The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-21
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

river this afternoon.
The river is about feet above low
water mark, and rising.
The Gazette is envious because Chica-
go papers never notice its editorials.
The 18th street sewer caved 10, near
the river, this forenoon, while dray was
passing over it,
When bayonets disappear carpet bag
governments fade out of sight like fog
before the sun.
%. s. Pierce, the popular bookkeeper
for j. Ii, Langley, was setting EN- up"
to-day over the arrival of a III pound boy.
Thomas Mansill, of Rock Island, Wis
tied our city on Thursday evening. A
Geneseo NeaoS.
The Democratic members of both
houses of the Illinois legislature recon-
mend Hon. VIM. r. Morrison, of this
state, for speaker of the next house of con-
gress.
Que of the break-your- back places in
our sidewalks has been improved, after
six months neglect, by an inclined plane.
When will the others be attended to by
the city authorities?
Nichols having finally coaxed a quo
rum away from the rival legislature.
Packard ought to telegraph for more
troops. He needs protection from foes
within as well as without. Chicago Tn
bune
The annual parade of the Davenport
fire department will take place on We'd
nesday, May 10th. Invitations are being
sent to all the principal towns in this vi
clnity, and the meeting is expected to be
the largest one of hremen ever held in
i the city,
There will be reunion Of Knights
Tamplar, of this district, in Rock Island,
on Wednesday, May I'd, on which occasion
the deputy grand commander, John /.
Nash, of Ottawa. and other officers of the
Grand COmmandry will be present 1t is
expected 200 delegates will be present.
The clothes stolen from the residence
of Mr., j. Ii. Langley on Thursday night
were found in an out house at Mr.. Negus's
old residence-and there is no doubt the
tramps who made themselves at home
and occupied the house that night were
the same parties who stole them and
, committed the other burglaries that
night.
!, | OOhh Sldlhs temperance uldu, duu
president of the Hampton board Of trus-
tees, closed all the saloons in that place
5 yesterday, owing to the expiration of the
, licenses. The new board is in favor OF
license, however, and as soon as it meets
the saloon-keepers can obtain licepses,
and will probably be open again by the
} middle of next week.
Noticing, at the Harper House, re-
! Gently, very good crayon likeness Of Mr.
, Robert Harris, president of the &, B. 4
q. r. r., we learned, on enquiry, that it
: was the work of Mrs. Gen. Dana, an
e amateur artist of considerable merit.
D Those familiar with the face of the genial
g and accomplished subject will recognize il
as very good likeness.
The railroad tracks at the ferry cross
ing, as we'll as at other streets, are in a
deplorably dilapitated condition and it is
) very hard on heavily loaded teams to cross
t them. The St. Louis, the Peoria, and the
D other roads should be required by the city
{ authorities to newly plank their tracks
/ and the approach to their tracks in good
e and substantial manner, without delay.
If people will not read and pay
| attention to legal notices they must ex,
I pect judgements and heavy bills of costs
Those who neglect attention to the notice
: from the city attorney, in this paper, il
U regard to sidewalks will have some lively
5 judgements against their property. The
G Union and the Nue. FolkS-Zeitung arr
f. requested to copy the notice and charg,
o to the city.
y Trinity Church Guild entertainment
q netted the sum of 1920, for the beginning
of an organ fund, after paying all expen
g ses. Considering the expense of man,
= things required for the Guild, and consid
J. cred the inclemeut weather this is dom,
very we'll The members of tn
Guild labored very hard and til
+ patient and persevering efforts of Mrs
81 Gen. Dana encouraged them to strive 70
y success,
"A Coal Valley Mining Company train
r of Is cars Of coal and caboose car, me
y with an accident this forenoon, about
n, miles east of Milan, from a loose raj
~ The locomotive and five cars passed safel
ar over, when the rail got displaced and thre1
n. 5 cars off, ard the train stopped. Pas
"a sengers on the Peoria train were trans
"a terred o-day. A large gang ofmeu are a
no work building track around the wrec
ce and all will be clear by Monday morning
re Carlos GambelI, of Monmouth, who's
of sudden death was announced In the telt
d. graphic columns Of this paper, was a n;
u tive of Barnard, Vermont, TOUR nativ
ID town and well known to us and man
[r. others here. He came to Monmouth
n l852-one year after we came here. H
zee was several times elected to the city cour
tn Gil, and was a member at his death. Fl
NJ was good man, aud his father, Maj. job
Gambell, of the revolutionary army, wa
one of the most respected men of the tow
All rectifers, brewers, wholesa
~ and retail dealers in liquors or cigars an
~ tobacco in this division of the Fourt
~ district who intend to continue in bushes
" after May LIST, should call upon Deput
a Collector Eph Wood and pay their speci
- taxes, which amount to from SIS to 500
" on Any person neglecting to pay this speci
tax. aud who continues in business aft,
* May lst, will be liable to heavy penaltie
~ Persons who SEND money by letter TO NJ
:" Wood should also send postage stamps
ho pay for return of license.
Mrs. Rose A. Mitchell, widow of Ho
oh 6. G. R. Mitchell, formerly mayor
as Davenport, and county judge of SEQ
its county, one of the earliest settlers ar
= most honored men of Davenport, h
tv presented Mercy Hospital with the pro
MS erty known as the Mitchell Homestead
ell comprising three full lots. and the bull
ings and other improvements thereo
at corner of Hennepin and Eighth streets,
that city. The propertyls worth 5000
,rp This is the third valuable donation
are property to Mercy Hospital by MI