The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-03
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ika, Ala. It is perfect in every other
respect. and the shoulder-blade is per-
feet and natural.
AColorado horse belonging to Ell. G.
Gill walked into q lake, and after wad-
ing in the shallow water 100 yards from
shore, lay down and drowned himself
in water but two feet deep. A clear
case of suicide.
A bald eagle was caught near the
Delaware Western railroad bridge at
Wilmington, Del At the time of the
capture it was engaged in combat with
a large Newfoundland dog, which it
was endeavoring to carry off.
James Finch, of Camden, n. j. util-
ICES his dog as means of communica-
ton with his daughter, who lives more
than mile away. A letter is tied to
the dogs collar, and he is told to take
it to Emma. 1t is promptly delivered,
and the answer is as faithfully returned.
A mare belonging to Mr.. Muncy, who
resides on the Touchet, Washington
territory, attracted the attention of the
family by her strange actions. She
would run up to them, rub them with
her nose. whinny, and then run toward
the river. Curiosity prompted them to
follow her. They discovered her colt
entangled In o drift in the river, only
It's HeaU Dclng visible.
The personals in Indian Territory
papers are fresh in the matter of names.
The Big Morning Star, Creek nation,
notices that Julia Good-Voice and
Maggie Stands-Looking two Sioux
girls, are getting an education that will
be more useful than little piano and
less French. They spend half their
school day in the industrial room, and
are becoming expert dressmakers.
During the academical year which
ended June % Harvard college received
more than $500. 900 in donations, which
is about twice the regular aver
age. The actual resources of the col
lege, however, are considerably less
than they were seven or eight years
ago. The interest earned upon $9,000.-
600 of college funds in 1884 was st
per cent, 1--WE shall do very well this
year." said President Elliot, in his COM
mencement dinner speech. eff we
earn st per cent"
When Miss Mary A. Vaughan, who
is now "a, was 2 years of age, an at
tack of whooping-cough left her both
deaf and dumb, in which condition she
has ever since remained. She was
taken short time ago to Pink Cottage,
where Mrs. Midkiff and the other good
women prayed for her, and now we are
told that she not only hears, but is
able to say: praise the Lord" and
call the names of some of the inmates
of the faith cure. Hopes are enter
tanned of her restoration AStdnf ord
Ky. Journal
An interesting contribution to the
literature of suicide is made in a PAM
phlet recently published in Berlin. The
suicidal mania is spreading SO rapidly
ly in the German capital that the
authorities are earnestly considering in
what manner it can best be checked.
The pamphlet above referred to states
that in the years from 1875 to 1873, $50
cases of suicide were registered per
million inhabitants in Berlin, 2S5 in
Vienna, $50 in Leipsic, and only So in
London, Paris with 400 suicides, nearly
approached the startling figure of
Leipsic.
The celebrated Jumel case. ut New
York, is recalled by an order of the
supreme court directing the estate of
the widow of Aaron Burr to be divided
and sold. In this litigation of sixteen
years eminent lawyers have grown gray
and rich-at least they have grown
gray. How many have grown rich is a
question harder to answer, because
some Oh GlC4I 1CGS ECSt siS uniJstI0
monts on the property-in one case to
the amount of So, 900, and in another
of $1,000 The sum of liens of this
sort is said to be $3.50, 900. The Jumel
case adds one more to the many illus
trations of the wisdom OF distributing
ones own estate, and so making sure
that it was not to be eaten up by the
industrious counsel of quarrelsome
heirs.
1t is believed that the city of Boston
has saved many thousands of dollars
by the shrewd management OF the pur-
chase of the land needed for storage
basin No. 4, on the line of Sudbury
river Before the owners of the farms
were aware for what purpose the land
| was to be used, the water board,
! through an az mt, had bonded them al
about their fair market value, and thus
| avoided the necessity of paying the en-.
HANGED prices that would undoubtedly
have resulted had the landowners first
learned of the city's purpose.
In 4 breach of promise suit in Lon
don recently, where the defendent was
cast in heavy damages, the best his
counsel could say of him was that he
was such an egregrious donkey that
the lady, instead of asking for compen-
sation. ought to be glad OF her escape.
| He read some letters which illustrated
| his views. One of them, addressed to
his beloved object, was quite unique as
billet-doux; Il had a bit of beef to-
day. l wish you were here to have q
bit 1t would be nice cold with some
| of the picked walnuts of your moth.
er's. Tell her to save me a few.
| know you will help yourself, for you
are such a girl for vinegar
From Jan. to the end of June en-
ployment has been procured through
| the labor bureau at Castle Garden. New
York, for 24,657 immigrants-1S, 962
being men and boys, and 1906 women
and girls OF the men. 2,611 were
skilled operatives, as were also ia
women. Among the employed Were
$50 families, comprising 1920 persons
| Among the German immigrants in june
were technologists, civil engineers,
machinists, and carpenters. Many OF
| the Swedes also are skilled workmen
| but the Irish are mostly common labor
ers. The laborer who comes to thi:
country readily obtains 50 day in the