The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-08
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

This would be bad night for a fire.
Services at all the churches to-mor-
row.
This has been rough day for stea-
mers.
The Hunchback at Harper's Theatre,
Nov, II.
No real estate transfers on the record
for to-day.
There was a good trade in most bran.
ches of business to-day.
Regular November session of the
County Court on Monday.
M. NJ Corbett, Esq. will lecture on
Success" at Edgington this evening.
Burglars are operating in Henry
county which behooves our people to be on
the watch.
Mrs. Thos. Mccullough, Of Daven-
port, entertained her lady friends to-day
with a fine lunch.
Query the county pay postage
on Bailey's letters from the Poor Farm to
the Corner Apostle?
Large shipments of lumber have been
made to Denver from Rock Island and
Davenport: within the last week.
The Union does that which is its
invariabls custom when eornered-resorts
to bluff It won't win this time.
The vote in Cambridge was only l50
out of vote usually of over 600; less than
one fourth. 1t was jug handle race.
The vote at the recent election was
the lightest 10 ten years. Less than halt
q vote was poled in Rock Island and Mo-
line.
Freight is booming on all the rail
roads. while passenger travel is light.
Travel will pick up again in q day or two
however
There were several small runaways
this afternoon, The high wind and dust
whirling SO fercely as to make il hard tc
manage horses.
Sweeney, Jackson & Walker, and
Sturgeon & Olson will defend Chas. B
Head, whose trial for assault with inten'
to murder is fixed for next week Wednes
day before Judge ACams.
There is mourning in the radical camp
at Galva. They arranged to receive kIni
Grant, but his Imperial Highness, switched
of and went to Buda by way of the Peorii
branch. 1t was a sad day for prospective
postmasters.
John Flanagan says the reason he wa
not elected was for lack Of votes. He il
| as sound a Democrat as ever, however
anG is not discouraged with the outlook
John never did falter, he was always ;
straight, reliable Democrat.
"A delivery cart. one of the twt
wheeled sort. was whired around tht
streets at q lively rate last evening by {
fractions horse. The name OF the owner
was not learned. A covered carriage wat
run into by the cart. but 10 one hurt
although there was some rolling'in th'
dust for few minutes.
| To-day the case of Patrick Cunningh han
who was arrested on the charge of being
one of the rioters at Wesley Reddig's, wal
tried before Justice Chopper, and dis
charged. There vas no evidence to war
rant holding him. M. NJ Corbett, Esq.
for Cunningham. States Attorney Par
menter for the people.
The stesmer General Barnard. will
take toe Mississippi River improvement
com mission from St. Louis 10 New Or
leans. Capt. Durham leaves on Monday
at o'clock and will probably lay at St
Louis three or four days and then begiI
| the cruise with the commission. Thi
precludes the Eintering of the Barnard a
Quincy.
The case of Maggie Sheehan. charged
by Mrs. Obstalter with striking a child O
the latter's was brought before Justic,
Cropper this morning to answer thu
charge. After listening to the story o
each party the Squire assessed the cost
against the defendant and discharged her
not, however, without delivering SOUND
/ .ecture, warning both parties that they
must not call each other names.
We have often been surprised tina
Iowa always gave such large majorities fol
the Republican ticket, no matter what thu
qualifications of the candidates were. Blu
| if the owner Of the emigrant wagon which
passed over the bridge yesterday is fail
sample of the KepublicaDs-and he loudly
boosted of being one-we will never bt
surprised any more-but will attribute the
majorities to peoples ignorance. On the
canvass Of his wagon, in large letters
were the words; ''iOA ORE 8 UST."
There was party of gallant hunters
left fer the West yesterday morning TO be
absent several weeks. They will hunt in
the wiIds of Nebraska for game and pro-
pose having a big time. The party were
Hon. T. T. Dow, Hon. w. A. Foster. s T.
Gilman, Hugh Schmidt and Louis
Schmidt, of Davenport, Burt Rodman and
Louis Harms of this city, and P. Schlueter
and Aid Barnard of Moline At Omaha
they will be joined by the veteran sports
man, Thos. SaulpRuqh then they will
go up to a watery region 10 miles north
west OF Omaha, to play havoc with ducks.
geese. deers and bear. MIR. P. j, Gillett
will act az purveyor for the party. They
will be absent three weeks. When Tom
gets down to business with
shot 0uD mr. rifIa the game wanta RI kaap