Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-26
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

III Is predicted that Washington Will
be gayer than ever the coming winter.
The session of Congress is the long ono.
'-Chicago Journal
George Hackett, of Taunton. Mass,
while driving, struck slack telegraph
wire aud lost several OF his front teeth.
--Boston Transcript.
"A steam fire engine company went
from Miftlintown, Pa, TO Lewistown by
rail at their own expense to cxtinguish a
fire, and wero compelled TO pay toll on
crossing tho bridges. - Philadelphia
Press.
Because juror in New York sup-
gested to his brethren that they flip a
cent TO sec whether they would convict
or acquit the defendant, the Judge dis
missed the jury and ordered new trial.
N y. San.
The most useless article in the way
of weapon ever invented Is the pistol.
In nine eases in ten when IL goes OF
1t kills the wrong man. Having one
handy has been the cause of many a
murder Chicago Inter Ocean,
TO settle q quarrel relative to the
presidency of an association, Henry
Gutter and John Murphy, of Flushing,
L. l., fought six rounds. under the Mar
quis of Queensberry rules. Both men
were badly punished, and the fight was
declared draw. Y. Times.
Great Britain is the only country
in Europe which has no forestry schools.
On the Continent there are numerous
excellent and well-established schools
of that character, where everything
J thai oina 20 is fa,,xbt h.
complished teachers. N T. Tribune.
The Dakota Constitutional Con-
vention at Sioux Falls recently
settled the woman-suffrage ques-
ton by adopting n provision allow
| ing women TO vote at school elections
solely, and granting them the right to
hold Office pertaining to school govern
ment.- Chicago Ne,os.
The English sparrows, which are
eaten in Philadelphia for reed-birds. are
considered rs being great delicacy.
The flesh Of the sparrow is darker than
that Of the reed-bird, but the Philadel.
phia cooks say that only those who have
never eaten anything but reed-birds can
tell thu difference. Philadelphia Record
"A blooming young widow of Wayne
| County, n. Y, was To have been married
n few days ago. Tho feast was spread
and the guests Were on hand, but the
! bridegroom failed to come to time.
Three days afterward the young man ex-
planned that his father, who objected TO
the match. had hidden his wedding
clothes, even to his underclothing -
BuBdlo Express.
Louisiana boys take young knocking
! birds just before they can fly and sell
them to New Orleans creoles for ten or
fifteen cents piece. The creoles sell
them TO German or Italian retail deal
ers for fifty cents and the dealers, main
! lypedlers, receive three and four dollars
for them in the North. The pcdlers say
that rich people do not buy birds; they
prefer dogs. N. 0. Picayunc.
Tho engineer Of an express train on
the Hudson River Railroad had pecu-
liar experience with lightning recently.
At New Hamburg he encountered
heavy rainstorm, and rs he pulled his
head into the cab lightning struck the
track, and for several seconds the 1uid
revolvcd on the driving wheels on both
sides of the engine. At every revolu-
ton the fluid would burst with crack,
sending out shower Of sparks. For
over half an hour he felt q singing,
burning sensation on the cheek Troy
| ~ ~ Times.
Sir Thomas Wade, after residence
of upward of twenty years In Peking.
believes its population to be less than
half million; and French physician.
who has mado systematic observations,
estimates II at 400, Q00 Yet tho geog-
/ po t,ht- hpnbs Ui.-a at Q 06D mn .
the junction of the Han River with tho
Yangtsze are two cities, Han.yang-fu
and Wu-chang-fu. and an enormous
perpetual fair, Hankow. The popula-
ton of these has been set down at 81
100000, but from visit TO the spot Sir
L. Wade estimates it ut about half q
million. - Chicago Herald.
"A big walnut log from an out-of.
the-way part of France arrived in New
York II few days ago. 1t was twelve
feet long and nine feet In diameter, and
it is said to weigh nearly twenty-five
tons. IL cost the owners 800 70 bring
il across the ocean, and $40 more to
have it trucked some little distance TO
veneer mill, task which kept six
horses busy for thirty hours. There
was only one derrick lighter in the
harbor with which tho monster log
could be handled. The log Is said to
be worth, as 1t stands, $4,000. or Sc. 900
when cut into veneers. ~ y. Ne,cs.
Among the curious things exhibited
at the Louisville Southern Exhibition
We're thirteen medallions or castings Of
iron representing Christ and the Twelve
Apostles. These were cast from native
ores nearly one hundred years ago at
the old Bellewood Furnace, upon the
Cumberland River, In Eastern Ten.
nessce, in molds made of green sandstone.
Considering the rudeness Of methods
and the infancy of art in that section
and time. they have finish, smoothness,
and polish that is remarkable. The
delineation of features, the eyes, brow,
chin, etc.. are nearly II not quite equal
TO the very best grade of chisel work.
Louisville Courier-Jonrndl.
Miss Regina Anderson, the young
girl rescued from the Mormons at New
York by her sister, says her home near
Stockholm, in Sweden. was visited by a
Mormon missionary, who painted to her
in tho most glowing colors the advan-
tages she would derive from exchanging
her humble lot for home among the
Mormons. 'lIc told me-" she says,
that the weather in Utah was always
pleasant, that every kind OF fruit grew
in the streets. and that nobody
lived there but rich men. great
many of whom were unmarried and
wanted wives He told me that hus.
band was awaiting mo among his poo
pie, and said he owned big coal mine,
lived in n palace, and owned dozen