The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Nineteenth Illinois district Demo-
CT ats Thursday renominated Mr.. Townshend
Tor congress
c. l. Watrous Of Iowa has been elected
president Of the American Association of
Nurserymen.
The French senate committee has rejected
by vote of six to three all proposals for
the expulsion of the princes
Washington, French ambassador to Eng
land, threatens to resign if the senate passes
the bill expelling the French princes.
Mrs Maria p. Storey, the first wife of
the late Wilbur F. Storey, has commenced
a suit for dover against the dead editors
estate
Honorary degrees were conferred upon
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes at Cambridge,
Thursday in the presence of brilliant as
semblage.
The Graco- Roman wrestling match at
Cincinnati Thursday night between Null
doom aud Cannon ended in a draw after
each man had won fall
Benjamin Zehner, an old resident of Della
ware county, Indiana, was stung by honey
bees Thursday, and died within an hour in
great agony.
At Washington Thursday the Hon II. j.
Durham, first controller of the treasury,
was married to Mrs. Margaret Leteher Car
ter, of kentucky
The first licensed saloon at Paxton, Ills.
in twelve years, will soon be in operation,
the council having granted David Martin,
OF Leroy, license
The Crigler block, at Say brook, Ill, was
destroyed by fire Thursday, entailing loss
of $4,000, with $4,000 Insurance. 1t Is
believed that burglars set the fire.
The race for the Coney Island cup, one
mile and three quarters, at Sheepshead Bay,
Thursday, resulted in dead heat between
Miss Woodford and Baruum in 3:O1l4.
The ten mile bicycle race for the worlds
championship at Lynn, Mass, Thursday,
was won by John K Prince in 30 minutes $
3-5 seconds, Nelson second, and Woodside
third
! Fire in NJ T. Antisell Il Co. 8 piano man
factory at San Francisco Thursday morn
/ ing, caused damage in that and adjoining
buildings to the extent of s290,000, with
about $3.50, 100 insurance
Charles Reilly was turned over to the
grand jury by the coroners jury on the
charge of being the incendiary of the fire
| that resulted in the loss of nine lives on
June Z, on South Canal street, Chicago.
The festival and ball in aid of the Irish
parliamentary fund took place at Boston
Thursday evening Cows Robinson of Mas
sachusetts, and Hill, of New York, making
addresses The profits will amount tc
$1,000
The Young Mems Liberal club of Toronto
has drawn up platform demanding fol-
Canada, among other things, independencs
tariff for revenue only, a Commercial
union with the United States and total pro
hibition.
state convention at Mansfield Thursday
nominated ticket, with Christopher
Evans, of Perry, for secretary of state Al
evening meeting was addressed by Col
Jesse Harper, of Illinois
League games of base ball Thursday, re
suited: At Detroit-kansas City 4, De
troit II; at Boston-Philadelph J, Boston
?; at Chicago-St Louis ), Chicago IL
American association: At Cincinnati
Louisville 3, Cincinnati 4.
The senate of tine National union closeC
its session at Mansfield, Ohio, Thursday
and will meet next year at Detroit Franz
Creager, of Fremont, Ohio, was electet
president; f. n. Gage, of Chicago, treasurer
and O. d. Wetmore, of Chicago Chaplain
George C, Ingham, of Chicago, is Chairman
of the committee on laws