Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-01
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PsOria clkims from $4,000 10 SO'OOV In
kAbilantu.
Excavation for On opera house at MacOm0
has commenced.
JoA0 brown, an old citizen Of Jersey
county, died on Wednesday, 24ah'
Ths Mobile 4 Ohio railroad will be ex-
,.pdod 70 Cairo during the coming summer.
The Peoria RsrielO advocates the sstab- |
Gshmenl Of . new District Court IN Ihi-
nois.
The Illinois Central Railroad is negotlAs-
ing for the control of o through line TO Ne"
Orleans. az
The Knox "county seat case" awaits de-
ciSion by the Supreme oOuri IN June or sep
tsmber.
nav coal company, called the Pineknsy-
VILE Goal Company was formed In DuQuoin
last week.
The Catholics of Charleston, Coles coun-
~, are moving in favor Of . new church
building.
Illinois girls warmly welcome reVivSlr as
having o tendency TO bull the engagement
market ..e
The Eureka Journal says that the ChicA-
20, Pekin & Southwestern 10 enjoying pro-
found repose.
The peach crop In the vicinity Of Quincy
is snid to be Of unusal promise, despite ihe
Indictment weather.
"Presby.erian Billiards, otherwise Gro
Duet, has broken out In great force IN sne
southern part of the Stale.
lis said that cotton mill OF lO,OOI
spindles 10 in contemplation o. Wilmington
With capital of 100000.
Mr.. Isaao vaueil, the victim of . recon
foul murder 10 Williamson county, was
half brother Of Lieut. Governor Dougherty
Perry II. Davis, formerly sheriff OF Pix
county, bat Of late doing business 10 New
Canton, has been missing since the llth In
slant.
In an AmAzoninn conflict in the street
Of Majority Point, the other day, two n'
ters placed two cousins" hors dw combo
in . tnoe.
Judge John Ruyls, of the Greene count
court, was thrown from his buggy fe
days since, and severely, though not DAM
srOusly, wounded.
Ala late session OF the Pekiu city ooui
oil, an ordinance granting the right OF w
Trough that city TO the Peoria 4 Springhs
railroad was passed, with only one dissen
ing vote.
Az Clinton, Dewitt county, . few de.
since, . young man named Rink, sssoo'
another mAn, named limerick, in cous
uusnoe Of o quarrel which occurred Abo
two young women.
The annual meeting Of the Amsrici
Sharpshootsrs Society viii be held 81 Hlg
land, from the 10th 10 the 26Ih Of Ms
Twelve thousand dollars in prizes await /
bes, msrksmsH In the country.
The Peoria Democrat says Mr.. Berry,
whom was awarded the cOnirsct for furnis
ing the stone for the Peoria q Spring6s
railroad, has commenced delivering the N
tsrial, which is being got out on the Kick
poo.
The ST. Louis aud Peoria Packet Coz
pAny have recently placed upon their line
P. W. Stradsr and Ihe Geo. G. WOLF DO
fue boats, the Wolf, being newly built a
one the finest vessels on western waters.
The Board Of Supervisors Of MODOuou
county have voted 20 issue the $500
voted by the county for railroad, to
Springfield l. Southwestern Railroad 90
pony, the company promising to exte
their road from BsArdstown through
Conuylok anu moDOnOuBh CVuhhoo =" -
lington.
The city editor ofths Jacksonville Jour
has invented sheet iron cat With o.,
works inside, which, pIaoed upon . roof-si
uttsrs cat calls that bring 10 its lreAcher
arms the female denizens Of . whole wa
l, movs them away with fearful rapid
and in the morning is completely hidden
mound Of pulled hair, clAwa and hdC
strings.
Colonel J. d. Morrison, Of ST. Clsir oour
Illinois, has forwarded 70 Jeffsson De
the original commission Of the latter
colonel in the United States army, sigI
ny Andrew Jackson, President, and lie
Oass, Secretary of State. The docuu
came into the possession OF the Hin
troops after the capture Of Jackson, M
and was returned to Davis, accompanied
. cordial LITER from Colonel Morrison,
old conp anion 10 the Mexican camps
terminating Al BusnA Vista.