The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-30

Faris mas TINS summer population OF two
million.
= Volto1e is the title of anew daily pa
per which was to appear in Paris about the
10th inst. &
The recent election at Reading. En-
gland cost 1000, the lowest sum on re-
cord in that borough.
All the merchants in the oil region of
Pennsylvania have signed an agreement to
sell goods for cash on delivery only.
"A London voter, travelling in Germa-
ny many years ago as the Elector of Lon
don. received marked Difference and at
tention.
--Westmoreland is the smallest county
in Virginia, but was the birthplace of
three Presidents ashington, Madison,
and Monroe.
The diameter of Pallas does not much
exceed seventy-nine miles. so that an in
haditant of that planet might go round his
world by rail 10 few hours.
in Garibaldi's letter lamenting the at
tempt on the life of the German Emperor
be recommends the Fatherland to sup.
press Socialism by abolishing standing ar
mics.
/ Gen. Joseph f. Johnston viii repre-
sent Richmond, Va, 10 the next congress,
opposition to him being merely nominal.
| Many of the voters of the town were his
old soldiers
This morning the little daughter Of
V. NJ. Blanding, was taken suddenly with
cholera iniantum, ard for while her life
was considered 10 danger. At this writing
the child is much better and considered
safely out of danger.
"A Canadian paper says that as the
telephone makes it possible for sounds tc
be canned the same as beef, Holsters, fruit
&C., missionary sermons might be bottled
J and sent to the South Sea Islands ready
for the table, instead of the missionaries
/ themselves.
!. The harp upon which Nine. Roland
} played an extempore requiem in front Of
her cell in the Conciergerie of Paris is said
to be in the possession of grand nephew
} of the old man NJ De la Marche, whom
/ the heroine inspired on his way to thu
} guiIlotine.
1t is said that when Aristides Barre
the murderer of Archbishop Darboy dur
ing the Paris Commune in 1871, was ar
rested in Vienna recently, telegram from
! Victor Huge was found 10 his possession
. The telegram contained words of encour
4 agement to the prisoner.
A gentleman has offered to give 81
q 900, in sums of fl0O each, to ten Londo
: parishes in aid of planting plane trees
a These beautiful trees. which form natu
=. raj arbor, grow to perfection in Londor
and seem rather to thrive than otherwis
o in a murky atmosphere.
|, w ashington is the most beautiful
, laid out city in the world remarked a
:, ex contractor to a District of Oolumbi
. taxpayer, Yes" replied the latter; .
h was only question of endurance wheth'
Washington should lay out Boss Shepher
or Boss Shepherd lay out Washington,
x A London Magazine says that igl
T. of British science was lately visited by
lg Kentuckian admirer, who said: Sir, v
), admire your writings, and have shown
Oh We had no academic distinction to con
le fer on you, having no university; but v
S have done out best. We are tracing pc
" pie, and have named our best stallion aft
Is you"
y The third auction sale of ex-Quet
II Isabella's jewels recently, in Paris, realiz'
u $98,995, The principal set was pair
Ut earrings, composed of brilliants weighil
ID 47 carats. For these $4,000 was Civ
by connoisseur who possessed remar
le able collection of jewels from numerol
Az countries A brooch representing a bu
81 terfy with extended wings was bought
% jeweller at $23,7O3, for a Europe
ie Queen. The three sales realized $40!
oi 703.
In letter to the Rev. II. Seymour
northampton, Mass. the late " I'LL
ba Cullen Bryant wrote: In two calend
" months from the time of beginning with t
ID powers of the Greek alphabet had re
of every book in the New Testament. Su
9 rapidly in Greek was ahead of that recor
.. by Macaulay and John Stuart Mill in I
,aI gard to themselves. The Hon. w.
Gladstone, of Homeric fame also, does Z
NO touch it.
10. The Swedish Autographed section
mr. Trocadero is most attractive from the nu
;, Der aud variety of its wooden models of t
>. peasantry. taken from life. The fgul
are SO arranged as to represent scenes
al occurrences; the setting out for church
an actually every room in the house
- presented to view, with its furniture; a
young lady giving the last touches to
headdress is charming,
The press of the country is giving p
49, minence to an alleged case of ''extraor
~ nary suicide" said to have occurred
!. Gently in the interior of this State-wh
II man is reported TO have given a lectl
in Justification OF suicide, and at the eli
of the lecture to have deliberately a
W. in the presence of his audience shot hi
self dead It is due to truth to say Il
les the story, which originated 10 the Chic;
Of Times is utterly false-one of those SPIT
his mems of Journalistic, enterprise" for VIII