The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Thursday, March &c, is iowa Day" at TIA
New Orleans exposition.
Five head Of cattle near Tower Ill., Ills,
have died of a disease believed to be rindsc-
post
new industry is tae manufacture of art
fetal ivory from bones ari scraps of sheep
skin.
Fifteen buildings were destroyed by frs
Saturday night at Holland HIS, entailing
a loss OF about s., 0O0.
The federal council OF Switzerland has APP
proved the United States treaty for the pro
lection Of Trademarks,
The furd for the national trithte to Bis
msrck on the occasion Of his 10th birthday
already amounts to 10, 800 marks.
In Eagle City, Arizona, the other day
the enthusiastic miners presented the mother
Of the first child bora there with 5000.
Many Maryland farmers are about to en-
gage in the cultivation os peanuts, and
quite large acreage win be planted the
coming seasun
i mob at Independence, Kan, took a
young farmr named Boaham, charged with
the murder Of his III thcr, brother and sis
ter, from the jail aud hanged him to a rail
road trestle.
| Aebehr Pasha has been arrested at Alex
anaria Document, duplicating him in Fl
Mahdrs plans for the snniFilation Of the
British were found Oh him. lie will be
banished to Cyprus
| April - las been set as Mexican veterans
day at tie New Orleans exposition. Jeffer-
son Davis and William NJ Burwel have
| been invited 70 deliver addresses on the re-
suit of the var with Mexico.
A penguin weighing ten pounds was killed
| in pond at Dublin Ga. a few days ago As
the bird is unable to fly, ana it is found only
! in the southern temperate aHd frigiH regions,
| how it got to Georgia Is 9 mystery.
| The state department at Washington will
not permit the examination OF the evidence
! in regard to French spolistion claims in
their department, bus say that at an early
day it will be placed in the archeves Of the
cort Of claims
Dr. Rufus H Bartlett, Of Chicago, has
| found in the possession OF q Persian, and
been permitted to examine, n volume which
gives every indication Of beng a testament
OF very early origin. written some time be-
tween the fir-t and six centuries.
| Arizona citiz ms, without regard to party,
denounce the venality AMI extravaganza Of
| their legislature, Which adjourned Saturday
after having appropriated Sl.0)0,000 for
very Questionable sab iidie;, aud an effort is
to be made to step the payment of the cor
rupt bills.
Il man named Tom Jones and his sister, q
Mrs Taylor, were seized by n mob Of Cit
zens and hanged to q bridge, near Fairfield
Neb., Sunday They were accomplices il
the murder of q farmer named Roberts, and
a son OF Mrs Taylor is in jail charged with
participation in the same crime.
Tho Oklahoma settlers met at Arkansas
City, Kan, and, stating that much of tbs
lands were already occupied by rich syndi
Gates of cattlemen and others, adopted {
resolution demanding from the president al
explanation of the laws and treaties undel
which the Oklahoma lands are claimed Il
10 Indian lands.
The British government has prepared al
extradition I'LL authorizing an amendmen
to all British treaties, with view to sur
render persons charged with murder, mali
cious woanliug, or conspiracy to murde
any ruler, sovereign, or member of an!
royal family, and also persons charged will
the illicit manufacture or storage of ex
plusives