Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-25
SCRAPS.
Twisted hemp cures felons.

The MethOdists of Moline celebrate the
Fourth with picnic.
Twenty-Five RATS are between here and
Dubuque, coming down.
White hats with brown bands are the cor
rect thing now in St. Louis.
Remember that Livingston has all the
latest styles of hats and caps.
Delicious fresh strawberries al Lazare 4
Sons. Call and take some home for supper.
Col. Flagler has consented that Wyoming
exOursionists may visit the Island next
Thursday.
If you wish hats, caps, or furnishing
goods, Of Ihe latest styles, l. Bamberger has
them.
The Williams mine, at Dubuque, has, in
four months, produced about $4,000 worth
of mineral.
Rapids improvement is progressing. The
dredges are now at work on Centre Patch,
above Sycamore Chain.
DR.. Gregg has a beautiful large sized
photograph of the late General Rodman.
The likeness is very good, and DR.. prizes it
highly.
Messrs. Kahlke Bros. OF St. Louis, have
three new tow boats under contract for par
ties in this city, which they will commence
work on shortly.
The Inter Ocean of Chicago, was founded
on the ruins of the dead Republican. The
Tribune calls it ",he Journal that parts its
name in the middle"
| The Peoria hen that laid eggs with but.
tons inside of them is matched by g Mis-
souri, chicken which lays ready made but
ton holes in her eggs.
! A Massachusetts lover shot himself last
Sunday because his duloines went riding
with his rival, instead Of him. Naturally
enough, be felt himself de-rided.
Bernard Arntzen. of Quincy, and Vim. ",
! O'Brien, OF Peoria. both leading and inau-
entail Democrats, have written letters
b, warmly indorsing the Cincinnati nominees
The Grant Military ring have held q
meeting in New York, and formed pre-,
tended working-men's association, and non
mated Grant for President and Henry vii
son for V. P.
With all the distinguished military
officers on leave of absence to "Stump" tn,
d country for Mr.. Grant, it would be vulgs
slang 10 ask "How's tina, for nigh ?" bat
E without doubt, it's considerable fur-ough.
, Lowell, Mass, has pretty feminin;
! druggist whose soda-water fountain is ex
5 hsusted dozen times day by the copou
libalious Of the foaming fluid INDUCED in b
the Young men doing business in the Wei
nifty.
! A Pekiu woman was so frightened at tht
sight Of a spider that she kicked her huS
band down stairs. So says a Pekin ex
: change, bu, il cannot make US believe tina
spiders have any such effect. al; is to
thin
large party OF immigrants passed througl
on the c. R. l. 4 P road last evening
During the present month steamers iron
Hamburg, : from Bremen and 2 from Stei
+ tin, have started for America, each havin.
| goo immigrants on board.
At meeting of the Ceniralia Fruit Assc
Grafton Of this State held last Saturday,
. Was reported that the strawberry yield wcui
= not exceed half crop. Raspberries an
T blsckberries are badly wstsr-killed and mos
1 of the large fields are wholly extinct.
i The Illinois Grant State convention, i
its platform, slapped the opponents of tn
. temperance law n the face, and nominate
a man for attorney general who, in the leg
islssure, argued for the Law. and voted 70
it, and who, If elected attorney general
! will enforce it.
) Yesterday evening, q man name un
: known came into the City Drug Store
literally covered with blood he was PAL
: italy intoxicated, and while in this coudi
2 zion had cut himself in the wrist, opening S.
artery. He was attended to By DR.. Gregg
= and sent upon his way rejoicing.
The English womsn-women thas illus
ir4ied English Justice First ruiIisn-"Wo
Was ! hup for, and wos ave got? Well,
door'd q woman and took her watch, an
> I've go: two wears and Hogging' Secon
rulEGu-"Ha! flung woman bout o tn
top floor windsr, en- I've cn'y got thre
months" Frat rulEian-"Ah, but then sh
V was yer wife 3"
A company has been organized IN Daver
port for the purpose Of preserving fruits an
J vegetables according to b. NJ. Milford
patent method. The company has lease
thirty six acres of land, which they hsv
3 planted 10 COMMAND for the crop they hav
ordered 6 600 wooden kits. The name
! the corporation is the Davenport Paokin
! Company, but for the presen: business
conducted by q. A. Regnier & Co.
Secretary Boutwell, is reported 20 hsy
! aid that president Grant would receive
greater relative vote than any candida
since Monroe" and the Boston Courier r
8 marks 1--WE have no convenient means
ascertanlng the number of Mouroe's re
atives, bat we have some knowledge
Grants, and without any demand upon Ss
rotary Boutwel's figures we will admit-fc
this occasion only-the truth of his asse
ton
A letter from Margaret ". Campbell
t written in Ckicago, says Building is ii
order of the day here. At the -goot
I openings no one would have guessed that
e few months ago that whole city was reacl
ing ont arms impIorinRly for help. I'll
- most extravaRant purchases were made |
ladies who reside in the city and who mu
? be aware Of the need of economy. Il vi
, take more fire than they have yet seen
burn up the vain pride of foolish woman"
- 1t has been proven beyond question tbi
t. Grants administration sold arms to Il
French government with which to kill Gre
mans in the late Franco German war-soI
them to the agents of France knowing f
what purpose they were to be used. Graz