The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-10
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

We wish them happiness.
There will be camp meeting in Bills
grove, four and half miles west of Gen
eseo. commencing on Saturday, August Is,
and continuing one week.
There will be total eclipse Of the
moon on the 23d inst, visible here-and on
the 9th of September there will be partial
one of the sun, also visible here.
Addition, Division and Silence" KEN
BILE. of Pennsylvania, reiterates the charge
that Secretary Schurz was paid money for
making speeches in that state.
MIR. Packard is at home in Louisiana,
and his wife presented him with pair of
twin boys last Monday. He evidently went
home to see that he had fair count.
The c., R, l. & P. road is running
several extra freight trains and the!freight
business is constantly growing. They are
already moving the new crop from along
the line.
THE ARGUS said so, and so will have
it. The next meeting of the Rock Island
District Conference of the NJ. Z. church
will be held in the Ninth Street M. Z.
church in this city.
The new Geneseo House is now COM
pleted, so far as its external walls are con-
cerned. The piazzas are yet to be put up,
and these will add much to the appearance
of the structure.
Governor Dung, of Ohio, refused to
call for the United States troops during
the strike, remarking: Il will never call
for United States troops until every man
IN Ohio has been whipped.
Only 658 votes were cast for judge at
the judicial election last Monday. OF this
number John j. Glenn received 500, and
the balance were cast for various persons,
more for joke than anything else.
The powder house of Heagy & Stod-
dard, on the outskirts of the village of
Hampton. was broken into last night, and
two or more kegs of powder were stolen.
No clue to the thieves.
The residence of Rev. J. W. Carter,
in Rapids City, was destroyed by fire
early Thursday morning. The cause of
the fire is unknown. The building was a
new one, and was not insured, and the loss
will be a severe one to Mr.. Carter.
The Iowa CITY Republican says that
Hon. John P, Irish will be candidate for
the lower house of the general assembly
from johnson county at the coming cleo
ton. His many friends throughout the
state will hope that the report is true.
The sheriff says he only had fifty men
on duty for few nights, but careful
canvass shows that the number of men
who went home long after midnight, and
explained TO their wives that they had been
acting as special police, is about 75C.-
NorT1sto2Cn Herald.
Charles Alden. the supposed horse
thief from Hillsdale, has been released by
Judge Peasants, on writ of hdbedS corpus,
under $500 bonds. He was released on
his own recognizance. States Attorney
Parmenter for the people and Kenworthy
and Beardsley for Alden.
The careful and efficient Fool Killer
will make note OF the fact that the Mrs
R, B. Hayes Temperance Society" of
Washington has 'censured' Brother
Hayes for his notice of Schuetzenfest. A
pop gun will serve the Fool Killers pur-
pose in this instance.
Have you got any postage stampsT'
asked young man of boy, clerk in one
of our grocery stores, where paper, envel,
Iopes and stamps could usually be pur-
chased, mo" replied the boy; but, -
he added proudly-"we've got some bone
less codfshl" The young man tainted.
i Billy Fales, the night clerk at the
Rock Island House, while cleaning a re.
volver, last night, accidentally shot him.
the centre of the palm and coming out at
the index finger. DR., Craig dressed the
wound. The wound is not considered fatal
The Baltimore and Ohio is on strike
Knowlton the popular western agent Of
that road putin sudden appearance in thi:
city this morning and says:-''It is ar
eleUen pound boy" And now Grandpa
Negus has driver for his new team, while
Uncle Charlie and Uncle William both
look little more dignifed.
The Newton & Monroe railroad, seven
teen miles long, and owned by Mr.. L. H
}Griggs, of Davenport, will hereafter bt
operated by the Chicago, Rock Island !
) Pacific railroad. The line is said to be ;
| very valuable piece of property, to be pay
ing well, and will make an important feeder
|, to the c., R. l. & P
While Rev. DR.. Mott, of Davenport
was engaged in family devotion, yesterda!
morning, thief sneaked into the hall anC
stole fine coat which the doctor hunI
against Ghe wall as ne went in to pray
D That thief has wrong ideas of the fitness
e of things, and is dangerous He did
little preying in the hall while the family
were praying in the sitting room.
In list of San Francisco's men o
wealth, published in the Chronicle of tina
t city, Peter Donahue, brother of Micha
Donahue. of Davenport and treasurer o
the Davenport Water company, is pu
] down at .tUe millions, with an income o
$400,0 900 in 1876. When he landed in Sal
francisco in 40, Peters wealth consisted
of the clothes he wore and his trade as
? machinist.
e "A constable was bringing prisoner OF
E the cars from Fulton to Jail in Morrison
last week. The prisoner broke loose AM
= and took flying leap from the car step
although the train was going at full speed
= The train was stopped and search mad
for the prisoner. By telegraph, the escap
was made known to the authorities and
POSSE of men was sent out by the sheriff
but the most vigorous search failed to dis
cover the escaped prisoner.
9 Edward Sutcliffe, brother of Johr
Sutcliffe, while at work painting in one O
the government buildings at Rock Islam
g Arsenal yesterday, was struck on the heat
e by piece of iron, which cut an ugly cash
4 fully four inches long. in his scalp.
number of laborers were at work on th
roof of the building, aud it is thought on
. of them either dropped or threw the piec
g of iron which struck Mr.. s. Hospita
4 steward McIlvaine dressed the wound a