Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-11
HOTRs, HERE AND THERE.

Boston Monday next.
A large and well assorted stock of Gents
goods at ]. BAmberger's.
tortJ-hVe buildings are on the list Of i'm
provements in Moline SO far this year.
Hon. o. II. Browning has been invited to
deliver a Fourth of July GRAFTON at Griggs-
vile.
On Saturday evening horse fell into the
trench on Illinois street and was extricated
with great difficulty.
The Fifth street NJ. f. Sunday school, of
Davenport, are to enjoy picnic aud excur-
sion to Milan ere long.
The Chicago tribune says that Rock
Island in few years will become the chief
place of cotton mandatory in America.
Three cars marked "ThrOugh-foom In.
dianapolis to Rock Island" are about to be
placed on the Peoria & Rock Island road.
The Radical candidate for Vice President
whose original name Was Jeremish Col
baih-didn't like his name, and changed it
to Henry Wilson.
Do any Of our readers know CT single
Grant paper any where which is not in favor
of separate Presidential nomination BY
the Democrats at Baltimore?
1t is reported from Washington that Mr..
| ColfAx is very much unreconciled to his de-
feat, and takes ii very hard. The great de-
elmer declined once too often, and his sweet
smile has departed.
Observer McDermott was released from
confinement on the Island, yesterday after
noon, by direction of telegram from Gen.
Meyers, and ordered to report at the chief
signal officer in Washington forthwith.
Gen. John O'Neils lecture upon Ireland
Past and Present" is spoken Of as a master
ly effort He will lecture upon this subject
tonight at Negus' Hall. 1t is expected
ths. he will be greeted with full house.
The Irregular Republican party" seems to
think that there is nothing like leather, hsv-
ing nominated the Tanner Of GAlens,
, and the "Cobbler of Natiek" The Liber.
= 81 Republicans also have nominated two o.
the same trade-both printers and editors
The examination Of Sarah Harris for the
robbery Of Mary Crowell, took place in Mi
3 Ian, yesterday. She was bound over to the
. next term of court in 5000, and being IN
= able to secure the bail, WAS lodged in til,
1 county jail.
In consequence Of the nou-srriyAl of III,
pipe for the main on Illinois street, worl
!, will have to be suspended 70 tha; direction
n for time. No time will be lost, however
for there is plenty Of work for the men upOl
4 the branches.
y Mr.. Sumner says he stood BY the cradl
9 Of the Republican party, but is not willing
e TO follow its hesrse. Let him get oat of th
n hack, then, and give US his seat. We woult
rather attend that funera! than to go to ,h
e Boston Jubilee ourier-JOt0Ha'.
A man was killed on the Chicago and
IS Rock Island railroad early Friday morning
: near Bnres7 junction. he Was climbing
= up through be tres,le work OF a bridge, sut
! he bad r. ely got through when an Ep
. preaching rain struck him, killing him in,
stautly.
John f. Tracy has been elected presden
Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, tn
= Chicago Northwestern, the Chicago
Milwaukee, the State Line and the Union
the Wiuons & St. Peter, the Elgin & Stat
Line. aud the La Crosse, Trempalesu
Prescott railroads.
J Next Saturday, the Blood Horse Associs
e ton Of Rock Island and Davenport, vi
It give Jro.tiug entertainment ct the Roc
e Island Fair Grounds. The horses entere
b are Cops Sorrel Dan, Kelly's Lou Garine
= Lsmberl's Roam and Porter's Brown. PGrs
$500 best three 10 FIVE, mile heats.
The head clerk of the Northern Lin
steamer, Alex. Mitchell, had bis pocket
picked of his safe keys, Saturday night, b.
tween New Boston and Muscatine, while b
was asleep. When the steamer reache
this point the safe bad not been opened, an
1t was impossible to ascertain whether th
3 contents had been disturbed or not.
Within few months past several store
and warehouses along the Mississippi rive
between st. Louis and Dubuque, have bee
robbed Of large amount OF goods, an
within few days j, has been discovere
that 90 organized gang Of pirates exist
= whose operations extend along tie river {;
q several hundred miles.
s Mr Bams,ead, the leader Of the Gran
. Republican party in Jersey City, the chi
I Of the board of public works, has bee
. sentenced to State prison for swindling IL
g city. All the members Of the Jersey CT
D ring are GrArt Republicans The ChicsG
r journal fell into the too common error
f styling them Democrats, and it has nj
e yet corrected its mistake.
! The annual festival Of the German fire.
school took place at the Schui>ar Park. Da'
export, Sunday, and was attencsd by fly
hundred children who went TO the c;ount
in PROCESSION, headed by the Free ScS0,
Band About $3.50 worth of prizes was dil
tributed among those who excelled j
archery, gymnastic teAts, and other exc
cises. Master Otto Schultz, received III