The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-29
NOTES HERE AND rHREE.
No police cases to-day.

No police cases to-day.
Why did our banks and public offices
close to-day? 1t is not legal holiday.
The details OF the shocking destruc-
ton of life at Holyoke, Mass, are very
painful
Fires on the 18th at Wheeling, Va,
Milwaukee, Wis, Worcester, Mass, and
St, Johns, n. B.
The only legal holidays in Illinois are
New Years, Fourth of July, Christmas,
Fast. and Thanksgiving,
"A very interesting special from Wash
ington to the Inter Ocean, in regard to the
Sioux in Washington, will be found in this
paper.
Albert U. Clark, clerk of Chandler &
Jenkens, Baltimore, has been arrested
charged with forging the firms name for
$4,000.
Every man and every woman should
carefully read and consider the article in
this paper entitled: 1.-THE Preservation of
Forests"
"A young man named William David
son was instantly killed by lightning
Wednesday evening, the Goth, at Bra
shear, Mo.
"A little hoy named Flanagan fell under
a freight train at Joliet, on Thursday
night, the 9th, and had one leg entirely
severed from the body.
The new style of tight dresses. pinned
tightly back, is popular with ladies who
have shapely torms,-so are tight pant:
with gents who have shapely legs.
| M. T. Wiser went security on VIM
Renfro's bond of 800 to keep the peace
toward the public generally, and Philip
Simmons in particular, for six months.
The Chicago Tribunes review of the
report of the Master in Chancery, in tn,
R.R.L. Il STIR R. case is only repetition
of an article published in these columns las
, | Wednesday.
-Four children, one an infant, of S. w
Christian, of Versailles, Ohio, were burned
: to death on the Goth by an explosion of
coal oil can with which one of them en-
Ideavored to kindle fire.
Under what law, rule, or authorit
does our post master close public ofic
: to-day, when it is not legal holiday
5 There is no law for it-no instruction
even, from the postmaster general.
, The Illinois Press association is in 81
i Louis. Whothat labors in fifth story can
: without sigh, gaze upon those placid fel
lows who suck in inspiration from daiSie
and can get real cows milk when the
: want it?-S. Louis Rep.
y The Levant Herald says series 9
terrible earthquakes occurred in the Pro
:. vince of Boralssa, Asia Minor. Six hur
4 bred houses were destroyed. Account
: already received show that l60 lives wer
:. lost, and 1870 persons injured.
e j. W. Moore, leading business ma
of Moulton, Iowa, shot and fatally wounC
ed I. S. McAchrew, of that place, on th
% 9th. The affair was the elimination {
a feud of long standing. 1t is elaine
ID that Moore was acting in self defense.
q Charles Freberg, a horticulturis
ID living short distance from East S
J. Lnuis, while walking on the track of tt
st. Louis and Cairo Narrow Gauge Raj
road, between 9and 10 o'clock on the nigl
-e of the 9th. was run over by coal ira
Sc and killed.
Re The postmaster general has TELEGRAPH
in ed the following to the postmaster at e. u
m cinnati, which applies to all localities: II
morrow Decoration Day. is not leg
&c holiday as far as this department is awar
fit is in Ohio, conduct the Office as
other holidays"
~ An Iowa City negro. named &c
u Mayweather attempted to kill farm
named Peter Lutz, on Wednesday evenin
cutting him tearfully with razor, in
public house. The attack was unprovoke
- and there is great danger that the negl
" who is in Jail, will be lynched. Lutz's !
covery is doubtful.
e. "A warrant was issued yesterday
1-' the arrest Of Geo. Penland, for disturb
the peace, at the Young America, on t
9th, but when the officer went in scar
~ of him he learned that Penland had left t
ers city. 1t is hoped by everybody that
sor will not return. If he does he will ha
in an opportunity of seeing the police.
~ "A Dubuque telegram of the 18th sa.
- THE Board Of United States Enginee
for appointed. by the secretary of the war
ne partment, consisting of Colonel Macon
is Colonel Farquhar and Major Sutton, ha
bo arrived to survey and locate the pontC
>, bridge to be stretched across the river
me this point. Observations are under "
dly to-day."
md About 9 o'clock this morning as \
ar, Geo, Wood, carpenter, As years of !;
,sd living on the bluff, was at work shingl
- the old Castle house, on Illinois street,
my tween Ohio and Exchange streets, he
!dl- from the roof to the ground, distance
the about l6 feet, iDjuring his hips pretty b
q ly. He was taken into the house and
Plummer called, who says no boz
are broken. He is still at the Gas
ad house, with Mr. Conrad Bollman, a RI
d. tive, being unable to be moved to his 0
ont residence.
of The Gazette says. "the Rileys W
IL tried in police court on the charge {;
niS acquitted" 1t was not in "a police cou
uld 1T was before Justice of Peace Pink
md They were not tried" Magistrates
not try such cases. Magistrates can h
an examination to ascertain the probat
ties of guilt and if probable guilt ex
can require bail for appearance before
- circuit court for trial, and if bail is
my furnished can commit to jail to await tn
BY Justice Pinkley didn't see probable g
th? aud therefore did not hold them for II
ars They have never had but one trial, and
- that were found guilty.
Episcopal Bishop of Iowa,
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