The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-27

There will be missionary sociabie at
Mrs. Judge Spencer's next Thursday eve-
ming.
The Uaion still refuses to place Atty
Gen'l Edsall's name in its ticket. Won't
Edsall come down."
Last Thursday, Nelson Starbuck,
while attempting to roll log in keator q
Co. saw mill, slipped and he fell cracking
the small bone CT his left leg, between the
knee and ankle.
The letters which so mysteriously dis
appeared from the city clerks office were
found to-day in printed book OF ordinances,
in the office Who returned them and hid
them there?
The Davenport Democrat says;
Jonathan Page, a welLknown farmer.
near Pella, committed suicide Tuesday
with log-ehain." He swallowed the
chain, probability. Louis Rep.
We learn that Capt John w Gregg. of
Chicago. we'll known to the people OF this
section, has acquired considerable celebrity
as public reader, comic and serio-comic,
for the benefit of some of the churches IN
Chicago. Why cannot he visit this city I
John A. Wilson, of Rural and Art
Russell, of Yuma, sre announced as
candidates for the Republican nomination
for the legislature. They have mo show
whatever. Guyer & Co., the managers Of
the Republican party in this county, will
not permit either of these men to be nomi,
mated.
"A little boy about 10 years old. named
Thomas, and son of Mr.. John Navon,
grocer on East Front street, Davenport
was drowned Wednesday afternoon. while
bathing with other boys, in the Mississipp
river near Renwick's mill. The body has
not been recovered.
Street Com'r Marker is putting in {
good bridge on Toledo street, between
Otter and Swan, in place of the one carried
away by the storm of the 18th. but in {
better location than the old one. He il
also filling the cutters at the foot of Cut
ter street with rock to prevent their beinl
washed out again. Nearly everybody il
lpraising his work He is very industri
Gus and capable man.
"A new time card will take effect OF
the G. r. |. 4 p r. r. at noon tomorrow
The passenger train which arrived at 6.SC
A. M.~will arrive at 6.25 and the evening
, passenger train which now arrives at GU
will arrive at 600, The Bureau accom-
mediation, which now makes this city it
terminus will run to and start from Daven
port. Its arriving time at this city will b
9 SIS A. NJ and its leaving time 400. Tw
additional freight trains will be run be
tween this city and Chicago.
The Chicago Tribune says that the
Chicago & Pacific railroad is willing to ali
the st. Louis, Rock Island & Chicag
Railroad company to get their track {
Bryon, las much as possible, in order
} bring about a union between the tw
roads. The idea of consolidating the tw
roads into one has, however, been entirel
abandoned, and the Chicago Il Pacific wi
go on and push its road westward to La
: mark, where it connects with the Wester
/ Union, regardless of what the Rockfor
road may do.
On Sunday the Union Implanted tina
Street Com'r Marker had cut away
portion of the Sidewalk which had bee
3 built on Broadway by Street Com
f Liegler. and brought the walk down to
feet. Broadway is an so foot street an
is entitled to IA foot sidewalks. Whe
l that work was doue Mr. Marker had a
: imperative call in another part of the cit,
D and was not present. He sent gang
men NJ to clean out the cutters on BroaC
way aud they commenced to work in a,
4 cordance with the rule of IA foot walks c
:, 50 foot streets, but citizen doing bus
: ness on that street persuaded the men
q dig away portion of the walk Nj
Marker regrets that it was done and wi
u restore it as fast as possible.