The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-28
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
-Verv warm dav.

" cry warm day.
About IS arrivals at the Harper House
yesterday.
The voice of the postmaster and fed
eral officer is heard in the land,
Street car No. was brought out of
Murphy & Wills shop to-day, looking as
bright as new.
The Danube has changed its color. 1t
is now the Red Danube, instead of the
beautiful Blue Danube.
When all other candidates for COVER
nor of Iowa fail, Mr.. Stephen b. Packard,
of Louisiana, will yet remain.
The Active base ball club, of this city, |
will go to Geneseo and play the champion
nine in that city on the Fourth.
The Unitarians of Davenport had |
pic mic on Offerman's Island to dav, which |
was attended by number of people from
this city.
Two halters have been stolen from
the barn of the Western Brewery-prob-
ably by boys, who want to buy fireworks
for the Fourth
And still peoples hearts are bleeding
for the poor black man, who put his money
III the Freedmen's Bureau Bank and can't
get a cent of it back
-Streekfus & Sons delivery horse ran
off with the wagon a day or two ago, but
beyond scattering and causing a consider
able fall 10 groceries. no damoge was done.
| Another brakeman on the St, Louis
road named Savage, was run over and
killed while coupling cars On conductor
| Hancock's train, at Monmouth, last
Tuesday.
The members of the Jewish B. B.
Society will have sociable and installation
of officers in Turner Hall next Sunday
evening. Mr.. Herbert will furnish the
refreshments.
The coroner's jury in the case of the
infant found on the river bank, just below
the ferry landing, Wednesday afternoon,
returned verdict that it was premature
delivery, and cause unknown"
The game of base ball 10 Davenport,
Wednesday afternoon, between the High
school nine, of that place, and the Bull
dozers of this city, resulted in victory
for the school boys, by a score of % to rs.
An itinerant evangelist went to Sar-
atoga hotel, and, on being asked his bust
ness, said he had come to save the lost
U TIC iIouSS VI Isl d6I. lie CIGIk
politely. but firmly, told him that no
Jews were entertained at the hotel.
Mrs Charlotte Witamuth, of Hampton
township, has been appointed administra
, trix OF her husbands estate, in place of
her son, John G. who was appointed admin
istrator few weeks ago, but who was
objected to by one of his brothers, owing
| to his being resident of Iowa.
Last night some contemplate scamp
entered widow ladys stable, in this city,
and cut off her cows tail Who the per.
son was is not known--and the only object
anyone could possibly have had was was to
D do little malicious mischief Such a
e scoundrel deserves severe punishment.
: August Hermans who works at Lindsey
& Phelps lumber MILL Davenport, will moi
wear an engagement ring again, Las Wednes.
dav whirling saw amputated his ring
. finger and the adjacent digit so quickly
, that the spouting blood was the first evi
. dence of the loss. The wounds were dressed
by Dr. j. F. Baker,
WIN. Bennett, working at the Argillc
Works in Carbon Cliff, had bis right for,
o arm shockingly torn and lacerated a shor
Il time ago, by its coming in contact, by his
q falling, with the end of an iron bar. At frs
y it was thought amputation would be nee
: essarys but the wound is now in fair wa,
G of healing.
il "A special postal agent has been visit
l. ing Eeliciana parish, Louisiana, to .ex
anime into the complaints made by Dull
and Chapman. negro postmasters, VIII
ls allege that they are kept away from thei
'e offices through fear of personal violence
1t Their removal has been recommended b.
It the department agent on account of In
> competency.
=. "A boy named Charles McCue, Will
= playing on Second avenue, near sylvia
% Water bridge, last evening, was knocke
y down by passing buggy and the wheel
passed over both his feet He was nc
injured seriously The occupants of tn
buggy were 'lettiu their nag out" at tn
Or time of the accident They were fror
= Davenport.
The commencement exercises of tn
III Academy of the Immaculate Conoeptio
nc of Davenport, will be held at at 7:30 o cloc
r. this cvaning. in the Music Hall of the il
of stitutiOn. On account of tie limited az
Communications for room only those VII
have notes of invitation can be admitted
IN Quite number from this city will attsn
ID tue CA0TCtS6H.
re "Wednesday evening there was a mos
spirited and exciting runaway on Fourt
street, Davenport. A milkman's tear
e. started from the corner of Brady, an
OF tearing at fearful speed toward the Bul
re It's House. struck pile Of lumber for tn
Forrest Block, 1emolishiDg it and Ii
wagon, and changing the street into th
the milky way. The driver, though spille
out violently, was unhurt. as were th
fiery, untamed steeds.
According to Prof. Manslrs Almana
ca Planetary Neurology, Mercury VS.
in longitudinal line with Saturn on th
26th which, no doubt, accounted for tn
destructive storm and tornado on Monda
last. The Professor says of the comm
10 month: The principal disturbing positio
ut of the planets for July appears to be locate
c. about the 9th, the 18th, the 10Th. an
25th.
h The storm last Monday was the nea
est approach to tornado experienced
ne this vicinity for good many years. Tres
RS were pretty roughly handled, aud brancht
which had been broken off By the win
10 Uttered the side walks and streets in a
:. directions through town, but the onl
~ serious damage we haye heard of was III
blowing down of the smoke stack of Ber
nison Bros mill, and the removal of the
~ barn from posts upon which it had stoo
Us and placing it upon the ground. keacan,
IRdependeat
We learn that measures are bein
!, inaugurated to start the Murphy commo