The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-17
ROCK ISLAND, TUESDAY. AUGUST II. 1856.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
A total of SAD, 1896 80 has been subscribe
for Mrs Gen Hancock

A total of S46, 800 80 has been subscribed
for Mrs. Gen Hancock
Professor Gray's application for tele-
phone patent has been reinstated
Lord Londonderry, Ireland's new vioeroy,
will fill the vice-regai Etables with Z line
hunting and racing stud
An American order for 10000 tors OF
steel rails has been placed in Wales. The
cost is ~ shillings ton.
Cardinal Gibbons, Of Baltimore, is of
opinion that the Roman church is not
against the Knights of Labor
An attempt on the part of Bob Ingersoll
and T. S. Stokes to make Rockaway beach
a fashionable resort is not succeeding.
1t is reported that II. NJ Hoxie will re-
tire from the management of the Missouri
Pacific system in favor of r. S. Hayes.
At Brussels, Sunday, 10000 persons took
part in "a Socialistie procession and picnic
They demanded universal suffrage and
amnesty to the rioters.
Laniel Madigan, a teamster fell from the
roof OF house in New York, upon Thomas
Donovan, who was passing. Madigan was
killed, Donovan was fatally injured
The North Ludington company's lumber
yards at Escaneba, Mich, were destroyed
by fire early Sunday morning The loss is
estimated at S3o,ooO, partially covered by
insurance
The Irex and Genesta raced for the Nav
cup at Cowes Sunday, and tho former was
victorious The course was about 10 miles,
and the Irex made the last buoy nearly four
hours ahead of the Geuesta
i a. Han, Of Naw NnrL ,n.,,Ifal tb,
wife of Judge South, of Philadelphia, at
Albert Lee, Mimi, Sunday it is alleged,
and when the husband attempted to chastice
the follow, Ham slashei him with knife
about the face.
\ W. Armistead, assistant postmaster at
Danville, Pa, committed suicide al that
place Sunday. His excuse was tired OF
living Armistead was a prominenp citi-
zen, and held a high place among the Odd
Follows of Pennsylvania.
Seven hundred families, representing e
50J persons, are said to have been left
| homeless by the forest fires in Wisconsin.
The damage to lumber and standing pine is
estimated at several million dollars Hun
dreds of cattle and horses persisted for want
OF water.
At Washington Sunday, William Pope, d
| negro, shot four times at Gen. Christopher
{. Augur, retired United States army of
ficeS. Tho general hal ordered Pope to
leave his premises and when the rutiian
persisted III holding his ground the officer
struck at him with cane The negro then
fired Tho wounds are not thought 10 he
| fatal
The German pilgrims from Austria en
| route to Lourdes, in France, were badly in
suited by mob in Lyons, and were saved
| from bodily harm by the police, who utter.
| tered and dispersed the crowd, vino cried
| Down with Prussia, Down with Austria >
| The pilgrims are members of the Austrian
| nobility. The affair will perhaps have po
| l:tical consequences
| The Rev. Thomas Z Green. pastor OF st.
| Andrews Protestant Episcopal church
| chicago, has announced his intention OF
! opening a parochial school as an auxiliary
TO his church aud as a substitute as far as
| possible for the public schools. He saws that
| as sure as the secular tendency in the pub
| lie schools prevails atheism and intidelity
/ will flourish III the land. leaving their inev
| liable fruit OF Communism and Anarchy.