The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-12
NorEs HERE AND THERE.

1t is dangerous to take bath i'm
after eating.
There will be an adjourned meeting OF
the city council this evening, to consider
the debt funding ordinance.
The River Horse made two trips be-
tween Green Island and Davenport, on
Sunday, for excursion parties.
The Davenport Presbyterian Sunday
School, about 800 in number. had delight
full pic mic on Green Island Saturday.
"A little daughter of VIM. Yerbury,
broken on Friday, by falling from gate.
The G. r. l. & p r. R. will sell round
trip tickets to any point in Illinois, for 4
cents per mile, commencing July Sd and
good until the 5th.
One of the Davenport converts of
Mrs. Van Colt forgot that he had religion
and went on the excursion on the Dia-
mond 10 on Sunday. 1t was big thing
on Sam.
The grade of lumber that sells at $l2
per thousand in this market to-day, sold
at $50 per thousand in lS64-and the saw
mills were then kept at work night and
day to supply the demand.
The marshaPs book shows that on
Saturday Nicholas Newcomb was arrested
on complaint Of Mary A. Sullivan,
charged with bastardy Justice Pinkley
settled the case by marrying the parties.
City Clerk Cooke, last Saturday, by or
der of the mayor, instructed Fred Cramer,
Engineer of the Water Works, that the
only licensed plumbers in town were Fred
Hass, Thos. Yates and Ben Wilson.
The Diamond 10 had over 200 people
from Rock Island on her excursion to
Muscatine yesterday, and about 20 from
Davenport. The patronage Capt. Conger
distributed, over the river, to the exclusion
of this side, was poor Investment.
An excursion of about 80 or 80 gentle
men from Sterling arrived here by rail,
Sunday morning, and stepped at the Har-
per House. After taking look at Rock
Island and its surroundings, they returned
in the evening.
We very much regret to learn that
MIR. Will Harper accidenty injured his
left eye with gas fixture, at the gas Office,
on Friday evening The injury is very
serious and will probably result in the loss
of the eye DIR. Gait attends him.
-Chas. Albert, who has been en-
ployed as cook on the Damsel, while at
Keokuk on Sunday morning went aboard
the Victory, which was lying near, to see
friend, and as he was leaving the Victory,
fell overheard, and, before help reached him
he was drowned.
Alderman Lundy, received, on yester-
day morning, from Messrs. Watts, Gray
X .ho -
per's gas works, communication stating
that on account of the absence of Mr..
Gray, one Of the partners. who at the time
was on business trip in the west, they
would not be able to reach here before the
first Of this week.
The glass works shut down Saturday
for summer vacation which lasts until the
LIST of September, when they will start up
with force of about $50 men IN the blow
ing department, and men in the cutting
department They will employ l man il
| the cutting room, this summer, to fill or
ders. During the summer they will make
no improvements, excepting the necessary
| repairs.
Old Blind Applequist and his wife
Sarah the most outrageously cussed pail
of creatures loose-were locked up by
MARSHALL Hawes and Policeman Feele,
in money and begged hard to be let off
and said they wanted to go to St. Louis.
Tickets were procured for them tout OF
their funds) and they were put on board
the Saturday night train. Good radiance
Mr.. Blaine was taken suddenly il
while going to church on Sunday with hi
wife. He was helped to a seat on tn,
church steps and carriage procured ant
he was taken home. He was unconsciou
, for some hours, but recovered, later in tn
day. The physicians pronounced it cas-
, OF sunstroke. or heat stroke, to which h
was rendered liable on account of his re
cent illness, overwork, excitement, ant
loss of rest.
The body Of man was found in tn
Mississippi river near Renwick's mil
,, Saturday The clothing of the decease
was brown shirt, which was drawn owe
his head, and pants, which were dow
about his ankles The body was muc
swollen and decomposed, the face wa
mutilated, and there was wide red brpis
o on the left breast. He had evidently bee
o of medium size. There was nothing abou
/ him to indicate his name or place Of res
;. dence 1t is believed he was raftsma
or laborer.
The grand clearance sale of clothine
+ hats and caps, furnishing goods, etc., no
!; in progress at Child 4 Co. S, Illinois stree
II will continue only 90 days longer. This
not an auction of odds and ends, but
bona 6de sale of stylish goods which mus
e be sold within the next 20 days to max