Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume], August 18, 1885, Image 2

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S^uii- Weei» If World.
TUESDAY ::::::: AUGUST 18, 1885
Little Shaver» from Here ami There
nnii Elsewhere.
Baltimore's new marble City Mall
cost 83,000,000.
The present area of Boston ia 10,
170 acres.
The Chicago Custom House and
Postoffice, cost $3,500,000.
The Boston Postoffice, begun in
1871, costover $2,000,000.
The area of the city of Chicago is
thirty-five square miles.
The first ship built in Boston was
the Trial, completed in 1044.
The site of the city of Boston was
sold in 1635 by John Blackstone for
£30.
It cost $5,356,609 to run the city
government of Chicago in 1884,
against $4,404,000 in 1883.
A new system of sewerage for Bal
timore, to cost $5,000,00 is under fa
vorable consideration.
Since 1873 a new State House has
been erected at Hartford, at an ex
pense of $2,500,000.
The water frontage of Boston is
about 20,000 feet, and ships are ac
commodated at 104 wharves.
The area of Paris within the forti
fications, pretty well covered with
buildings, is 28 square miles.
The area of closely built stores and
residences of London, including the
most populous suburbs, is 120 square
miles.
Including the interest on the pub
lic debt it requires about $4,000,000 a
year to pay the municipal expenses ol
Baltimore.
During twenty years the population
of New York city increased 50 per
cent, while the expense of govern
ment increased 400 per cent.
The new City Hall of Boston cost
over $500,000. Providence wanted
something better, and erected a mag
nifioent building for $750,000.
Manhattan Island, the site of the
city of New York, was purchased
from Indians in 1626 for $24. Now
it is worth more than $2,000,003,000.
Druid Park of Baltimore, contains
600 acres. It was purchased for the
citv for about $800,000. The city
also has twelve public squares.
Yale College, founded in 1701, now
has ninety instructors, between eleven
and twelve hundred students ana
property valued at over $5,000,000.
The Rothschilds loaned Egypt $1,
250,000 until September.
The Masons of Cleveland are erec
ting a temple at a cost of $100,000.
The baby blanket of Samuel
Adams is on exhibition in a Bos
ton store window.
The crown iewls in the Cathedral
at Moscow are said to be worth $12,
000 , 000 .
They have twenty-eight base ball
clubs and twenty brass bands in Salt
Lake City.
1 u ici. an n manufactures more linen
than any other country on the globe,
and wears less.
During the tobacco season Lynch
burg (Va.) has sold 23,000,000 pounds
of leaf tobacco.
There is a shortage of 115,000,000
spruce logs in Maine this year.
Jas. Caster, farmer, living at War
saw, lnd., went to tho window to shut
it down before going to bed to keep
the draft out, and was killed by light*
Wool is now tho cheapest known
for two generAions.
A lemon weighing four pounds
ami thirteen ounces is one of Flori
da's recent productions.
At Salem, Mass., six men and two
horses moved a brick factory chim
ney, ninety feet high and six and a
half feet in diameter, a distance of a
hundred feet, and set it on a new
foundation.
The strike at East Saginaw, Mich.,
has thrown out of employment 20,
000 mon, and the mills alone lose
about $100,000 a day. Business
throughout the region is stagnant.
An Ohio man recommended a person
tor appointment to a judgeship who was
wholly unfit for the position, believing
the President would not make tho ap
pointment, and subsecyi ntly, when the
applicant was appointed, retracted his
recommendation, and expressed surprise
and sorrow that the President had ap
poinled a mere bore, who had no qualifi
cations for tho oliice. The President is
said to be good natured, as large people
generally are, but to is was more than two
bundled and fitly pound.» of flesh could
bear, and he penned with his own hand
the following epistle to the "Ohio i an:''
Executive Mansion, __ )
Washington, O.O , Aug. 1, 1885. )
Dear -or : 1 have read your letter of
the 24th ult. with amaze.i.cut and indig
nation. There is but oiiu mitigation to
ihe perfidy which your 1 tier discloses,
and that is found in the fact that you con
fess your share in it. I don't know wheth
er you are a Democrat or not ; but if you
are, the crime which you confess is more
unpardonable. The idea that this admin
istrai ion, pledged u> give to the people a
better government and better officers, and
engaged in a hand-to-hand tight wdiit the
bad elements ol both parties, should be
betrayed by those who ought to he wor
thy of implicit trust, i.-> atrocious, and
such treason to Ihe people and to the par
ty ought to be punished by imprisonment.
Your confession comes too late to be ot
immediate Use to the public service, and I
can only say that while this is not the first
time I have been deceived by lying and
treacherous representations, you are the
first one who lias so frankly owned his
grievous fault. If any comfort is to l-e
extracted from this assurance, you are
welcome to it. Yours truly,
Ghoveii Cleveland.
If that doesn't seule the "Ohio matt,"
nothing but death can.
The Sun's El Paso special says: A
terrible encounter between smugglers
and Mexican Custom House ofiicers
occurred Tuesday night, fifty miles
from here, on the Rio Grande. For
some time past a large band of smug
glers has been working between here
and Mexico. The goods smuggled
are bought by Mexican merchants at
El Paso, after which they are turned
over to Mexican smugglers. Tues
day night the baud, numbering about
fifty, attempted to le ve the river
with over $20,000 worth of merchan
dise. d'lte Custom House officers got
wind of the fact and were in wait for
them. A fierce fight occurred,
which two smugglers were killed,
several wounded, and ten taken pris
oners. One of the officers was shot.
The Mexican Customs Collector
has sent a large extra force up into
the mountains, with tho expectation
of breaking up the gang that makes
the mountains their headquarters.
The Department of State is in re
ceipt of a cablegram from Lee, Sec
retary of tho American Legation at
Vienna, saying that the Austrian
Government has positively declined
to receive Keiley as United States
Minister. The authorities of Austria
gave no reason for their action, and
merely say that they will not receive
the official. Keiley is now in Pam
where he has been for some weeks.
Ho also has been informed of the de
cision of the Austrian authorities.
Lee has been designated to act as
Charge d'Aflairs for tho present.
The body of a petrified giant has
been found by two farmers who wero
sinking a well ten miles from Victo
ria, B. C. Its appearance closely re
sembles that of a human being. The
head has the appearance of having
been scalped. The material is as hard
as flint, and the arms and legs are
broken short off. The veins and ribs
are plainly traced. A party has gone
out for the legs, arms and hands,
winch lie in a hole. The man, when
alive, must have been about twelve
feet high.
July has been a fatal month for
Presidents. John Adams and Thos
Jefferson died July 4, 1826; Monroe,
July 4, 1831; Taylor, July 9, 1850,
while in office, and Grant, July 23,
1885, while Garfield received his death
wound upon the 2d of tho same month
1881.
LUNA HOUSE.
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A FlftST-CLASS HOTEL,
Corner Montgomery and Commercial Streets,
IDAHO CITY, X, T.
M. Gh Luney, P rop'r.
ETAGE OFFICE ISÏ THE HOTEL.
STAGES LEAVE DAILY FOR
Boise City, Centerville, Placerville, Quartzburg and Banner.-««
He is prepared to furnish anything in the
BAKERY X-jIJNJIE
at ruinously low figures,
agy-AT THE HOTEL.-®»
Idaho Citt, January 1, 1884.
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IF YOU WANT ANY
Cards, Flyers, Labels, Posters,
Tickets, Blanks oi all kinds,
Bill Heads, Letter Heads.
Invitations, &c., Plain or in
Coiors, Executed in the Finest
Style, Call around to the
WORLD OFFICE
—Comer Main and Commercial Streets;—
The World is the Official Paper of
BOISE O'OTJINrTYr
IDAHO CITV IDAHO.
s»
John II. Mykr,
Placerville.
Isidoh Smith,
Idaho City.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer» In
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Drugs,Medicines,& c.
Idaho City and Placeville,
Idaho.
J.
WING SING KEE.
Corner of Hain and W allula Street»
Idaho City, Idaho.
Dealer In
FINE LIQUORS, CANNED GOODS
And a Full Line or
groceries.
Idaho City. Aug. 11, 1885.
A. STRAU3
Is selling Brodbeck's Bottle Beer
—AT—
M Per Dozen Bottles.
THREE BOTTLES FOR 50 CENTS
Gents' clothing cleaned and mend
ed and ladies' fancy work stamped by
Mbs. J. W. Rkhl.
J. Cavk.
J. Hili.
(ffi4 HILL.
(Successors to II. Ruhl.)
Dealer» in
G roceries& Provisions
CLOTHING,
BOOTS & SHOES,
HARDWARE,
IRON AND STEEL,
WAGON TIMBER. ETC. ETC.
8®"All Goods at Lowest Rates.-®»
Main Street, Idaho City, Idaho.
CAVE & HILL.
For Sale at Horseshoe Bend
MLW COMPRISING 135 acres
, of lan( ]* "ell watered, good bouse
and barn and other buildings, an orchard
some an « fruit 40 acres under fence—
ditcl >; considerable
lpland good for winter grain Will sell
cheap for cash. THOST ROWLAND.
Horseshoe Bend Apiil to, 1885.—if.
D. M C BRIDE'S
Ranch For Sale.
WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS.
—With or Without Crop
Situated ia
UPPER GARDEN VALLEY
Garden Valley June , „
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cottaqe
ORGAN
Has attained n utandnrd of
ilimits of no superior. **W*ntt
It contains every improvement
.tenms, skill and money can pwdu « 1
These excellent Omni an
volume, quality of tone, quick rcmowT
ot combination, artistic deuten, t*Ä
perfect construction, making them it
attractive, ornamental and dMlnblp «
homes, schools, churches, lodge», iocL.
F-TARUSHED REPtTTATMl
ih\EQUAi,ED FACILITIES '
SKILLED WORKED,
BEST HD
COMBINED, MAKE THIS
THE POPULAR ORD
Instruction B ooks & Piano!
Catalogues & Price Lists, on application,
The Chicago Cottage Oip
Corner Randolph and Ann Street»,
CHICAGO, ILL
01 Hill
----Dealer ia
IIA.PLDTY RB
MANUFACTURER
TIN
s» II33 23 T IHO
—ana—
COPPER WAR
Particular attention given to Re:
Tinware and pumps. Also, dealer«
Cooking and Heatin;
stih
LEAD AND IRON PIPES.
PUMPS, HOSE, NAlb,
GLASS, ROPE, SRC
SPORTING & BLASTINGPO
CUTLERY. SHOT,
CARTRIDGES. REVOLVER*
HAY AND barley forks,
FORK HANDLES, SCYTHfô
SNATHS AND GRAIN ORA
PLOWS, CULTIVATORS,
MILLS, MACHINE EXTRAS
SCHÜTTLER WAGON*
Agent for the Cckbrol^
BUCKEYE H ARU
MACHINERY,
AND SULKY HAY «**
1 now carry » l» r S* 1
IRON AND St®
WAGON ^°°
Horse Shoes
Idaho City Ma. 18. 1877.
BY THE SEA
Atl<
The Stocton,
Maryland and Atlanticp 1 "
finest sea side resorts» of JT U ''
now open for the reoep fl s
facilities for
are unexcelled. * L .ri -
& LEFLEU, Propriety ]
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hour. Thu broad ro «1 to j*
worker*, absolutely *"*•■
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