The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-09
Here and Thare.

children in Davenport
Great respect is everywhere paid to the
memory of Judge Chase.
Grants war upon the people of Louisi-
ana is assuming alarming proportions.
The dredge boat has abandoned the
Iowa shore pier of the old bridge, and is
being worked at the draw pier.
1t is reported that the boiler in the dis
tillery of Niles 4 Co, Kewauee, exploded
on Tuesday, nearly destroying the build
ing.
Old Parson Brownlow, Republican Z. s.
Senator from Tennessee, defends the salary
steal--as do the leading Grant papers
generally.
A telegram from Springfield May 7,
says "a license to do business was issued
to-day to the Milan Distilling Company, of
Milan, Illinois.
The c., r. /. & P. r. r. transferred >
over two hundred more cars at the Nilsson
ri river bridge, Council Bluffs, last month,
than any other road.
Lewis Deem, while racing horses in
Geneseo, last Saturday, was thrown and
so badly injured that the doctors think he
cannot live.
Michael Taylor, AN old resident of Clover,
Henry county, had hand blown off recent
ly, while cleaning gun that he supposed
was unloded.
Mr.. John B. Hawley finds it necessary
to have telegram sent from Washington
that he has returned the back pay steal.
Public opinion was getting rather hot for
him
The river is falling here quite rapidly
is rising at Keokuk, and is on stand at
St Paul-and is in excellent navigable
stage from the head of navigation to New
Orleans
Fifty men have been hired for work at
Rock Island Arsenal thus far this week.
The force of laborers and mechanics now
employed there numbers fully three hun
bred.
The Moline Rerier charges that the
retired postmaster (of Rock Island is
guilty of deliberately iterating malignant
lie, which he only. wants the opportunity
to swear to.
Nice rain, to-day Excellent growing
weather. Traders don't like it. Men
who are building don't ike it. Growers
generally, Of course, find fault. But the
weather is all right
The Congregational church at Maquoketa
To-, propose giving an excursion to this point
on the 30th inst, allowing their neighbors
an opportunity to participate in the cere-
monies Of decoration day.
1t seems that Moline offers attractions
for nymphs du pare. The Moline editor of
the Union says: Considerable numbers
of fast women have been over here from
over the water lately" That fellow ought
/ to know
They are a marrying people, up at
Vests. Following the excellent example
of AL Thompson, Gus bunker has got
married Esq. Chopper tied the knot. The
lady's name is Miss Henrietta Hannike, OF
Moline.
On Wednesday morning, the It'll, a
freight brakeman, named Eugene Sullivan,
on the c., r. l. & P. road, fell from car,
near Avon, 10, and was run over and killed
He had been in the employ of the compa,
ny about three years His home was il
Desmoines. He leaves a wife.
The last span of iron work of the new Mo
line bridge will be done to-day. The wooC
work is rapidly following. Col. Flagler
has issued orders TO let no person on o.
over the bridge without an employees pass
hence sight seers have to content them
selves with view from the shore Some
fine photographs of the bridge have beer
taken by the Western View Co"
At late hour on last Saturday even
ing, while a son of Mr.. Pershing, of Greer
River, Henry County, aged about seven
teen years, was returning home in eompa
ny with other boys he was thrown from
his horse and severely if not fatally iniur
ed. Up to Monday evening he yet re
manned unconscious and it was the opinion
Of the attending physicians that he could
not live.
Last week little girl aged about two
and half years, daughter of Charlie
Ericsson, living short distance east OF
Orion, sat down ON the hearth of the stove
while its parents were out, and the fire
caught its clothing, burning it all of
and charring the little sufferer in severa
places She fingered until evening, wher
death put an end to her intense suffering
Mrs Stacy, of Cambridge, took very
cold bath on Monday. Her little child
fell in the cistern, and she immediately
jumped in after it, She was able to reacl
the child up so that it scrambled out, bu
was utterly unable to rescue herself. anC
there she remained, with the water up t,
her chin for over half an hour, when sh,
was rescued in an almost helpless condi
ton, and ready to sink beneath the water