The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-23
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Bogus silver dollars are i'll circula-
ton in San Francisco. They are of q
darker color than the genuine, and
somewhat less in weight.
A water monster is said to inhabit
the Mekelumne river above jackson.
Cal. The Chinese are in mortal terror
over it, and say that the creature has
killed one of their number.
''Great jimmy, Spraggles! What s
the matter with you? Eve never seen
you looking so completely worn out. -
why. the fact is, don't feel exactly
right; to tell you the rock-bottom truth,
I'm just back from the seaside"
Arizona has a waterfall. 1t is a box
Canon, about fifteen miles from Flor
ence. The wall on one side of the
canon is of solid rock. perpendicular
to height of 800 feet. Over the top
of this wall pours sheet of water at
least sixty feet wide.
Cologne cathedral having been I'm
ished, the restoration of that of Aix-la-
Chapelle is proposed in preference to
Strasburg Minister. That at AK, q
beautiful basilica, dates back to Char
lemagne, and is far richer than Cologne
in its archalogy and associations.
Young ladies at West Point who have
cadet fever supply their military idols
with cigarettes on the sly, which no
doubt the cadets, by reason of circum-
stances, consume on the sly. A friend
in need is a friend indeed, especially
about the time smoking is in order.
A lady who lectured in Deadwood on
"Esthetic Culture was astonished at
the immense crowd that turned out I'M
til she learned that the people supposed
that s'1Esthetic Culture" was some kind
of new mixed drink.
The manager of the bull-fghts al
Mines, France, for the purpose of add
ing new sensation to the spectacle.
has engaged women instead of men to
act as matadors. It is to be hoped that
he viii find it a profitless experiment.
The 5000 wax candles in the zoe
rooms of the imperial palace at Berlin
are instantaneouly lighted by a single
match, the wicks being connected with
thread of gun cotton which ignited
at one end, springs to its work through
out the house.
The Jesuits continue to prosper in
England. It is stated that the Imperial
Hotel at Dover, very large building,
which has been unoccupied for several
years, has been purchased by the or
der, and viii shortly be converted into
Jesuit college.
A real estate operation worth men,
tioning was the sale in New York OF
10000 acres of woodland, situate in
the mountains of Georgia. to party OF
English capitalists, for 100000. The
buyers of the property are now in New
York for the purpose of purchasing
$780, 900 more of these lands.
A young gentleman, dressed up in
buttons for the occasion, whose usual
avocation was brushing boots, being
told to announce the names of the var
ious guests as they arrived at Mrs. lib
ble's party, called out in unusually
stentorian tone: 1.-The man with the
hysters?' ..,
1t is suggested that the open space
in front of Trinity church at Boston be
laid out as public square and called
Garfield square. The citizens like the
idea, and one of them offers to sub
scribe $500 toward placing Oh the pro-
posed square statue of the president.
Prof. George Ell. Cook, state geolo-
gist of New Jersey, has come to the
conclusion that Cape May and Cumber-
land counties are slowly. but surely,
settling into the sea. From facts in
his possession, he estimates that the
surface has sunk about eight feet dur
ing the last one hundred years.
The sale of 100000 acres of land in
the Santa Rosa district of Caohuila
Mexico, has been made to David Mack
eller, of Australia, who few months
ago, with party of friends, went anG
personally inspected the ground. He
intends making a sheep ranch of it
He will stock it with 100000 of sheep
This is one of the largest enterprises
of the kind that has ever been inaug.
urated.
Humboldt lake, which usual,
spreads over several square miles, wa.
completely dried up last year, ant
it was found tiat it has no subterra
mean outlet. n w it is larger than i
has been for six years. Its waves dasl
against the elnbankment at Brown
Station, and boats pass from there t.
the slough.
The latest absconder and bigamis
reported at Providence is Edward r
Perkins, a street car conductor, VIII,
recently failed to pay his debts, stole
money from his employers, ran off witt
another woman and left his wife witt
only SO. He writes to s.1ny dear, dar
ling wife and children" that he bid
dl1eu 10 LIE O0ibeu OItbCS dt1u SOcS u
South America to seek gold.
A man named Thompson claims tt
be possessed of the secret of the bur
ial, years ago, of q box of treasure OF
Portsmouth square, San Francisco, ant
asks leave of the street committee o
the supervisors to dig for it. He wa
allowed to prospect with an auger, an,
claims to have found the spot. 1t i
agreed that he may dig for it if he vii
share the treasure with the charitabl
institutions of the city.
The experiment in teaching indus
trial and decorative art in the Philadel
phia public schools is reported to be
thoroughly successful one. Metal-work
painting Woodworking, hammered dras
decorations, needle-work, ETC., hay'
been taught in connection with tn
regular work of the schools, and tn
pupils have shown interest persever
ance and aptitude.
During the past years no fewer thai
thirty thousand articles of variou
kinds, intrusted to English postoffices
escaped from the fimsy covers whie
inclose them and consequently did no
reach their proper destinations. Mr.
Fawcett protests strongly against tn
habit of transmitting animal and othe
perishable matter, such as fish, sausag
es. birds to be stuffed, clothed cream
yeast, salads, jellies, live kittens, an
dead rats, and repeats the warning
that such forbidden articles will not b.