Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-18
SCRAPS.

l. Bamberger is still in the field with a
splendid stock of goods.
The Chicago Post has been increased IN
size BY q supplement.
A force Of workmen are busy il making
excavations at the site OF Gus S;engers
new building.
Cal Wsgner's band gave the public a
noon tide ssrenade, to-day, which was highly
appreciated.
party of Chicago refugees we're at the
Rockford depot, TO day, awaiting train for
the southwark.
l. Epstein has just returned from the east
with splendid stock of jewelry for hi,
firm. More anon.
The editor Of the Union went al the way
so Moline to get IAN honest mans neektie.'
Wen bet he don't feel At home in it.
If we rad a res pectSble city administrs-
ton, some Of the wretched sidewalks on
Orleans street might be set to rights.
Two young men, near Geaeseo, are in
Jim DO for throwing potatoes through passen-
ger train windows, on the Rock Island
road.
Mr.. Lee, Mayor of LsClAire, Was in town
to-day. He informs US that his fellow oiti-
zens will hold meeting on Saturday in aid
Of Chicago.
We are filing quite . number of orders
for job printing from Chicago, and can fill
all that come hereafter in the very highest
style of the art.
/ The Democratic Hsrve Leonard has fin
ally been declared Sheriff of Scott county.
! The repu blicans tried to cheat him GU. of it,
OF course
One hundred and fifty iron hospital cots,
with bedding, used on the Island when the
rebels were imprisoned there, we're for
warded to Chicago yesterday.
The Union thinks Jim Bssrdsley grows
bright and golden" under our treatment
We guess he gets little more golden under
his $4,000 . year and pickings.
The correct Union says paper is to be
started at Carlinvllle with "patent Uocels ,
So Hsverstick's enterprise has at last LED
him to invent pa;en, alphabet o, Enter
prise, thy name Is HRverstick
"For the third time ,cdS James Johnston
loas up before Magistrate Simonson." Car
you make sense of that? Nevertheless, iii
from the correct and enterprising Union, tb,
only paper nov in Illinois.
We are to have plenty Of amusement
within the next few weeks. Wagner touch
es tbs light squee-g, tonight. We hav'
already talked about the Orchestra Of La
dies. And on Monday evening, the 23d
Burt & Ridgway's Minstrels hold forth q
Darts Hall The travelling fraternity don ;
intend that Rock Islanders shall suffer will
ennui
The suggestion We made a week or &C
ago, in regard tothe city furnishing more o
less aid in uniforming the Light Artillery, i
generally regarded with favor. /. is though
advisable to make no move in the matte
Just at present, however. A nicely equippe'
artillery company would be an acquisitio,
for the whole county, and would be of us
in any emergency.
Elsewhere We allude to our City Marsha
as "thief-snoOuraging Charley Halves.
We don't mean the reader 20 infer tina
Charley would do anything dishonest, bu
only that his laxity of management, anc
general uuf,ness for his position, seem Il
invite thieves and burglars to prey upor
our citizens with impunity. Charley hal
simply mistaken his vocation. rs be is prob
ably we'll aware himself, and the quicker h,
resigns, she better it will be for hims elfsant
the city.