The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Pennsylvania legislature will ad journ
June IL
The president has made nearly 1000 ap-
pointments up to date.
Dakota Wa awarded the first premium on
wheat at the New Orleans Exposition.
Instructions have been sent to the French
minister in China to conclude a treaty of
peace.
A Philadelphia syndicate has purchased a
controlling interest in the St Louis Gas
company for 81, $50 3I5.
In the Interstate drill at Mobile the
Busch Zouaves, of st. Louis, took first
zouaves prize, and Chicago second.
Crop report from Iowa represent that the
recent Id weather did little or no damage
to the growing wheat in that section
Another severe frost visited the southern
portion of Illinois Saturday night which Sc
riously damaged the strawberry crop
Mr.. PHELPS, tbs new American minister to
France. was welcomed Saturday by Nip
lister Morton and the American residents of
Paris
William Wright. suspected of having
| committed the express nobbery near New
Albany, Ind, last week, was arrested at
Terre Haute, Sunday.
The council of Roman Catholic prelates,
| recently in session at Baltimore, decided to
locate the new Roman Catholic university
at the national capital.
A steam launch containing five men was
capsized in the Chicago river Sunday morn
ing about2 O'clock All the occupants save
one, F. Schmiszs, were rescued.
The president has cancelled the appoint
ment OF James Blackburn as internal reve
nue. collector for Kentucky. owing to letter.
| written at the beginning of the war.
Mrs. Oriella Gubene and her son, aged
y years, with man named August Ruse
were drowned in the Monongahela rivei
near Hazelwood, Saturday night, by the up
setting Of a skiff.
| The general conference Of Secretaries o.
Young Mems Christian associations Of tn,
United States and Canada convened Satur
day at Chattanooga About 200 delegate
were in attendance.
Angus Cannon, Milton Musser and ]. G
Watson were all sentence at Salt Lake Cit,
for Unlawful cohibitation Each received
the full extent of the law-$S00 find and 81,
months imprisonment.
Governor Pierce, of Dakota, has writer
to the president suggesting that an extep
sion of six months be granted the settlers Of
the Winnebago and Grow Creek reserva
tions in the matter of vacating their claims
Professor Sanborn, Of the Missouri Agri
cultural college, has reported to Goyerno
Ogiesby. of Illinois, that there is not
single case of pleuro- pneumonia in Missouri
and asks for a modification Of the latter
proclamation. The governor has promise
to give the matter his careful consideration
The, report that the British governmen
favored wide measure Of local government
for ireland, and the abolition of the vice
| royalty Is said TO be untrue. and alleged Z
have been started by Chamberlain, presi
dent of the board Of trade, and Mr.. Parnel
for the purpose of learning how such
scheme wsuld be received.
Secretary Lamar has made a definite an
nouncement to the effect that the cattl
kings must leave the Oklahoma strip in til
Indian territory, H. frankly says that
will take some time, but makes firm decli
ration that IL the settlers are not to be a
lowed on the land the rich cattleman viii b
kept of as well.