The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-25
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Will go.
The st. Louis police canghta coun
10 the midst of his work. A gal
vanic battery, moulds. and other appara-
tus for making spurious ten cent pieces
were around him. Seven thousand of the
coins were in heap at his side.
In the near future the bore, instead of
carrying an autograph album. viii have
photograph concealed upon his person.
which he win produce at this unhappy
moment and request his victim to shoot
few words into it to remember him by.
MIR. Harry Glaspell, for some time
manager of the Davenports, has resigned
that position, and the Office of manager has
now been abolished. Harry has been with
the club as player and manager since it
was started, and has proved himself en-
tirely capable in both positions. His con
nection with the club has now entirely
ceased. DAP. Democrat.
"A convict at Auburn escaped hard
work during his confinement of two and
half years by feigniug paralysis. He was
so successful in the fraud that he was lifted
about by attendants, and on his release
had to be carried to the depot in chair
and placed in the cars. An hour after
ward be visited the prison officials and as
founded them at his speedy and full re-
covery.
Charles NJ Dunbar, Esq. of Maquoketa,
Iowa, one of the leading lawyers of the
district. expresses willingness to have
his name appear before the democratic
convention of the Seventh Judicial dis
trict, Iowa, as candidate for the Office of
prosecuting attorney. Mr.. Dunbar is a
lawyer of ripe ability and would be an
honor to that position. Davenport Dem
0crat.
Some men swimming in theIowa river.
81 miles below this city, found what they
supposed to be snag sticking out of the
bottom, and they broke it off. Ga exam
lining it. it proved to be an ele plants tusk
and they dug out the part left below Ii
is very perfect tusk, the broken parts
fitting so accurately as to permit complete
restoration. 1t measures nearly six feet
in length with more of curve than is
shown by the tusk of the modern elephant
1t is on exhibition in the window of thu
Press counting room, Ioaoa City Press.
One of our State exchanges states tina
it knows Il minister who says he has d ser
mon which he has been occasionally preach
ing for many years. When he was a very
young man it began: Il have all conf
dence in ma nkind," Some years later i
commenced: L have some confidence il
mankind" In later life it began; 8
have little or no confidence in mankind.
The clereymen's change of views is ex
planned By the fact that he ran for Con
gress, was elected, and served term in th
House of Representatives. Does the abov
refer to DR.. FELTON, Of the SEVENTH
Savannah Ne,os.
-A@women put herself in the hands o
Boston dentist to have her teeth reorgs
nized. He found them in very ba
plight and asked her why she had Above
them to become so decayed without CON
ing to him or some other dentist. She re
piled that she had not had time. But,
he insisted. it would,not have taken long
and you could have come in almost an
time," She saw that he was bent on a
explanation, and she fired this at him lik
cannon ball: We'll. guess if you ha
i baby every year for the last ten veal
you would think it was about enough |
l tend to" He acknowledged that /
should,
e Young Rourke, who was in jail at Il
d dependence. under Indictment for the a
tempted murder of young Toman last vii
ter, has been released. on the strength
the developments created by the Shav
Sherman double tragedy there sever
e weeks ago. Rourke is Davenport bo
y and bis mother lives in East Dayenbor
: 1t looked for time as though Rourk
" would have to go to peDitentiary, but it
now shown that he was entirely guiltle.
OF all completely in the shooting. Your
Stroll, who had his trial aud was sent
penitentiary for five years. is still in IL
penitentiary, but it is likely he will |
T. released befor very long, as it seen
perfectly clear that he is innocent of IL
+. crime of which he has been found guilt
o 1.-The funeral of the late lamented M
n Hugo Schmidt, .of Davenport took plat
:. this afternoon from his late residence {
Warren and Eighth streets It was CT
t of the largest funerals that ever occure
in the city and was attended by sever
), hundred people in carriages and Oh foe
> The remains were laid to rest in the CT
D cemetery, being placed beside the body
g child who died several years ago. I'll
}; remains were followed to the cemetery
a very large number of people in carriag
!. and by members of the Mannerchor, Ha
monte, Turner and Schuetzen, societies.
2 which deceased was q member, and |
members Of Scott Lodge l. o. o. F., an
Fraternal Lodge Of Masons. The mer
bers of the societies were in regalia, ar
e all wore badges of mourning. Mr.. NJ. ,
:: Rohlfs delivered short address settir
forth the excellence of life and nobiIi
of character of deceased; and there WI
! touching and appropriate music