The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-18

Some interesting matter will be found
inside this paper, worth attention.
-Weyerhauser & Denkman's saw mill
will start up to-morrow-logs having ar
rived
The funeral of Rinnah Wells was
largely attended at Andalusia, on Tuesday,
and his remains were buried with masonic
honors.
Peter Philebar will open up his new
saloon on the corner of Seventh avenue
and 18th street, tomorrow evening, with
refreshments.
The good hit on the Ed. Russell, Haw-
ley politicians at Darts Hall is all the bet
ter for coming from Republican, in the
communication in this paper.
The dwelling house of W. s. Light at
Buffalo, opposite AndalSsia. was destroyed
by fire last Sunday. The fire caught from
a stove pipe. The household goods were
saved.
Friday evening the 18th, while the
parents were at North henderson, the
oldest child Of August Johnson, girl of6,
was badly burned that at half past seven
p. m. death relieved her suferings.
The dance at Killers Hall last eve
ming, for the benefit of P. II, Smith, was
largely attended, and the proceeds will net
about 800 for the suffering young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aster served one of their
best suppers.
-Everts & Helm have an elegantly
carpeted and gorgeously fitted up billiard
room oyer the Merchants Lunch also
kitchen and conveniences for cooking.
They also have card rooms. A dummy
waiter runs from kitchen and saloon to the
rooms.
"A man named David Smith, brake
man on the Peoria road, had his right
hand badly mashed on Monday evening
while coupling cars at Toulon, He lives
in this city and is a married man. With
proper care amputation Of the hand will
not be necessary,
George Hamer, an impecunnious,
dead beat, attempted to commit suicide in
Peoria on Sunday morning by shooting
himself in the head. but the ball glanced
on the skull, and only made flesh wound,
He says he will try it again-and the
Peoria people don't care much if he does
and succeeds.
The question whether the negro held
up the carpet Dagger or the latter the
negro, will soon be definitely settled, and
it is very important question. Perhaps,
in trying to carry more than his own
weight, the colored man has been over
taxing himself. Chicago Tribune.
Col. Crockett was in town Monday
with his fine young stallion, Richmond. y
Heis probably the most promising year
old IN Illinois, and if nothing befalls him
he will bring as much money as Lula
brought Col. Crockett. The Col has re-
Gently erected fine stable for 80 horses
at Longview-his beautiful place on Rock
river,
1t was the Atlantic & Pacific Tele
graph Co., that compelled the
Western Union to come down OF
prices where the two lines come IN compe
tition. Where the two lines do not come
in competition the old monopoly keeps VI
the old rates. Pc ople should patroniz,
the A. & P, fol- if competition cease:
up go prices again.
The Chicago Tribune says, "Ther,
will be one good thing about the installa
ton of Hampton and Nichols 1t vii
spread the sympathy for colored Repub
licans a little more evenly. One woult
think just now that there were no freed
men worthy of the slightest attention, ex
! cept in Louisiana and South Carolina
Are the others so happy that they ma
safely be forgotten? Or is the wronge
negro only prominent in the political min
when he is useful to point an argumen
) addressed to the passions?"