The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-31
AL Sorts of Items.

vein of coal, feet thick and of good quail
ty, has just been struck in Pleasant Places, San
CANON county, at depth of 80 feet.
Europe will dispose of ninety million gallons
of petroleum this year-three times more than in
1864
Two hundred sacks of corn, branded "peace,"
arrived in Memphis the other day, for the dest-
tute of Alabama 1t was insured by the under
writers, and hauled by the draymen, free of
charge.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania, in 1864, pa =
20 the following: 'Resoteed, That no member of
tn legislature viii be allowed to come into the
house barefooted."
The Chicago Republican says that the Chicago
Tribune is the meanest paper now published in
America. We concur in that opinion Chicago
Journal.
The postmaster general does not think it pro-
per or expedient to unite the telegraph and pos
tai systems.
A large cotton crop has been planted this
spring in southern Illinois. Illinois cotton is
classed in the market with Tennessee ard Ar
kansas cotton which always finds ready sale.
A large number of Washington landlords, ac-
tuated by commendable spirit, have, since the
first of February last, reduced their rents lin most
cases Voluntarily thirty-three and one-third per
cent.
.s.Here is your money, dolt, and tell me why
your rascally master wrote me eighteen letters
about that contemplate sum ?' I'm sure /
can t tell but If you will excuse me, sir, guess
it was because seventeen didn't fetch it.
Swndling by telegraph is in vogue. The shar-
per watches the hotel arrivals and telegraphs to
the home of the traveller for fund.-, signing the
latter's name to the message, and lifting the let
ter when it arrives.
Hoop skirts, like gun barrels, are not danger
GUS unless they have something in them. But
when the former charged-powdered, wad-
ded and waterfall-capped-they should be hand
led with the greatest caution. In may instances
it is dangerous even to look at them.
During recent Sunday school anniversary in
New York, the children attached to the school
| of the Gothic Methodist Episcopal church, re-
| fused to fall into line behind the children of u
| colored Sabbath school, and when peremptorily
ordered to do so by their officers, they preemp-
torily refused and withdrew from their place in
| the line.
| Not long ago, the Alabanians turned an Epis-
| copal church into a Theatre. Now it is adver-
| tised that Unversalist church is to be- employ
! ed henceforth as u vinegar mandatory. We
| expect soon to hear that some Calvinistic Taber-
nacle has been turned into distillery of rose
water! So goes the world.
| A dashing Southern widov" recently inveg.
led lucky New Yorker into marriage. She
| made the money fly, involved him in debt, de-
/ veloped to him the fact that she was demirep
and that her paramour was in possession of most
| of his funds. Result: New Yorker in q Iunatic
| asylum crazy as a loon.
decided impression made upon the
guests at a hotel table at Meridian, Miss, few
days since by a Union soldier who rose from
bis seat and kindly waited upon one-armet
confederate soldier, who could not help himself
4 very well. The attention naturally and deli
catelv paid and gratefully received. The Nerd
ian Messenger. which relates the INCIDENT, says
1.-THE spirit of that gray-haired 1eral soldier
would do more towards reeonciling north anC
south thar. any spirit which has ever invaded tn,
room where the committee of fifteen hold thei
| sessions and pump all sorts of stories out of al
| sorts Of Witnesses