The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-09
NOTES HERE AND THERE

lit naNluR Son0 TO the Ialr over the
river.
The grand jury was not in session this
afternoon all the members having gone to
the Scott county fair On a sp-leasure trip.
The wife of Hon. G. F. Kilbourne, of
Fontanelle, Iowa, attempted to kindle a
tire with kerosene, with the usual result.
and her possible death.
The annual exhibition of the Farmers
Association, of Coe and Canoe Greek,
will be held at the grounds near Hillsdale
on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. Is and
16.
Benjamin Clements, prominent con-
tractor and bridge builder, residing near
Delmar, Iowa, had his left leg cut off
while attempting to get on moving freight
train.
Rev. W. w. Randall, known as re-
vival preacher, has been arrested at
Watervllle, Me. on suspicion of having al |
tered and passed one-dollar National Bank |
bills, changed to fves.
A telegram from DUBUQUE saws:
''The city is full of thieves and pickpock- |
cts, drawn hither by the fair, but as yet |
their efforts have been unavailing, owing !
to the vigilance of the police force
The unanimous denomination of the
Democratic reform state officers in Wis
consln quite disappOlnts the administration
newspapers, which have been telling their
readers about the split in the party.
The fine four story malt house now in
course of erection by Capt l. Huber, of the
City Brewery, is almost completed. Work
was somewhat delayed on account of the
iron Aoor hoanlS from piftS-
burg.
Schultz, the fellow who jumped his
bail and left Mr.. Heinsfurter in the lurch,
and was captured by Deputy Sheriff Her.
kert, was formerly Republican Office
holder in OVERWHELMINGLY under Sher-
ifs Schnitger and Lyter.
The naked body of a man was found
floating in the river, on the 5th, near
Montpelier, Muscatine county. 1t is sup
posed to be the body of Joseph III. Leroy,
a young man who was drowned while bath
ing at Credit Island, near this city, on the
Goth of August.
| Wednesday evening a man named s.
A. Hoffman was robbed of his wallet con-
tanning $82. as the train from the west
stopped at Davenport. A hue and cry
was raised but the thief escaped by jump
ing from the platform, and over a fence.
He lost silk hat in his race for liberty
The victim went on to Chicago.
"A special to the EOening Ledger. from
Greenville, KY, reports that the bank of
+. b, Hancock & Co., was robbed Of s27,-
900 two nights since. The combination
in any way. Five thousand dollars in
United States bonds, $1,000 in currency,
and 81, 500 in gold was taken. No arrests
have been made.
1t is reported that the Odd Fellows of
Rock Island county are making prepare
tons for sociable and pic mic to take
place as soon as possible Committees
from several lodges in the county will meet
at the Bellows House at II A. NJ. Monday,
Sept. l3, to decide on the time, place and
manner in which the day shall be cele,
brated.
That was good Joke on the Milan
, city marshal in letting the driver of the
trotting horse Lady Star" escape while
bringing him to the Jail in this city, after
assaulting Tom Grey at the bridge the
Q other day. He has let two or three pris
t oners escape lately and people are talking
suspiciously about the matter. Is there
, anything in it?
, "Wednesday mornig black mare wa:
stolen from the stable of Mr.. ia. Hodges
living miles north of Sublette, Lee coun
] ty, The mare is seven years old, heavy
n built, weighs about 1850 pounds, has
: small white star in the forehead, scar OF
the back part of the hip, and the ears ar
. rather heavy and lop out some. He Offer
d a reward for the recovery of the horse anC
q the arrest of the thief.
-Sup'r, Krell, and Justices Wayne
- Cook and Pinkley met in Pinkley's ofic
70 Wednesday afternoon and appointe,
: Sweeney 4 Jackson's law clerk, Charlie
IS L. Walker, town clerk, in place of j. M
Beardsley I'd, resigned. An appointment
could just as we'll have. been made at tn
IL meeting on Tuesday, except that the audi
s tors would not then have got chance
make the town pay them for another day
The Little Sneak" who is Away
correct, you know, publishes the marriag
of Of c. E. Hawley's daughter. AS the bah
r. is only few weeks old, the joke on th
49, Little Sneak" Is rather a good one. Fl
y only flches eleven items from last ever
OF ing's ARGUS. If it wasn't for THE Al
GUS he couldn't earn his board. He's g
= a soft thing on the Gazette, his real labc
: not being worth over So week.
2 1t has been learned that the iello
- who said he was robbed by highwayme
% near the upper depot on Sunday was nau
p ed Croizield, and that the whole thing ";
IS the result of drunken Imagination. tt
9 fellow was drunk and had left his none
in Davenport and walked, or staggere
across the bridge. Shortly after crossir
3 the bridge he fell down on the railro q
track, and then made fuss about beir
% knocked down and robbed. The guard
: the bridge witnessed his fall.
The Cambridge Chronicle of the 81
! says ''As the westward bound freigl
train was at Bishop Hill last Thursday
cars were thrown into the ditch, iDjurir
them and the track to about the amour
of $4,000. The conductor and engine
were considered responsible for the mi
hap, as it occurred while trying to NAL
2 running switch" which is contrary
= the rules of the road, and they have bo
III been discharged from the service Of Il
: company. This will indeed be warnir
ril for the exercise of care on the remainil
Is, employees, and will perhaps be Of bene
is to all.
in -Bengston's block had narrow escal
from fire last evening Fred Hass is pr
ting on the tin roof and his workmen We
carelessly left their fire pots, with fire
them, on the roof when they quit wor
pg Towards nine o'clock, when the wind fres
of ened, sparks were seen flying over the re
at lively rate. Ladders were called in
ge use and men mounted the roof and exit