The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-27
NoTEs HERE AND THERE.
-Cordova vii celebrste on the Fourt

"A down East paper says that busy
people are never cheats, suicides or misau-
thropes.
"A Boston woman poisoned herself and
died rather than testify against q lady
friend accused Of arson,
"A goat always begins sentence with
a But" And sometimes stops one with
il. -Norristo1cn (Pa) Herald.
st. Mary's parish will celebrate the
Fourth, at Davenport's grove. head of Goth,
street Bleuers' band furnishes the music.
"A weather-station of the first class is
to be. established at Springfield. Ill.,, after
the lat of July, by the United States Sig
nal Service. Reports from eighteen sta
tons will be received there twice day.
Rev. W. NJ. Collins. formerly pastor
Of the M. Z. church, Moline, and now of
the NJ. 4. church. Geneseo. has been ap-
pointed agent of the Western University
at Bloomington, III, and may possibly re-
sign his Geneseo pastorate.
Geo, King stole some tools from Mr..
Blackburn, the painter. and Ofhcers
Atkinson and Brennan captured him after
chase to the Island He was jailed and
to-day appeared before Judge Adams,
plead guilty of larceny and was fned 81
and costs, and sent to Jail for 10 days.
1t has been discovered that when a
st. Louis girl bathes her feet in the Mis-
sissippi at the big bridge, there IS no
trouble iu the largest vessel floating
through the ietties This fortunate cir
cumstauee will insure Captain Eads get
ting an extra half million from the Gov
ernment
Judge A. A. Smith. whose health
has been very poor, will do Europe for 4
few months in hopes of reouperating. III
leaves New York 90 Saturday and will e
to Milan, Italy, where his daughter, I
highly accomplished gopng laaE is per
fecting herself 10 music. He expects Il
be absent until December.
AT the regular meeting Of Riverside
Lodge, Hampton, III. Tuesday evening, thu
following ofhcers gere elected for the mex
six months: Job Sutton. Z. Nj. W. U
IC Cox, NJ W; T n Richardson, F.; j. A
Ried, o., J II Thomas, Recorder; Samuel
HeaRy, Receiver; II. 4. Cook, Guide; R
Corrin, |, w Fl K. Coz, CIV and Henry
Hards, Trustee.
-Meiggs Wait, of Reynolds, was 10
the city on Thursday, aud spoke eneoura-
gingly of business prospects. Mr.. Wait
shipped eight car loads of stock 90 Tues
day, and in short time will ship as much
more. THE ARGUS is glad to note the
prosperity Of one of the stauuchest dem.
oara,s end shrewdest business men 10 the
state.
Thursday evening two t1amps vent
to Dan Hesli's saloon aud got supper but
re! used to pay for it. They then went tc
Troubles saloon On the levee and wanted
| free beer, One of them amused himself
| By firing pistol IN the aif and asserted
that ''he would give the town II TO
nigh" Deputy Blackburn happened
along about that time, seized the revolver
and the map, aud Officer German arriving
theltwo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were jailed.
The twenty-6rst annual report {
trade and Commerce of Milwaukee, b.
". j. Langson. secretary of the Milwau
kee chamber Of commerce, has just beel
received, endorsed with Compliments O
Fred. Wild" general freight agent of tn
Western Union r. r. It is a very hand
somely printed pamphlet of l64 pages
containing valuable statistics of the busl
ness of Milwaukee. 1t is handy book G
reference.
The silver product of the mines at Lead
vile, this year, as estimated from the bs
SIS of che amount already produced, vi
not exceed total of 100000, instea
of 100000, as has been claimed; an
the total silver produce of the entire Stat
the present year will probably not excec
1926 100000 instead of over $l0O,000,O0(
as has been claimed. These estimates al
carefully made by intelligent experts y
the ground. and indicate how wildly tn
stories of the silver product OF Colorad
} have been exaggerated
Senator Baton of Connecticut said
discussing the army bill: An army ;
keep the peace at the polls! That is a
that Catharine wanted of old Suwarrow
nothing else; and when the old Tart;
sent his messenger to her Imperial High
ness order reigns in Warsaw" he kel
the peace. He kept the peace-and DO
900 men, women and children were butcl
cred. Keep the peace at the polls, say
the Senator from Minnesota; that
all we require" That is all Lou
Napoleon required. He kept tt
peace at the polls when he was cleo
Ell President. He kept the peace ut tt
polls when he was elected Emperor.
believe that there were about 10000
votes poIled, and about 100000 were fl
Louis Napoleon, because he was keepiu
the peace at the polls with an army. Th,
is the entertainment to which we are IL
vited.
-THE ARGUS on what was considere