The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-17
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
pleasant day.

Very pleasant day.
Considerable hay is coming to the city
now.
The police say it was pretty cold last
night
- Travel over the Rock river bridges is
improving.
Market Square was well filled with
farmers teams to-day.
Six tramps were sheltered in the city
marshaps Office last night-no unusual
occurrence
The Milan distillery will be started up
about the lst of May-so Mr.. Jacob
Frysinger says.
Publication of the Ti- Gig Times will
be suspended until April 7th, to enable
the proprietor to put in a new power press
The county clerks office has been
crowded all day with people after orders
for the money allowed them at the late
meeting of the board of supervisors.
Republican candidates fer the office of
collector are as thick as flies in the summer
time-and every one of them are sure of
being elected, if they get votes enough.
The sleeping car which has been
running since January ! between st, Louis
aud Burlington commences tonight to run
again between Rock Island and ST. Louis.
The revival is over at last. Some Of
the merchants have done we'll They
have made about 500 from persons that
have confessed crimes that were committed
twelve years ago. Religion does well il
such eases. -Princeton Tribune.
Invitations are out for the 'frst
annual ball, of the Rock Island House, tC
be held Tuesday evening, April Sd 1877.
The committee of arrangements are: Mary
Peters, Mary RAFFERTY,, Mollie Kennedy
and Rose Beaumont, Admission free tt
those holding invitations, but $3.50 pc
couple will be charged for supper
-Forey Folsom announces, to-day, tina
he is a candidate for the Office of collector
subject, of course, to the decision of tn
Republican ofice-holding clique. Forey i
good fellow, has plenty of time, and, 70
a Republican, would no doubt make pref
ty good collector-but if he is going befor
the people why don't he do so instead G
subjecting himself to the rule of clique
Three freight cars Cd the Peoria roa
Jumped the track on the north end of tn
south bridge across Rock river late yester
day afternoon, owing to a loose raj
Although the cars were piled up rathe
promiscuously none of them went over tn
bridge. The accident prevented tn
arrival of the evening passenger train, bU
! the mails and passengers were transferred
E Workmen were busy clearing the trac
all,pight and until $50 o'clock to day whe
5 everything was all right again.
. "A fatal accident occurred in the Con
pqny Coal Bank, at Sheffield, Bureau
County, at about o'clock on Saturda
afternoon, the 10th. Mr.. Michael Cofielt
; a miner, was eating lunch, when ston
: weighing about ton fell from the TO,
above, anu he was crushed to deaf
Instantly. His two sons were standin
six feet from him and saw their fatht
, killed. As soon as the accident happene
l an alarm was given,and eight men were r.
quIred to remove the stone. His left tenn
e was smashed, the back of his head sto1
into jelly, his back bone broken and h
body bruised and cut Blood trickle
from his ears and run down in q strea
II from the back part of his head. A Cor
: ner's jury was impanneled and a verdi
? Of death by accident was returned. NJ
:, Cofheld leaves seven children, his wi
, being dead about three years,