The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-24
Rock Island. Illinois. Thursday, March "a. 1851

nOis. Thursday.
destroyed. The Cook Block was badl,
damaged. Engines were sent from Au
rora and Sandwich, but arrived too late t,
be of use. The total loss is. estimated a
$2O, 600. with no insurance,
VOTE OF APPROVAL.
/ ALBANY, N, Y, March 24.-On motior
OF Jacobs. democrat; senate unanimously
passed the following -z
Resolved: that the thanks OF this senate
are rendered to President Garfield for the
nomination OF Senator Robertson Of New
York and we cordially join in q request to
tine senate Of the United States to prompt
ly confirm the nomination.
BOLD BURGLARY.
CHICAGO, March 24.--The Evening
journals Centralia special says: DIR. 2.
M. McFarland's residence was entered
last night and over four Thousand dollars
in cash, bonds and securities carried off
the money swas in box in an unused
room. No clue to the robbers,
GOLD THE FORT,
DCRBAN, March 24.-The Beers recent
y occupied the prison at Patchefstroom.
fve hundred yards from the fort. held by
the 2lst regiment. The British cemman-
der determined to dislodge them. because
they annoyed the garrison Eleven SOL
diers charged the prison, entered it and
killed three Beers. The remainder tried
to escape. but men in the fort shot Is of
them. The British lost three killed.
MINERS UNION.
SAN Francisco, March "a - A row.
occurred in Mistenville. a coal mining town
IN Centra Costa county, Saturday night.
between Italian and other foreign miners,
IN which an Italian was killed and q
slung shots and other weapons were freely
used
AFTER THOUGHTS,
CLEVELAND, March 24.-T'he coroner
Is investigating to ascertain the cause of
thursday nights accident on the LakeShoTe |
road at Nottingham. Several theories
are advanced misplaced switch, defective |
switch. sprung frog, broken rail and
broken fange of locomotive driver. In
leaving the track the first car pitched to |
one side the second to the other and so
alternately.
ROSSAkOFF.
ST. PETERSBURG. March "a. Another
female Nihilst friend of Rossakoff and
Hartmann has been arrested. owing to her
relations with the prisoner.
The indictment against the prisoners
connected with the assassination of the
Czar must be recast and the trial further
postponed few days.
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March "a. = The Presi~
1ent nominated Charles P. Chandler |,
Receiver Public Moneys, Oberln, Kansas.
and Thomas q. Cavanaugh Register Land
Office, Oberlin. Kansas.
GARABALDI'S SECRETARY.
New YoRK. March 24.-When Gener-
II Garabaidi was on Staten Island some
years ago. he, with his private
secretary. occupied house at Clifton
standing on property which now adjoins
Mayer Il Buchanan g brewery. Garibaldi
On quitting the premises, left Mr.. Mencci,
MS secretary, in possession, who has since
continued to occupy the building, which is
pest known as the Garibaldi homestead.
Some time ago, Messrs. Mayer & Buck
nann, having concluded to enlarge their
brewery, purchased the adjoining proper
y. on which stood the old house, When
,alled upon to vacate, Mr.. Mencci and his
wife, who are advanced in years, refused
% go, and also declined to keep out of the
house until it could be removed. They
N, and if the old structure tumbled down,
hey were willing to take the consequences.
The building has been removed from the
lite which it occupied for nearly 100 years.
No damage was caused to it.
PRETTY GIRLS IN A WINE-VAT.
A resident in Italy vouches for the fol-
owing: In the vineyards near us the girls
mount ladders and clip the rich bunches,
iropping them into the baskets. With
Industrious workers one day is enough to
'lear an average vineyard. When the
grapes are all gathered in they are care.
ully picked from the stems for the press
ng This last process is the same primitive
simple operation that was performed by
he patriarch Noah. The grapes are
brown into an enormous vat. where the
uioe is tramped out of them by the bare
eet. At this stage of the vintage you may
Zee hundreds OF young ladies of the city of
9erugia coming forth in groups in the
morning, beaming with pleasant mystery
ind excitement.
Your ordinary tourist. whose only intel
ectual and instructive pabulum is gath
red from the guide books, has not the
emotest conception of their object He
nay think they are out for an early con-
titutionai. But early constitutionals are
Tot the rage with Italian ladies. Shall /
ell yon the secret of ell that mystery and
xcitementp They are off to the country
o trend in the vine presses 1t is a novel
holiday for them, besides being q most
alutary exercise. Even prim old dowagers
re known to wade in" and Danish the
rheumatism Dv half days exercise in the
vine .press. Apart from the healthful ex
rcise of tramping. the new mash act is
,ath to the limbs. while the uprising
umes are considered eminentiy stem achic
After the treading performance these la
lies wash themselves in hot wine, taking
moderate decoction internally for the
tomach's sake. The effect is pleasant and
and is especially noticeable
q the vim with which they participate in
he dance. which 10 the usual sequel to
reading in the wine press.
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