The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-28

z. 3. Among Other Things.
| FRESHET.
CHICAGO. March 27-A dispatch to the
Inter Ocean from Omaha. Neb., says that
the Platte Valley, about rs miles west of
there, is the scene of the NEST disasterous
foods experienced in the history Of the
Union Pacific railroad. The Platte is q
| broad and shallow stream. which easily
overfows it's banks. and all its tributaries
are now hurting vast volumes of water and
lee into it until 1t has become rushing
| food pouring out over the level prairies
for miles on either side. The freshet
| which bas done the most damage occurred
yesterday, when an immense gorge in the
Loup river, which is q tributary of the
Platte, broke and let loose an accumulation
of water and ice which tore out the Omaha,
Niobrara & Black Hills Railroad bridge,
this side of Lost Greek. The water flood
ed the surrounding country. and struck the
main line of the Union Pacific, washing
out the track and telegraph poles between
the Union Pacific bridge. outer Loup aud
Columbus. about mile and a half. The
damage done will probably reach several
hundred thousand dollars, and fears are
entertained of loss of life.
When tie news of the flood was received
at the Union Pacific headquarters here,
warning was telegraphed to towns below on
the Platte. The people took refuge on
roofs of houses. Barns and fences were
carried away and all the stock drowned.
A $4,000 wagon bridge at Columbus was
washed away. The food reached Schuy-
ler at o'clock last night, and was a rag
| ing torrent at North Bend at nine The
telegraph poles at all these points are
down. shutting off communications, so it is
| impossible to state the loss of property or
whether any lives have been lost. The
Union Pacific had just finished building
mile and half of new track around a
washeut at Fremont when this new disas-
ter came. Fears are felt for the Burling-
ton Il Missouri bridge at Oreapolis,
This afternoon the river began breaking
here and crowds gathered on the banks to
see how it would effect the great iron
bridge of the u. P r. r. The ice went
crashing with fearful force against the iron
piers which stood unskaken and unhurt by
its attack
SQUIRREL BOYS.
SEYMOUR, Iud.. March 28.-A few miles
northeast of this city, in the tops of some
beech trees, are hung number of ham
mock shaped beds, exactly such as squir-
rels make for nests, except upon a larger
scale. Upon inquiry it was learned that a
widow in that vicinity has q large family
of boys who, in addition to being very
indolent, have habits peculiar to the squir-
rel They built these nests. and occupied
them last sum mer, as they are in the habit
of doing every year. They pick nuts and
store them, living principally upon them
in the winter. Every one of them can
initiate the squirrel to perfection. calling
them from thsir holes; but not one of the
boys will modest their four legged friends.
| On the contrary, they will divide their
supply of nuts with them, These youths
can ascend tree with surprising alacrity,
and but one fall has ever resulted from a
miscalculation. That time, while forty
| feet from terra 6rma, the squirrel man
Ieaped for o limb, missed his hold. and
tum bled from bough to bough, finally land
| ing breathless on the ground. He soon
recovered, and, not discouraged at his
failure, reascsnded the tree, and made a
second and successful leap.
MALONEY'S MIRACLES.
| ERIE, PA, March 28.-Rev. Mr.. Ma.
loney, who is alleged to have raised Miss
| QuilIion from the dead two months ago,
has taken up his residence in Erie and is
reported to be working marvellous miracles
among the sick and MANNED. His house is
besieged with hundreds of lame, blind or
deaf mute. paralytic and scrofulons people,
all clamoring to be healed A reporter
visited the house to day and saw the
throng of patients. Father Maloney was
interviewed and humbly disclaimed any
personal power, bat gave the "glory to
God, who. he says, answers his prayers
James May, Ellen Doherty and several
others declare that they were instant
aneously' healed of disease. To day two
cripples from Quebec arrived for the pur-
pose of being healed. Maloney was former
| ly a priest of this diocese, but has travelled
all over the world. His bishop looks coldly
upon his present acts.
FOREGN GOLD,
New YORK, March 2S.-The City of
Richmond brought over $500 900 in
specie. The Arizona also brought $500.
in gold.
q GHOSTLY PURPOSE.
| BETHLEHEM, Pa, March 28.-For some
months past the residents of the Third
ward, South Bethlehem, have been seri
ously alarmed at different times by wha
they called ghost. 4 watch was set aud
it was found that a mon who wanted to
buy some property in the neignbor hooc
cheap, fixed upon culvert as bis head.
louarters, from which he made sallies ir
the traditional attire to accom- plish his
purpose. He was caught in the cuivert in
bis ghostlg habiliments.
0HTTRGH RAISING
LONDON. March ga dispatch from
Paris to the Times says: Bishop Little
Iiohu, of Rong Island, N. Y, yesterday
| laid the corner stone of the new American
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
Avenue de PAlma. to supercede the Rue
Bayard building. Many Euglish speak
ing Protestauts were present. 1t will be the
finest Protestant church 10 Paris. 1t will
have lofty gothic spire. aud be CAPABLE
of seating eigh. hundred persons Various
coins we're placed under the stone. In
| h;a .d3xaao Rishop TdttIeinhn fouebe,i On