The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-20
NoTEs HERE AND THERE.

Tor Arm0fy nan GO-uay.
The sidewalk around the new armory
building is now completed.
-Beugston's addition to his block is
being pushed as fast as it can be done
well.
MIR. Winter. it is said, contemplates
translating his play Est Stimmtt" into
English.
-Simonson ought TO be satisfied DOW to
come home-the Union has at last pub
lished his name as the Hon. James w.
Al Bowen's "Bijou" presents hand
some, clearly appearance, with its fresh
painted ceiling and newly papered walls.
1t is very pleasant to know that the
Union has recoved its memory sufficiently
to be able to write about the COW ordinance.
An article on water supply would indicate
complete recovery.
The Importers and Traders Insur-
surance Company, of New York has been
admitted to Go business in this state. 1t
has capital OF 5000, 900; assets $3.50, $751;
81; surplus beyond capital, SILL 1928 80.
According to the Boston Traveller
the managing partner of one of the larg-
est cotton goods commission houses says
that at no time since 1879 have the jobbers
| EXPRESSED so much confidence in the fu'
ture.
1t is the generally accepted theory
that the certain and severe punishment of
crimes is the best way of preventing them,
and that if murderers are remorselessly
hung there would be fewer murders COM
mitted
| Lyman Potter the wheelbarrow luna
tic is still heading eastward. He was
last heard of at Leadville, where he wheel
ed his barrow fifty miles in twelve hours.
He was announced. Cor an exhibition in
Denver. Sunday.
The gun club will shoot On Friday
next for the cup, now in possession of
William Bruner. The match promises
to be unusually interesting and large
number of visitors will be present. The
new wood balls will be used for the first
time at this match.
II On Monday afternoon while boy
named Woodford was sitting on the front
steps of his fathers house, 10 Muscatine,
pistol was fired near By, and the ball
entered the boys forehead. He soon died.
} Who fred the shot is not known; sup
posed to be an accident.
The price ofwheat dropped two cents a
bushel in the Davenport market Saturday,
and the price of -four was advanced &C
: cents per barrel for best spring wheat and
I80 cents a barrel for best winter wheat
-four. It is claimed that the mills haven't
imade cent on four fog sig months.
Yesterday at about noon, Ar ". Il
| Henck of East Davenport, respectable
German grocer, aged about IS years, OF
account of financial difficulties, drowned
himself. He ives seen to push out from
2 shore in q skiff, and when about seventy
FIVE yards from the river bank he jumped
overheard and was soon drowned,
The annual parade of the city FIRE de
partment takes place on the 22nd. TIT
past chiefs of the department have pre-
vailed upon the present GHETTO allow then
! position at the bead @! the column, jus
to show small boys that they we're big mel
once. Such reminders of departed great
mss arc vprv satisFnotorv
Ground vas broken at Peoria yester
day for their Glucose factory. Tn,
building will be al immense affair, si1
stories high, and will employ over so
K people. The daily capacity will be 6,00'
bushels of corn. It is TO be run by join
d stock company, and will cost when read,
o for business, over 100000. The stock i
owned by Buffalo and Peoria capitalists
The works are expected to be running
by September. Ist
t The case of the State vs.. Geo. I
q Holland. the G.. B. 81 O. defaulter VIII
G went to Canada and returned thinking hi
q Sunday school record would save him, vii
G be submitted to the court in Davenport
D this week on the evidence taken before th
Grand Jury, and on this testimony
judgment will be rendered. 1t is gener
orally believed that Holland stands posi-
lively no show at all for escaping the pen
; itentiary.
The number OF arrear-pension cert
fcates issued up to and including Nay Il
was 1887. OF these, 236 were issued il
in Washington, representing $3.50, 312 &c
A large number of certificates, 241, wer
issued ct one other agency, Columbus, blu
the amount represented was only $l4I
881, 89. At Chicago 2l2 certificates yer
issued, representing $187, 634,57. TIL
= fatal value of the certificates issued SO ia
is 81 ,594. 08l.50.
: The Rodman Rifles nine, selected t.
play bail With the nine of the Molin
Guards, tomorrow afternoon, will consis
of Burt Rodman, captain and pitcher
Anderson, catcher; d. ". Heath, Is
, base; NJ. NJ. Sturgeon, I'd base; G. Ellis
Sd base; A. ID. Franz, centre field; vii
Channon. left field; Alex Lamont. righ
field; Peter Bloom. short-stop. Sons
changes may be made in the positions, bu
at present those above named will con
stitute the nine from this city. The Moliu,
, boys will present a strong nine. nearly al
experienced base ballists.