The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


The board of supervisors met to-day.
"a in the shade to-day-and this
afternoon 101 in the shade at 4 o'clock at
TIE ARGUS Office.
"A beautiful Might Blooming Cere-
rs" can be seen at Miller's drug store,
Moline. every evening. 1t is beauty,
too.
1t is reported that our respected fell
low townsman, Jacob WolIenhaupt. Esq,
is very sick and that his recovery is rather
The annual assembly of Sunday school
workers OF the State. at Lake Bluff, north
OF this city, will open tomorrow, and con
tinue for ten days.
George Sennott, the Boston lawyer
who volunteered to defend John Brown
when he was tried for his Harper's Ferry
raid, recently died at Hot Springs, Ark.
The aggregate exports OF petroleum
oil this year are l2l 100000 against AS
100000 gallons last year. Over million
gallons are daily exported from New
York.
The father of Mathew Murphy has
written to Overseer Sweeney thanking
him for the kindnesses shown his boy, and
stating that when he is able to be moved,
that he can send Mathew home.
Persons desiring booths or permits at
the state fair should send their applica-
lions direct to Hon. Lewis Ellsworth, Nap
erville, Ill, who is chairman OF the audit
ing committee of the agricultural board.
The return to the registrar by a cler-
gyman who had solemnized a marriage.
in the north Of England recently stated
that the woman married, aged nineteen,
was the thirty seventh child of her father
| by bis 9th wife.
The Adiutant General of the state
has wisely concluded that the interests of
| Co. B., of Moline, can best be subserved
by the retention Of Lieutenant Grover,
and accordingly declines to accept hi:
Resignation.
Only three women in the respectable
city OF Springfield Massachusetts. have
Indicated desire to vote on the schoo
question. a vote carries the right to pay
poll tax, and the ladies don't think the
privilege is worth the sum charged
AT the recent schuetzenfest in Wash
iogton, D. C.. the best speech of the even,
ing was made by the Hon. r. W. Town
shend, democratic member of congress
from the Nineteenth Illinois district. Il
was in response to the toast of ''The United
States aud it's adopted citizens
The Chicago White Stocking Base
Ball Club maintains its superiority for the
championship. It's seasons score now
stands: Games won, q; games lost, :. Oh
the eight competing clubs, that of Provi
dence, r. l., stands second-games wor
%; games lost,11.
| W hatever amount of backbone the
friends OF Mr.. Hayes may credit him with
for writing FIVE veto messages at the die
tatiou Of MS stalwart groomers 10 the sen
ate, it will have to be admitted that il
the matter of civil-service reform his
spinal column is a lamentable failure.
MIR. John Sherman is about to open
three weeks campaign in Maine. As h
will undoubtedly be questioned in regard
to the ugly array of charges against tn,
treasury department contained 10 Glover
report, he had better condeseend to reaC
it before he mounts the stump.
The committee to arrange for tn
Mississippi Kiver-Improvement Conven
ton. Hon. o II Browning, Chairman
held meeting at Quincy Ills, on Frida
> morning, and selected October Is as th,
day for holding the convention in that city
The Governors of States bordering on tn
Mississippi are requested to name FIVE de
legates each. from cities and Boards c
Trade interested, according 10 size
The Queen of Davenport" a'partl
deranged woman of Davenport was pre-
, menading the streets of Moline YESTERDAY
- Her popularity in dress elected a smil
- from the most stole witnesses of her gran
promenade. She was rugged out in
II regular Dolly Warden" dress, elaborated
. trimmed with ribbons OF all coors, aud
y bonnet that was a regular garden
} flowers.
Matters at Memphis continue to we,
I a more cheerful and encouraging aspec
and it seems to be felt almost universal
that 10 danger of epidemic is to be Apr
Il hended With this restoration of con-
: dence, business of all kinds will soon r
sumo its accustomed channels and the r
" fugees begin to return. That such ms
IL be the case is not only most devoutIy to
y hoped, but, from present appearances, mt
u reasonably be expected.