The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The police report all quiet.
The walking mania is on the wane,
Cambridge now is an anti-license
town.
The thermometer stood Sc 10 the
shade to-day.
The rain last evening was refreshing
while it lasted.
Tho Rodman Rifles will not go to
Freeport in July.
Justice Hayden was dreaming, sadly
dreaming" to-day.
Teams were hauling dirt to-day from
the alleys and cross streets.
The Rock Island Gun Club will shoot
for the Bruner cup, tomorrow afternoon.
The drill room of the new armory, it
is expected. will be ready for occupany in
two weeks.
Sergeant Yates will have charge OF
the Rodman Rifles squad, at the target
shooting match tomorrow.
The Union is unhappy again. LIS 1t
not about time to give the public new
phase of the water question.
The course of lectures recently gwen
by the Baptist society of this city were not
success financially. Lectures do not
pan out very we'll in this community.
The ladies of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, desire to thank Mrs.
John Warner for donation of books and
magazines for the Reforml Club Library.
Such gifts are always acceptable.
1t is noticeable that those who talk
and write SO fippantly about "the rebel
veil" are the men who took precious good
care to keep out of the sound of that
"yelI' when it was on the boards.
According to newspaper, correspond
ents of Southern newspapers one of the
objects Of General Grants long and varied
visiting was to guard against the tendency
of insanity, which 1t is said had been dis
covered.
-Overseer Sweeney, has received a
letter from his son William E. Sweeney,
now located in Trego County, Kansas
Will is doing we'll and speaks encouraging
ly of the outlook in that SECTION, Every
body will be glad to hear of Wills pros
perity.
Myrtle Wreath" the youth Of by
ronic attitude" who dishes up the Moline
column in the Union over the nome de
plume of Veritas" makes feeble attempt
to ridicule contested election in the city
of Moline. Such things are possible even
in Moline. Easy Milton, easy my boy.
Yesterday at the Mineral Greek Goa
mine near Cleveland, Henry county. James
Quicker and John Stanmore we're instantly
killed by the caving in Of the roof Of the
mine. Three others were more or less in
iured. The two who were killed were hor
ribly manged, one being dis6gured al
most beyond recognition. The coroner a
Cambridge, LIls.. was notified and an in
quest held with what result was no
lesrDed.
| Every day Marshal Halves is in re-
ceipt of complaints from citizens regard
ing nuisances, always, however. couples
with the request please don't mention 10
name" in the matter. 1t places tn
Marshal. 10 an awkward position, AM
shifts good amount of responsibility o
his shoulders which belongs elsewhere
especially, as is in many cases the CON
plants are unWarrsnted and a2tEate
from malice.
The Spiritualists of this vicinity are ir
tensely excited over the arrival of som
we'll appearing gentlemen from Fulto
County, Ill, who claim to be digging fc
100000, which is supposed to have bee
D buried 100 years ago on the banks of Sa
Q Greek, by an Indian Chief An excavatio
of forty feet has been made but no gol
Visible. They have been operating tire
weeks, the parties living 10 tents. Ther
j is something mysterious about the affa
i that cannot be accounted for Speci
g from Clinton, ILL., the 10Th.