Fergus County argus., 1886-10-14
ITEMS or INTEREST.


lord mayor of London.
An immense body cf rich ore has
been found on Sheep mountain, idaho.
Custer county, Idaho, is claimed TO
H., ,he greatest mining field in the
world
The military pickets have been with
Drawn from the disturbed districes IN
Belfast.
Gabriel Dumont and party oi
gcnelemen are fishing on the 6atinea"
river. teuebec.
The loss from fires in the United
state. and Canada during september
was S6. 5OO,OOO.
China intends to issue II loan Tor
S5D.OOO.o0O for the construction Oh
railways in the empire.
The cotton planters are ORGANIZING
! ,,ra,nst that great monopoly, the
American Cotton Oil company.
lir. Ward OF New York, has hired
thirty Indians from the Northwest TO
give exhibitions III the United states
There will be 3OS vacancies OF com
missions in presidential postotiice>
during the coming session ol congress.
Ten more missionaries sailed from
New York on Oct. 2nd to help Bishop
William Taylor at the Congo river
missions.
The Hudson Bay Railway company
demand a bonus OF S.5oo,oDO rom
Wnrrpe-, il they locate their shopS IN
that city.
Since the contract for the construc-
ton of the Hudson Bay railway was
let property has appreciated 20 per
cent. in Winnipeg.
Capt. Robert Andrews of sumter, ;.
,r C.. has lust finished his second tramp
from that place to Boston. tie Is
y nlnety-six years o1d.
y st. Paul i already making arranse-
m,nts for building another ice paiace
this winter which will eclipse IN gran
oiuur the one oi last winter.
Every territorial delegate in Con.
to ore.s last winter, favored the bill
ell prohibiting terri ories from runniu- III
a debt beyond Il given amount.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has ai-
Nv thorized the reopening OF the mint at
,n Carson City. New, as an assay Once
in for the receipt of deposits oi buliIon-
lie Matthias l.. Darby, the real estate
"a, arent OF Newark, y. J., who was arre-t'
zee Ell for running girls, and who was m
~, Is Gictel ior fornication, pleaded gun!
his The United States has 6,oob,oU
~ miles oi fence. which cost the farmer
iii. ard stockmen about 81 90J.ow.oo'
is and have to be renewed every II teen
lie years.
he Gov. Oalesby OF Illinois writes tn
IA commissioner Of agriculture that u
has accepted that officials rules an.
~ regulations for corporation IN III
ave stamping out OF pleuro pneumonia.
''' George Axtell, in Jail Mt Deposit. \
.,al T.. for the murder of Ilias Freeman
-, t'rrsman II. French and William II
W Perry. died in his cell. Itisnot know
''h' ahrther he committed silicile or Ia
a Ill.
The mystery OF the death OF ii
pretty giri, 100 Watkins, who VA
.onni dead in the river ut st. Louis
iide lsS2. bids fair to be cleared up by Il
the comics sion OF George SENS, now
~. uri-au in Missouri.
u in George smith, of Pittsburg, chai
the pion | - yards sprinter has matchs
a -, aeainst kettlenan. the Californ
nan. dyer. for 81 .O0b a sid5 and the ctal
.ling. pinn.hip of the United states. II
ior date of the race and the place OF u
ldin! meeting have not yet been settled
KEGS
nua, Volcanic eruption has occurred I
,tion tha isle of liai-ilai, one of the TO
t or ruup of t'riendly islands The isia'
j. now covered wiki volcanic a'n
!. !. iiai-iIai hats u population os abo
lin. 800. \ steamer has been dispatch
n nf % ascertain their present eonhtit
'',t'hn mn Mrs. General Custerand Mrs. Genel
If ~ Hancock are writing rrnii~e ence-
.rd.s, their respective husbands. Mrs. g
;ould ter "Bootsanl saddle has reach
. per \ -lle Of 5000 cplir- and is till
,h'n! demand. The subscriptions fund
!, y ',ls ha benefit of Mrs. lLanrock. WHO y
40 to lett pcnnile,s, is now within II fe'v 4
,nsht lars OF :;1o,ooO.
~ ,ii,a The statement prcpnreda ut the tre
IN i. nry department shows tiai thete
wire NOW outstanding S53. .i3J.l12
very standard silver dollars being
ilins- l9re.,t amount of shat coin ia or
Ia ION since tileiri-s,Ie began. \ III
lie, line however. j. expected n ta'
-ulr of he Issue of the more c)nH
ilnt silver certificates.
York Colorado La. 500 mi'es o. iirs -
j the Irritating cquai- 3.aOO mites oi
-pecj oUdary cauai., and 4b.Ood m.'e-
t"o smaller ditchrs, wl.icl, haFe cot
.trSs- tla ag.sre..a.e about ~ .0ot.eat. +,