The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-09
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
W here is Hawk Hollow"

More Americans than foreigners were
to the city prison of Boston dur
in the month of May.
The German government reserves the
right to hold another inquiry in reference
to the Schiller disaster.
"A little 8-year-old son of DR., Austin,
of Muscatine, fell out of second story
window of the residence to the ground be-
low, few days since, and escaped unhurt,
George Clark, criminal convict in
Newburyport, Mass, was a prominent
member of a church, Masonic body an
Odd Fellows lodge and temperance Sc
ciety.
About two hundred men are now at
work upon the lower rapids improvement.
near Keokuk The force will be increased
as the work progresses and the stage Of
water will permit,
Sergeant Bates may be a great flag,
carrier but it is suggested that if he really
wants to be noticed, he should try carry
| ing the Pope's flag through Germany and
past Bismarck's house.
An accident occurred at Yankee Rob
inson's show, at Independence, Iowa, the
other day. A section of the seats broke
down and several persons were injured, one
lady having her leg broken.
Five carloads Of steel rails were un-
loaded at Moscow, Iowa, Saturday, to be
used in the work of relaying with steel the
track of the c, r. l. Il z. r. 4. between
this place and De MONIES.
john Greenleaf, who has just served
out a term of imprisonment at Fort Madi-
son, was married on the 1st instant to Miss
Maggie Wood, who had been working tor
the warden IN the penitentary.I
. Several instances of men being halted
by desperadoes on the public streets a,
night, have occurred of late. Be ready tc
greet the scoundrels, if you have occasion
G to be out o'nights. GGz.
Miss Mary Moore, of Kendallville, Win
neshiek county, owa, is on trial for horse
stealing. The defence is that she has TO
r something over year past been insane
! claim which facts seem to confirm.
! The Utica, n. Y. Observer says
THE Colorado potato-b bug has made it
apI earance in this vicinity. DAME
Bachelor, Esq. shows us two specimen
which were captured on the farm of Gov
ernor Seymour yesterday morning"
Lightning struck the house Of Charlie
g Starkweather, of Linn county, Iowa, til
the other day. Charles was lying on hi
p, bed, with a large knife in his pocket, Th
j lightning went for that knife, and lntilcte
/ a severe burn. commencing near the groil
'. and passing about half way round his les
Samuel Willard shot and killed Chal
= les Zeigenbein, in Tazeweil county, abou
! Is miles south of Peoria, on Tuesday las
|
y Hainesvie station The murder is sal
!, to have been unprovoked. WiIiird CAV
= himself up and is in Jail at Pekin, and
N afraid of being mobbed.
II The people of the Shell Rock VALLEY
k Iowa, are considerably exercised over a
! attempted assassination which Occurre
there a few days since. Miller, sou MIA
If one Billings, was the intended victim
tie and while passing from the barn to til
,e house the other night he received charg
W Of shot in the breast and face. II
De would be murderer is not known.
4 A fellow representing himself as ag' !
~ Ifr Roh'nson's circus has been ''dea
ty beating" at the hotels and livery stabl,
for the past few days. He gave diffe
ent name in this city. Rock Island al
Geneseo, and was throwing cut comp.
very generally, more so than any agel
of who orks for the interest Of his compar
would be likely to do.-Deu, Dem.
An Engishman named james Wal
he was arrested at Wilton, Iowa, the 9th
Of day, for the murder of his uncle, Edwal
al Brown, capitalist, of Hull, Eng land, {
" the 4th of last February, and robbng hi
N. of $4,000 English detectives trace
e. him out in what he supposed safe retrea
ot He is now on his way back to England,
lis irons, where he will be tried and probab
he hung.
ne True to the traditions Of their natl
". states number of former residents OF Rho
Island, now living in San Francisco al
Oakland, Cal. with invited guests to t
number of 500, met at Piedmont Spring
'e recently, and had rousing clambake, wi
q addresses and poem, after which pt
no manent organization was effected, over l
he members signing the constitution. An {
of nual celebration will be held
he The grasshopper is nuisance ey
M when he is dead. The Atchison (kal
OF Champion calls on the citizens to clear t
nd corpses out of town or be prepared for
lpestileuce, The Champion says tn