Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-07
MOTIFS, HERE AND THREE

hereafter be published as a weekly.
The much'pufsd "Herald expedition" in
search Of DR., Livingstone is believed to be
bumbug.
Charlie Chopper, Of the telegraph office
has just returned from visit to his reIa-
tives in Virginia.
Iii reported that Grant will soon turn
Boutwell, out of his cabinet because his
soseebs, didn't carry North Carolina.
The Board of Education meet this even
inc At their room, to make choice of a City
SaOsrintendent and transact other business.
Pool, Of North Carolina, re-echoed Ed
win D. MofEAn's 'We're bound to carry the
State for Grant if it takes half million dol
lars!"
The Mississippi river and its tributaries
are navaEatsd BY ,0l7 steamers having a
capacity of 372 79S tons aud valued at
about $4,000, 900.
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Po.t says that FIVE members of Con-
grsss from Massachusetts, will soon pro-
nounce for Greeley.
In August, 1869, the earnings Of the c.,
RIA P. road amounted to S579, 600; in
the same month Of 1870, s597,6Oo; same
! month, 1871, $G32, 800.
Col Mncomb, Z. S. A., in charge of the
0 bridge uud river improvements, has gone to
, st. Paul to zee shout a river Job there, and
!, will be sbsen! a few days.
= Gen. Phil. Sheridan is reported by the
, Wstertown IN. Y Dispatch to have per-
= emptorily refused to address the Grant
meeting in that city, on Monday Last.
Franklin county, W., now figures ma
jority for Greeley. Eas, Highgate is called
the banner town, as it contains bu. two
v Grsut men, one of whom is ,wavering
Governor Jewels new paper, Ibs Hart
> ford, Conn, Post, says: I'VE Csnro' com
on Iowa, Illinois, or Wisconsiu, unless some
thing causer the Greeley movement to di'
ont"
The Liberals are nov talking Of havini
Grants Cabinet to stump sll the States fc
their master. Their defeat in North Caro-
Ina shows that they are doing good for th
:, Greeley cause
The freight business on the Rockford
Rock IslAnd & St Louis road is picking u
lively. Large quantities oF early fruit su
vegetables are brought into market, dali!
de over this road.
en- A burglar broke toto house Of ms
re usmed Raubach, near the Wooden Mills, C
be Monday night, and secured pa!E Of pants
&c. in which was pocket book containing s.
" in money. No clue has ye! been o6taine
lg Of the thieves.
". 4 German resident o: this city, living i
by Wetberhesd's addition, while in oonversatio
az with TREND yesterday, said Three week
of ago I was the only Greeley man on my stree
and TO-DAY can count eleven Aud thu
re the tai. rolls Oh.
10 The New York Iribuae received 20,23
now subscribers in the months of June al
July. The Tribune Of the "a publishes ID
he list Of States A0d Territories, $50 in number
le FROM which they were received, with ii
IS number IRON each.
defective switch ia the r., r. !. * 5
Louis yard, 10 this city, caused sn epPin'
teudsr aud two cars to ruu of the track lar
e7sniaE. They we're got back on with son
as difficulty. \ similar accident happened
ce freight car near the same place this NOR
", ing No material damage done.
RS. The Leading trunk lines from New IoI
re- have adopted new tariff Of ell rail freigh
err to the west, which indicates a reduction
10 to 80 per cent upon the old rates.
wen. iu,o eject on the let inst. The farm
ers wouldn't object, now, if they would 7
:, ducp r., ighi f:ou the Wcs:.
'0 Horace White, the edi,o, Of he Caies.
" Tribune, owns three hundred aud fiji
= eight shsres a the concern, sui the 9th
- principal owners are, Mayor Aediil, for
f. W shares; Gov. Bsoss, Fl i,y shares
Cowlcs, the bushes manager, sizty-G7e 81
tww 8 hat shares.
When lightning strge, the tree, the b,
on Who dill not know hos 70 pray, remark,
or. that Something mus: be done. Radicals
IN. is 10 the Same fix about the Old Nor
Mt State. Not even riot at suy Of the poll
as No chance to suspend the hobeoa corpu
he No excuse for an army! This thirg VOL
#, do.
IA was announced u The ARGUS, Ii
evening, Major Benyuard, who acted
10 government superintendent Of construct
OF of the new bridge a, this poiLt from the d
'ea the work on it vas begun until it was f
or ished, received al order to repair to Keokr
ole lie made preparations for departure a
o. intended to leave for keokuk this mornir
! bu; last evening be received dispatch frC
'e the War Department, counsegmsndDg I
on order