The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-29
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

day.
Murphy has the typhoid fever and can
hardly recover.
There was dearth of anything like
news in and around the courthouse to-
day.
News received by W. L. Sweeney
states that his son Will is prospecting 10
Kansas.
"A Nevada mule was killed and careful
Iy disseeted because he had swallowed ten
$40 bills
-Twenty-nine marriage licenses have
been issued this month up to aud inelud-
ing to day.
The day after the recent tornado in
New England a Boston firm sold l6,0C0l
panes of glass.
Justice Hayden and John Warner
have gone to join Haverstick on Sylvan
Island, for few days camping out.
Deputy Donaldson is ex-oficio county
clerk 10 the absence of Mr.. Cook and Bob
Reid. Austin is an indefatigable worker,
-Siias FISCHER and Anna Hughes, both
of Rapids City. declared their intention to
join fortunes to-day by taking out the
necessary license at Deputy Donaldson's
Office.
| Sheriff Perkins had letter to-day in
curing after one Frank Ingalls,, who was
arrested in 1876, and heavily fined. For
what purpose the information is needed
was not stated.
/ Sara Bernhardt will come to America
under the guidance of UIlman, an old OPP
cratic manager, and Henry @, Jarrett, of
London. She is to receive $3.50 night
for $50 performances.
Rev. Geo. r. Palmer is now out of
danger and letter from Olarga to Mrs.
Spencer this morning says that he is mend
ing Those who know him will be glad to
learn that he will be able to resume his
sphere of usefulness in this city.
Emil Koehler is doing we'll aud is now
out of danger. He has recovered his usual
spirits, seems resigned to the loss of bis
foot, and is on the mend. All of which
will be pleasant news for his many friends
, in Rock Island and elsewhere.
On Saturday evening Robt, f. Reid
assistant to County Clerk Cook, 10 com
pany with D. o. Reid, of Moline, left fol
Chicago. where another brother joined
them, and the party left for Cheboygan
Mich, where family reunion of TIL
Reid occurs to-day. The party will re
main away about week and then return
G to the hard fact reality of business.
One of those neighborhood quarrel
. which never are ended to the satisfaction
of at least one of the parties, was takel
|, before Justice Cooke today for settle
ment, The complaining witness was So
phia Bong, who had been fined SIS an
costs before Justice Chopper, and wen
before Justice Cooke with a counter sui
to settle her grievances. She failed t
appear, and the case was not called.
It "A well-known weed 10 Eastern State
j. OF the Union, which farmers call the DE
wills plant" (the a6utiIon avacenms of bot
3, any, produces fibre which has been dis
W covered to be far superior to jute for rop'
is making, etc. Citizens of New Jersey al
now interesting themselves in its cultivi
of ton for mechanical uses. The annual im
n portation of jute into this country for sin
=. liar purposes, is estimated at $l0,000,00
u, The railroad strike at East st. Lou
for an advance of wages to $1.c5 per da
IN has ended. all the railroads acceding
E. the demand except the Ohio & Mississippi
10 which is IN the hands of a receiver, wi
D cannot do so except by order Of the cour
Sc He, however, compromised by givir
$I15, and will apply to the court for a
m thority to make the additional allowanc
y, The strike was the most orderly ever i
De augurated in East ST. Louis, and include
re the freight house men and shop lahore
n of all the railroads centering in that cit
he The amicable solution of the troable, it
K stated. prevented what might have been
'e- general strike.