The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mathew Arnold complains of the high
prices Of American hotels
Col. John Hay is going to bu;ld
palatial residence in Washington,
The emperor of China sleeps on a
bedstead that has been in use for two cen
turtles
J. W. Sheppard, late of The Rock
Rapids Iowa. Review, will start paper at
Devils Lake D. T.
Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln
was reelected a trustee ofthe Second Presby-
terrain church at Chicago
Two negroes, accused OF shooting
white men, were taken from Jail at Brooks
vile, Florida. and shot dead.
1t is now stated that the Rev. John
Ritter, who, it is reported killed himself at
Body, ILL.,, died of apoplexy,
The Illinois Catholic Order of For
esters closed their convention in Chicago
with the election of officers
Mrs. Mendel Menzenheimer, of New
York, was 100 years old on the 2sth, but she
died on the centennial anniversary of her
birth.
Pryor A. Simon, Boston manager for
| Samuel L. Hall the New York fine art pub
| Usher, has disappeared, being defaulter for
| $4,000
The Argentine government donates
| 4,000, O00, go national dollars to further pub
lie instruction in the provinces and for the
erection of 300 schools
Last weeks business failures num-
bered 2GO, twenty less than tine previous
| week, but eighteen more than for the CORES
ponding period of 1882.
The reservoir of Plymoth, n. H.,
| situated among the hills two miles from the
village burst but the water, sinking through
the snow, caused no damage.
A broken rail threw three coaches and
the baggage car OF a passenger train from
the track near Dunbar, Pa. Several passen-
gers were injured, but none killed
Frank r. Sherwin, the ranch owner,
who, it will lie remembered, was arrested
some time ago in Chicago, was sentenced at
Albany for contempt Of court TO two years
Imprisonment, with fine Of $500
The most brilliant book of the season
in London is the DIRECTORY of American
Heiresses," just published. 1t purports to
give complete list of all American girls
worth individually from $4,000 up.
Quite a number of Whittiers early
poems are now lost, and the poet has no trace
of them. Among those that are missing are
"Isahalls os Auztria.' written When lie was
20; "Palo Alto" Bolivar" and poem on
Henry Clay.
| William Fox, who perpetrated q
treacherous murder toprocure money bywhich
he and his paramour could secure divorces
from their respective spouses, was executed
Friday noon at Nevada, No. and met death
in fearless manner The woman for whom
he committed the crime brought him TO the
gallows.
It is promised that the ice palace to
be built at Montreal for the carnival this
winter shall be La. aud loftier than that
built last season, but some of the Canadians
are protesting against the whole business,
saying that it will tend to represent Canada
to possible European immigrants as fear
fully frozen region.
The officers of the Cincinnati steam
boat Golden Rule have pet cat that travels
the Ohio and the Mississippi to New Orleans
and sometimes goes ashore and stays until
the time for hauling in the gangplank She
went ashore at Evansville once, and wan
6ered about town until the boat had gone
but she took the next boat up; and was again
in the GoIdea Rnle few days later At an
other time she was lost at Port Hickey, and
then she took the next boat for home.