The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-12
500 suits boys clothing at Loeb's.
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Pilot Mathews reports two and a hal
feet of water on the rapids above.
Another of those delightful sociable!
comes off tomorrow evening at the Bap,
tisG church.
The suffering endured from heat yes.
terday and last night was greater than on
any day and night this year.
Bishop O'Hara, ofPennsylvania, gave
imperative orders that the body ofthe man
who was killed in the attempt to ~assassi-
nate the mine boss at Jermyn, should not
be buried in the Catholic cemetery.
-'rhe heavy wind last night blew tive
log RATS loose at lie Claire One belonged
to Chanucy Lamb, of Clinton, aud was DIES.
tined for Museatine the other to Melon
aid Bros. OF LA Crosse, destined for Han
nibal.
Five coaches of the Peoria Druids to-
day, by special train. They visited the Ar
senal and other points, and most of them
fdined at the Rock Island House. Quite IA
number dlned at the Harper. They re-
turn at : this evening.
Last evening several leading men
from Rockford were in town to examine
our system Of water works, and were Civ
en- a little tonch Of the power and %eficien-
cy of the Holly system. Six streams
were thrown ut once, with power and wa
ter enough to drown out any fire likely
to occur here. Rockford was happy,
The Buffalo Iowa. glass works came
to a dead standstill about a week ago, and
are likely to remain still for some time. 1t
is said that they have never made any
glass there at a profit. The power OF
association and ample capital renders 1t
difficult for small concerns to successfully
compete with large ones.
About | O'Clock this "wednesday
morning We we're visited with a heavy gale
of wind accompanied by thunder aud light
ming aud some rain. The air was very cold
for "A few minutes. There must have been
hlii near near us. The 10 e tie storu
To De northeast ol Us. We hear
no damage In this vicinity.
James Slater, Jr., found guilty of bas-
tardy at the last term of the Rock Island
Circuit Court, aud confined in Jail since
that time for default of complying with
sentence of the cour has been released
on one thousand dollar bonds furnished By
his brother. The sentence of the court
that he should pay tC the girl, Miss
SlOO for the first year, anu So a
year Tor nine years for the support of the
In Iowa they send a man to the
penitentiary for that crime,
There is sore distress in the family Of
John Mckeague, corner of Locust and
hsplinade streets. Davenport, over thu
disappearance of their son James, nine
rears ct age, who has been missing since
line o clock Monday morning. He wore a
shirt, black striped pants, and a
black hat, and was bare footed. Things ,
If his whereabouts left with John Lillis, ,
Is Brady street, Davenport, will relieve A,
he distress of the parents and be well re-
rarded. :
"A horrible aud fatal accident occurred :
n the farm OF Mr.. George Barstow, three d
niles of Fay.tte, Iowa, on Monday last. O
lrs. Barstow was driving a reaper team.
hen one of the reins dropped from her [
aud she bent Over To get il, and the ]
logged a ditch. throwing her from L
ler seat and landing her right in front Of
he sickle-in a minute the sickle ~lIcerat-
ng her flesh, men fan to her assistance. )
'ut We're too late. Her left arm and right }
were ainos completely severed. She s.
lied 10 death, as Mr.. Lsrue did. in this 1
opnty. Deceased was about 81 years old. D