The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-12

The Aledo Record will celebrate its
10Th birthday on Saturday.
See Supt. Cramer's notice to water
takers, in regard to sprinkling the streets.
james Mcpherson, resident of this
county since 1888, died at Illinois City on
the fifth.
-Alonzo Mccain, constable, has been
appointed city marshal of Milan, vice
Woods resigned.
Butchers and others are forbidden to
kill any animal inside the city limits. See
notice of city clerk.
The Sunday school of the Central
Presbyterian church had largely attended
and very pleasant pic mic, on Offerman' s
island, to-day.
DIR. Craig says that Nels Nelson. the
man who had his right arm taken off by
the St. Louis train few days ago, is still
at the Union House, and recovering rap
idly. As soon as be is able to be moved
he will be taken to tie poor house by Sup'r
Aster.
Every boat and freight train from the
south bring scores of harvesters to this city
and Davenport. They are generally bound
for Iowa, and do not remain long in our
city. The ST. Louis train yesterday morn
ing brought 200 to Davenport-and all had
lst class tickets.
Lydia NJ Sissell, of Buffalo township.
over the river, was married to fhos. j.
Sissell. Nov. LIST, 1874, who on March lst,
1875, deserted her without cause or provo
cation, and has remained absent ever
since. She wants divorce and the custody
of her infant child.
Isaac Varnen, the superintendent of
schools of Calhoun county, ILL.,, has turned
up defaulter in the amount of $4,000 or
$4,000, so it is alleged, and was arrested
Warner was discharged, refunded the mon
ey, and everything is lovely save con-
siderable bad blood"
The St. Louis & Rock Island division
of the G, B. & Q. r. r. has transferred
los cars of government freight to this city
from ST. Louis during the past four
weeks. 1t comes from the old St. Louis
Arsenal, which has been abandoned-and
is stored at Rock Island Arsenal.
The Hayes organs say the indictment
of Wells & Co. for perjury is a political
prosecution. Buthereis J. Henri Burch, a
colored state senator of Louisiana, who
in quod for stealing the school fund. and
none of the organs have a word to say
Has the heart of Hayes ceased to bleed
for the poor black man.
Champaign has a scandal One Nc
Cartnev, superintendent Of Methodist
s. s. OF that place, became enamored o.
Mrs. Taylor, who reciprocated. Mrs
Taylor left her husband and children, while
!, Mccartney tried to get a divorce from bis
wife. 10 this he failed. Mrs. Nc discover
ed the intrigue, the matter became public,
Mccartney has fed the country, and thu
devil is to play generally,
Quite a number of our citizens have
already left their names with Mr.. Herker
at Turner Hall, signifying their intention
of attending the annual festival of thu
Turner societies of the United States
, which will be held in Milwaukee next week
A special train will leave this city OF
: Tuesday morning, the fare for the rounC
: trip being 81. This is also an excellen
, opportunity for our business men to visi
Milwaukee cheap.
One Of our best young men appeared
before Judge Stutsam yesterday and OBJ
tanned warrant for the arrest of the al
3 vance agent of Barnum's circus. Tn
heartless agent had posted one of hi
: twelve sheet illuminated posters on tn
! back of his best young mans standing col
r lar, aud he wandered around that way al
2 day, an illumated spectacle for gods an
] men. -Haaokeye,
4 "A frivolous grasshopper, having spen
I the summer in mirth and revelry, went o
the approach of the inc!ement winter to tn
ant, and impored it of its charity to stak
him you had better go to your uncle,
;. replied the prudent ant; had you initiate
i my forethough and desposited your fund
: in a savings bank you would not now b
s compelled to regard your buster in tn
e light of an Ulster" Thus saying, the vii
IT tuous ant retired and read in the newswG
9 pers next morning that the Third Avenu
J savings bank, where she had deposited he
|, funds, had suspended