The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-29

s@The number of tramps occupying
the calaboose nightly, are growing less.
Berthe island was thronged with sight
seers, yesterday, in buggies and on foot.
HSFL. L. Moore's new bakery front was
receiving various colorings Of fresh paint
to-day.
RgOne week from this evening the
new aldermen elect will take their seats in
the council.
R@Mayor Wheelock has gone to st.
Louis on business and will be away three
or four days.
s6rYoung & Foley were improving the
appearance of Pierce Il Hines restaurant
front with paint this morning.
sgThe Sylvan Boat Clubs new four
cared shell arrived this morning. 1t is
beauty and the boys are very proud oft.
Ha~The Gazette has heard of a reporter
who came out in new spring suit yester.
day. This may be true. but we were of
the opinion that all the clothing dealers
had adopted the cash system.
s9>Dr. Morey, secretary of the board
of health, is preparing his annual report
of the proceeding of that body. The
ordinance: under which they are organized
will probably be repealed next Monday
evening.
R9About the pleasantest place in the
city at present is VIM. Nourse's nursery.
fhe trees are full of blossoms, the flowers
in bloom and vines and plants at their
best. He will be able to supply every
body with flowers for decoration day.
B9The baptist pulpit was occupied,
yesterday morning by the Rev. DR..
Nesbit, of Rock Island. In the evening
the pastor, Rev. Lin6eld, preached very
interesting sermon, after which two per-
sons, one lady and one gentleman, were
baptised.
E9rThe Moline Piow Co. will ship the
timbers that were framed for their Kansas
City warehouse, last summer, to Kansas
City this week. There will be twenty
two car loads of it. Workmen have already
started from here to prepare for the
erection of the house on the arrival Of
the timbers at their destination.
carAs the G. R. I. & P. mail train,
going east this morning, passed the post
office. the mail agent yelled out, where's
our mail2" Inquiry developed the fact
that it was lying where the carrier put it,
on the depot platform. In consequence,
the morning mail will be one train behind
in that mail need not be surprised if they
do not hear from them tomorrow.
G9Mrs. VIM A. Dart died last Sun
day morning of consumption with which
disease she has been confined to her bed for
several months. Deceased was a daugh-
ter of Mr.. Nj. Lawton, Of Davenport, TO
which place the remains were taken aud
inferred TO day, accompanied by a re-
markably large concourse of friends of the
family. Mr.. Dart is a moulder employed
at Deere 4 Co. s foundry and his fellow
workmen were all in attendance at the
funeral.
R1 Residents in the eastern suburb oil
the city were alarmed last Saturday eve-
ming at the gathering of quite large
number of tramps in Davenport's pasture
where they had built camp fire and
were cooking chickens and eggs they had
stolen from neighboriug chicken roosts
and nests, and having regular carouse
Revolvers were in great demand by timiG
people in that vicinity for short time
After the tramps had eaten their plundel
they started east on the railroad track.
SEPARATES coming up from Rock ISLAND
yesterday afternoon reported to Marsha
Fish that Noah Suitor was Cd the rampage
near the Halfway House, chasing every
body off the streets with a murderou
looking knife which be seemed determined
to sheath in some ones flesh. The mar
shall started down at once and met Suito
coming towards town, very drunk, anC
conducted him to the calaboose. Thi
morning he was taken before Magistrat,
Swander and fined SIS and costs. HI
borrowed the money and paid his fine ant
requested the marshal to put his name Of
the saloon black lists" When uude
the influence Of liquor he becomes crazy
although a peaceable and gentleman
person when sober He is also a speculate
IN gold, having exchanged fifty or sixt
dollars in greenbacks for what he suppose,
to be gold, with some stranger on board
steam boat. yesterday. He received So
Saturday night for several weeks labo
and this morning be had nothing but fe,
worthless pieces Of bogus coins, which b
received in exchange for his greenbacks