The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

"Quida' denies that she has become
a Roman Catholic.
Speyer Eros, London, offer 81 $780,.
900 first mortgage per cent. Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 81 Paul bonds at 81.
George ". Doubleday, residing near
Whitewater Wis, well known horseman,
was fatally shot by a negro employe.
Addison Leech, Dakota wheat
grower, sold to three SONS $500 acres of
wheat farm in Cas- county for S175,0O0.
Barnum & Co. have been informed
that their agent at Rangoon has. purchased
a sacred white elephant for 5000 900 in gold
There are rumors at Paris that the
standing Of the cabinet is in danger. Fal-
Heres or Deves are mentioned as the coming
premiars.
England informs Marquis Tseng that
if China does not make important conces-
sions she will give France full liberty of ac-
ton in Tonquin.
At a meeting of the Western Nail
association the resolution recently passed
ordering a general Suspension of the mills for
five weeks was rescinded
The Iowa supreme court decided that
the location of necessary outhouses within
twelve feet q the premises on an adjoining
lot is a nuisance and must be abated.-
Reports from eighty counties in Kan
sas, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas and Missouri
state the winter wheat plant is in vigorous
condition seldom before equaled, and that
the acreage has been increased.
Developments in the Bank of Mon
treal affairs caused a semi-panic on the Mon
treal stock market, Craig president of the
bank, has vanished after squandering in
speculation and by other means about 81, 900,
900 of the funds
Two tanks in Click Brothers sausage
casing factory, corner of Forty third street
and Ashland avenue. Chicago, exploded,
ably fatally and involving almost total loss
of the building and contents.
Chicago distillers indorse the recon-
mendatiOn of the secretary of the treasury
for the removal of the tax from alcohol for
manufacturing purposes, and say that it will
enable America to compete with England III
many manufactures which it cannot now
After a PANEL of eighty names had
been exhausted in the trial of young Mutt fol
killing Dukes, and but three jurors secured, the
defense moved a change of venue, the Judge
sending the case for trial to Allegheny county
which is considered to be. favorable to the
prisoner Senator Voorhees, leading counse
for Mutt, was serenaded in the evening.
The Virginia legislature met, both
houses electing Democratic officers. Gov
| Cameron's message makes suggestions ON thu
state debt, and says the honor of the state de
mands a searching investigation of the Dan
vile riot, that the offenders may be pun
ished A resolution was offered in the sen
ate asking for the resignation of UniteC
States Senator Malone.
In the application of Frederick NJ
Ker for new trial before Judge Gary a
Chicago, the court refused to grant tn
prayer, and sentenced the prisoner to tel
years in the penitentiary. Exceptions to tn
ruling of the court were entered, and tn
cause will probably now be taken to tn
supreme court, both on the point of this rul
ing and on the question of jurisdiction.
In the Unite! t-tas court at Jeffer
son City, No, an inipor.lnO verdict was rem
dered in an insurance case. The plaintiff
house, insured against fire and lightning, wa
DESTROYED by a cyclone. He brought suit t
recover, maintaining that electricity was tn
potent power in cyclone The defense asserte
that wind was the destructive agent, AM
both parties placed meteorologists on tn
stand to prove their claims. The jury foun
for the insurance company, thus ignoring tn
electricity theory in cyclones.