The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-27
THE NEwsIN salsz.


The steamer Furnessia, Glasgow to
New York brin s quantity of Loeb Leven
trout to be Matched in Michigan waters.
The total production of cigars in this
country as estimated by one Of the largest
manufacturers il about 5000. o00 o01 year.
The capitalists of the Lake Superior
copper mines universally oppose the Spanish
treaty because Of the rich copper fields of
Spain
A Smithfeld, England, market report
admits that "only great experts could tell the
difference between English AMI American
beef"
A balloon carrying MacNeal, an zero
naut fell into the river ct West Point, Ala,
Thursday the aerial adventurer being
drowned.
One hundred years ago, Wednesday,
Dec "A, 1884, the Methodist Episcopal church
in the United States was organized in Lovely
Lane chapel, Baltimore.
The engine house, boiler and machinery
Of the Mineral Spring oolliery, near Wilkes
barre, Pa, burned Wednesday night, throw
ing 800 men and boys out of employment.
A band of sheep belonging to Mr.. Love,
of Lower Power, Oregon, became frightened
and stampedei, and, running into narrow
canyon, 200 of them were smothered to
death.
According to the Springfield Repub-
ican, Congressman Whiting, of Mas a
chusetts, claims that thers is no authenti-
Gated case of the introduction of contagion
through rags
Twelve wagon loads of letters and
papers are delivered daily at the capitol for
members of the house of renres nntatives.
The senators receive few cart loads
less, but still the quantity OF mail matter
dumred into that end OF the building is enor-
nous.
The Central Iowa Poultry association
will hold its annual exhibition at Boone on
Jan. Z, s, Q, and 10. l. K. Fetch, Of Natick,
Mass, is to be judge on fowls. A good list
of premiums will tie Offered, and the exhibi-
ton this year will probably be better than
any former one.
The Laporte Qnd) Savings bank has
su spended payments, and a receiver has
been appointed Tie president of the con
cern is confident that depositorS will lie paid
in full. 1t is stated that the cashier brought
about the failure by reporting some VIC
lations of the statutes to the auditor of state
Attachments for $11s, geo against thu
lumber firm of Walker, Judd & Fesie, wer,
sued out Wednesday at Saltwater, Mimi
the claims Of laborers and employees alont
reaching 1000 There are rumors Of EN-
barrassment, but one Of the firm estimate
the assets at $3.50, 900, and the liabilities a
Sl5O,O0o
The building at Minneapolis, Mimi.
formerly known as the Academy of Musi
was destroyed by fire Thur day afternoon
causing a loss of S200, 900. The upper par
of the struntu was mostly occupied by law
yers' Offices, aud the library of the Minneap
oils Bar association, worth $4,000, is amonl
the property burned. The INSURANCE
amounts to $3.50, 600.
Mrs. Nathan Partlow attended the wed
ding at St Jo.eph. Mo, Thursday, of Will
Burch and Mary Reno in opposition to he
husbands wishes. The ceremony took plac
at William J. Taylor's re idence, when Part
low made his appearance and abused tn
host and his guests. Mr.. Taylor attempte
to force Partlow from the premises, but wa
shot and mortally wounded While tn
physicians were attending to Mr.. Taylor i
an upper chamber the marriage was so
emnized downstairs, after which the Assem-
blage separated without tasting of tia
yiandS prepared.