The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-05
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mary Anderson sailed for Europe Thurs
day.
Thomas Reuder, aged so, of Platteville,
Wis, cut his throat with razor Thursday.
Chicago letter carriers delivered over
100000 letters and postal cards last
month.
A lockout of the planning laill employees
and carpenters OF St Louis, Is 900 in all, is
threatened
Rain was general, Thursday, throughout
the Texas cotton belt, the mean fail being
2i-l00 of an inch.
Mr. W, M. Lafran, who succeeded |. W.
England as publisher of The New York Sun,
receives $4,000 year.
Gen. Arson G. McCook and Miss Kittie
McCcok, OF Steubenville, Ohio, were mar
red Thursday afternoon at New York
The fire losses during May in the United
States and Canada aggregated $1,000, 900
81, 100000 below the May average for
years.
Buddensiek, the builder of unsafe houses,
convicted some time ago in New York,
was Thursday morning taken 10 Sing Sing
prison.
AhS tunihcoo pVi WIN Vi Nuibii, lOWu, was
swept away by fire Wednesday night, the
losses aggregating S;0,0u0, with about s2t,-
600 insurance.
The resignation of DR. William Shepherd.
OF ottawa, Ill. assistant state veterinarian,
was Thursday accepted by the state live
stock commission.
In the case of Dacey, the murderer of
Alderman Gaynor the jury at Woodstock
brought in verdict Thursday affirming the
sanity OF the prisoner
W. A. Nemocks, one Of The Detroit Trib.
une owners, has been remarked to his
lately divorced wife, and they have gone to
| San Francisco, which will he their future
home
Lizzie Sweezy, agei Is, and Wallace
Cobarn We're marri Thursday at Rock
| ford, HIS, the grandfather and guardian
OF the childish bride consenting to the
| union
The police, Thursday, surprised two par
ties of Orangemen Who were drilling near
| Armagh and Peterdown, and took the
names OF ali who Were engaged in the man.
| euverS
| MIR. James h. Mari, chief clerk in the
o'hce OF the first assistant postmaster gen
rral, Tuesday entered upon his fifty sixth
| year oil continuous service in the po5toffice
| department.
| The senate has passed Mr.. Van Wyck'!
bill for the taxation of railroad grant lands
the object being that the corporations shall
bear equally with the settlers the burden O.
! paying the taxes.
brushes dry goods house, and Adams
| Posey n Bagley's hardware store, at Dur
ango, Col, Were damaged by fire, Thursday
night, to the extent of Si3,0'4 The insur
ance is about $4,000
In his first message to congress Presiden
| Cleveland said: The fathers of our fami
lies are the best citizens of the republic
| Wife and children are the sources OF patriot
ism, and con iugal and parental affection
beget devotion to the country"
The general assembly of the United Pres
byierian church ad jonrned, Wednesday, a
hamilton, Ont, and will meet next May il
Philadelphia. A resolution was passed pro
hibiting members from joining association
which mi ut lead to acts of violence or in
reference with the rights OF property o
liberty OF men.
The Dryers racers, Miss Y oodford an
Louise-the latter a year-old- reached st
Louis Thursday, and both are in excellali
form. 1t is stated that for the Tyranl
Nolante race Mr. Hasgin, the owner o
Tyrant, Will increase the stake from 81, 90
to 81, 0J1 "a side il Lucky Baldwin, VIII
owns olante, Is willing to take til
chances
THE Cruise of Her Maiesty's Ship BAG
chante, 1r'Y-lsN2," compiled from the pr
vate Journal, letters and notebooks of Prime
Albert Victor and Prince George, OF W ales
was issued in London by the Macmillan
Wednesday. The SONS of the prince of Vale
have served their apprenticeship as midshiI
men, and in this book give their experience
in a cruise around the world.
The National League clubs played as TO
lows Thursday At New York-kansa
City s, New York q; at Philadelphia-St
Louis l, Philadelphia A. at Washington
Detroit >, National eleven innings; q
Boston-Chicago o. Boston ). America
association: At Staten lsland-Metropo
itan T. Cincinnati H. at Brooklyn-Loui
vile :, Brooklyn IL; at Baltimore-S
Louis ., Baltimore ;; at Philadelphia
Athletic Il, Pittsburg 3.