The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-05
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Frank James, the bandit, is III OF
pneumonia at Independence
Jacmel, Hayti, has surrendered. and
the latest rebellion has been crushed
Aaron Vessels, of St. Louis, Mich,
has assigned, win liabilities Of s60. 800.
A Tore Haute, Ind, produce mer-
chant shipped 10000 rabbits to Indianapolis in
one day
Judge Moses Hallet, of Denver, is
mentioned as tie possible successor of Judge
McCrary
Pole & Hubbell, brokers at Des
Moines, have offered $3.50, 900 for the residue
of the B. f. 4 lien estate.
The youth Stanley Griffths has been
captured, AMI confesses thet he murdered his
father, near Salem, Ohio.
Chief Judge Nelson Poe, of the
orphans coart Of Baltimore, a cousin Of the
author q The Raven" is dead
Miss Edith Jafrey, of New York,
who is to marry rouitney Bigeiow, will re
ceive wedding gift of Slo0,O3a from her
father.
Two men drank beer in an Ithaca IN.
W saloon recently, che of whom is dead
and the other beyond recovery. Something
in the beer
BY the burning OF residence at
Mecaanicstown, O4io two daughters OF Mil
ton Highland, aged aud II years persisted
in the flames.
A farmer of Warreaton, Ga, watched
for the robber Of his hens nests and SAW a
half-grown heifer go to Lest md eat its
contents shells and all
With great ceremony the last stone
was laid in the harbor os Trieste on Deem
Der II. The work has ta..ea fifteen years aud
has cost ever s., G0o.000.
The attorney general has ruled that
a postmaster cannot take from the money
order fund of his Office sufficient to pay a
clerk for issuing the orders.
Gustav Amberg, manager OF the
ITALIA theatre, New York. has instituted two
suits against George Rathnul!er. editor Of
the Figaro claiming damages in $50, 900 for
libel.
Clara Morris IS reported by Kansas
City paper as severely csnsarigg the pas nal
| character Of Mrs. Lag ry, but Mr. AaJriatt
denies that us wife Uttered Tie, statements at
t;ibuted to her by The reported.
The loss by fire during 1883, is esti-
mated at sos, D91,0 900 the heaviest known, "
| cepting for The years of the Chicago ami Bos-
ton coufagrati5ni Nearly 2no fires occurred,
which involved q loss exceeding slo9.GG0.
A caterer in Bufllo, n. l., COOKS
angle WORMS. He feeds them on milk for a
| few days ,dusts them with -four, and drops
them into pan of burning oil or fat They
| are served in drawn butter with little
lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
The first two drafts of Longfellow's
Excelsior" are now IN the possession of Han.
| ward college The first of the two is i'll
scribed upon the back Of a note from Sum
ner to Longfellow, and is dated September
IF, 1871, $3.50 o'clock morning. Now in bed.
| The drafts show many variations and
| eFasures.
In The Dublin Weekly News A. NJ.
Sullivan pays tribute to Susan Gallagher
the woman who was with O'Donnell when be
killed Carey, because of her love for truth In
| not swearing that Carey had pistol, which
| would have been a great point in O'Donnef:
favor. Mr.. Sullivan dubs her the "Irist
JEANNE Deans"
A man who was found dead in New
York lodging-hoase asrs Identified by Johr
Brown as bis brother James, and was buried
by his Borrowing relatives. A few week.
later James Brown astonished the grief
stricken family by putting in his appearance
in the flesh and stoutly denying that he had
ever been dead.