The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-10
LOCAL AFFAiRS
ROCK ISLAND POST OFFICE.

LOCAL AFF IRIS.
ROCK ISLAND POST OFFICE.
Wall ARRANGEMENT.
Ch,caro aud Rock Island Railroad Mail arrives at
"A NJ and 5lj ?. NJ Closes at 10 \, NJ,
and 200 p NJ.
Sterling and Rock Island Railroad Mail, wa Mo.
line, WATERFOWL, Hampton, Rapids CITY Port
Byron and Cordoya arrives at ) 80 a, M, ana
closes at 3.i5 p. IN.
DirtEpOrt Mail arrives AZ 1890 A. NJ, and '5o
pm. Closes at g. 30 A. Nj , and i.lj p. NJ.
Oguarkn Mat, VIA Pleasant Ridge, liazlItt' Ham
let. Mlersburg, Monroe, New Boston and
keithsDurg, leaves Monday, "Wednesday and
Friday. at9 \. NJ Arrives Tuesday, Thursday
aud Saturday, at lP.M.
hilcomt MlH, via. Presumption, Farlo"''
Grove, Viola, Pope Creek, North Hehdei-
son and Ardo, leaves Wednesday and saturday
att Am Arrives Tuesday aud Friday at I
Centre PDiHt Mnli, via PrIrefrld, Rchland
Groyc. Centre Ridge, oxford. Rural, North prai-
RE and Henderson, leaves Wednesday a, b A.
NJ. Arrives Tuesday at Pm.
Cdmbridge Mail via: Pennsylvania, Orion and
Andoyer, leaves Wednesday ct ! 4. NJ. Arrives
Thursday at p. NJ.
Cdmdca MlS MAJ, leaves Monday, Wednesday
Friday and Saturday, at A. NJ. Arrives Tues
day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at NJ.
coal gaNty Mai, leaves Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday 1t has no regular hour Tor departure.
No mails sent or received on sunday:
Office hours from A. NJ to r. NJ.
On Sunday open from to 10 IL.
{. TRuESDALE, =. NJ
The RIVER has fallen about s inches, and is
going down slowly.
CAMP MCCLELLAN, Davenport, is now de.
serted-brokcn up, abandoned, etc.
TIE BREAK in the Moline dam has been
repaired and the mills are in working order
again.
4 CASE of sun stroke occurred to John NJ.
Morgans, Jr., at the fire to-day. 1t was not
very severe, and Mr. NJ. will probably soon
recover. People whose occupations keep
them in the house should be very careful
about exposure to the hot sun.
WV. II. WoopRING, formerly telegraph
operator in this city, then amember OF Capt:
Bcardsley's company, and now connected
with the military tcIcgraphing in Missouri,
arrived here on the llawkcyc State, this at.
tcrnoon. Billy is looking very finely. lie
will be here only day or two.
ABOUT twenty boys were taken up to the
police court to-day, by City Marshal Smith,
for bathu. in the river, contrary to city ord.
iuanccs The boys must be careful, or they
will have a night III Jail, and their parents a
fine to pay for them.
Nix. JAMES NJ. NORRIS has received II letter
from Capt. kcuuoly,of the company to which
his son William is attached dated PIttsburg
Landing, April Both lie says William was
severely wounded, but is now doing well, in
the hospital at Savannah. He says:
"It,,k particular notice Of Billy in the
battle and can say there was no Drawer sol
der in the field"
Tue REV. NJ. MAGlLL continues his sermons
to young men at Trinity tEpiscopa) church
on Sunday evenings at :! O'Clock, They have
been very we'll attended.
The vcstry Of Trinity church have made ar
engagements securing the services of Professor
LEIGHTON as choirister; this will doubtless be
approved by all who feel interested i'll the
prosperity of the church. Mr.. Leighton is
assisted by Il very efficient choir, to whom the
congregation are under great Obligations for
their gratuitous services.
The CoAL trade Of this city is the most I'M
portaut OF any branch OF busisess carried on
here Coal is now sent from here to Fort
Madison, Iowa, to supply the state pen
itentiary, mills, distilleries etc, at lower
rates than it can be furnished from any other
point. 1t is taken down in barges by the
steamers Jennie Whipple and Kate Casscl
The steamer Bill henderson took $50 tons OF
coal to Galcna on Friday. She takes l5U
sous to Dubuque, on Monday, and will prob,
ably make about three such trips week,
during the season.
FIRE.-About . O'Clock this afternoon (Sat
urlay the l0th) the large ice houses Of the
Rock Island Ice Co. were discovered to be OF
fire. The fire spread with fearful rapidity
and although our engines were promptly OF
hand and poured heavy and rapid streams 0
water ON the fire, it was impossible to save
the buildings