The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-21

Bsg-Lon. Quick is lying i'll with malarial
fever
BSF Rodman avenue should be supplied
with street lamps.
Bss~Subscribe to THE ARGUS if you
want reliable news.
Bg@THE ARGUS is for sale at Glen
denim x Martins post office drug store.
Bg~The Sylvan boat club house will be
neat and commodious when completed.
DsS@A portion of the goods stolen from
Ihos. Roseborough have been recovered.
There are some matters that need
attention at Riverside cemetery, if what
the writer has been told is true.
B9~The Georgia minstrels performed
to crowded house last evening at Timm' 5
hail. The performance was good and was
we'll acted throughout
Ray Wm. Boss, %, German; Chris.
Bender, 40, German; Gust Walter. %,
Sweden; Herman Meyer, SO, German,
were the tramps in the calaboose last
night Skipped.
gsg@ A citizen complains that a barrel
OF rotten fish and eggs have been dumped
near the boat landing, the odor from which
Is sickening in the extreme This matter
should be looked after at once,
BsgTA soldier from Rock Island Arsenal
named Healy, stepped off the stone work
OF the bridge last night into the water and
came near being drowned He was help
ed out by the guard and some others who
came to his rescue. He cried out Justify
for help.
B2y~If any person has a complaint to
make OF nulsances, the proper way is to
go before a magistrate aud have the mat
ter settled legally, and not go sneaking
around aud limiting at any violations OF
the law. This is what the mayor thinks
about it.
Gg~ A party drove all the way from
Prophetstown, Whiteside county, to the
Rock river bridge before he learned that
the structure was closed to travel He had
10 go around by way Of Milan and on his
return took the Rock river bank to Coloua
No notice had been posted through the
country Of the closing 0f the bridge, but il
he had taken THE. ARGUS he would hayt
known it.
beg NJ. Wheeler's property was sold a
the Court House on Tuesday afternoon tt
satisfy the mortgages. The livery stable
property lately owned by Harwood 8
Wheeler, was sold to Levi D. CIR. on, 0
this city, for 81, ,53S, subject to half of
5000 mortgage. Ii. II. Grover bought tn,
lots in Hills addition for $4OO. FL. o
Whipple purchased the 100 acres CT lant
in Missouri, by Mr.. H. c. Counelly, fo
Mr. Mofit who resides near the land, fo
81 $50. The sale amounted to $3,5O4 sc
,, A Sad Accident.
Henry Monahan, moulder, aged 2
years, while riding on the Western Unio
= freight yesterday afternoon, attempted
when near Williams, White & Co.'S t
pick up hat from the ground and had hi
: foot so badly crushed as to require ampu
tation. He had descended the ladder O
the car and was swinging with his hand
e when his foot caught in the culvert at tha
+, point, forcing it under the WHEEL Of the ca
n and crushing the limb TO the knee, Dr.t
!, L Mckinnie, who happened near, ,tempori
h rily dressed his wounds, after which the III
fortunate man was carried to the PhnLi
House where the right leg was amputate
to within a few inches of the knee by d
p. l. Mckinnie, assisted by Drs. More
and Klingberg
Morohan has been in Moline but a fe
+ weeks and was out of work and had bee
d to Rock Island in company with H. R. f
e ley and Jack Mcdonald i2 search OF en-
:, ployment, and was returning Oh the freigl
train in their company when the accide
occurred. He has a mother and sist
living in Chicago. who were telegraphed
+ last night. He has no money but will
is kindly cared for by his brother moulde
sr and Mr. Beardsley of the Phoenix HoaS
D. DR.. McKinnie thinks he may recove
although the shock was very severe
r. this writing Monahan was resting easy
Id had not discovered the loss of his lin
10 Last night he was very restless and
times seemed irrational
His brother is expected from Chicag
to-day or to night.
o.