The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-29
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Monday.
Nothing new at the circuit clerks Office
to-day.
Republican candidates are thick as grass
hoppors.
After three days, and then Autumn
will Fall in.
The farmers all speak we'll Of the splen-
did crop prospects.
In his conflict with the Jesuits the
Pope comes out ahead.
w estoD and Roweil, the pedestrians,
are both in New York.
There will be some lively figuring at
the Republican primaries.
The Spanish Government is anxious
to get Don Carlos out of the field.
The Princess Of Wales plays ninepins
Two pages 10 livery set 'em up again
king Alfonso is still at Arcschon
wooing the Archduchess Marie Christine.
Sir John Macdonald will sail from En-
gland for Canada on the llth of Septem-
Der,
VIM, Miller, of Bowling, supervisor
from that township was in Rock Island to-
day.
-Genera Gordon has stated for Abys
sinia with letters from the Khedive Of
Egypt.
The board Of supeFvi sors meet Tues
day, Sept oh. ard not on the 8th as an
nounced,
-Indiapa mas "a pact by he name j.
W. Riley who has attracted the attention
Of LangteIlow.
H W Beochcr preached lcr the first
time this Summer at the Twin Mountain
House last Sunday.
t A swaIl runaway relieved the dull
l monotony Of l4th street this noon NJ
damage except broken spoke.
-Ehe estate o.! Saul. Bri,ton was clos
ed to day, proof of fnal notice having
!, been FLED before Judge Adams.
# Marshal Fred Douglass has returned
5. 70 Washington, much improved III health
Z from his visit North aud West.
i The report going the rounds of til
If press that the Marquis Of lIorno IS engages
on book about Canada il denied.
This morning the work Of laying
new sidewalk alona the Sage property, nos
y ogped by DR.. Knowles, of Moline, Wa
commenced
John 3. Hawleg,of the United State
Treasury. denies that any member OF tn
notorious Yerger family are employed i
re that department
n. The United States Of Moline has
candidate Henry Coffeen. This make
re the 43rd name likely to como before tt
Republican convection.
"A brilliant party was given ut tn
III Warner homestead last evening, by Mis-
x Carrie Warner The spacious ground
,st were handsomely Illuminated with ChineC
Is, lanterns. and a temporary floor erecte
We for terpsichorean pleasures. The part
iy was largely attended, and one Of the mos
ed brilliant of the season.
III Mrs. J. G. MoeIler, who suffered au
ftS puIhiiOu VI OuG Va uGA Us d WCtA AK
shows signs of improvement to-day. D
Carter, one of the physicians in atten(
aDce says, her case is not altogether hop
less, though is is impossible to definite
a say whether she will or will not recover
: at least not at present.
m The case of Jacob Freyermuth. ale
z ed to be insane was inquired into last eve
4 ing before Judge Adams and he W
q declared fit subject for Jaoksonvil
q q To-day Sheriff Perkins received a tolegra
that he would be admitted, aud will sta
to morrow for the state asylum with
,od charge.
ore Ono Of the sample street aral
mo climbed into farmers wagon, lifted
watermelon and started with it. T
III melon was very little smaller than the be
it'll who, pursued by the farmer, took the ni
TO die of the road, until seeing that he "
ncy likely to be caught, dropped the mellon,
cd the dust and disappeared The farm
coming Up, crushed the melon 10 the du
lis- to the evident disgust Of Q party of syl
en- }pathising lockers on of the boy speci
~; ~ and then gave up the chase in despair.
inc that boy will thus early steal in broad ds
suit light, and at his age. the question ii
de, uraly suggests itself What will be /
M future2
Last night nan named Zweifel,
employe at Frahm's brewery, Davenpo
was stabbed four times 10 a most cowai
z. " manner, by two men named Mohrof
and ZWeifel, the former brother OF
FIJI. brewery employe. It appears that t
ary brothers have been on bad terms for sol
err time, one the fellow who was in the Fl
on cas-. being worthless scalawag, while t
N, brewery employe is an industrious m'
,te, For several days the two who did the CT
one ting have been hanging around t
a. brewery to the annoyance of everyone, q
nn last night were ordered off by Zweifel VIII
ON Mohroffer drew knife and stabbed h
four times.
He thought he heard the angels sin
ste, but it proved to be chorOus oil yells frc
10 the next door children. He grew desp
- ate. procured bottle of DR.. Blu
'ef Baby Syrup and sent it 20 Mrs, s. with
ritz compliments. lie was bachelor
is
ore A German gentleman who keeps