The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-25

The man who stands on the street |
corner is not loa6ng now-he's electioneer |
ing.
The most popular young lady in the
city Will receive diamond ring at the fair
in st. Joseph's church.
Frank Harrison's examination did not
come off before Justice Hayden yesterday.
He consented to go over the river, where
he was examined and discharged.
The Union, IN referring to the fact
that Mr.. S. NJ. Smith. of kewanee, will ad-
dress the workingmen's meeting in Burial
this evening on the subject of finances,
saws: I'VE hope the meeting will adjaurn
in time for breakfast. " Well--it will not.
A handsome silver mounted lantern is
to be voted for at St. JOseph's bazaar IN
| St, Joseph's church this evening. The
candidates are Harry Hall and Rod jus
tin, yardmasters respectively of the st.
Louis road and the Chicago u Rock island.
Mrs. Ann Roadhouse was fined SIS
and costs aud sent to Jail for Is days III
defaplt OF payment, this forenoon. by
Justice Croppsr. tnr being drunk and dis
orderly. The complaint was tna'!e by her
husband, aud the arrest by Policeman
n.
icing drunk almost continually.
H. Z. Bullock, editor of the Rantoui
, Neles, Champaign county, is wrestling with
an indictment for libel on the county su
pervisors whom he designated singly and
collectively as "a nice l0t Of b!ooued BIZ
E peds. Has the Champaign county board
g nothing to do but supervising Buliock'
when they below
-Luuher will be lumber this fall
With in a month past large advance has
e been made in prices OF all grades, until nov
y the Increase on common lumber amounts
A to over 81 % per thousand. Another IN
crease will take p ace very soou, and tht
= lumber dealers expect to make little
J. money this fall.
h Frank Randall knocked form Of typ
e into PIP at the Union office yesterday
1t belonged to Mr.. Winter, Of the VoltS
Zeitung, and he entered complaint agains
Randall, before Justice Cooke, ehargin
him with malicious mischief. He wa
y arrested by Constable Ankrum, but tn
u, case WITS settled by his grand mother agree
" ing to pay tor the form and the costs.
lie Joe Kelly, who was arrested b
= Policeman Brennan in this city on MOnda
for stealing an oyercoat belonging to ID
y Bell, of Davenport. made bold leap fC
d liberty yesterday, in the latter city ii
I'd jumped from the second story window {
4. the police Office and boarded an outgoin
freight traiu-but the train was stoppe
JIG and the runaway returned to the ottlcel
re by one of the brakesmen.
n Fifty samples of wall paper recent
e, examined were found to contain arsenl
of either as arseUite or aGete arseDlte OF COZ
, per. Some papers with green figures wei
found to be free from arsenic, while, as
st rule, the higher priced qualities c0ntalne
be the poison 10 the largest qualities.
,s- room of the moderate dimensions OF slxtee
:. feet square and nine feet high would
covered, if these papers were used, wit
Ia Ornamental" surfaces containing fro
at fifty.two grains to more than eight ounce
er of poisonous matter.
TO "A dispatch from Sterling states tn
"A Is. f. Spafford, of Geneseo, Ill, stoc
'u dealer, retired to his room at the Ga
8 House on Sunday evening at 1920, al
as not appearing on Monday morning, Il
az door of his chamber was opened and Spa
ford was found in an insenslble conditio
nd The room was full OF gas and the windoy
being closed, there was no way for its escap
The gas had evidently been imperfect
DC turned off, and the man had fallen aisle,
~. before its presence was discovered. T
n. was in a dangerous condition yesterda
but since clock this morning hopes a
Ik' entertained for his recovery. His wife q
ter rived in Sterling Monday evening.
Y On Monday while the passengers fro
vas the D. & N. w. train, and among them 4
nd nine conyicts from here were taking di
ner at Massillon, an amusing event to
ON place. There were in all nine prisoner
OF eight being chained in couples, leavi
re. Charles Forrest, the chicken thief, by hi
"a SELF The eight we're placed at a table
themselves, while Charlie took a seat wi
au' the passengers at another table. Presel
L. y the landlord came to the latter tai
of aud announced that there would be Sol
,nt nice fried chicken in a minute" Forr
- caught the suggestive word in a nome
~" and with face in which was pictured
YIN tense disgust. declared that 1t was chi
!, OF ems that brought him over the road, a
,op. he'd be id if he wouldn't take porl
Iii The laugh that ensued was an uproart
~ one, and Charlie got his pork.-Dapenp
Ut u Democrat
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