The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-10-04
NEVIS ITEMa.

markets.
Gold elephants dangling from the ears
is a late absurdity OF fashion.
A memorial statue of Thomas Paine is
to be erected in Lincoln Park, Chicago.
Caterpillars are causing great deal Of
damage to cotton in parts of Florida.
In Ohio, the industries affected by the
tariff are introduced in the political pro-
cessions.
Property has decreased &l0O00,0 600 in
the State of Illinois in the past year, ac-
cording to the State Board Of Equaliza-
| ton.
Cincinnati is to have an odd monu-
ment, in the form Of a ruin, built from
the broken pillars and fragments Of the
Court House, burned during the riot.
A new form of dynamite is made from
poplar wood -four, and resembles var
nished doughnut. 1t is as explosive as
the ordinary kind, but far safer.
The Parking Commission of the Dis
trict of Columbia state that the G0,0
shade trees in the City of Washington
are burning up with heat and want of
water.
Charitable and educational institutions
not conducted for private gain and all
places of public worship in Chicago have
been relieved of the payment Of water
taxes.
The Phillips well at Oil CITY, which
was drilled on the 3Oth ult., has been pro.
ducing 1900 barrels daily. One day it
discharged at the rate of one hundred
barrels an hour.
Troy, Ala, has a new COW law, under
which the City Marshal impounds all
cows that may be found "upon the
square," without regard to the age, color
or previous condition of the animals.
To meet the demand for milk, cream,
and butter, a number of Florida farmers
last year imported Jersey and Attorney
cows. Nearly all have since died from
eating poisonous grass. Calves are now
being tried in the hope that they will
learn to discriminate.
The Canadian voyageurs who enlisted
to go up the Nile with Wolseley are not
eager to serve their Queen, as formerly.
They have read OF the climatic dangers
which threaten the expedition, and 4
number of them have fed to the United
States to escape arrest.
When the late Senator Anthony first
took his seat in the Senate he had as
fellow Senators Jefferson Davis, Henry
Wilson, Stephen A. Douglas, Lyman
Trumbull, Charles Sumner, Benjamin F.
Wade, Andrew johnson, James r. Doc
little, Robert Toombs, w. P. Fessenden,
William Henry Seward and John Slidell,
A POSER FOR CAPEL.-This is the
wicked story they are telling about Mon
signor Capel and the incorrigible Billy"
Florence. They have been friends for
number of years, and they met recently
in the streets of Chicago, when Florence
asked the Monsignor if he was in the
habit of attending the theater, intending
to invite him in case of an affirmative re-
ply. NO" said Monsignor Capel, "it
has been twenty.four years since l at.
tended theater, and l cannot conscien-
tiously bring myself to patronize place
where the devil is preached" Mr..
Florence protested that the Monsignor
placed false estimate on the theatrical
profession. "Ah, no" replied Monsig-
nor Capel, with sad smile, you people
are sincere enough; you don't know it;
but you preach the devil all the same. "
"Well, your grace" inquired Florence
with great urbanity, (which is worse,
preaching the devil from the stage with.
out knowing it, or preaching Christ cru
CITED from the pulpit without believing
it," Both are reprehensihle, replied
Monsisnor Capel, and bowling stitliy, he
went his way.
In the family of Mr. pattiiohn LIVING