The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Taken as whole, crops in Texas are ~
ported better than last year.
Mama nita broke the 4-year.old trottine
record Wednesday at Cleveland, covering
the mile in 2;164
The Democrats of Washington county,
| Illinois, have instructed for the Hon Will
lam r. Morrison for congress-
There is no foundation for the report
published Wednesday morning, of $40,
300 lumber fire at Gowen, Mich.
One hundred Hindoos were killed and
many injured by the burning of the thea.
tire at Tinnevelly, British India.
1t is reported that the Dryers great
mare, Miss Woodford, has broken down,
and that she will be bred to Hindoo.
Henry Dunkel hanged himself Wednes-
lay on n farm near Waukesha, Wis. He
left note stating it was too hot to live
The Monona Lake assembly opened its
seventh annual encampment Wednesday
at Madison, Wis, with All attendance OF
l,00l
The Hour output at Minneapolis last week
reached 1871 900 barrels, against us, 800 the
preceding week. There is better demand
tor -four at lower prices.
The Galesburs tIll< Plating works were
partly wrecked Wednesday by the boiler
exploding Fred Tayior brother of the
proprietor of the mill. was killel
The Republican legislators of California,
in caucus Wednesday, resolved to elect a
United States senator, TO fill the unexpired
termed of the late John f. Miller
Byron Renger, farmer living near AL.
lance, Ohio, quarreled with his wife at the
supper table Monday evening, and then
went to the barn aud hanged himself.
A resolution was passed in the Spanish
chamber of deputies Wednesday providing
that the government free as soon as pos.
,lble the remaining q, 700 slaves in Cuba.
The committee of twenty of the Western
Anthracite Coal association met at Sar.
atoga Wednesday, and decided to raise
the price OF coal 10 cents ton, beginning
Aug. /.
Lieut. A. G.. Brown, Jr., charged with
the larceny of $1,000, belonging to the
Fourth of July celebration committee OF
Jackson, Mich, was arrested Wednesday at
Tacoma W. T.
In the Erie Pa district the Republicans
have renominated G. W. Mackey for con-
gress, in opposition to the wishes Of the
bolters and the indications are that W. L.
Scott, Democrat, will be re- elected
Near Decatur, Ills, Tuesday evening, the
log house OF James Cahill was burned, a
jmonths old babe perishing in the flames.
Mrs Cabill made frantic efforts to rescue
her child, and sustained burns of danger.
GUS nature
A silver cup has been awarded by the
British board of trade to Capt Ringk OF the
steamer fulda for his services at the time
OF the sinking of the Oregon. Other Off
GERS and members Of the Fulda's crew were
also rewarded
a warrant has been issued for Coving
ton, Ky, chiropodiSt on charge of mai
practice. One of his victims died of blood
poisoning, another is paralyZed, and the
third is suffering from a swoI en- hand from
which the accused removed wart
Following are W Wednesdays scores in the
| diamond field for the National league clubs
At Boston Chicago :, Boston 5-eleven in
| nings. at Washington City Detroit 5
Washington { at Pbiladelphia-k ansa,
City 5, Philadelphia 10; at New York-St
Louis u, New DIRK S American association
at Philadelphia Athletics /, Louisville )
at Baltimore st Louis q, Baltimore o; al
New y DIRK Cincinnati !, Metropolitan l /; a
BroonIy II -t'lttsburs ., Brooklyn H.