Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-12
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since the adjournment OF COM "a.
been "sll quiet on the Potomac" to a.
msrkahle degree too much SO 10 fact for
reasonable state of liyeiness, and newspa-
per men had TO fall back on Grant and
Greeley ana ring variations on the theme,
TIL an elopenent, fight, or in fact any
thing else for sensation would have been
hailed as blessing. But every body seemed
selhshly determined to be virtuous, or too
cohstltuti0nalIy tired for streaks of wicked
ness, and so the daln-ss continued, till
German couple were oblIging enough to fur
nish topic for conversation, by FIRST taking
an overdose of laudanum and then, when
that wouldn't "schnffls of the mortal" worth
talking about, trying to escape the trouble
of keeping soul and body together by open.
ing half dozen or 80 OF arteries. Now
all this was evidently their "own funeral" 10
more senses than one, yet some marplot had
to break 10 upon them and cause them to be
brought back to all the pans of poverty.
Then urs. Drake Mills, the mother-in-
law Of Fernando Wood, fell out of q fourth
story window of the Metropolitan Hotel,
and set people to surmising how it all hap
pened. She was well known in the city,
and attracted any amount of attention by
driving one of the handsomest spans of
horses to bs seen on the Avenue. As she
hsd no great admiration for the Hon. Fer
nando, he will probably survive the shock.
At last accounts she was still living but
beyond hope
Then a Washington lady correspondent of
the Chronicle wrote from Boston that she
didn't like the German band so we'll as the
French and that her opinions were joint
stock with those Of the President, who, she
asserts, sighted them BY leaving during
their performance. Now, as We happen to
have some influential Germans within the
/ Chronicles sphere, SONS bump of caution
comes out 10 the Republican with q remin-
der that at the present uckhsh times, when
| the Germans neither might, could, would
nor should be suubbed With impunity,
said letter was rather 2 dangerous affair,
1 and must not be believed; thatthe President
could neither be so impoiitic nor in polite as
/ to show His feelings 50 plainly &c. OF
course there viii be = reioinder, as the lady
was there herself and Bump-of-cautioa
wasn't.aud between the N they II make things
! lively for q while.
Last not least the smallpox has spoiled
the beauty OF some, and given tickets Of
leave 10 others, wheh makes acme Of our
prime sinDers shake in their boots aud sub
NIT to 10 end Of ysccuauHg. If the scare
causes more stringent measures OF clesph-
ness TO be adopted, It will De a blessing in
disguise, as no one but those who 60 wher,
our African brethren most do cougregate,
and see with their own eyes, can imagine
how some of them live, move and have their
bsing. Thanks to Providence and Geo.
/ Washing tou onT streets are 80 wide that the
air must necessarily remain comparatively
pure, aud that is no doubt the cause of the
slow progress Of the epidemic; but as the
Board of Health seem unable to cope with
the imps Of disease res directed BY the Board
Of Public Works, no che csn tell where il
wili end
Of course the American Eagle spread
himself considerably on Thursday lsst; the
frat thing in the morning was crack, crack
bumm, bun in all Eeys aud variations ,tron
bass to treble and back sgain, till wha
iittle sleep the intense heat and audsciou,
flies had no. stolen. Hed like miser from
collection; aud poor. weary mortas arose L
fulfill engagements IN the ptcnic ard eHcur
sion lice. wishing ali The time that some
BODY would PIT his finger in 0Id Soils ey,
and dim II down TO tee comfort point, al n,
ore had pluck enough 70 DO that however
he hlazsd swev till the thermometer stooC
at l IA degrees, from T. I'LL 3 o'clock in ih
sun. AID IS n the shade. hats spec
/ men Of our way Of keeping cool during b
last week, aud if you kro~ OF al explorin
party going to Alaska, N0ra Iemb'a or an
other oulIsndsh cool place who want some
$, body 10 90 The ornamental, just veCommeu
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