The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-08
ROCK ISLAND, FRIDAY, JANUARY s. 1886.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Signor Bald, of Genoa, boasts the pos
session of the fstters once worn by Christie.
pher Columbus
Ex-senator Corkling ia reported to be a
bimetalist and in favor of the continued
coinage Of silver.
The Rev H. e. Jardine, the depooed rec
tor of St Mary's Episcopal church, in Kan
sas City, has determined to apply to the
house of bishops for a rehearing
Over 5000 worth of feathers have been
sold from the twenty-one grown ostriches
at the Anaheim ostrich farm, Los Angeles,
Cal, during the past seven months
The -four pfodu ction of the Minneapolis
mills last week was 0S, $50 barrels, against
a, 200 barrels for the preceding week and
l07, 400 barrels for the corresponding week
in 1884
Grand Master Powjerly Of the Knights
Of Labor is said to be ambitious for con-
gressi0nal honors and will try for the seat
belonging to the Twelfth Pennsylvania
district.
On claims for promissory I.otes, indorse-
ments etc. judgments aggregating sS5, ,0OJ
were taken in tie United States circuit court
at St Paul, Wednesday, against Senator D.
III Sabin.
A freshet in the Kennebec river carried
away two spans GA feeD of the railroad
bridge at Augusta, Me, Wednesday morn
ing, three loaded coal-cars going down with
the structure.
Land Commissioner Sparks has decided
that the Southern Pacific Railroad company
| in California h, 10 legal claim to the 80,
00o acres OF land covered by the indemnity
bill of the Atlantic & Pacific road.
1t is reported that an opsra singer of Mi
Ian naniei Borghi is about to bring suit
against the executors OF the late King Al
| fonso in behalf Of an Legitimate child, al
| legilg th at Alfonso was its father.
William Colsinan fell ninety feet from
| the tower of a scbool at Carthage, n. V
| Tuesday, aiighting on his feet, which were
driven eight inches into the earth His
ankles were broken, and he is fatally in
jured.
| For the first time IN the history of north
ern Indiana, at this particular season of the
| year, the weather hasn't congealed a pound
\ of ice, and the mammoth ice-houses, with
their total capacity Of $1,000 tons, stand
empty.
1t is announced that Milwaukee repre-
sentatiyes have made application for ad-
mission to tha National league of base ball
players Weli-known gentlemen of the
Cream City are said to be interested in the
| matter
| Eastern capitalists ere said to have psr-
| fected plan for erecting a number CT ele-
Iators along the various railways in north
| Dakota, in which each farmer will be as,
signed separate bin, and can always have
control of his own grain
Adolph Goldsmith, jewelry, New York,
and Hiram Weber 6 Co, jewelry and
watchmakers' materials. Boston, have failed
with heavy liabilities. The sheriff, Wednes.
day, took possession of Thomas Birney &
Co.'S wholesale hardware store, at Pittsburg,
on judgments aggregating s95o00..
A subcommittee CT the Master Car-bGild-
ers' association of the United States held O
conference at Harrisburg, Pa, Wednesday
with representatives of the brake companies,
and arrangements were perfected for tests
of the various brakes at Burlington, Iowa
on July l3, 1881, and April IS, 1887. The
brake proven Of greatest value will be in
dorsed as the standard for use by all rail.
way companies, ard will be worth millions
TO the inventor