The Rock Island Argus., 1877-04-26
Norrg HERE AND THERE.


MIR. Packard's government" now con-
sists mainly of Mr.. Packard
Even Kellogg must have smiled over
Packard s kidnapping sensation.
MIR. Harper contemplates putting iron
ladder fire escapes on the Harper House.
The enlarged grounds about Mr.. r. r.
Cables fine residence are very handsome
"A letter addressed to "Messrs. Lewis
Z Coglin, st. Louis, No." was found in
HE ARGUS box this morning.
Elmo Murdock, son of Postmaster
Murdock, is now one of the clerks at the
general delivery at the postofice.
The Chicago Journal says: "A ring
as corrupt as Tammany in the heyday Of
Tweed exists in Chicago and, like that
ring. finds a nesting place in court house
jobbery."
"A cheap picket fence around Union
square, with no gates or openings, thus
keeping everybody out of it, would be the
best protection to the young trees now
being planted there.
W. H. Mccormick. D. G. NJ. w.
organized Vandalia Lodge No. Sc, A. 0.
wv, at Vandalia, this state. on the 10th,
with 80 charter members. This make a
total membership in this state of about
$500.
R McMurdy. brakesman on freight
train No. IA, St. Louis & Rock Island di-
vision of the C. B. & @. R. r., was killed
recently at Wright. station SO miles be-
low Beardstown, while engaged in switch
ing cars.
-Truant school boys have got new
trick to throw ''the old folks off their
guar" they start off as if going to school
but, instead, go to Davenport's pasture and
play ball, but are promptly on hand at
meal time and after school.
-Mansilps Almanac for 1877 says,
THE principal disturbing positions OF
the planets for April appear to be located
about the 9th, the l4th or 18th, the 23rd
and the 9th to the 29th. Those from
the 9th to the 29th appear to be the
most formidable"
Andy j. Wright, boy II years. of
age, and a son of Fred. Wright, living on
18th street, had the first two fingers of his
left hand pretty badly cut and mangled
this forenoon while working at the planeI
HI OOuu YIN uIlli, Ou AOOil
DR.. Plummer dressed the fingers. 1t vii
he several weeks before he can work again
The cracker bakers of Rock Island
Moline and Davenport held bushes,
meeting 10 the Harper House yesterday, il
relation to their interests The foreign
war will probably raise the price Of bread
stuffs of all kinds, somewhat, and the bust
| ness Of the cracker manufacturers will b.
affected by it.
Six blowers, six gatherers, three
| fiatteners, and two glass cutters have re
sumed work at the glass factory, and The
first blowing will commence on Monday
Supt. Davis has received letters which
state that three of the four factories a
Baltimore, and five of the twelve factorie
at Pittsburg have resumed work again, a
the old prices.
There is a first-cass sensation upoI
the tapis, in which young man who some
times affects shiney boots and kid glove
is uncomfortably mixed. We are in pos
session of portion of the facts and ar
only waiting the evidence Of little trans
action wherein he has sent to Chicago fo
samples OF letter headings before maxim!
his indiscretions public, Look out for I
tumble, boy.
When the Hon. VIM. Pitt kellogg
read about the ''deafening shout" witt
which Warm0th was received into tn
! osom of the Nichols legislature, am
about the distribution Of gold heade'
canes" and the payment Of Packard ; cor
stables out OF the other mans treasury, an
that the order for removing the troops va
drilling its way toward Augur, he went t
bed and dreamed that his hotel was in
prosperous blaze, and his rope ladder wa
locked up ia the office safe. N Y, Tribune
AT eight o'clock last evening a boil
piece OF viilaiDy was attempted IN front {
he residence of Mr.. Louis Marten, 2l
East Second street Davenport A
adopted daughter OF Mr.. Marten, aged |
years, was emerging from her home, vine
) i ruffan seized her and punched he
arms dreadfuly, as he attempted to carr
her of. She struggled, broke away, an
ran to the next nelghbor' s. where she tol
her story, and fell exhausted to til
floor. She recovered from the swoon sooI
but will suffer from her injuries for Ion
time. The villain IS s;aped.- Gazette, 26tI
The prisoners in the Lee county ia
at Dixon attempted to break out one d.
last week by saving away the iron bars
one Of the windows, with a saw made Of
: knife The sheriff detected them
time to prevent the escape. The Dix
SUn. in giving an account of the affair, say
Rev. Samuel Fl. McGee, the Bapti
preacher, in Jail for poisoning his wit
from all accounts, was as much concernt
in the attempt to break Jail as any of ii
+ others. There are now confined in j
Dan. Gordon, John Marteeney and Jam
Wheat. for larceny; VIM. Megoing
charged with stealing Al. Weigle's hors
and Rey. S. H. McGee. "