Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-15
SCRAPS.

Alton is TO have glass factory.
The Presbyterian revival at Andover still
continues.
B. d. Buford Esq, returned from Chicago
last evening.
Four doz. pair Of ears we're frozen at the
ERE yesterday.
The public schools of Peoria are TO be
closed on account of the small pox.
All the country papers have long (aad
dull articles in regard to St. Valentine and
his day.
Three thousand valentines passed through
the Rock Island pos. Office yesterday most
lT sent by Juveniles.
The weather clerk is making arrange
msnts to fool us again. A touch Of balmy
sunshine this afternoon again.
Il should be borne in mind that the
Board Of Registry convenes for its second
sitting on Tuesday the 9th, just week
before election.
Fred Wild, General Ticket and Freight
Agent of the Western Union road, was in
town to-day, in the interest of the com
psny. His headquarters are at Racine.
| A Commercial Convention, composed Of
delegates from all the river cities Of the Mis-
sissippi Valley, for the purpose of consider
ing interests common to all, is to be held in
81. Louis on the 22d inSt
Condor thanks the Lord that be is ont Of
the police force, and thinks his successor
hssn's she'd very much lustre on the admin
istration OF Marshal HAYES And the pub.
lie thinks about as brother Condor does.
There is said to be some opposition to
building the Moline bridge to the Island
the men in authority fearing that il will
tend TO make the Island too much of q
thoroughfare between Davenport and Mo-
line.
We learn this afternoon that the DAven-
port and St. Paul road bss just effected ar
engagements BY means of which it will run
on the Dubuqus Southwestern road dis
lance of three miles. This will take train,
beyond Monticello.
Rochester, Minnesota, proposes TO vote
500, 900 in per cent. 20 year bonds tC
secure the building of the Davenport 4
J St. Paul railroad via that pOint-proVideC
the Minnesota Legislature will enable tina
$ corporation TO vote such bouus.
A young gentleman Of innumsrsble &C
compliments but no money, desires t,
Z open correspondence with some lady o
u refinement who possesses means enough Il
support both respectAbly-sud who voul'
like to marry. Age no object. Addres
!. R, White, City.
Reports from the St. Cloud pineries stat
l. that the season for numbering has been fav
J. orAble almost beyond precedent, and ths
>. operators are getting out more logs tha
they can use. One lumbermsn who ell
pscted to cot about l6, 600, 900 feet will hAv
some 30 100000.
q Thomas, of Davenport, with the fsi
: Maggie should have called on our sffsbl
4 county clerk for the license instead Of 70
ing of south for that precious documen
Its Just IS cheap here, and then you svoi
:, getting in the papers.
10 The onion calls the Argos the Poll,
Gazette II our police officers keep on ge
ting drunk and cracking one another
Is skulls, the attention we'll be compelled
v pay to their eceeutricites will render Il
IN name not entirely Inappropriate.
Last summer we had big military T
- union, and Of the large sum of money q
propristed for paying its expenses, son
1t 100 were left in the hands of il
- Besrdsley, which have nevor been sccour
w ed for, and never paid into the county tres
|" y ury. Jeems, disgorge.
During the last cold weather the city e
=. itor of the Jacksonville Journal froze b
ears about foot deep They are to
{ ampu,ated at the second joint, but
many friends will be reioiced to know tn,
II in spite of the accident, he still has an al
60 pie stock for oil the purposes Of his po
ton.
:. At his examination, yesterday Af,ernoo
John Burgh swore that he did not touch
!; drop OF liquor on the afternoon and eve
ing preceding the row at Vests, and offer
:. reward of $40 for any man who saw hi
=. take drink in that time. And yet Sine
son decided that he was drunk, viii
shows how much confidence is placed 10 t
NO oashs of republican officials.