The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-14

running full blast.
"A plank sidewalk was put down In
front of Miss Ziegler's millinery store and
PEBBLE 4 Chapman's saloon to-day.
-Supt Cramer was around opening the
FIRE hydrants to-day. When they were
first opened the water was of an inky
blackness.
If Wade Hampton continues to talk and
act in Columbia as he talked and acted in
Washington, he will be easily master of
the situation.-N Y. Tribune,
There is struggle in the breast of
the average Republican editor between
Hayes and supporting his
policy.-,&, Louis Republican,
Not $50 people attended Theodore
Tilton's lecture in Burtis Opera House,
Davenport-and when Beecher spoke
there the house was not crowded. They're
both playing out.
CLAUS Jasper is now the sole proprie-
tor of the saloon in the Anthony House
block, and he swung handsome new sign
to the breeze, to-day, which announces that
fact.
When Philip Dingledine comes to town
again he won't leave lighted cigar on the
wagon seat. He came very near losing a
wagon box, its contents, and his coat, yes
terday, by leaving his cigar where it would
ignite with some hay
John Schmidt, the stone mason, who
suddenly disappeared on Tuesday, the I'd,
after having attempted to commit suicide,
is home again. all safe and sound, and he
promised his wife to be a better man in
future. Hope so, John,
The old frame building on 18th street,
formerly occupied by the Sherman saloon,
is being moved on rollers to lot on Flat
Iron Square, to make room for handsome
brick addition to the Odd Fellows Hall
block, which will be built this season by
Alvin Hull, the owner of the block.
james Postlewait, baggage-man on
the Sterling branch of the st. Louis &
Rock Island road, while coupling cars at
Moline, had the first three fingers of his
left hand caught land:pretty badly pinched,
on Ihursday-though it is thought ampu-
tation will notbe necessary.
Ground is now being broken, on the
southeast corner of Third avenue and
Fifteenth street, Opposite the jail for a
new store and residence for j. B. Cargill,
on the corner lot lately purchased by him.
The building is TO be a three story brick,
with stone basement, 40x40 feet in dimen-
sioD.
There was once a courageous little
bull that obstinately refused to make way
for locomotive. 1t beloved and paved
the ground, and shook its horns in an
Ostentatious way, but the result was little
railroad hash, Perhaps Mr.. Packard
might take warning IN Z, Tribune
George KaIe, son of the late VIM.
kale, while coupling cars at Walnut
Grove, on the main line Of the St. Louis
Il Rock Island road, about IS miles south
of this city, had the thumb and index
finger of the right hand badly mashed,
on Thursday, and it is thought amputation
will be necessary.
When you see young fellow standing
on u corner with a far-a look in his
eyes and bit of yarn on each of the last
two fingers of his hand, you may be toler-
ably sure that he has just begun keeping
house. and that he is muttering to himself,
'Chopping- bowl, eggs, clothes line-that' s
the thumb and first two fingers Now,
what did she want on the other two fin
gers?'
The T5- City Times says: Frank
Impey has secured a clerkship in Wash
ington D. c. Good, we are glad to hear
of Franks good luck. Query What will
the Gazette do2 Mr.. Impey furnished the
since Mr.. Potter left it. Frank Impey
dead drunk, could write better editoria
than the Elder" and the balance of the
force combined Drag is a good dog, as I
dog, but poor as writer.
The New York Tribune says: Some
body ought to induce Mr.. Casey to 60 int
the carrying trade again. If he woulC
only load up revenue cutter with SOM
of the supernumerary legislatures whicI
are lying around loose in New Orleans, an
steam down to the Gulf Of Mexico, b
would prove himself the champion
eIiminator; and it would be hard to suppl
the New Orleans market with too muc
elimination to-day"
Among the list of those killed durin
the fire in the Southern Hotel, st. Loui!
we notice tho names of Andrew Ems
e mann, H. G. Clarenbach and Mrs. Scot
j who were known to many in this city. Nj
! EIEstmann was a member of the firm {
Iichmann 4 Co.. commission merchant
Z whose place of business was on the corne
d Of Front and Brady streets, Davenport
Y some two years ago; Mrs Scott was h
q mother in-law; and Mr., Clarenbach WI
book keeper for the firm when in bushes
Il there. Mr.. EiDstmanD, since his remoy
l. to St. Louis two years ago, has made h
3, home at the Southern Hotel.
l. Charles Marcus. of Davenport, is
/ young, well-dressed and not a bad lookin
;. customer who has stopped at the Roc
- Island House occasionally, lately He BIZ
d not been to Davenport of late--owing
d some misunderstanding between him al
It the police force over there. He was
:, the Rock Island House Thursday eveuin
> and that was the last time he was set
y there until this morning, when one of Il
IS chambermaids discovered him roamiu
re around the boarders' rooms, and she not
70 fed Mr.. Guild. the proprietor-but Ma
Gus escaped. Nothing has been missed
u yet, though the police are searcing {
s, Marcus. Later-Marcus was arrest
ID this afternoon by Marshal Halves, tax,
10 before Justice Hayden, fued SIS al
sentenced to 30 days in Jail for vagranc
+' Mothers do not let your darlings sufl
liz with the Whooping Cough, if you have
RI remedy so near at hand. Use DIR, Bull
lie Cough Syrup, and the little sufferers "
.p soon find relief. Price, 25 cents.
q. The finest stock of spring dress goo
3 u the three cities just received by Mitch