The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The Moline Rerie,c advocates the re
nomination Of Mr.. Hawley for Congress.
John Snyder, from Iowa, was LOCKED
up by Policeman Rhinehardt, on Saturday
for boisterous behaviour, but was let of
without trial this morning
Work has been commenced on tn
drinking fountain in Market Square IT
has been delayed too long. 1t should have
been ready for use before the Fourth
Conductor Martindsle had over o5C
passengers on his train Saturday, between
Racine and this city, and not through
passenger among them, IL was a not and
very hard days work.
This heated season is terribly severe
upon everybody, but particularly SO to me
chanics at work on new buildings. Tn.
less we have change of weather soon
many people will be unable to work.
jim Hickey, Geo. Scott, James Muir
ply, and Frank Sanders were sentenced
at Cambridge, on Friday of last week, each
to three years imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary, five days to be close confinement.
Frank Van Allen, who turned States evil
dence, was sentenced for one year.
-Harvesters began to arrive from the
South last week-rather earlier than they
are needed Every morning squads OF
them arrive by the Rockford, Rock Island
& St Louis r. r.. Friday evening quite
number came up on the Str Alex Mitch
ell and one Of them fell overheard below
this city and was lost.
This fearful hot weather causes man
and beast to faint by the wayside. One
of Kerr Il Wright's livery horses went
down with the heat to-day Let everybody
be careful of themselves and of their dumb
animals. If the comet don't enwrap and
scorch the earth we may hope for relief
by and by. q for cooling rain.
The ferry boat Rock Island went down
to Rockingham slough Friday evening and
lowed up the U, s. steamers Montana and
Caffrey, to the boat yard for repairs. A |
pleasant party of young ladies and gents
went along for an evening excursion.
They had good music, dancing and plea
SAINT time, getting home little before II
o'clock.
Engine No. !, on the Peoria Il Rock
Island railroad, was handsomely decorated
on the Fourth, with flags and evergreens.
Also picture of Washington in the head
light. The engineer is John McDaniels,
and the fireman Michael Radican, who
worked all night the Sd to put the machine
in order. 1t was quite an attraction.
Friday evening Fred Krell, son of Mr..
L. Krell, gave chase to some boys who
had besn stealing fireworks from his IA
theirs store. He caught one and recovered
some crackers. Letting him 90 he pur-
sued the Others and while in front of Star
Block was considerably injured by stones
thrown at him by boys from their hiding
places. 1t is TO be regretted that the !
young rascals could not be discovered and
punished.
H. r. Calentzky,a Moline saloon keep
er wants Henry Sayles, VIM. llucy, W.
Fish, l.. Gunuell, VIM. Kelso, Jr., and
several others lwho signed for stock in the
association to prosecute saloon kcepers) to
come up and pay him and other saloon
keepers for beer and whisky they owe for |
and he also wants l.. b. Mapes another
stock subscriber to redeem s. counter
felt bill he passed on Calentzkys father
In his official letters to Gen. Belknap
General" The Commander OF the Amy
ought to know better than this, The Sec
rotary of War is a~:ivil functuary and can
not have military title. The fact that
he formerly served in the army should be
be ignored in such official spondence.
He is plain Mr.. Secretary, and should
be addressed simply as "Sir. ~ T.
San.
There's trouble over the river between
the gas company and the Central Street
r. X. Co. The gas companys mains are
under the r. II. track and the court has
restrained the gas company from digging
up its mains SO as to interfere with the
the running of street ears. The case will
go to the Supreme Court,-thc gas com
pany claiming that as their mains were
laid before the r. II. track was built the
council has no right to permit track to be