The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-01
NOTES. HERE AND THERE.

May !, 1878.
Heavy rain last night
Nice thunder shower to-day.
Bad time for May-day parties too cold
and wet.
Judge Dillon of Davenport, is going to
st. Louis to reside permanently
Rockford finds Sunday evening temper
ance concerts an agreeable mode of dissi-
patton.
A pack of wolves killed twenty head OF
of sheep belonging to farmer of Menard
county, last week
The machinery of the extensive wooden
mills at Palestine is being removed to Quin-
cy where frst-class mandatory is to be
established.
Ever since the three days fight, some
ten days ago, Gen. Gillem's troops have
been hunting the Modocs. 1t appears
from the dispatches published recently
that they have succeeded in finding them.
The spire on the steeple of the First
Methodist Church over the river will act
as weather yane no longer The strong
wind of yesterday twisted it at its base till
it broke, and fell with a crash into the
street in front of the church 1t was lifted
in a banged-up condition.
Postmaster Russell, of Davenport, as
ordered one hundred thousand Of postal
cards from the Post Office Department for
the use of all who desire them in that city.
The Democrat says, these cards will be a
great convenience to merchants, and one
Of our wholesale dealers says that they
viii be the saving to him in postage and
stationery of over $3.50 yearly
A man named Mike Maloy, in Davenport,
took a notion to ride in Dr. Maxwell's
buggy, which was hitched on Main street.
near Ninth, Wednesday afternoon-and off
he drove The buggy was missed, of
course-oficer Kessler was notified, and
he put after the chap, capturing him and
the rig out north of Locust street after an
hours run. He delivered the rig to the
doctor and Mike to Sheriff Leonard.
The United States steamer Montana, in
Col Macomb's district, now lying at the
Island of Rock Island, just above Rock Is
land bridge, is being put in condition to go
up the river, pull snags, scoop out sand
bars etc, as soon as the low water season
approaches Her work will be in chare of
Major Burnham, of the Engineer Corps, T..
:, A. She is getting a new breeching and
various other needed improvements, and in
spite of her age gives evidence of being
good stout boat
Wednesday forenoon a man named Pat
Malone, a resident of Davenport, fell from
the roof of building No. 8, Rock Island Ar
senal, to the ground and was terribly in
jured He was carried 10 his home near
st. kunigundis church on Marquette
street where he lies in a precarious cOndi-
ton. 1t is feared he is injured internally
He has a family and the accident is a terri
bic misfortune for him aside from his inju-
ries-for he seems to care more for the
welfare of his household than for himself
personally.
Tuesday evening Swede named Pc
ter Johns, employed on gravel train on
the D. & St Paul road, fell from a car just
as the train was passing over trestle work
near Mt. Joy, and had his legs run over by
the wheels of one truck Of caboose. He
fell from the trestle to the ground. the
train was stopped and he was picked up
with not bone broken, vet fearfully bruis-
ed. He was brought to his boarding
house on Second street, near Gaines, Dav-
export, where he lies in fair way of re-
covery, though it will be some time before
he RECEIVERS the use Of his limbs,