The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-22
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1t is expected that the armory will
be entirely completed on or about May
2lst.
The criminal calender of the May term
of the Circuit Court, will be unusually i'm
portant.
Coal prospectors at Buffalo, across the
river, claim to have discovered Is foot
vein Of iron ore.
Senator John Legan's speech, accord
| ing to the Philadelphia Chronicle, was one
of the greatest efforts of the man John
buys his speeches from.
The city has paid in full for the
gravel lots, bought year ago, from Mr..
Paul W. Gallup, on three, four and i've
years time for $4,000.
The residence of johnson Brown, one
one of the oldest farmers in Scott county,
at Gilberttown, was destroyed by fire Mon
day morning. Insured for $500.
The sidewalk from Second to Third
avenue, on the east side of 10th street Is
badly in need of repairs. In some places
| it is entirely loose, in fact is unsafe.
Sam, the Chinese laundry proprie-
tor. complains that boys abuse him, and
that on Sunday evening they threw rocks
at his shanty on 18th street, destroying
the window lights and breaking some fur
niture.
"A good deal of Importance will be at
tached to the decision of the St. Louis
court that a telegraph manager cannot
protect copies of dispatches in his Office
from the demands of courts and legisla-
lures.
The Newcomb House, 10 Davenport,
has at last changed hands. Mr.. Gould.
who has managed the hotel for the past
ten years, retires, and Mr.. W. Fl. Presby,
an old and experienced landlord from the
east, has become its proprietor.
Miss Maggie Koch, while loading a
shell with a rife bullet, met with an &C.
cident. The shell exploded wounding the
thumb and first aud second fingers of her
left hand. One eye was also injured by
the explosion.
The Democracy fully understand the
policy and purpose of the Republican
consp irators, and are seeking by entirely
| legitimate means to relieve the statutes OF
the most odious and Infamous legislation
that ever disgraced the conntry.-L'sdiaa-
apolis (IRd.) Sentinel.
1t is settled opinion of civilization
that a bankrupt law, by which a man
| hopelessly involved may surrender his
property, and, under proper conditions,
be liberated from his pecuniary obligations
should exist. 1t is considered beneficial
to commerce and to public morals.
During 1878, in the United States and
Canada, 1877 horses started in l,05S run
ming races, winning total of $46l, 1896 in
money and plate. The Duke of Magents
won the largest amount. $35, 925; Bramble
next, $l2,2S5; Gray Alice least $40; DauE
won the largest number of races, fourteen
The two little girls of the murdered
officer Rosenfeled have been placed under
, the care of DAME Sweeney of Garryowen
Jackson Go. Iowa, who is an uncle o
Rosenfelds first wife, a well-to-d do farmer
who will take them to his home in Iowa
This arrangement was satisfactory to al
their friends. Although bearing tn
same name. Mr.. Sweeney is no relative 0
the Sweeneys of this city.
Frank ". BahDsen, for 4 number O
years clerk for Emil Koehler, and careful
and experienced druggist has bought GU
J. K Fezler, formerly Fezler & Wagner
t and will hereafter conduct the business, a
y the stand known as the Fourth Avenu
9 drug store. Mr.. Bahnsen is young ma
2 of excellent habits, popular with everyone
o and will no doubt make a success Of tn
a business he has assumed. THE ARGU
h wishes him success.
4 The walking match between Sar
!. Finley and Geo. Mcneil, at tracted larg
q audience at Tur ner Hall last evening. TIL
4 boys were in good condition and eac
seemed determined to win. Bets whicl
at first were in favor of Finley began t
even up as the walk progressed, but N
one was found willing to bet odds on eithe
b of the contestants after IL o'clock. The
are we'll matched land the contest howeve
it may result will bring no discredit on tn
: loser and very little to boast of by the win
ner. The score at $3.50 stood: Sam Find
ley, 68 miles; Geo. MacNeil, "a miles
At 3:42 Mcneil 65; at 3:45, Findley g.
miles.
> The baby foun by Henry Dart ant
Mr.. Barbee under Mr.. Jos. Schieberl'
window has found its mother in the perso
of Abbie MeIogue and has been adoptet
in legal form by Mr.. Leib. Thus ends tn
blackmail case which the Union so glee
fully urged on by its SANDER upon what
, called ''solid man Of Rock Island"
the Union had been actuated by a desir
to tell the truth and find the person right
: fully entitled to sing BABY mine,"
would have examined the police recort
= for a case tried in Davenport for disturb
ance in one of the hotels there less than
year ago. 1t may also be interested il
knowing that the sister of the mother, sh
who deposited the child under Mr. Schie
berl's window, is the Sarah Brown whom
,Overseer Sweeney sent to the poor farm
last September when she was 10 the sam