The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-09


- Whitney of the Kewanee Courier, an
that he has commenced an action
for libel against the Wyoming Post, for
saying he borrowed 500 and failed to pay it. |
The strike yesterday was promptly
quelled The old lady marched upon the
scene with broom, auG the boy took the
saw and returned TO work on the woodpile
at old rates.
II have lost my appetite, " said a gi-
gantie friend to Snodgrass the other day.
Il hope" replied Snodgrass, that 20
poor man has found it, for it would ruin
him 10 week.
The western bound train from the
east, due at o'clock last evening did not
arrive until o'clock this morning. The
western train this forenoon was also about
one hour late.
The Burlington Hdaokeye reports the
arrest of man named Rudolph KhaneW
for whipping his wife, and adds that be
probably though man had right to pad
die his own Khanew.
The second game of bali between the
Golfers and the Remingtons,i in Davenport,
yesterday afternoon, resulted in victory
for the latter club, by a score of 9 to
which is the best record yet shown.
"A little six year old daughter of Geo.
Ennis, of Hampton, was kicked in the face,
on Wednesday, by vicious horse, recelv-
ing frightfnl cut extending from the
mouth TO the eye and laying bare the bone.
"A woman named Bennett had her
collar bone broken, the side of her face
badly bruised, and was otherwise consid-
erabIy injured, few days ago, at Toulon.
on the Peoria road, by a horse running
away.
The Robert Ross came down this
morning with a raft for Keator & Cos
saw mill. They had considerable trouble,
on account of the low water. in getting
the logs above Sylvan Water bridge. The
mill will start up on Monday.
"A shooting match will occur to-mor-
row afternoon near Weyerhauser Il Denk-
mann's mill, at 2 o'clock. Major l.. NJ.
Buford will captain one size and }. Z.
Everett the other. Some Of the finest
shots in the city will be present and live
ly match is expected.
Oscar Bashford and Robert Green. the
latter negro. were captured in Kewanee
on Sunday night while in the act of burg
glaring Doty 4 Cos hardware store 10 thai
place. Another of the burglars escaped
In default Of 81 900 bail the scamps are
now in the Cam bridge Jail.
The sheriff of Knox county has offered
reward of 5000 for the arrest of tht
tramp who committed the cold bloodeC
; murder at Gibson. that county. on Sunday
last. 1t is to be hoped that the scoundre
will be captured, but from present ap
pearances it is hardly probable.
-One OF the largest log RATS that eve
hoated down, passed here yesterday on it
. way to St. Louis, from the Jennie Bul
D Falls on the Chippewa. 1t belongs to 7
: B. Scott, why likes to run logs by the acre
This raft is twenty eight strings long ant
; nine strings wide, and carried on it 1920
600 shingles. 1t carried a crew of fort,
/. men.
I Henry Bemke, the employe at Lind
D say & Phelps mill. over the river, who los
three fingers of his hand one day last weel
by the trimmer saw, died last evening
:, He had been suffering for some time will
y disease OF the kidneys, and his decease wa
3 hastened by the severe shock to his Dervou
system occasloned by the late accident
in three states elections take plac
this week-Kentucky, Alabama and Yves
Virginia. Probably the question of mos
s general interest that will be decided a
il these elections is as to the future capital 0
West Virginia; whether it shall be Mar
tinsburg, Clarksburg or Charestown ate
= 1885; in the interim it will continue to b
n Wheeling.
d On Tuesday evening, during heav
rain, burglars were busy 10 Monmouth
They visited two book stores, a gun sho
aad a restaurant At one book store the
stole show case goods to the value of $25C
q at the other about $3.50. At the gun
It smiths they appropriated about $l2
% worth of revolvers and cartridges, and q
the restaurant they emptied the chang
{ drawer of about $25 in dimes and nickels
% In speaking Of the judicial election las
d Monday, the Kewanee Independent says
e 1.-The whole number of votes polled in thi
IS town was 100, out of the 739 polled her
: last November James K. Bliss receive
y 81; John j. Glenn "a; Hiram bigelow !
" Mr.. Bliss was not a candidate for th
" Office, but our people cast their votes fo
= him, no doubt, as the only mode the
e had of expressing their disapproYal c
" the machine mode by which Glenn wa
} nominated.
L Robert T. Read, brother of Dave
II Reid, of Moline. announces himself as
IL candidate for county treasurer, subject I
: the decision of the Republican convention
u Of all the Republican candidates for til
Ie position we think Robert is the most effic
Is ient-in fact, he is too good to associat
II with the crowd of bummers who usual
: compose the Republican conventions, an
! will, therefore, most likely be defeated
10 Where is Dave in this trying hour, don
Of he want it?
is On the 23d, the Valley Guard Bra.
A. Band, of Andalusia, will give a gran
Al basket pic mic to their friends in one of tt
: beautiful and shady groves in that vicinity
During the day the ladies of Andalus
al will present the band handsome silk bal
&c ner. The presentation speech will be mao
r by DR.. Cozad, aud J. T. Kenworthy, ESQ
:. will respond IN behalf Of the band. Tho
IL having charge of the affair are w. 3
n Ayres, president Of the day, Charlt
r Houston, president of the band, and FL. E
Harris, marshal of the day. All who .
tend may be sure oe a pleasant time.
q. "A circular letter to DR., Plummer fro
- A. Hickenlooper, corresponding secretaI
Of the Society Of the Army of the Tenne