The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-11
They Owe Forty Thousamd.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Dan Mace, well known In sporting Circles,
is dying at New York of Bright's disease.
The woman suffrage bill before the New
York legislature was defeated by one vote
in the assembly.
R. H. Davis, Of Carrollton, Ills, has been
nominated by TIE Democrats TO succeed the
late Senator Bridges.
The Washington monument was struck by
lightning three times "Wednesday afternoon,
but not the slightest damage resulted.
James S White, ex-comptroller of Mil
waukee has been held to the criminal court
On the charge of unlawfully retaining $1,000
in city bonds.
Col. J. A. Watrous OF Milwaukee, has
been appointed and confirmed state pension
agent of Wisconsin, an Office created by the
present legislature.
Ex-Prasident Arthur has caused the dis
tribution of thousands of cards in New
York, announcing his return to the practice
of law next Wednesday.
The Michigan law permitting wills to be
probated before the death of the teStator
was Thursday decided by the state supreme
court to be unconstitutional.
Siebert & Co.'S large furniture manu-
factory at Pittsburg, Pa, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Thursday evening, $780, 900
worth of property being destroyed.
At the funeral of Lansing Mills, in Dos
ton, one of the tributes was q perfect loco
motive and coach, thirteen feet in length,
composed of ivy, violets, and carnations.
The Ohio Association of Trotting-horse
Breeders, embracing the largest breeders in
the tate, was organized Tuesday at Cleve-
nd
The wheat remaining in California is said
TO amount to 470, 600 tons, and the increased
price, resulting from the war news, has
augmented its valuation by at least 5000.
| 600
The crossing on the ice in the straits o.
| Mackinaw is better than il has been the past
| winter, a heavy rain, which melted the sur
| face snow, having bean followed by severe
| frosts.
Miss Mary Packer, daughter of Judge Asa
| Packer, and one of the richest ladies in the
| United States, was married at Mauch
| Chunck, Pa, Tuesday, TO Charles II. Cum
nlings, of New York.
The sheriff seized the works of the Osh-
kosh (NIis.l Carriage company Thursday, on
| attachments 9or about S25 900. The liabil-
ties Of tie concern are $4,000, with assets
| approx mating SIS 010.
| The bill il the Michigan house Furnishing,
| by castratior, outrages on children, WAS
Thursday amended lay making the crime
| punishable 10y death Thu amended act was
then defeated, and the question Indefinitely
| postponed.
VIII Il. McMillen, young Cincinnati at
torney and confidential agent for Judge II.
! N. 1ilien, has forged the latter's name to
checks upon which he secured funds from
| business houses. McAiillen has also made
draft upon Mr. Tilden bank account
| Ths Wonans Board Of Foreign Missions
| Of the Presbyterian church in session at
New York, Thursday elected Mrs o. B.
Hubbard president fnY tue ensuing year.
The board received in the past twelve
| months S432l9, and expended S4l,3oJ on
| missionary work.
The church erected by AIRS. Stewart at
Garden City, l. l., as a memorial to her
late husband A. T. Stewart, called the
| Cathedral of the Incarnation, was dedicated
| Thursday, there being large gathering Of
Episcopal clergymsn. Bishop LittieJohr
preached the sermon.
At n largely attended meeting of the New
| York Onion League c b Thursday night
resolutions were adop, hoping that the
proper committee would report no person
for admission whose opinions did not agree
with those held by the Republican party,
and regretting the dangerous illness of Gen
Grant
At Nameoka, Ills. "Wednesday night {
man named Virgins shot Robert " illiams
>nlored, and his son. killing the latter and
mortally wounding the Oil man The mur
srer, after securing all the money thert
'~ss in the house, chased Mrs Williams
long distance, firing two or three shetso
her. Thus far Virgins has escaped arrest