The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-26

Nice Sunday dinner at he Harper to-
morrow.
John Felt, the raft pilo who fell from
third story window in Davenport, is dead.
If Bergh was here he would have the
managers of that three-le.ged calf arrest
ed for cruelty
Eight men, claiming 10 Re harvest hands,
entered house in Davenport about one
clock this morning. roting it. Two OF
them were secured and arr in Jail
\ barn on Rock river, occupied by man
named Oakley, the bridg. tender of the
Moline bridge, was burnei yesterday at
ternoou the 25thl at o'aock. Loss about
800.
Some wag has hung II, in the Harper
house office, piece of kidding wood in
scribed Piece of one Of he cars wrecked
by the robbers at Adam Iowa. 1t at
tracts considerable attention,
( On last Sunday night tie butcher shop
of John Williamson. on Harrison between
Fifth and Sixth streets Davenport, was
entered SO worth of mans, dried beef,
etc, stolen. No clue to the robbers.
When we consider Their sources of in
formation it is not surprising that the Pc
oria Transcript aud a few other papers
make ninnies of themselves in regard II
Mayor Davenport's action in removing the
water board.
The Paris Pavilion gives another eX
hi5ition this evening. The party SEEM
to be 3 deserving one, using everybody
well and paying all bills promptly. Tn
usual gang of thieves, rowdies. thlmble
Figgers etc, seem not To accompany thi
circus.
The Moline editor of the Gazette says
1.-The Island regulations that prevent per
sons from driving over the Island to Dav
} export and Rock Island, are considere
pretty severe on those who wish to con
bine business and pleasure by visiting tn
Arsenal and one Of the cities on the sam
trip Several of our citizens have bee
turned back from the Davenport bridge
and compelled To reach Davenport via Nj
! line and Rock Island
A Nashville man was awakened the otl
err night by pain in his stomach an
thinking that the cholera was at hand h
clutched for bottle of camphor which h
J kept on the table ready for instant use, an
commenced to apply it with vigorous rub
bling to his abdomen Inexperienced in
mediate relief, but was considerably SUI
, prised at not perceiving the strong scent
camphor. Suspecting that he might hay
made a mistake, he lighted the gas an
: made an inspection, which resulted in Il
discovery that instead Of camphor he ha
used bottle of ink
That new euunciator, at the Harm,
= house is fine piece of mechanism. 1t
gotten up on a new plan, and this is the $
! cond one put up in the United States-tl
e first being in the Pacific hotel in Cnicag
I, Maj. Moulton, the superintendent of Il
! Harper, is as happy as he can be about
: He has been good deal annoyed with Il
G old one because it wouldn't always worl
a But this is all right. He likes it so We
: that he is willing to go all over the hou
to try it. He looks at it, admiringly, ar
says it wor Ks splendid, don't it You ca
+, hear it out at the Watch Tower" Robe
: cocks his head little one side and admir-
i the frame, Fred is up stump. f
IS he cant play the old dodge of saying ''tE
y nunciator don't work sir y the reason
! didn't come before" Fred can't play
c on this new enunciator.