The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-18

THE NEWS m BH!Er.

Mrs. Smith. of Northumberland. Nh,
has just taken Ter first dose of medicine, al
the age of 93
David Gamble. of Emmi.t,burg, Nd, ha.
slept in a coffin for forty years, and died in
it Tuesday night
Mgr Capel says that the climate of Cali
fornla fosters ''irreverence, disbelief, lack
Of pure tastes and meretricious morals.
Thomas j. Cogan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state central committee, thinks the
convention will be held at Cincinnati the
18Th of August.
The mothers house Of the Holy Order of
st. Joseph at Delhi, Ohio, was destroyed by
fire Thursday morning. Loss, $4,000; in
surance $4,000
The council of the American Union of
Hebrew Congregations. in session at st.
Louis, Thursday passed resolutions of sym
patty for Gen Grant
A Vienna paper publishes a semi-oflicial
| dispatch from St Petersburg TO the effect
that Russia counts upon French aid in case
of a war with England
| The emperor of AMMAN uses a water pond
as money safe. Hollow trees are used to
| store it in, and these are sunk into the pond,
which is guarded by alligators
| The Philadelphia Rubber works were de-
stroyed by fire early Thursday morning.
| The loss ON stock, machinery, etc, is placed
at 500 900. Several hor es and mules rer-
ished
A public meeting, held at Toronto Wednes-
day ms0 passed resolutions that the fur
Their admission Of Chinese into Canada
should be rigidly restricted if not totally
prohibited.
The second soldiers reunion will be held
at Camp Yeazel, near Homer, Ills, Aug.
II, IL and Is, and the committee guarntee
all visiting veterans free rations and plenty
OF clean straw and new mown hay for beds.
Joseph d. Fuller, an old gentleman of 20,
claims that he is entitled TO 100 acres of
Philadelphia. 1t was wllel to Sally Mer-
Ger Fuller by William Penn before he went
back to England the last time When she
died nobody claimed the land, and it was
taken ty the city aud soil Mr. Fuller
has been looking up the genealogical record
OF the family and is convinced that he is an
heir.
John Ross, who wac being held at Erie,
Pa, for return TO reform school, Thurs
day improvi ell hook from molding,
reached out and secured the keys of police
headquarters, and liberated himself and two
burglars. He then robbed the prison de-
pository of the money and weapons which il
contained. Upon reaching the outskirts Of
the city, l.Oss telerhoned the chief of police
where his keys coulI be found.
The old soldiers at Pe<iu, Ias., who ar,
survivors of the Eighth Missouri infantry
have resolved to bring together all their ole
comrades in the regiment i'll gram re-
union, and request that names be sent to W
II. Bates, of Pekin, Ills. The reunion will
include a1 honore guests the old com
manders of the regiment, Gem W
Sherman, John A Logan, Lew Walac,
and d. C. Coleman.
In base ball, Thursday, tire Chicagos de
feated the BuffaloS twice. to 5 and Is 10 9
Other games were: Providence 4, Philadel
phia 2; Detroit Is, St Louis S; Boston G
New York 5. Games were played as follows
Thursday, by the American assoc atiol
clubs: At Cmcinnati-Ci Cincinnati 5, Metro
politans Z; at Pittsburg-Pitt burg IL Bal
more l; at Louisville-Louisviile 9, Brook
Ign 6; at st. Louis-St Louis IS, Athlet
les IL.
Fire at Washington Thursday night de
stroyed the presses and composing and edi
torial rooms of The Post, Republican
Critic and Sunday Gazette. The loss is es
timated at SI50,010 Assistant Marshal NJ
w. Conway, chief of the Third battalion
Chicago fire department, who was passing
through the city, volunteered his service
and rendered valuable assistance.