The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The cholera has broken out in the prov.
tnce of Genos, Italy.
The first Hindoo lady who ever went into
trade has opened book store at Bombay.
Ex-senator Gwin, of California, who has
bean seriously i'll at New York, is rapidly
recovering.
League ball games Tuesday resulted
Chicago g. Buffalo 4; Boston 2, Providence
0; Detroit s. ST Louis 3.
The Hungarian wheat crop is estimated
at over 10000 600 hectoliters, a large in
| crease over that Of 1874
Tue preliminary trial OF Mrs Walkup,
charged with poisoning her husband, has
been postponed until next Monday.
In wrestling match at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
Monday right Andre Christol defeated
Greek George and Thomas Graham, of St
| Paul.
There are still public lands open to settle
ment In nineteen states and eight terrific
rieS. The prices vary from $l25 to 81 so
per acre.
| L, Ii. Ranch, editor Of The Mauoh Chunk
pa Democrat. has in his possession the
first screw auger ever made His granfather
|
On behalf Of Governor Hoadly, the chal.
lenge of the Rev. A. B. Leonard for a joint
debate has been declined by the Democratic
executive committee of Ohio
Believing that the men were becoming
wealthy too rapidly, the Rock Island Rail
road company Monday disc. arged -four
passenger conductors at Joliet, and it is be
ieved that other disnissals will also be
| made
Postmaster General Villas and Gen. f Z
Bryant arrived at Madison, Wis, Tuesday,
fro the woods ON tina shores of Lake Supe
rior, both being in excellent health The
postmaster general will return to Washing
ton about Sept T.
The Maryland cotton mills are preparing
to run on full time. The Meadow mill
which has been idle for year, started VI
Tuesday, and the four Woodbury. mills
employing 1000 hands, will be put on full
time in a few days.
A star-like nucleus, of the eighth magni
tude, has appeared IN the great nsbula Of
the constellation Andromeda and was fully
observed Tuesday night by Professor E E
Barnard, OF the Vanderbilt university OBJ
servutory, at Tennessee.
At Huntingdon, Ont, Monday, Martin
Archibald, a wealthy farmer, attempted t.
outrage Mrs. Mary Adams, whose son made
timely appearance on the scene, armsc
with AN AK, and dealt Archibald heavy
blow Mrs Adams then seized the weapon
and almost severed her assailant's heae
from his body.
An American actor now In Germany ad
| a.
cured leave of absence from Prssidsn
Cleveland to play in Austria a month. Al
American tourist addei to the bill foot
note saying that while the president reluct
antiy granted the permission to 60, he per
emptOrily refused to give permission 70
| him to come back
The river coal miners at large conven
tion Tuesday at Monongahela City, Pa.
unanimously decided to strike next Frida.
if the mining rate was not advanced fror
~ to cents per busheL A general strik
of tin can makers occurred at Baltimore
and all the factorie were closed, the me
demanding increased wages convenbio
Of miners Vt the Massillion Ohio distric
refused to accept the operators terms, an
resolved to continue the strike.
Near his dwelling in Lane county, Ore
gon, the dead body of Daniel Church.
prominent farmer, was found Monds
afternoon and in the rear of the hous
Mr.. Church was discovered in a dyin
cond ition, with her face crushed in. Tn
hat of one Andrew boggs was picked up i
the vicinlLv. and n searching party foun
Bogys hanging in his barn. 1t is suppose
that the latter committed suicide ate
having murdered the Churches