The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-21

Noto uimeClI 10 OusineSe interests E0lCH
are daily growing larger. Daring ths
coming summer he contemplates erect
log MAGNIFICENT hotel In this city and
otherwise improving his property.
PROJECTED RAILROAD.
| CLEVELAND. O.. March 2l.-About ont
million and half or two million in stocl
OF the projected Pittsburg. youngstown
& Chicago Railway is subscribed al
Youngstown. The survey begins to day
| G. FL. Andrews. George Morgan. T W
Sand, Ell nj Garlock and ID Cochran
were elected directors, who chose G n
Andrews president and Fl Nj Garlock
| secretary.
STOCK.
NEW YORK. March 2l,-Stocks opened
irregular but in main strong aud higher
Nashville Il Chattanooga advancing in ear
ly dealings. Specializing unsettled soon be-
came weak and prices declined I to St,
Joseph Canada Souther. the coal shares
and Northern"P Pacific leading downward
movement.
CHALlEGNED PANEL.
DUBLIN, March 2l-The cases against
laUd ieaguers adjourned TO summer assizes.
The present jurors are all said to be
members OF the league.
EXPLOSION.
ROCHESTER,, March 2l.- A three story
brick building, hundred feet square. on
Water street. owned by the Rochester
Hydraulic Company, and occupied for
manufacturing purposes fell in ruins this
morning. The cause is believed to have
been an explosion Of e steamboiier used
for heating the building James Schell
aged 20 was killed instantly. on the side
walk by the falling of wall, four or FIVE
other men injured; mono fatally.
IRISH AGITATION.
LONDON. March 2l,-Several land
meetings held in Ireland yesterday. Dill
aspersed Irish judges.
ETHIOPIAN ESCAPADE.s
NEW YORK, March 2l.-A naked neg
ro. delirious from small! peg, rushed
through 29th street: 9th avenue and
Broadway, this morning, yelling small pox
at the top of his voice. The streets
cleared at his approach and quite panic
prevailed for the time being. He was
finally captured and taken to the hospital.
LAND SLIDE.
LONDON, March q "A land slide of
about &C, 900 tons of earth near FoIkstone.
interrupted the traffic OF the South eastern
Railway to Dover. The interruption will
probobiy continue for several days.
SPINNERS STRIKE.
FALL RIVER, March 2I.-The Ameri-
can Printing 90. gave their help an oppor-
tuBity to return to work at old prices ttis
morning and they refused.
Spinners at Chase mill struck this
morning in consequence of the discharge
of the treasurer of the Spinners union.
TIE POT-LUCK CLUB.
One Of the institutions in social New
York is the Potsluck Club, which holds q
picnic annually, each member contributing
to the collation. something prepared by his
or her hands. From cozy little gatherings
of q dozen ladies and gentlemen ranged
around a boiling pot. the club has increased
and multiplied. till last week nearly 200
persons sat down 10 the tables. Among
them were Robert Is. Roosevelt, the presi
dent; Jennie June Croly, Smith Ely. Jr.,
John Savage. Thomas w. Knox, Joaquin
Miller, Noah Brooks. Colonel Nicholas
Smith. and D. q Croly. When the tables
were ready the company sat down to enjoy
what promised, if the bill of fare told the
truth, to be a grand repast. The menu
bore the names not only of many choice
dishes, but of many choice cooks. But like
many other bills of fare that have gone
before it, this one was mere on paper than
on the table. What the guests really had
was. first. nibble OF crackers and cheese;
then little soup, followed by macearoni.
salad, ice cream, and charlotte russo.
After the dinner the young ladies OF the
club entertained the company With a
variety of songs. and Joaquin Miller re-
cited one of Bret Harte's poem After
the literary entertainment there was
dancing.
A COLD GOOSE.
A Stone Ridge farmer lost a goose.
Two weeks afterward he happened to
visit neighboring sawmiil. While there
be heard goose, and started in pursuit.
After long search, guided by the noise.
he came to q hole in the ground. and,
looking down, be saw the head aud part
of the neck of his bird. 1t appeared the
goose had fallen into the hole. which
being too small to allow OF a spread OF its
wings, the poor bird could not fy cut.
While kept prisoner thus the snow had
melted and run into the hole. As fast as
it reached the bottom of the hole away
from the sun it had frozen, and. running,
it had continued to freeze until the entire
bird, with the exception of it's head and
in an armor of ice. The owner procured
al axe and cut out chunk of ice, goose
and all, which he deposited on the ground
and picked away until the goose was re
leased from Its confinement and marched
home in search of its 6rst meal ia two
weeks. Toronto Globe.
THEORETICAL ARREST.
Sad as was the spectacle Of the Irish
mem bers being led off, one after the other,
from the House OF Commons, it was almost
im possible for the spectators to refrain
from smiling at its details. Captain Cos
sett, Sergeant at Arms, is a gentleman
beamiug with good nature and joiiity. |
First be marched up TO each member who |
was TO be removed When the mem Der |
refused to leave, he waved glove, With |
an Up, guards. and ut them" cir. Then |
the guards" came forward. They con-
sisted of half dozen venerable and pot |
tering old men. ip the garb of walters. 4 |
strong wind would probably have leveled |
them with the ground. Theoretically,
however, they represented superior phys
ical force" and each Irish member left |
the House 10 bis turn in the midst of this
posse comitatus.
UNSUCCESSFUL FAST.