The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

More than 1900 bills have been introduced
into the Forty ninth congress.
During the past month 5l7 slaves were
declared free in the province of Matanzas,
Cuba.
Governor Foraker has Issued proclama
ton setting apart April 80 as Arbor Day in
the Buckeye state.
Gen Terry arrived at Chicago Thurs lay
and has taken command OF the military
division of the Missouri
Dora, daughter of the Rev j. Il. Rea-
soner, of CerTo Gordo, His, left her home
Tuesday, and is still missing.
Col Frel Grant has given the Loyal
Legion of Chicago the saddle used by his
father at the surrender of Lee
There are over 5000 persons on the pay
roll of New York state, to whom there i'd
annually paid about S5,OojOJ0
Ebert Il Shirk, president of the First
National bank OF Peru, Ind, expired Thurs
day evening. He leavas an estate estimated
at S2,00O,0O0
Committees representing the Western
Nail association and the striking employees
are holding conference at Wheeling, aud a
Va blb With Has IuSIttt
nearly year, is expected
A Denver paper states that at the time of
the shooting OF Capt Crawford by Mexican
troops Lieut.. Maus was taken prisoner by
the Mexicans, but was ran5omed by his
men, who pail for his liberation six mules
The Iowa G. A. K. encampmsnt adopted
a resolution Thursday, favoring a home for
Iowa soldiers on Iowa soil IL was decided
to hold the next meeting at Dubuque, and
Nashville was Endorsed for the national en-
rampment in 1881.
The April crop report of the Illinois state
board o. agriculture shows that the condi-
ton of winter wheat has not been more
promising since lSs2 than it is this season.
and with continued favorable weather there
will be nearly an a erage yield per acre in
this state
The Illinois conference OF the Evangelical
issosIation opene its forty second confer
rnce at ireeport, Ills, thursday, Bishop
Cubs, of Gle. elan |, presiding. 1t was de
cided to divide the Conference into six pre-
iing elder district Is and to hold tho next
session at Peoria
j. c. Wilter, Texan, formerly teacher
in business college, shot him self ai Ober-
lin, Ohio, Wedn Stay night, when in ,orined
~ young woman upon whom h was
pr ssins his attentions, that his absence was
desirable. The wouni is dangerous and
may Gauss bi death.
1t is alleged that the discovery has been
made that cracksmen intended desc mt
upon the Philadelphia mint, an were pre-
pared to tunn into the structure from an
ada cnt house The precious metals stored
in the vaults Of the mint are valued at he
tween 900, 900 10 sio,OooU00.
In the Chicago & Atlantic railway case
at indianapolis, Thursday, Judge Gresham
delivered al opinion overruling the demlr-
rer to the ILL filed to foreclose, an holding
that the Cofroth law, passed by the Indi-
ana legislature in 1863, is unconstitutional,
out reserving Judgment as to the appoint
ing Of receiver.
The resignation Of Col John Warner,
recently appointed postmaster at Peoria,
Ills, has caused sensation in that city 1t
Is said that Senator Logan's opposition to
Warner led to his retirement, and that Mr.
Reynolds, the present deputy, and Col. Dow
hall, editor of The National Democrat, are
eading candidates for the position