The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

President Arthur returned to Washing.
ton Saturday evening.
The death of six men from eating pork
affected with trichina is reported from Sud
bury, Ont
Brilliant meteoric showers are pre-
dicted for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day nights this week
The commercial treaty between the
United States and Spain will come before the
cortos for Eatifi2ation in December
Prices Of American securities Saturday
ruled higher on the London stock exchange
than at any other time during the month.
A breakdown in the transport service
on the Nile threatens t. retard the advance
of the expedition until the end of January.
Horace Greeley never said Good morn
ing" or Good evening" low do you do1"
Good by "a inquired after anybody's
health
The third plenary council of tle Cath
Ole churca i'll the United STATE; opened at
Baltimore Sunday with impressive religious
| service
DR. Moss. whose name was closely con
nected with Tie university scandal al
Bloomington, in l., ha, presented his resigna
ton to the hoard Of trustees.
A fire in Mark Paine & Co.'S lumber
yard at tine Northern Paciii: junction.
| twenty-five miles west of Duluth, destroyed
| 5000, goo feet of lumber involving a loss OF
! $4,000
The Central Labor union, of New Y ork,
has resolved to vote greater attention to the
labor bureau at Castle Garden 1t appears
| that shoenIakers only are needed among the
arrivals from abroad.
Mrs. DIR. Mason interrupted the voting
at Nmcennes. Ind, by handing in at the
window u written ticket for Mrs. Belvs
| Lockwood for president, which was cour
teously accepted by the election officers.
The Junior partner of a wholesale houst
at Columbus, Ohio, fled to Quebec with $40,
900 and woman. On beingsarrested by de
tectives he restored the money on condition
that no publicity should be given the affair
The Chenoa, His, Gazette says tha
MIS-. Charles Otis, of that town, few day
ago presented her husband with two-pount
boy baby, and that the little cherub is pei
fectly formed, and bids fair to wrestle sue
cessfully with the obstacles of life.
An old man from New England rCcentl
visited the treasury department at Washing
ton for information regarding some bond
found among the papers of rich uncle. The
, proved to be part of "the old debt, on whic
interest ceased i'll 1885, and he was given
check of S70,00O.
The English Liberals proposed sus
pension of the sinking fund, devoted to tn
payment of the national debt, for two year,
and placing the amount 60,0OO,000 pound
sterling, at the disposal Of the admiralty fo
increasing the navy. Lord Northhrook sci
retary of the admiralty, earnestly urges th
: construction of 100 fiTst-class and $50 second
class torpedo boats.
Walter Evans, commissioner of intern,
! revenue, in his annual report to the secretar
, of the treasury, shows receipts from a
5 sources of internal revenue taxation durin
The fiscal year endedfJune 10, 1884, of Sl21
590,0S9, as compared with s144, $780, 544 fo
the year 1888. The commissioner estimat
s115, ,000, 900 will be collected during the fisc
year ended June so, 1885
The English cabinet has under consi'
Grafton plan for the distribution of parli
mentary seats. The basis Of agreement pr
posed is division of the city constit1enci
into single-member districts, one member
represent every 50, 900 Of population Thrs
cornered constituencies are to be 9boliahe
burghs containing under 10000 inhsbitan
to be merged into counties, and bufghs .es
tanning 5000 inhabitants to be allowed ol
member.