Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-12
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

Bartholdi, the French sculptor, has ar
rived at the Worlds fair, accompanied by
his wife
Lightning burned the whiskers off Mar
tin Dunbar. janitor of New London,
Conn, school building, made lot of spots
on his face and body, but otherwise did
not injure him.
The Prince of Wales craft Britannia
has beaten the Navahoe fifteen minutes on
q sixty-mile course in the final race for
the international gold cup.
John Llewellyn and Houston Couborn
fought with knives near marlborough,
Ky, and both lost their lives.
The depression has had the effect of
closing large Roman Catholic parochial
school at Hoboken, y. J., the church be-
irg pressed for money, so the priest said.
Owing to a disagreement with their Gus
toners as to the price OF milk the cow
owners Of Rappoltsweiler, an Alsatian
dairy village, are pouring their entire
product into the river daily.
Prince Bismarck's condition is again re-
ported TO be serious. lie is suffering from
sciatica, induced by exposure while receiv-
ing Populations.
The general impression that the skeleton
of Guiteau, President Garfields assassin,is
on exhibition in the medical meseum at
Washington, has been removed by the
statement OF Deputy Warden Russ, of the
District Jail, that the body is buried be-
meath the floor of the Jail
Charles Robinson, OF New York. one of
the editors Of the North American Review.
is said to be slated to succeed Assistant
Secretary Quincy in the state department.
Obituary: At Philadelphia, Professor
OH NFasZ 81 l.. l.
lege of Pharmacy. aged g.; at Des Moines.
Judge W. II. McHenry, aged -; at ST
Louis, Alexander Frazier, miller and grain
broker; at Columbia City, Ind, Mrs Nc
Nagny, wife Of Congressman W. F. Nc
Nagny; at New Holland, Mich. p. NJ
SteZinga, aged 81; at Genesee, Wis, Miss
Anna Dewey, matron OF Beloit college.
Alfred Wise, a Lansing, Mich, manu-
facturer, hanged himself while respondent
over business troubles.
According to an election return Just
made to the British parliament there are
6,2&9, 100 voters in the United Kingdom.
There were 1, 592, 4S2 il. England go. 246 in
Wales, 1871 in Ireland and 6l9,O91 in
Scotland
The William Grossman company, whole
sale grocers at Milwaukee, were burned
out, causing a loss of $1,000
Theatrical Manager George Paige has
paid $50 and made public apology as the
price of gag" perpetrated by his come
dian at the expense of Fort Dodge, Ia.
society man.
Samuel Clayton, son Of Judge Clayton,
of Media, Pa, who was recently divorced
from Miss Partridge, of Chicago, and
more recently was sued for breach OF
promise of marriage by Miss Alice Good
ley, has eloped with and married a Ches-
ter, Pa, girl.
The toothpick factory at Deeriag. Me,
has closed its doors with several carloads
awaiting orders.
The Milwaukee National bank, which
suspended July -. will reopen Sept. -,
with increased capital.
Governor Markham has written to Sec
rotary Gresham that if the Geary law is
not enforced an outbreak against Chinese
may be expected in California.
Edward Scott, an old citizen of Galva.
Ills, committed suicide by cutting his
throat and afterwards jumping into a els
tern. He has been an invalid for several
years.