The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

OF Iowa. now IN tue land otlce at Wash.
lngton. was chosen as orator. Genera
Sherman read long paper on military
discipline. A reception at Col Dayton
this afternoon and banquet to-night
closes the reunion.
THE TEXAS & WESTERN.
ST. LOUIS. April IA dispatch from
Houston says the Texas & Western mar
row guage railroad has been sold under
foreclosure mortgage; that Col. w. B.
Bolts was the purchaser at $IOO, 900; that
q new company will be formed. with FL.
ID. Honore, of Chicago. president; that
Col, Fred Grant will probably resign from
the army. take charge as chief engineer
and that the road will be Immediately ex-
tended from its present terminus, Paller.
ton. 42 miles west of Houston to Prendo.
the Rio Grande.
EARTHQUAKE SUFFERERS,
LONDON. April THE Greek patriarch
at Constantinople telegraphs his. Greek
com missioner 10 Liver pool as follows:
News from Chic is heart rending the
Catastrophe surpassed all belief. i'm
plore your committees to receive subscrip-
tions in aid of sufferers the need is urgent.
The lord mayor of London opened book
for subscription for the relief of sufferers
nearly 10000 pounds has been raised.
IMPORTED GOLD.
New YORK. April 7 The Wieland
brought 500, 1000 in gold.
FIRE In A NINE.
DENVER. Col, April THE RepabH.
cans Leadviile special says that the FIRE
in the Fryer Hill mines which was never
extinguished, but has been
for weeks past, broke out
anew yesterday between the Little Pitts
burg and Carbonifferous, and is raging
furiously, necessitating the stopping of all
work in that immediate vicinity and
over a hundred out of employ
ment. Preparations are being made to
rush steam into the drafts and smother
the flames:
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
NEwBURa, Me-. April ashington
headquarters commission invite the CO.
operation of state and national governments
in the centennial celebration in SO Of the
declaration of peace and disbandonment of
the army of the resolution at Washington
headquarters.
LAND BILL.
LONDON April. THE Times says the
land bill since first discussed by the
cabinet has passed through q variations
of forms;it will includsIschemes for RS.
camation waste lands and for emigration.
WEATHER CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, April, 7.-For northws.t
valleys rain or snow followed by rising
barometer easterly winds shifting to
western or northwest and slight rise folio ~
ed By lower temperature.
TURKISH TROUBLES.
CoNsTANTTNoPLE, April IA Gordon
Of ten thousand Turkish troaps has besa
drawn around the PaHran district iu Syria.
a consequence of a conflict between Dru-
ses and neigh boring Mohammedaus.
PEORIA FIRE.
CHICAGO. April THE EUeaiag Jour
a1ts Peoria special says that Hart Il Co.'S
Union Grain Drill factory burned this
Loss $50. 900; insura ance $l7. .0C0.
LABO2ERS WANTED.
DENVER, April Much difficulty is
in obtaining laborers for the
railroad being constructed throughout Co..
orado. The Denver IL Rio Gra0ds alone
requires from Ave to ten thousand laborers
for the grading of five hundred miles of
extension which the have under contract
in Colorsda and adjoining territories. they
offer work at about two dollars per day to
able bodied men who apply at either Den
YER or south Pueblo. New extensions are
projected. which on :oomplstion of those
now under way will give employment to a
large force.