The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-19

~ O1erilng was laid last FRIDAY.
The saw mills Of this city have footed
up the total cut of lumber during the past
season at about 25,000,000 feet.
So far this season, 10000 bushels of
potatoes have been shipped over the Mer-
Ger county road from the little village of
Reynolds.
The 'Hein Car Coupling Manufactu-
ring Co. of Rock Island" was licensed to
incorporate last Saturday. The capital is
100000.
Barney McQuade was released from
Jail this morning. Saloon keepers are
liable to be prosecuted for selling him IL
quor in future
A reformed blacksmith" named
Jacob Kissel, of Sterling, will deliver a
temperance lecture in the Christian chapel
Wednesday evening.
Saturday evening the natives of Switz-
erland in this city celebrated the 570th
anniversary of the independence of that
little country, by giving ball 10 Turner
hall.
The other evening, Elk Sheriff Aag.
Huesing. in behalf of nun erous friends,
presented Mr.. August Herkert, proprietor
of Turner Hall. with handsome aud val
liable Egin watch. Gus deserved it.
-Lunds drug store, In Davenport, was
entered by burglars last night, who
robbed the till of $40 and stole 200 cigars,
The thieves escaped though they met Mr..
Lund on the door step and saluted him.
A young man named Beasley, on trial
for the past week at Galesburg on charge
of murder by abortion. was, Oh Saturday,
convicted of manslaughter and the jury
fixed the term of his Imprisonment at -four
years in the penitentiary.
Stephens. Larkin & Co. of this city,
have received the contract for doing the
stone work on the new Davenport library
building. They have just completed q
| handsome cut stone residence for VIM
Renwiek, of that city,
james Johnston, chief engineer of the
fire department. won Mrs. LyDch's two
hogs at the rattle in Ed Nicholson's saloon
last Saturday evening He then presented
Mrs. Lynch with one Of the porkerS-t
very commendable act.
Saturday evening some sneak THE
removed and carried off the saddle from
oSOs uOISCf WDICu W6S Etduu'
ing near the northeast corner of Court
square. Later-It was only joke-anC
the saddle has been returned.
The people of this state will concur ii
the following from the Fulton Democrat
There must be new and honest boarC
Of state-house commissioners, aud Spring
field must furnish that four acres of land
or that building will stand there unfinished
until the crack of doom!"
Marshal HAYES went to Clinton, Iowa
this morning, in response to a TELEGRAM
from Marshal WhitsoD, of that place
which stated that he had arrested Will
Mitchell alias Green. the companion o
VIM Bordria, in the robbing of Capt. Be
Conger, of the steamer Diamond joe.
"A man named John Strubury state
| to Policeman Brennan this forenoon tha
| he had been robbed of $50 at Rock Rive
juno ion Yesterday. The money was in
| vest. which was lyiag on bed in his house
and is supposed to have been stolen by hi
hired man, John Peterson. who has di:
appeared. Peterson has a sister in thi
city. The police are on the look. out for tn
thief.
Gull Calhoun, 49, year old son c
David Calhoun, near Keithsburg was GU
hunting last Wednesday. While leaniu
on bis gun his dog started rabbit, and i
attempting to jerk up his gun the hamme
caught on a twig and the piece was di.
charged. load Of shot passing throug
The flesh just in front of the collar bone
entering under the left arm and comm
out at the top of the shoulder, The wound
although painful, is not dangerous. TIL
young man walked home, over half mile
and carriad his rnn plucL