The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-01

sure publication the same day.
n@Mr. Ira Swander returned from
Clinton last evening.
p@Richards & Sohrbeck are filling
orders from Rock Island for wall paper,
daily.
pgWm. Meese il furnishing his rooms
over Jacoby's and will open his law shop
in few days.
RGThe opening of that street from the
post Office to Sickels' Office is not progress
ing very rapidly,
H~A young man named Geo. Miller
broke his leg yesterday while indulging in
the violent exercise of jumping.
B6 The druggists were busy this morn
ing trying to scrape $25. each together to
deposit with the internal revenue collector.
agThe Josephine of the Diamond 10
Line will make regular calls at the landing
here oh Tuesday, Thursday and Saturaa 7
of each week.
n9 Henry Calentzky, first lieutenant of
the Cullom Zouaves, has rendered b
resignation and it has been accepted by
the governor and an order issued for an
election to fill the vacancy.
D@~The Chicago Journal says that a
commission has been issued to Rev. Elihu
Bernard as chaplain OF the Fourteenth
Battalion. They evidently refer to Rev.
4. G. Barnard of this city.
s6~ Jane Kennedy's Jennie was released
from Jail this morning and came up and
and turned the old woman and her husband
out in the cold, cold rain. The defenseless
pair repaired to Justice Mapes' office and
had papers issued for her arrest,
s9rO Officer Holt picked up tramp on
the streets last night who claimed to be
very sick. He took him to the Phoenix
House and DR.. Morey was called to pre-
scribe, Examination developed the fact
that he was afflicted with one of those
diseases not mentioned in the poor physi'
clans" contract.
City Marshal's Report.
| Following is the report of the number Of
arrests made by the police department fol
the month of April 1878:
Drunk and disturbing the peace. .................
Deau urunk.
Disturbing the peace. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Assault and battery.
Boys jumping on moving trains Observation-Disclosures.
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City cases IA, Peoples 1, Males IA. Females
Number of tramps furnished lodging 1873
BGr Moline furnishes three sacrifices fd
the matrimonial altar to day, the fouth, t
/; complete the pair, being supplied b,
! Hampton. A number of Moline peopl
will go to Hampton this evening to atten'
the wedding of Mr.. Francis, of the Molin
Plow Works, and Miss Thomas, daughte
of IL. +. Thomas. The wedding will b
celebrated at the residence of the bride
parents. A son of Mr.. Louis Beerse wi
formally take possession of the woman G
his choice this evening in this city. Tn
T writer was unable TO ascertain the name c
the bride.
:, RI~The Post Commander OF the Gran
Army of the Republic. or some other on
. who my consider it his duty. should call
meeting not later than Saturday evenin
. next, to appoint the necessary committee
: and make arrangements for Decorate
: Day, which will occur the latter end
! May. Gazette.
! Inasmuch as the Grand Army" trie
:. it last year and had TO be helped out /
. other parties, it would seem proper for Il
' citizens to manage it if there is to be al
extensive demonstrations, the prospec
for which look exceedingly small at tn
writing.
b RS Could she get bouquet for fiftee
1t cents? IA hot house bouquet she NEAR
,r though failed to explicitly state it. Certain
n ly, and they wandered through the nurse
" plucking pansy here, bleeding-hea
u there and q bunch of honeysuckle
r another place, supposing all the time tb
is these were gratuituous trifes, acknow
10 Judgements of personal charms, offerings
= the shrine of beauty, and that she won
u get her fifteen cent hot~house bouqu
Is shortly. Arriving at an inviting pIa
so where a lovely grass plat was protect
no from the suns rays by friendly tire
-. richly ladened with aromatic bIossol
10 and surrounded by an innumerable varie
IS of flowers pleasing to the eye and Wei
cd with the blossoms overhead in t
q. permeating incense with which the
:, fairly groaned, she reclined her lovt
III form and abandoned herself to the sedl
g. tive influence surrounding the scene, a
W waited for the attendant to return vi
n that hot house bouquet. Waited y
- waitedl Longing, lingering watt 7
ne aforesaid attendant failed to return a
u, 'the gathering shadows warned her tt
er the night was late. She slowly q
tn sorrowfully wendell her way homewa
/, voWiDg that the passionate iondness S
ne once possessed for early flowers no Ions
at enthralled her and that all was vanity a
e. vexation of spirit