The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-11
Ole 99ailg Arsns,
ROCK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rapids City Letter.

John Cowling, who has run butcher
shop here for several years, left town very
suddenly last Wednesday morning. lie
went in the same style as frank Jones did,
forgetting to pay his creditors. He owed
several heavy bills, of which Mr.. Joslyn.
who lives back in the country, holds the
largest. amounting to several hundred
dollars. CowliDg's property and house
hold furniture bave been attached and are
in the hands of the constable.
Martin Van Vleet also followed 10 John s
footsteps, leaving several small bills IN
paid
The Mber, with couple OF barges, got
fast on the rocks 10 the rapids Saturday
evening and had to stay there until Sun,
day morning
Mr.. Mickle. superintendent of I. Viii
liams' mines at this place. received "a
written resignation from one of his black
smiths Monday morning, which for ad-
jective phrases could not Aave been
equalled ~ Philadelphia lawyer.
S. G. Maeill called upon me Monday on
his way to Rock Island to attend the sec
ond hearing in the case Of H. Nj. Gilchrist
4 Co. petition for a right of way for a
railway to their mines.
Mr.. A. A. Adams intends to start soon
tor Florida where he is going to lie up for
the winter. He says these northern
winters are too cold Tor him.
The oyster supper given for the benefit
of j. w. Carter, came near ending 10 a
disgraceful row, some alteration having
been had by the managers over the dis
tribution OF the cakes.
holt
the body of Thos. Morgan, the plasterer.
lately deceased, revealed as the cause Of
his death: The left annicle of the heart
was almost completely blocked by mass
of clotted blood which had formed into a
heshy substance and had grown to such
proportions as to almost prevent the cir
culation OF the blood. In the lower portion
of the right ventricle Of the heart was a
mass of fatty substance weighing over an
ounce. The heart and contents weighed
over twenty three 0unces-Which showed
him to have been large hearted man, as,
ordinarily, a mans heart only weighs
from seven to ten ounces. One of the
large arteries leading down from the heart
had large pouch attached to it, seriously
impeding the flow of blood to the lower ex-
tremities. The stomach presented red,
inhamed, and partially congested appear
auce, and indicating very unhealthy
state. Morgan suffered intensely, and
could breathe with great difficulty at times
Drs. w. w. Parker and Fleming conducted
the post norton.
The Rapids City mills are running nigh
and day now in order 10 fill orders for
-four. They had been shut down for some
time past, and have Just started up.
A coal miner, named Ed Clarkson, haC
his foot badly crushed 10 Rock Island, OF
OF. LIST. He attempted to pass 5etweer
some freight cars and got caught between
them in some manner. The injury il
quite serious.
Police Magistrate Rowe is very busy
lately in the attachment line, creditors
taking out attachments on the persona
property of their skipped out" debtors
To end out just what man owes mere le
| him leave very suddenly, Iowa Is jus
| across the river, you know.
The low water boat, Mountain Belle, lef
LIE Glare Sunday to take the place of the w
III. railway transfer boat, Osborn, a
| Savanna, the latter having been lai,
remain there until cold weather close
navigation Tor the season. -
The w. L. road have gotten up som
very handy coal cars for the use of tn
mines at Happy Hollow. to accommodate
the unloading of stock, of which the mine
furnish great deal to the railway com
pany. The sides of the car are hinge
IN such a manner that the car can be ur
loaded at once, thus saving a great des
of time, the old way being to throw it GU
with shovels. The car is the invention O
Mr.. Flanagan, assistan: superintendent, a
Savanna, Ill
| VIM. Lewis who has been working fo
is. Williams. has fine lot of househol
goods to dispose of. He had very goo
position at the shops OF Mr.. Williams, BIT
love for the ardent got the better of biz
and he was compelled to resign. Famil
troubles are also upon him, his wife, lit
reported. having left him. | hope Nj
Lewis will finally come out all right, as /
is splendid scholar and mas good talents
If he would only use them in the rigl
direction. D. L. c.