The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-28

The French Government has request
ed the railways to reduce the passenger
fares fifty per cent, and freights twenty
per cent.
About five hundred thousand bushels
of potatoes have lately been imported
from Europe, and now Germany is pro-
ceeding to supply us with butter.
The Woman's Medical college of Bal
timore has Just been incorporated. 1t
is to be devoted exclusively to the medi-
cal education of women and is the only
institution for that purpose in Mary
land. Its faculty consists of seven gen
tiemen.
The first wrestling-match was the one
when 1.-The angel wrestled with Jacob"
We are not informed whether it was
Graco-Roman or collar-and-elbow; but
the general impression is, that the angel
was the best man.-Boston World.
In an opera now being performed at
the Standard theatre, New York, a topi-
cal song is introduced which is rather
rough on Mr.. Field. ''Ie is putting up
monuments costly and rare" says one
verse, s'And Andre and Arnold have the
first pair, and Judas Iscariot need not
despair"
Little Bertha. with contrite air, says.
80. mamma, | have taken three Jumps
of sugar off the table"
''1'hat was very naughty, Bertha; but
I forgive you, because you told me of
it,
"Then give me one, mamma; | didn't
take but twor'
Here is a sidewalk. It is Made of
Bricks. Do you See the Slippery Spot
on the Sidewalk? Look! There is a Man
Coming. viii He Sit Down on the Slip
perry SpotP You can Make a Wager that
He VIII. Win he use Language unfit
for Publication? Just you Wait and
Listen.
+ ..Why should red cow give white
milk?' was the subject for discussion
in a suburban agricultural club. After
an hours debate, the secretary of the
meeting was instructed to milk the cow
and bring in decision according to the
merits of the milk. 1t was blue.
Mr. Howells, of The Ashtabatld Sents-
mel writes from Buffalo to his paper: 81
walked around one of the large glucose
or corn-sugar factories, and the smell
got of it dispelled any desire for closer
inspection. 1t is an immense building,
seven stories high, and two or three
hundred feet square, and every inch of
it stinks. 1t must be too utterly awful
in the summer
Congressman Evans, of South Caro-
lima, has forwarded to his constituents a
supply of tobacco seed for gratuitous
distribution among those who cage to
cultivate the weed" At one time
great attention was paid to this crop in
South Carolina, and large quantities
were raised, but, for some unknown
reason, for a number of years its culti-
walton has been almost entirely neglect
ed.
The great hotel at Rockaway, Il. l.,
is ordered sold. The hotel was opened
in part late last summer, and sunk $780,
600. 1t is costing $4,000 month to
care for the property. There is first
or ground mortgage of $4,000, and
second or construction mortgage of
500, 900. Outside of these liabilities
there are debts. represented by certif-
Gates, aggregating over 100000.
Cleveland issnow illuminated by cleo
trio lights on two tall masts, one of them
$50 feet and the other 200 feet high and
it is demonstrated that at half a mile
distant ordinary newspaper print can be
clearly read. 1t is also settled that the
higher the electric light the more dis
tant, the more penetrating, and the
more valuable will be its effect.
Forty Swedes were employed in New
York bv Americans to work chihuahua
mines. They struck for higher wages
and fired on the Mexican guard, killing
several. Now they languish in Mexi-
can prison with no relief from the
American consul or any other consul,
and will probably live out their days in
the peon mines.
In some parts of Manitoba specula-
ton is wild. It is getting to be quite
common for a settler to sell his farm at
from So, 200 to S19.000-$25 cash, bal
ance in twenty to thirty days. The cal
culation of the purchaser is that within
the time specified he may dispose of the
land at an advance; if not he only loses
his $50.