The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-29

Mercy Hospital over the river, solicits
donations of cash from the charitable to
pay off debt of ten thousand dollars
The articles on the second and third
pages Of this paper should not be over
looked-they are always worthy of atten-
ton
Sam Dunlap, a Rock Islander, was up
before Justice Kaufman to-day, for
drunkenness, and was fined 81 and costs.
-DdU. Dem.
Coal is carried, via the Rockford and
Northwestern railroads, from Cleveland,
ILL.,, to Clinton, Iowa, and sold in the lat
ter place at 10 cents per bushel The dis
lance is 20 miles. That will do for cheap
ness.
Beats all how they're getting married.
Trinity Church, tomorrow afternoon, at
clock, another of those elegant, fash
ionable affairs takes place. II seems to be
contagious. We hear other cases whis-
pered about
The other night, as a cigar maker en-
| ployed over the river was crossing the Isl
aud, three rufhians set upon him and re
lieved him of his watch and money in
quick time. You want to keep your eyes
open when crossing either the bridges or
the Island late at night
H. w. Wells, Esq, formerly resident
of this city, then of Cambridge, and for
some years past Of Peoria, has been invited
by very numerously signed letter, to be
an independent candidate for Circuit Judge
in the Peoria district, and has consented.
Sunday evening over one hundred emf
grants arrived at Davenport direct from
Germany They had large amount of
baggage with them, and it was evident
that they came with the intention Of re-
naming They were taken care of by the
German Immigrant AID Society,
The Rock River Coal Company is said
to be selling about hundred tons of Goa
a day, over the river. The coal is brought
down Rock River, through the canal al
South Rock Island, and up by tow boat
The company propose to double the guam
tity within 30 days.
The grounds Of the Schuetzen Verien
in West Davenport, were informall!
opened yesterday, and between three ant
four hundred people visited the park dur
ing the day. As soon as fine weathe
comes, thousands will visit the park ever.
Sunday, and enjoy the beautiful scener!
aud welcome shade Of that locality. DaC
Dem. Monday.
The Commissioner of Indian affair
states that if our agents and officers hav
: ing dealings with Indians had been held t,
strict accountability, all trouble with tn
ModOcs would have been avoided. Thi
Modoc trouble has already caused the los
of 20 settlers, so soldiers and II Indians
say altogether 50 lives. As all this mis-
chief has been caused, according to tn
evidence of the Indian Commissioner, b.
the Indian agents, would it not be grea
saving to shoot the agents instead Of tn
Modocs?
Indications are that the present seasoI
will be busy one for the river interests
A larger number of steamboats, will plI
the river than ever before. There vii
be engaged in the raft towing trade SOM
forty steam tow boats. The old, uncertain
method of floating lumber into market b
raft has given place to the more expedi
tious plan of towing by steamboats, Gu
coal dealers sell more coal to these tor
boats than to all Others, some of then
taking on board coal enough for trip t
the pineries and back. Some of the nel
tow boats are models Of strength an
speed, due attention having been paid t
making them not only powerful as tug
but speedy as packets,