Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-27
NOTES, HERR AND THERE.

Seven persons IN the county Jail.
Linen and straw hats at rs cents at Liv.
ingSton's.
The Moline Wagon Co., turn out ninety
wagons per week.
Much early fruit reaches this market via
the Rockford road.
Brick work on the new gas works DAV-
export, commenced yesterday.
Marshal Mitsch is getting discouraged
Only Eve COWS were captured last night.
Work has commenced on the improve
meut Of the channel at the draw OF the new
bridge.
The Washington Patriot makes outs list
of ., IO4 papers which support Greeley, TO
], 497 which support Grant.
Rev. Mr.. Holcomb has returned to the
city, aud services will take place in Trinity
Church tomorrow, at the usual hour.
Major Hoffman, Of the government engiu'
eer corps, goes to the upper rapids about the
6rst of the month to make sOuudings.
There WAS report about town this morn
ing that mad dog had been discovered
running about in the lower end of the city.
Party lines ore being dropped in some Of
the Eastern States, and the Conventions are
composed Of "all electors opposed to Grant
and his oliqueS.'
Book postage, under the new Code, is two
cents for each ounces or fraction thereof
instead of four cents for each 4 ounces or
fraction thereof, as heretofore.
Il takes the backbone out OF LogAn's
speeches when ore remembers that he said
Of Grant year ago, "He is not competen'
to preside over ward CAUCUS
The Boston Globe, defending the Admin,
iis.ratoin, ADMITS that "tbere have been many
irregularities in financial matters The
people are going to look over the books.
Iron shingles have been recently patent
ed. and are said to be less expensive thar
. slate. They are made Abou; six inches b.
thirteen inches in size, and fasten with head
3 less nails.
D Ia 1868, the last year Of Mr.. johnson
Il. Administration, the Indian service cost s.,
4 .9ss,354. 10 1871 the third year Of Genera
q Grants Adm .nistrStion, this same servic
e cost 1925 ,s97.
d Hon. Schuyler Colfax's health viii pre-
q vent him taking very active part in urgin
d publicly the election of the Republican ticE
.e ct daring the Presidential campaign S0ut
r Bend paper.
.s There will be meeting Of the member
70 of the Warner Fishing Club this Saturday
evening, at the Harper House, at o'cloc
sharp. Oiiicers for the ensuing year will
elected and other business transacted.
k Why run the risk of drowning in the III
ut er, when you can have good bath for
b cents, or ticket good tor FIVE baths, for on
Q. dollar, cash in advance, at SsGder's Bat
lie Rooms, under the Rock Island House
J. Tomorrow, the 2s!h. the through trsi
', from the Atlantic to the Pacific, cAryin
b. the mails, passes through here, over the c
u r !. s P. road Any one desiring to Wis
d? "Frisco" can 60 through without change.
II Copies Of the Ch.eago Inter Ocean Al
,c given away on our streets nearly every evI
d ming. The Chicago Tribune can scarce
n be had at any price, SO few are ordered
our dealers. What does il mean? WI
pays for The Inter Ocean distributed free?
" Daring the year ending May %lss, the !
~ - T.
H. $3.50 tons Of coal and O9O cords Of WOO
% The total cos, of this fuel Was $500, 65O.7
o. The average cost of wood delivered on loo
8 8, motives, per cord, vss 50 81, aud $500 "
"a the average price Of oosl per ton 10 Il
tender.
The New York FrsemaHs Journal
gradually falling into line on the BSltiuo
nominations. Il says:
ono Democrat can vote for Grant with {
10 infamous record bis administration has made
&c That is thoroughly true, and the JourH
ms may safely take it's oA.h that no Democr
ds especially no Irish DemocrLt-has ev
u had any intention Of voting for Grant.
Vim. Kerns, Esq, of Moline, publishes
a. very convincing letter in the Moline Reril
of proving from the speeches Of L. S. Senate
a Wilson and Logan that Grant only follow
IN in the footsteps Of Buchanan towar
= Douglas when be caused the Senate
r. depose Sumner from his place, and that
ed will have precisely the same effec'-she d
20. feat Of the man and the party which co
n miLted the outrage.