The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-19
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The ferry boat is out in $3, 000.spring
suit.
-Epstein's auction sale is the talk Of
the. town.
The Rosen6eld murder is stilllthe all
topic.
The Velie ranch is busted. Spencer's
little letter did it.
The county court is still busy dealing
out justice in civil causes.
w. R. Moore, ESQ.,, is the prospective
candidate for city attorney of Moline.
For taxation purposes the railway in-
terests Of Illinois are syalued at $4,000
600.
The Reform Club Of this city now
has literary society as one of its attrac-
tons.
Special meeting of Industrial Tent,
Knights of Maccabee, at Dru ids Hall, on
Saturday evening next.
Thomas Hass, the champion walker,
challenges any amateur for a distance OF
25 miles, or "a hour walk.
This is the season of the year when Ven-
cradle hens enter their second childhood
and are broiled for spring chickens.
There are now four Catholic dioceses
vacant in the United States-Chicago,
Hartford, Marquette, and Columbus.
From Moline to Coaltown, from Edg-
iueton to Taylor Ridge, and from Happy
Hollow to Watertown are now post routes.
Capt. Clendenin of Co B l4th Battal-
ion will preside at the election for first
lieutenant of Co. D,next Wednesday even
ing.
1t is feared that the fruit-buds IN
Southern Illinois were damaged, i not
destroyed, by severe frost on Sunday
night
The Nationals in Moline are discon-
solate The last one was heard to exclaim,
Wanted, candidate for mayor" He is
still wanted, too.
David o. Reid is prominently named
as the next supervisor from Moline. He
viii likely be supported by all who are OPP
posed to nstiOla.ism.
The trotting horse Sorysl. very well
known in West Virginia, and farther
west, and the property of Mr.. j. Hard
ing, died suddenly iG Wheeling, one week
ago.
In the year 1873 DeKalb county far
mers raised 4,62S $50 bushels of corn
which they sold at an average price of
twenty three cents per bushel, or for ST.
064,5O6.
The Chicago Times staff includes an
editor-in~chief. managing editor, six as
sistant EDITORS. two news editors. one book
reviewer, three commercial writer's and six
teen local reporters
-Beardslee & Woodside, proprietors OF
the Moline bindery, are doing fine bust
ness. The firm is composed of young, en-
ergetic men who will make the new enter
prise success, if pluck aud good business
qualifications will win.
The Inter Ocean makes the very SEN
sible suggestion to ambitious pedestrians
who wish to wear out their legs in the
saydust ring, to go west and hold pillow
behind two good horses iu some Of th'
1000 acre fields.
Since the imprisonment of the bayen
port gang for the murder of Officer RoSen
field, the city council of Davenport hav
reduced the pay Of their policemen. Fo
shame, gentlemenl There are more rough
Of the same sort in your city.
The cane, whistle, Feyolver, club ant
belt of the late Officer Rosen6eld Vill b
placed in a case, over which will be tn
resolutions of the force, finely engrave,
and framed. Deputy Marshal Black bur
, and another officer, have been appointe
committee to carry the expressed E:she
Of the force into effect.
The Western Union R. r. proposes t
= run its trains to this city instead of stoppin
, near Moline. At the:tiue Mr. D. A. Oil
A was in the city, few days ago, this eli
|
E pany is now converting the west end c
its freight depot, at the foot of goth stree
into a waiting room.
D Justice Hayden had an intimatio
last evening that surprise party wOul
visit him, but after lying 10 wait unit
nearly ii O'Clock he retired utterly discoI
{ solate. These are hard times Squire, All
t possibly they did not think you had
basket of provisions in readiness. Thi
hint is dropped SO thst the party can 81
lect some other evening. aud DOT go ava
hungry, either.
The attorneys in the Rosenfeld mul
der case will do we'll and best accomplis
3 the ends of justice by talking less abor
/ the case. The States Attorney as the hea
. of the prosecution should attend to b
duty, first knowing what that duty is, an
then taking sach measures as will resu
in the attorneys Tor the defense not know
iug all the plans of the prosecution, Unles
! the States Attorney is an at tache of th
5 Union office be should Insist on less talk.
We want Prof. Mansill to understan
2 that on tomorrow, the Goth, at about SUI
set we shall expect different weather. Tb
} Professor says ct that time "the plane {
the earth's equator pRsses through tb
f sun S center" and that spriug begins at a
e points north of the equator, Rock Islam
] not excepted. Mercury 10 periheIiou
orbit most eccentric of all the planets
perihelion and aphelion distance, fourtee