The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Japan has 240 miles of railway now
open.
The empress of Austria can make fine
bread.
Light snow fell at Montreal Tuesday
the first of the season.
An eight weeks trip to Europe for an
unmarried man may be made for $500.
The Legitimate" expenses of the
Sharon-Hill trial are in excess of 100000.
In base ball Tuesday Buffalo defeated
Boston, IA to 8; and New York vanquished
Detroit, 4 to g.
A Smithville, Ga, farmer, has orders
from New York for 80, 900 pounds of water
melon seeds, to be grown next year.
The new regulation in the German
army, is that soldiers who attempt suicide
shall be punished with instant death.
At Des Moines Young Bros, agricul-
tural implements, made an assignment.
Their assets slightly exceed their liabilities
In Linton township, Ohio, j. Gaumer
and his family used water from q well which
had been poisoned, and are reported dying
A Georgia man recently killed his horse
in an outburst of temper and then blew his
own brains out through remorse for the deed
Hannibal Hamlin is the oldest living
stump speaker, having been engaged in ac
tive politics since the days of Andrew Jack
son.
Charles Francis Adams the Third en-
tered the freshman class at Harvard this fall
g. Al
class.
The popular libraries introduced in
Paris have proved an immense success There
| are nearly eighty, and they have over 100,
600 volumes.
There are only two bcet-sugar factories
in operation in North America-one in West
Farnham, Quebec, Can, the other al
Alvorado, Col
Samuel Tudor, paying teller for S. S.
| Davis (the Cincinnati banker who failed
Monday, is defaulter for $4,000, anG
caused the crash.
The Maryland Jockey clubs fall races
began Tuesday at Pimlico. LoftIn wen thu
Dixie stakes and Monitor defeated Drake
Carter in the ~ mile heat race.
The city of St Johns, Newfoundland
has got livery stable, the first in its history
with four horses and three single wagons
aud the people are greatly elated over The
| novelty.
Samuel B. Latham and Sila8 B. Latham
| with their wives, celebrated their colder
weddings at Noank, Conn, few days ago
| The two couples were the parties to a double
wedding in 1884.
The chief impending marriage in Pari'
| is that of the daughter OF Worth with tn.
son of the tailor Delbalke, an arch million
aire, who has palace in the Avenue du BOZ
lie Boulogne and q famous art collection.
At a political meeting Tuesday at Paris
| Ills, two men, named Stanley and Russell
| quarreled, and in the fight Russell bit off hi
| opponents ear close to the head. The com
batants were arrested, but rescued by
| friends.
The marriage Of Ida Therese Foote
daughter of Capt Foote, of the United State
navy, to Lord Montague Pallet, son of TIT
marquis of Winchester, took place in st
Georges church, Londoa Tuesday Queer
Victoria and the prince and princess of Walc
sent costly presents.
| Prince Henry, Of ReusS, died al Boisfort
Belgium, last week. Four years ago be be
came enamored Of Clotilde Loisset, circu
rider. According to the etiquette of tn,
| German court, his marriage with her entailet
the REIMBURSEMENT of the privileges OF hi
rank and position, but love conquered al
and they were married, the bridegroom re
nouncing his title as prince, ard living in re-
| tirement until his death.