The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-05
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Baltimore's new city hall will cost 81
500, 900.
Two cents win purchase a. quart of Nun
ich's best beer.
Hickory nut sociables are common in the
Northwest.
A large government foundry is to be
erected at Key West
Russia is issuing large orders for Ameri-
can locomotives
A June tour in Europe is the gossip in
the White House.
Oxen suitable for basket phaetons are
advertised for in Pennsylvania.
During the past summer some sixty
sailors have been drowned in Lake Erie
Peru is indebted to an earthquake for
an early adjournment Of her congress.
A man in England is involved in law
suit for refusing to pay for his own CONN
Gen. Lees college is overcrowded with
applications, and is well off financially,
Nebraska weather is described as ten
months winter and the rest late tall
weather.
1t takes three days for a California China
man to 60 through the ceremony OF mar
riage.
thirds of the business firms at Homo
lulu are Americans, and all are making
money.
The transmission of free mail matte
costs the government in ordinary time
$4,000, 600 per annum.
The italian government is about to issu
. orders to prevent any more Italians iron
emigrating.
The Pennsylvania constitutional CONVEX
ton comprises nearly one hundred lawyers
but not one doctor.
The stockade which confined the eonfet
crate prisoners on Johnson's island, Sal
dusky bay, is still standing.
The Canadians propose to cut throug
the neck of land joining Nova Scotia an
New Brunswick with a canal
r The anti-secret society ticket receive
! one vote in Indiana. 1t is possible TIL
other States may bring the total up
high as twelve.
The English secretary Of war has co
: cluded to let the soldiers play cards
: their recreation rooms, and see If it wo
keep them out of the grog-shops.
A little girl at Fort Wayne, Ind, who
funeral services were lately being. condu'
ed. woke up very much surprised at t
crowd assembled in her honor and so
recovered.
Detroit has dog that dead headed
\ way thither from Chicago by seating hi
= self beneath the headlight of Central
- connective, merely jumping off at Jacks
to stretch his legs.
The spot in HYDE Park, London, VIII,
S, it is lawful to hold public meetings
been recently marked by granite ped
tai surmounted by an iron standard, 9
L. the sign of permission,
'ns A man in Pine Island, Mich, VIII
y wife died short time since, refuses to
and drink for days at time, and sleeps
a sheet iron box where he says ne
- commune with her spirit.
S. r. Throckmorton has presented
the California Academy Of Science
first lobster found in the Pacific. 1t Il
small fellow, yet presents a strong tan
likeness to its Eastern prototype.
b The hotel clerks of New York are
king preparations for grand ball, VIII
at they will be enabled to relax from
severity of their official positions and p
Z tee the ordinary politeness of comm
place mortals.
,ods An Indiana man, made uncomtort
west by some sand which had got under
piece of scalp which the Indians left
o. when they stood him on his head hf
;, years ago, has been relieved by surt
ILL operation
. A Brahma rooster named 'Colos
died of apoplexy in Connecticut
DAYS since. He weighed over SIX
pounds, doubtless the largest chanti'
in America, and was valued at about
by his owner.
1RK. At Venice flute player, NJ. Alo
exhibited a new model for violin.
strings are made of metal, and pass
Ter. tirelv around the drum. The SCUM
said to have four times the sorority c
ordinary violin.
The Vinton, Iowa, blind asylum is
ed with corn.
Keokuk has a public library OF
q thousand volumes.
The latest haunted house story c
from Woodbine, Iowa.