The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-27
NOTES HIRE AND rHERr-

The river is about 2. above low water
mark.
The country roads are in a very mud
dy condition.
Democratic township convention at the
court house this evening.
Republican township convention at
Darts Hall this evening.
The funeral of Mrs. Kinsky, announced
for 10 o'clock this forenoon will be to-
morrow "wednesday forenoon at 10 O.
clock.
Tax Collector Heitahrends will return
his books to County Treasurer Porter next
Saturday.
During the past week about two miles
of new steel rails have been laid between
Milan and this city on the Peoria road.
Only % inches of water on the lower
rapids at Montrose-iower than ever
before known. That's why the packets
don't come up-they can't get oyer,
The raft boat Park Painter was re-
leased from an attachment for debt yester-
day afternoon and about o'clock left the
boat yard and steamed up to our evee.
By notice 10 this paper many of
our citizens will be panied to learn of the
death Of Miss Crawford, a most estimabIe
lady and held in high esteem by many
friends in this city and elsewhere.
Two ladies are discussing third, who
! is absent. She is really charming" said
one, and. above all, she has such an air
Of intelligence" Yes" answered the
other, but there are no words to that
air"
The telegraphic report about Ex-Mayor
| Hall last evening, omitted the word mot. "
| With that supplied it reads that he was not
discovered on the steamer which arrived at
Liverpool yesterday. So the mystery is as
great as ever.
| The handsome hand that directed
letters to MIR. r. j. Shaw, l72,
22d St Chicago, ILL., :" and to Miss Luce
NJ. Odell. Dunlieth, 10 Dav;ess county,
| ILL., ought to have dropped them in the
post office, instead of THE ARGUS box
People are getting anxious to see the fer
ry boat running again, and the Robert Ross,
keator u Co.'S boat, will take the place of
the Rock Island as ferry between this city
and Davenport tomorrow morning. The
Rock Island is beached and will not be
ready for service until the river rises.
"A sweet Louisville poet has armed
himself and is lying in wait for a proof
reader. What the poet lately wrote was,
As lightsome-li like she treads the lea, its
grasses bow and smile, and it came out in
the paper, As lightning like she treads
the flea, it smashes out its lie.
The late James Broderick left prop
erty said to b. valued at about $4,000.
By his will small donation of $500 was
made to his sister, Mrs. Allen, Of Wilton,
Iowa. 500 to Father Roles, and the bal
ance divided equally between Mrs. Brod-
erick and their daughter Ellen, on the
denise of either of which the property
goes to the survivor.
The Davenport Academy Of Music
will give the Grafton of the Prodigai Scr
by A. 5. SULLIVAN in the Central Presby-
terrain Church of this city on Monday eve
ming, April 2nd, for the benefit OF the
choir of that church. The first part OF the
entertainment will consist of miscellaneous
selections given by the Holcombe Quar-
tette and members of the Academy Of
Music Mr. Fred Savage. of Moline, vii
sing solo. A rich musical entertainment
may be anticipated.
? The usual spring examinations in oul
t public schools will commence in the morn
/ ing. The 9Th, 9th, 7th. Sth and 9tl
/ grades in both the High school and thu
J First ward school will have a written eX
r animation in arithmetic, during the entire
day There will be various oral examina
e tons in all the buildings, at the same time
=, in all grades below the 5th grade, Par
r ents and friends of scholars are invited t.
2 visit the schools during the examination
a >, l,,Ff 81 haVp
T mcr will be heard in the land, and th
sweet and plaintivo murmurs also of tn
loving wife as she casts benignant glanc
L upon her heated spouse and in tone
D If tenderness exclaims, "A mans nothin
5 but a Elamed nuisance any how. Can
q you see for yourself that you've stretche
l. that carpet two feet more on this sid
o than On the other. and you can't make
: fit around the chimney anyway at all?
II Aud then there are tears and reproaches
Z and the III an swears wild, bitter Oati
/ and slips down the back way to saloO
: and calls for whisky straight and cigar,
= Edward Cardell, of Rock ton, this state
:, while en- route to Brooklyn, Iowa, on the
:, o clock c., Z. l. & =. passenger train las
10 evening, lost pocket book which, he say
J contained about 1920 in cash and 3,l00
- notes He is an old man, and somewh;
&c childish, He says be came down on tn
~ Western Union train and the last time |
y noticed his pocket book was at nc
20 yesterday. He discovered his loss ne'
&c Wilton, and Immediately returned an
notified Deputy Marshal Blackburn. NJ
:. Cardell remained at the Harper Hou
10 last evening, and left this morning f,
Macomb, Iowa, where he will remain f
some time, and where any information
9 regard to the lost pocket book can
=, addressed-and the finder will be liberal