The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-08

,ooD NEws.-The citizens Of MHscs'ine
responding in the most liberal u"""v .D'
he call for subscriptions TO the kocA'Oru' ."'
ok Island & st. Louis Railrosd' Inc re'
oun. required v,ll be raised W'h'u' 49,.
lbt an,
$50, An "a. air
LADIES CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoE.-Ah no ss
cation has been organized with the abo'e NJ,
lie, in Davenport, 10 secure place OF 'e' du
,e for nrrendless women" What do the on
ar creatures propose to do With the '1enu' ~
q, men, while Lucy Cady stanton IS rag IN
2 through the country
RIVER ACCIDENT The packet ke'ths' tC
,rg collided with Mollie McPike At Mus :
,,ine. The Molle McPike was lying at v
e leyee, but the packet being under strong q
,adway, came against the larbo"rd S'de o' c
70 Mollie's bow, and at the same time car
ed away about four feet OF her upper
,ard. and broke Two Of her tenders and
yo Of her stanchions, on her larboard Sue
Srr,LlNg.-A citizen OF Davenport IN.
,rrns us that certain books belonging 10 'he
rreasurers Office Of Scott County, have been
,oleu within the past few days, in order 70
conceal heavy defalcations by a late r"'''a'
,fBce holder. This is progressive age
and Davenport is progressive town
When il. people can't beat outsiders they
,nrn in and steal from one another
Tuv FoRcp ON THE lsLAsD.-Ihe force
of mechanics and laborers in government
employ on Rock Island, is greater than DUR
ING any former season since the Arsenal was
a.,obI;s bed thereon. 1t is divided as follows;
Laborers 600; stone cutters and masohS'
100; carpenters 1910 in all. BESIDES
Harvey & Livesey, bridge stone'worh con
,roc,ors have one hundred men at WORK
ur,vy OepNAyoE.-On Sunday the 4th'
-. IoN va heard very distinctly IN the
Nortb East the roar oF the minute guns,
di,charged probably from the Arsenal on
Rock Island, or from Big Island in hock
RIVER near Camden, where celebration
! took place on Saturday. The guns seeheu
to CORE spond with about the NUMBER Oh tne
states. hut without count it was imposS'o'e
N tell whether Virginia and Texas were
considered states or not.-1ted0 manner
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY IN "HlrES'of'
CorxTy.-We were this morning shown
letter received by Mr.. +, +. Parmen'er o.
this citv from Ed. b. Warner, Treasurer o.
Wbi,esides county, dated July 9th, nWhieh
tho latter gentleman states that on the pre-
vops night an attic mpt had been made 0!
burglars to blow open the county sa'e d
Morrison. The safe was couside raoI,
/, damaged, but successfully resisted all tn
efforts of the robbers.
SpoRT.-We are informed that the long
,alksd o( match bstween the Rock lslsnt
and Davenport Shots, has been finally sci
lied Two hundred birds have been secuT
cd and the match will take place Monda
morning a. ten o'clock, on the premises c
Peter jacobson, in the Northwestern part
TOWN. Davenport Jou1ndt'
On which interesting occasion the D"ve'
I porters will be terribly CLEANED out.
4 The ClRCUsEs. - Circusmen tell some mar
" .tor;.s bu, sometimes people will behe'
them. Dngess, the genial agent OF Bailey
Menagerie. 10 commenting on the tendeh'
d Of the public to charge circuses Just aoo
twice as much as anybody else, swears III
g. he had to paw six cents for three cent POI
age stamp at the Rock Island postom'
~ the other day, and then the clerk cried at
he was gone because he didn't charge nj
~ more.
Tur CRops.--Our exchanges do not 81
the most encouraging reports OF the con
b. ton ofthe crops throughout the country,
y. We see il stated that barley will be tallu
in most localities. Whole fields are big
ed. and the heads rotting on the stalks
Much OF the early HAehb 80 o'o" $780,
bapinninpto rust. An immediate chan
in the weather would be highly benehei
az but many of our farmers will sustain gr'
yn loss.
X Economical, Reliable, the Best
We mean Dooley's Baking Powder.
is superior to all others in market. l.
NV. NV from any injurious substances, aud SO N,
lch " compounded that the contents OF each
the will make light, sweet, healthy biscuits, re
pastry, &C., with uniform success. U
two teaspoonfuls to a quart of flour IS
one essary, while those of ordinary manutaci
roa REQUIRE from one third 10 half more. >.
wv your grocer for Dooley's Chemical =, u
Baking Powder, and take no other. 1T
., and be convinced.
ers AIRY.-The railroad kings and mo
ally giants of Davenport are still exercised
t. Davenport & North Pole exceedingly
line. Old Borees himself could not !
'en' harder and do less than some of these VIC
No be herculean fnanciers. The great ques
h' is. how to do something with nothing.
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