The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Chicegos defeated the st. Louis club
Monday 10 to 2
Savannah, Gs. has put M "a 600 ono
worth OF buildings thus far this season.
"A spotted adder" is name grimly given
by The Boston Record TO defaulting cash
'eS
Five daily papers in New York hays sus-
PENDED publication since the LIST of last JAN
nary.
In . special pacing race at St Paul Mon.
ay Mike Wilkes easily defeated Westmont,
'aking two heats in 2:t6%.
Prince, the champion bicyclist was de-
ea;el Monday at Biossburg, Pa, by John
hrnoks, in twenty mile race.
Toe O-hko,h Packing and Preserving
cpmpany's works were destroyed by fire
Monday causing a loss of Sl2 900.
In L. Sullivan, the pugillst, pleaded
sEiltg at Clevelani Monday TO the charge
., Sunday bali-pisging, aud was fined 81
s5rl casts total Of SIG
The comptroller of the currency has de-
'iarod a fifth dividen in favor of the cred
tors Of tho FIRST National bank of Mon
nautA, Ills, making in all 20 per cent.
Mary l. Shepherd, IA years old, was ar
rested at Dodgsville, Wis, Mon lay, while
trying to dispose of team of horses she had
stolen. Her home is in Webster City, Iowa
W liam N. Du ker, of Brooklyn. N. Y,
h7s be giyen priza ( 81, 900 and the Or
Der Of the Red Cro,s offered by the en-
pre- $ of Germany for tie best portable field
hoapSaL
NJ .r1oy q rtornoOn vrhiIa Mr. onl NJ, A
y. Harris, Of Chicago, with grandchild 4
years old, were driving, their carriage tpok
IRE from a spark from Mr. Harris cigar,
and Mrs. Harris was badly burned before
tha flames could be eXtinguished.
Tho concluding series of yacht races for
the 1riplett medal we're sailed Monday at
Ocaaom voc, Wis, the Airline securing the
priza. beating the Undin inc by SO seconds, the
latter being N seconds ahead Of the Tenn
aest. The Julie won the prize for second
class, boats
REUBEN Wagner, proprietor OF the failed
bank Of Fore ,ton, Ms, made an assign
aent Monday to Matthew Blair, one of the
daptsitor+ The baak's assets amount t.
ti17 900 with iiabilitie, OF so, 900 mclud-
ng S65, 900 an dep sit. Bad management
and losses in other ventures are alleged &c
have caused the disaster.
1t is stated that an arrangement has been
perfected by which Peoria distillers will
send daily TO Cincinnati seven cars Of
whi~ky, which will be marketed, II nsces
sary, at % cents per gallon, the object being
to compel the anti pool men TO come te
terms and aid in the formation Of another
organization for the protection of values.
The Protestant and Roman Catholic
women Of Boston have entered politics as
rivals and propose to exercise the right OF
school suffrage in q manner which shall ties,
their relative strength. Up TO l o'clock
Monday afternoon, over 80 females bad
been enrolled for assessment at the city
hall, and OF this number it is thought 90
per cent are Catholics. The fight is for the
control OF the public schools.
L. Clayton, senior partner of the ship
brokerage firm, AIfrei Brotherton, and
George W. Brown were arrested at Balti
more. Monday, for defrauding insurance
companies, it having besn discovered that q
brig owned by Clayton, and in charge OF
Brothertoh and Brown, had been abandoned
at sea, having previously been scuttled
The Insurance on the vessel, $4,000, ha6
been paid. Clayton was released in $40, O0t
bail, but the other two are in prison, the
crime, if found guilty, being punishable
with death