The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-29
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
No police cases to-day.

and only so cents collected from the whole.
They were sent to meet about 80 others
on the stone pile.
james Mccormack, former citizen
of MORGAN county, Ills. and nephew of
Samuel Rannels, of Pisgan, was killed by
lightning, in Iowa, few days ago.
The Republicans of MINES ota have
nominated j. S. Pillsbury for governor,
and afull ticket of Ramseyites. They Just
sat down on the Davis party.
AT noon, to-day, the sun made its ap-
pearaDce-much to the 10y of everybody
We have had long rainy spell Of weather
and the crops have been greatly injured
-Hennepin. Ill..was visited Tuesday BY
the heaviest rain-storm for years. The
streets were flooded; small grain was ruin
ed. The river rose considerably, and If it
continues, the bottom farms will be food
ed
While carelessly cracking a whip, a
short time since, farmer named Edward
Durham, living in the vicinity of Mason
City, His, accidentally struck and DESTROY
ed the left eye of his wife, whom he did not
know to be near,
William Adams, residing in British
Hollow, Wis. was drowned, on Monday
afternoon, while attempting to swim, in
company with others, across Grant river.
He leaves mother, sister, wife, and two
children, all OF whom were dependent on
him.
We are informed that Fred Corker,
formerly of this city, is now .. 8. Deputy
Marshal for the territory of Utah, and is
now on duty at Bever, attending the trial Of
Lee for the Mountain Meadow massacre
Fred has many friends here who are al
ways glad to hear of his prosperity.
The Rev. Ike Haley practices steal
ing from his fellow prisoners, just to keeI
his hand in you know. He stole deck O.
cards yesterday and was locked up in
cell sfor it. His excuse was that i
hurt his feelings to see the prisoners pla!
with cards-he didn't think it right.
Evidently our policemen haven't
nerves-or they would make that blinc
fiddler stop his yelling and scraping. Tn
music OF mule on our most business
blocks would be preferable. All that sor
of beggars are violating city ordinanc,
in plying their vocation and the polio
should enforce the law.
City Clerk Cooke is kept pretty bus
by people who call to pay their water rent
Those who have not yet called are re
quested to do so as the city is badly i
need of money to meet the interest due O
the water works bonds August lst. De
auctions are made for the time mains wer
frozen.
| Six prisoners escaped from the Ken
county Jail at Grand Rapids, Mich, Tue:
day evening, by cutting hole in brio
wall about twenty feet from the ground, IAN
letting themselves down by means of sheet
from their beds. The police have track {
them.
"A rumor comes from Washingto
that the committee who have been countin
the money and securities in the Unite
States treasury have discovered shor
age of $50, 900, which includes the SAT, 0C
stolen some time ago. The rumor ma
have arisen from the fact that the seer
tary of treasury had requested the con
mittee to investigate the circumstances
the robbery of the SAT, 600.
"A Moline crusader who attending a tn
, atre in this city recently, complained in or
of the scenes that the light Yves too dim
show the acting properly. Wont yo
try this CLASP" asked her escort, handir
her his lorgnette, Hastily covering IL
suspicious looking object with her handke
chief, she placed it to her lips. took lor
pull, and then handed it back in great di
gust, saying: why. there amt Dire
in it.
The coal-miners of st. Clair count
} ILL.,, are apparently on the eve of q strik
They have been working during the SUI
mer at two cents bushel, but have col
, menced holding indignation meetings al
agitating the proposition to strike, Geor!
: Kingborn, the president of the state ass
: citation of miners, has called a meeting
West Belleyille for Thursday evenin
(29th) at which the situation will be ca
+ vassed.
4 The latest reports of the Europe
e breadstuffs market indicate better pre-
s poets for the crops, owing to an improv
q ment in the weather In England, where
harvest hopes have been revived SON
what. 10 Russia the official crop repol
j. represent the wheat yield good averae
d Discussing the situation, the Mark La
. Express thinks that, with stocks so near c
haustion, even though fine weather shou
J. help the crops, a return to former l.
k prices seems to be impossible.
:. The St, Louis Republican says the
IS il, probably, nothing in life so bitter
= disappointed ambition. AS an illustrate
=, may be mentioned the case of the two
IL porters who sought to make balloon
u cension from this city on Saturday, I'll
le in their rage and shame at ienominious
raking off chimneys and landing barely G
u of town they should have hidden the
IL selves in hen-coop is not surprising, /
er that the most persuasive accents ha
Ir failed, as yet to allure them from tt
in humble citadel of meditation is, indeed,
markable.
AT the National Camp-meeting at {
70 dar Rapids, Iowa. Elder Inskip, in t
OF closing sermon of the season, address
8 himself to the ministers, saying: N
st half of you are prepared for heaven, a
not half of you will get there-unless
great change occurs in your hearts a
lives, Your great failure in preaching
n your habit of finding fault with your G.
D. eregations aud the people of your TOW
: Now. when you return, preach Christ, a
thus win the affection, and touch {
hearts of your people"
p WELL Mr.. Miller" said Yank
&c proudly, to travelling Scot, as trey ste
of by the Falls of Niagara, is it not wond
at full? 10 your country you never saw al
: thing like that" Like that |" said [
. Scot; there's far MAR wonderful G.
D. Germ no twa miles fra whar I was borl
e Indeed" exclaimed Jonathan, with
er air of supercilious skepticism, t'and pl
n. what kind of concern may it be?" We
man." replied Sawney, its peacock W
20 wooden leg"
r Fred Nelson, half-crazy Swede, "