Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-29
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covers an area OF about one acre.
The circular stone reservoir on the Island
has a capacity of 900, 900 gallons.
The project of starting window glass
factory in Davenport is being agitated
John Bengston. the druggist, is INDUCING
himself in new French plate glass fronts
The words Dolly Warden may now be found
in every printers "ssve galley" but not 10
the dictionary.
Geu.H. f. Sickles, of Moline, recently
sold $62 900 worth OF real estate in that
Aourishing town.
Several large RATS came down the river
to-day. One of them was the property Of
Weyerhsuser & Denkman.
The Union announces that Mr.. +. F..
Baldwin late editor of the Peoria Review, is
now assistant editor of the Union.
The work of digging the trenches and
lay ing the pipe for the Water Works, upon
Illinois street goes forward rapidly.
One hundred and twentyeght cars Of
live stock passed through here yesterday,
over the c., RIA P. road, going east.
"The prisoner has very smooth counter
ance." ayes he was ironed just before
be was brought in.n That accounts for it.
From 10 to Is cars of grain are daily
shipped from this city and Davenport to
Bridgeport, Conn, without breaking bulk
lis reported that two of the men en-
ployed upon the raft which was broken in
pieces here day before yesterday, were
drowned.
Our member of Congress seems to have
been unsuccessful in getting the cOn6rms-
ton OF a large grant of land to a big rail
road monopoly.
Mrs. Judge Dillon has been appointsc
Vice Regent of the Mount Vernon Associs
ton for the State OF Iowa, in place Of Mrs
Van Antwerp, deceased.
r The alarm in Davenport yesterday fore
- noon was caused by FIRE in the kitchen Q
o DR.. McCour.ney's residence on Fifth street
Q The FIRE was extnguished before much dam
n age had been done.
t. The Jury 10 the Delaney case yesteEdA!
l. brought in verdict Of guilty of assau
with intent to commit great bodily injury
Judge BrannAn then sentenced Delaney
u 90 DAYS confinement in the county jail.
70 A collision occurred the other day at
o. crossing of the Chicsgo, Rock Island an
d Pacific, and Chicago, Burlington and Quin'
~ roads, by which six cars were complete
ne wrecked, and two engines and tventy-for
cars badly damaged. No one was injured.
d 1--WE have q span of horses said 6
economist lhe other day, ION our farm tn
support themselves without any cost
i. "Why, how is that" exclaimed listene
i'll "Why, you see, remarked the questiOne
lis "one is saw.horse, and the other is
~ clothes horse"
IN A gentleman while making a speech
of Lawrence, Mass. the other evening ina
I'd vertently stepped forward and off the pie
form To the peals Of laughter that gree
cd bis unlucky fall, he claimed that al
~ speaker had right ito come down to t
q. level of his audience
~ During the war en- IrishnGn was post
ga With musket on duty and who had wander
rv ljtile of his position, was ccosted by
~ officer, with, "Whst are you here for
4 Faith, your honor said Pat, with his {
he customed grin Of good humor, "they tC
me am here for q century
Three trunks containing goods valued
s~ $3.50 we're stolen from the Rock Island I
pot in Chicago on Saturday morning. Til
IS, belonged to James d Feuner, Of Low
mt whose pockets was picked on the train.
or, pocket book containing the checks for t
TO- trunks was taken, aud the checks present
he at the depot BY the thieves.
20. DR.. Gait, taking advantage of the
duced fares to the Philsdelphia ConventiC
,er left this morning for visit east he Sc
ad be has no, yet committed himself agar
Horace Greeley, and intends to keep |
IN. committed for the present. There is
N large number of excellent RepubIics
or who occupy exactly the same position.
ge Chief Engineer johnson has rendered
re, resignation TO the c., R. l. & P. rsilro
-es com any, to take effect the first of Jul
he He has been appointed chief engi ueer Of I
nd Chicago 4 Northwestern, in place Of s.
asi. Seymour, resigned, ana will enter upon
ing active discharge OF his duties at once.
an About o'clock this morning people
ice the vicinity of the Harper House were
lis some danger of being hit. 4 blast let
by the workmen in the trenches, at Il
le time, threw rocks in every direction. Q
IN, heavy round stone about eight inches
~ diameter was thrown directly over the O,
an. ner Of the Harper House, and came de
10, upon the roof of the Guyer building.
a. A clergyman created much merlin,
.bs the other day on one of our stesmbos
az going over to lay out new camp meet
resort; BY the inquiry "What posit
nd proof is there that King David and his I
mo Solomon were taiJors ?" No one in
,. crowd could answer, and the humorous
u vine quoted the familiar passage: "a
-, Solomon mended the J1 eectes which Da
NJ his father had made
H. There is lively call for the Rock Isle
pamphlet. The committee will cause it
20 be placed, grAtuitouslY, in the hands of p
"a pie at the East, and at other points, VIII
men have money which they wish to inv
- in business. And any citizen who wisl
ID copies to send to friends can procure tn
vn at Alex. Steels store, for 90 cents ca
The money received in this way will be u
to print another edition as soon as the +
shall be exhausted. Milo Lee, Esq =, p
I'D chased fifty copies yesterday for DISTRIBUTE
be Day before yesterday, there was an am
a.. al