The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-04
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ssDust shoe Deep Is an expressive
phrase from Texas.
Mr.. John p. Bowman of New York,
has expended nearly 800. 600 for
mausoleum at CuttinesviIie, VT
There is to be a Swiss national expo
sition in Zurich in 1883. The Swiss
confederation will grant a subsidy of
400, 900 francs.
Canadian papers admit that the tar
if question is growing apace in Eng
land and bids fair to supersede even
the land question.
Arnina Broschetti, q ballet-dancer,
who died lately in Naples. left large
fortune, including three places at Ma
pies, one at Portici. carriages, diamonds,
stocks, etc.
About four thousand seals were taxi
en- at Cape Flattery this season. All
the schooners are leaving the grounds.
There were thirteen engaged in the
trade None made money.
The Prussian government has or
dered the provincial authorities to sen d
detailed information of the extent and
causes of emigration. which, however.
has somewhat slackened in some dis
tricts.
The population of Victoria CITY. B.
certained by the census enumerators to
be 1864 The population of the prov
ince, exclusive of Indians, will be found
to be $4,000.
Missionary Ridge, near Chattanooga,
was the site of one of the most decisive
battles of the civil war. It was wild,
rugged place worth dollar or SO an
acre. Now it is covered with orch
ards.
There is movement on foot to pay
workmen on Fridays instead of Satur-
days, thus preventing the drunkenness
so often consequent on clay Off fol-
lowing pay day, and the subsequent
'sblue Monday"
According to statement recently
made in the British Parliament, in no
less than eighteen months no fewer than
fifty Europeans have been cruelty put
to death by the Polynesian islanders for
what are termed ''cannibalistic reas-
ons.''
The British government intend, if
possible, to introduce a municipal re-
form bill of London next session, which
will change the ancient and distin ct
system of the city as distinguished
from the rest of the metropolis.
From 1875 to 1873, 280 cases of suicide
tants in Berlin, 2S5 in Vienna, $50 in
Leipsic, and only IS in London. Paris,
with 400 suicides, nearly approaches
the startling figure of Leipsic.
Mr.. Oscar A. Phelps. of Guilford,
Conn.,, found in field in that town a
few days since pine-tree shilling of
the date of 1862, the year in which
Capt. John Hall. of Massachusetts, be-
gan manufacturing these coins.
The New York postoffice has been
for long time a most profitable insti-
tuition, and it is becoming more SO
every day. The receipts over expendi-
lures amount to over $500, 900 per an
mum, and are increasing at the rate of
100000 per year.
Count Baworouski has left his fortune
of 1000, 900 guldens to the Austrian
province OF Galicia for scientific and
philanthropic purposes. The capital
is first to accumulate to ten millions;
half of it is then to be expended and
the rest allowed to accumulate to twen-
ty millions.
After four marriages of a convention
al sort, and after arriving at the age OF
80, a Kentuckian eloped at night on
horseback with the youthful belle OF
Buckner, fastened Economically to a
Clcf9yiIIhu G"CHtJ vas
chased by the angry father, and is now
enjoying honeymoon tour.
The Oberammergau passion Play
performers are, it is announced, about
to give several performances of the
comedy '.Phillippine Weiser," by Red
WITT, in their new building, being their
first attempt in secular theatricals.
Maier, who represented Christ in the
"Passion Play" last year, will take the
part of Welser. !:
In San Francisco handsome Italian
woman of 80, with silver hair, is pro
fessional beggar. She owns three
houses, for which she receives II
cents $3.50 month. At night she sit
in comfortable room, slipping wine
with masculine beggar who, during
| the daytime, plays a musical instru
ment on the streets.
| One of the grand mansions once
| again thrown open this year in Londo1
| is Hartford house, famous for its hos
FATALITIES in the days of the regency, bu
after that, for n quarter of Il century
merely a repository for purchases of ar
made by the late marquis of Hartford
| 1t is the Gaunt house of VANITY Fair. ,
| Sir Richard Wallace now has il.
| Paris at the present time contains
| forty regularly organized Protestan
| churches. In addition to these there
are eight which use the English Ian
puage, of which three are connected
! with the Church of England and ons
with the Protestant Episcopal church
! There is also a greek church, and i
Russo-Greek, and the congregation OF
/ Mr. Tyson. There are thus fifty-ont
i.on-Catholic places Of worship, besides
the twenty-six stations of the Me- A4a .,sl
mission.
In many locs.iIties there Is dearth G
honeyzp5duc flowers during th
! zsaH months. Those of you who ca
should SOW at least few acres of buck
wheat. = The silver huh variety is prob
ably the best, as it blooms longer, ha
more numerous flowers, and yields NOR
grain per acre. Buckwheat honey
inferior in color and flavor. although
some people much prefer it to almos
any other kind of honey.
The capacity of the steel works of TIL
world is estimated at about 3,000,0 0t
tons q year. The Bessemer Works, il
England, contribute about 500, 900 tons
the United States about $50. 900 ton
more; Germany, about 500. 600; France
about 275, 900; Belgium, $50, 900; Aus
tria, $50, 900; and Russia and Swedel
about $50, 900.
Sir Josiah Mason, a man who was il
early youth shoemaker, and after
ward a carpenter, and who became i'm
mensely wealthy, has just died In Eng