The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-19


Bg-Not tramp in the calaboose or
police case yesterday.
BaFAll of our mills and manufacturing
establishments are running unusually full
at present.
kagDr. Piper reports quite number
of cases of scarlet fever in the city, but all
in very mild form.
R9~C Considerable money changed hands
last evening over the result of the Repub-
lIcan county convention.
Eag~The Minneapolis went down yester-
day, and took on a large amount of freight
for below. The captain says the river is
again rising at ST. Paul.
Ba%The Diamond 10 went up yester-
day, taking large number of plows and
cutivators on board. She went down
again this forenoon we'll loaded.
gT~Deere & Co. are clearing off the
ground just opposite the present works on
Main street, with the intention of erecting
a large brick foundry there this season.
R9Farmers in town to-day say that
much damage was done by the heavy
rain Of yesterday afternoon, in washing
out the newly planted corn and other
grain.
B9sHNo services in the Baptist church
| on next Sunday-Rev L. L. Borchers, the
pastor, being absent for recreation.
Sunday school, however, lat the usual hour
B@g Several men with fat boat, have
been at work at the head of the Island
| for several days past getting sand from
| the bottom of the river 1t finds ready
| sale here and at Rock Island.
ESgHA small house in South Moline,
occupied by man named Johnson, was
struck by lightning during the storm Of
Wednesday night, but very little damage
was done, and nobody was injured.
a-Wesley Hartzell, Esq, proprietor of
Cambridge House, at Cambridge, Henry
county, was in this city yesterday on a
visit to his parents and numerous friends
here, He says hotel business at Cam
bridge is very good just now.
Ea~ AS the steamer Diamond 10 was
backing out from our levee. on her trip up
yesterday, she run into and mashed a
large fish box belonging to c. j. Stone,
and about SIS worth of fish escaped The
boat should pay for the damage DONE
R9rCol D. ". Flagler has consented
to fire minute guns during the exer.
ciscs at the graves on decoration day, and
half hour guns after that time until G O.
clock in the evening, provided those having
charge OF the affair will pay for the
ammunition.
Bzss-Nill Ilillhouse met with serious
accident yesterday while jumping over q
fence in Sugar Hollow. la the act he
slipped and fell and received fracture Of
i one Of the bones OF his left hand. DR., P. L.
Mikenuie was called, who dressed the
wound.
aS~On yesterday afternoon during the
y shower the lightning struck Williams
W hite Il Co. s machine shop twice. NJ
damage was DONE The lightning alsC
played around the telegraph wires at tn,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific depot
o The wires were badly cut.
y sas~ VIM. Pool was the only unfortunat
n before Magistrate Swander this morning
!, He was arrested last night By Policema
d Courtney for being drunk, and was lodge
e in the calaboose. Fined $5 and costs
d Paid l.22-all he had-and was sent t
n work on the streets for the balance
Ds@The building occupied by Kat
Forsman, the woman arrested Tuesda
night for keeping house of Ill-fame, Ii
longs to Mr.. ConZelmann, and Mr. 1eager
uaue was only mentioned in the polic
court report to designate where the VIZ
:, man had beon carrying on her disreputabl
= business. Mr.. 1eager is good, law
:, abiding citizen and did not know the cha
4 acter of the woman until after the polio
had arrested her
BaFThe numerous friends of Dr. More
feel much disappointed at the result f,
r sheriff in the Republican county CONVEX
k ton, n,-especially when it is a well know
d fact that the Republicans of this count
O. could not elect single candidate witho,
the usual Republican majority in this ci
r, Of from $50 to 400 votes. Realizing tn
s, fact. it is hard matter for the Republ
10 cans here to go to the polls and vote f
the very men who helped to dnreat the
candidate in the convention, aud from Il
>" mutterings heard last evening. when Tt
ARGUS arrived and gave the result of Il
Ut convention, the Republicans here will n
u long be ruled by the trickery of Ro
1ge Island politicians
It, RGThe heavy ;ain Thursday afterno
as completely flooded our city, and nearly e
w. cry street leading from the bluffs was
st mighty river in itself. The Sugar HOLD
ditch was On perfect rampage, aud Il
ed entire Hollow was completely overflow
in to depth of nearly three feet. The "
er ter flowed through houses to the depth
Al two feet, and sidewalks, fences, found
tiops, hen -coops, sheds, etc, were carri
down to the railroad culvert on Wo
,m street. which was choked up and the wa,
he backed up and flooded all the upp
I'd part of the city above Wood street a
as south Of the railroad In many houses
~ Edwards street the water was waist dee
he and a great amount Of damage was dor
in the way of running plastering. be
clothes. carpets, etc. The railroad culve
IN. near the Reese House became filled
in with sidewalks, etc, and many houses
ss- that vicinity were inundated, and considt
nd able damage done. The railroad trac
'as in this city were washed out until tn
pc. were unsafe in a half dozen places.
little boy. about years of age, nam
Charles Enkstrom, came very near bel
ay drowned by falling into the gutter near
ng Reese house; but he was rescued by t
He by ISLANDERS. There are very few sire,
ipt or sidewalks between the c. r. |. 4
it. depot and the cemetery. south of the ri
his road tracks, which will not require cons
ed cradle labor to put them 10 good conditi
re- again.
ses c., o,oo
The following saloon licenses have be
ar issued by City Clerk Walker since the f
OF the month:
am /. Chris. KRhl.
u, 2. August Timm.
In 3. Frank Shroeder.
LOS 4. Oscar Peal.