The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-29
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The United States raise "A per cent u
the corn grown in the world.
Texas expects to make $40, coo, 600 this
year in her cattle business
The interest Oh first mortgage bonds OF
the Denver & Rio Grande road. due Nov. l,
viii not be paid.
Mrs j. II. Moshier, who a few weeks
ago celebrated her Tooth birthday, died Mon,
day at Lockport, N. Y.
An apple tree that has borne four crops
this year and has a prospect for fifth will
furnish fruit at a Georgia Thanksgiving
The $4,000 ions of SCOT taken from
London chimneys every year is sold foI
1000 pounds sterling and used as a fertilizer
Joseph Marco, of Caledonia, Mimi, was
arrested for murder, and ate hard soap to
make his keepers believe he had consump-
ton. He succeeded, and was released.
A priest in San Francisco has invented
lamp that viii Lurn perpetually, brightly
at night and dimly in the day time. The
lamp is said TO resemble a small engine
Edmund Block, young Hebrew has
embraced the Lutheran faith ct Fort Wayne,
Ind, and will enter the Concordia 1heolog.
zeal school at st Louis to prepare for the
ministry
The exports of British Columbia are in
creasng at a gratifying rate. For the last
year they exceed any previous term by ST.,
OO0,0O Coal, furs, and lumber are the
principal articles
Gen. Grant, IL writing his autobi
ography, says that the things he remembers
most wildly are those of his early life, and
that the Mexican war seems more distinct tc
him than the rebellion.
The stables of cX Governor Tilden, al
Greystone, \. Y, were burned Sunday
night, with sleighs, hay, grain, etc, the los
being $1,000 Mr.. Tilhans valet, and hi,
family, narrowly escaped
A grave was opened at the Bethlehem
cemetery, Albany, n. y, last Friday, and
the corpse, which had been buriei twenty
nine years, was found in a perfect state OF
| preservation, even hair and eyes.
Clearing house exchanges last week
$751;, 297, OlS-are $70,23G,92l greater thar
the preceding week. A. compared with the
corresponding period in 1885, however, there
is a reduction equaling 1876 per cent.
| L VI tLt lliSt llllIS Ill seventeen years lIlC
dockets of Gwinnctt and u alton, Ga, super
| ior courts fail to show Z, Nj. Brand and Z
l. Baswell arraigned against each ether
| They are out of court rs Ia c.,ch other, but il
| is the first time since 1866.
A body, half burned, was found in The
woods near the TosUs Me- Soldiers Home
| 1t T. supposed to lie that Of Gabriel Labelle
who disappeared i've years ago, and wa
| supposed to have bceA murdered by an in
mate Of the home ior pension money
A United States express package o.
| $500 was checked il q. the Youngstown
| Ohio, Office Mrniay evening Oct 20, bu
was missing from the safe when tn,
messenger for Pittsburg was ready TO recciv,
his matter. No clew to the thief has We
| been obtained.
Robert Bonner writing of the groom
who takes care of Maud s., ,ays; "I1e sleep
on cot in her stall, and che night recently
| when the weather was warm, but tTreatene,
to turn cold, Lie puIla ely went to bed Will
| very little clothing on himself, knowing tina
if it turned cold during the night he would
feel it, and would wake up, when he could
put additional clothing on the mare"