The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-31

nAoOFaEy sprssi0iug gave oeclSion IN thS
case of the old Pacific Railroad Compan ny
against the Missouri Pacific Railroad Co,
Z. Il. Garrison ct al ia which it maintains
the third mortgage was forcIcsed and sale
of the road was made. The proceedings
were brought By Messrs Cowdry. Cutting
and others of the New York stockholders
of the old Pacific company, and were de-
signed to set aside the foreclosure aud sale
OF the road to Commodore Garrison.
WORLDS FAIR.
CHICAGO. March 30.-A special to the
Times says the worlds fair committe DENY
the report that they have cabled to
Cyrus w. Field asking him to accent
the presidency of the enterprise. Il
is probable. however, that the position
will be offered him. ''lt would be just
what he would like" said Lawson N.
Fuller to-day. ito take up a job which
such men as Grant and Jewett had given
up But don't you know he will he back
here 10 about.a month ? There's beon
baby somewhere in the management of the
elevated railway management, and they
don't know what to do with it, 60 he's
coming home to attend to the case,
evergbod else had given up the
elevated railway scheme be came to me
! told him be was suretfo make $l,50o,-
600 out of it. SO ahead, he said. after
everything was explained to him, and we
went ahead. He took FIVE men with him
who were to tske Eve of the stock.
In the course of time they fs;led to come
to the scratch. All right said he, TN
go 1t alone. That's just the way he would
do if be were to take hold Of the worlds
fair. There would be no doubt of its sue.
cess within twenty>four hours of his ac-
cspting the position, and everything would
be ready for work within thirty days"
II will not abandon the Ship" said Act
ing President Stebbins. We've got the
franchise, and intend to hold it. Congress
would be willing to change the date If nec-
essary. and if We really end that the trans
portation companies will not do what they
ought this spring, Why, we can wait q!
year"
The commissioners have already spent
some $50, 900 out of their own pochets In
the project. which will be dead loss un-
less it succeeds.
COOKE ESTATE.
PHILADELPHIA, March $500, 900 |
was realized from the sale of property of
the Jay Cooke estate.
BEACONSFIELD.
LONDON, March Beacousheld 10
som ewhat easier. and his private secretary |
has been telegraphed to return from Al |
giers.
NOMINATIONS. -
WASHINGTON, March 31,-The presi
dent nominated John B. StIckusy as u s. |
attorney for the northern district of Flo |
rida.
OBITUARY.
COPENHAGEN. March 3l.-Prince Ferdi. |
nand is dead.
RUSSIA,
ST. PETERSBURG, March 31.-The |
meeting of the Council of Ministers, called |
to convoke commissions on representation
of the people. has been counterm anded.
BAD ON PEACHES.
NEW YORK. March 3l.-The Times
says: The accounts given by fruit grow
ers of Mars land and Delaware of the pres
eat appearance OF peach orchards OF these
states do not give encouraging prospect
and seem to confirm the accuracy of the
theory published in the Times in the win
ter that the excessively cold weather then
prevailing not only ENDANGERED the peach
crop for the coming year but the orchard
themselves. Fruit growers of these states
during the past week or two have become
alarmed because of the failure of fruit and
leaf buds to show signs of healthy life.
One farmer In celebrated peach centre
writes his landlord that he has made
careful investigation o: peach orchards on
his farm and be cannot 6nd a live peach
bud among all of the 10000 trees, and he
thinks the old orchards are all killed. as
there is no sign of life in the leaf buds.