Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

A black-and-whitec cat in New York city,
discovering that the house was on fire.
alarmed the occupants and saved eight
families from death, probably.
Two policemen of Jackson, Miss, were
mortally wounded by two tramps they
were trying to arrest.
An epidemic of smallpox is feared al
Akron, o.
Little Marthena Harrison is getting we'll
of the scarlet fever at the White House,
which will soon be out of quarantine.
A bas relief of Henry Ward Beecher has
been unveiled in the vestibule of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn
During a fire at Kensington, Chicago
suburb, a wall fell. catching Pipemen Nor
gan and Cunningham, killing Morgan in
stantly and fatally wounding Cunning
ham
1t is is said that the photographers Of
Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago Buffalo and
Rochester have formed combine.
Three thieves went into the cigar store
of j. B. Henry, Minneapolis, and at the
muzzle of a revolver demanded his money.
He declined to submit and attacked all
three. One fired at him, but did not hurt
him. They got away, however, with his
watch and about $50 in cash.
The family of Gideon Leblond, of Celina,
O., was made i'll by poison. 1t was found
that the poison was in the family lard, but
how 1t got there is mystery.
An explosion of powder among . gang of
workmen employed on the water COM
pany's big reservoir, Ssnta Fe, n. M,
| threw Juan Carrillo a Mexican, twenty
feet in the ai- Carillos leg was broken
and he was severely burned. He may die.
John L. Sullivan's latest work at the
red paint was at Alliance, o., where he
'set 'em up to IL arlY the whole popula-
tion. Four policemen detailed to see that
John L. didn't do any damage were ready
to give thanks when the train bore the ex-
| champion away.
Miss Mary kneicr, formerly in charge
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union restaurant. Chicago and noted for
her charitable and temperance work, is in
Jail in that city for forging n note on Mrs
Mary NJ. Hobbs, with whom she had made
her home for some time, and of whom she
was the trusted companion.
1t is the general opinion at Red Oak, Ia
that Hotel Keeper Grace was killed, and
suspicion runs in the direction of Mrs
Grace Grace was shot in his room at the
hotel and his wife swore that he committed
suicide
Six hundred striking coal miners at
Centralia, H., have appealed, through
committee sent to St. Louis, for help to
keep them from starving and freezing
The Wabash railway has posted a notice
at Wichita, Kan, that all employees must
either leave trades unionism or the road.
The Brotherhood Of Stationmendissolved in
that town at once.
Marion Ewing. daughter of Charles
Ewing, a brother of AGiai Stevenson's law
partner, living at Decatur, Ills, eloped to
Springfield, ills. with and was married tc
Harry Lester Oldham, of Decatur, a young
bookkeeper.
Miss Ella Hale of Upper Sankusky, O.,
lost her voice while coughing five years
ago. Friday last she experienced similar
coughing spell, and after it had subeided
found that her voice had returned
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, is so much
improved in health that he will soon be
ready to put ,he official AK in motion
The present cold snap is the severest ever
experienced II Maryland, and other south
ern states make the same claim.