite
Kempster and his wife at Oshkosh. Wis
J was amicably arranged Friday, the docto
withdrawing the allegations against b
wife, and the latter securing the divorce O
the simple ground of desertion. The doctC
binds himself to pay 81, 900 year to Mr.
!, Kempster while she remains unmarrie,
with $500 additional for the support of IL
) only surviving daughter, who has bee
com mitted to her mothers care.