The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-31
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Whit Sunday tomorrow.

w HlI Cuuuhy O-mOFTOW.
Decoration Day was success.
Judicial election on Monday next.
-Beattie's mill in Davenport is to be
rebuilt.
The balcony in Armory Hall will be a
fine improvement.
Bridge travel begins tomorrow and
the Ferry company is sorry.
Justice Hayden reports oil quiet = DOT
even plain drunk to record.
Capt. Pingree is soon to sever his con-
nection with the Moline Dispatch
Everybody is receiving invitations to
the Armory opening on June 18th
The city clerks office, in the new
building, has been handsomely fitted up.
Several suits of clothes worn by citi-
zens last night are hung up to dry to-day.
"A very heavy storm visited this Sec
ton last night-ro more dust in the corn
fields.
Things look deserted about the court
house since the close of the Rosenheld
trial
The entertainment to be given by the
Athletic club in Harper's new and mag
nifcent theatre is the coming event
1t is now learned that the son OF
Lawyer Putnam committed suicide al
Hoboken, n. Y, and that the body has
been recovered.
"A mammoth arm chair is now on ex-
hibitiou at G. A. Doellinger's, Second
avenue, which was made for Capt. Bates
the giant with Coles circus.
The river is still creeping up towards
the Diamond 10 warehouse. The water
now almost covers the railroad track be
tween the house and the river.
-Kavanaugh says he can sec very lit
lie difference between hanging and i'm
prisonmeut for life. The people of this sec
ton all, with the exception of two jurymen
agree with him.
The passenger train vest ON the c. r,
I & P. main line last night contained
eleven passenger coaches filled with peo.
pie, while the Southwestern train just
ahead was unusually large.
Reduced ratss on frcigh,s is an
nounccd on the line of United States tx,
press Co, as follows: Rock Island tc
Chicago 81 so per 100 lbs, and to New
York $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Rev. Fl. G. Westwood will preach to-
morrow evening On the subject: The
lessons of the recent trials to young men.
It will be an interesting lecture which, it il
unnecessary to say will be ably delivered
The Very Rev. Father Cook, Of St
Louis, a noted Missionary preacher viii
lecture 10 St. Joseph's Church on Wednes
day evening June 4th, at 7:30 Subject
"Why am I Catholic" Admission 81
cents.
There is very good chance that W
A. Foster. the sick lawyer of Davenport
will be great deal sicker when he come
to hear the evidence presented on the mo
ton to set aside the continuance grantedil
the Ross murder trial.
Bernard Heeney, when he heard o
the verdict against his partners in tn
murder Of Rosenfeld, said, ut is abou
right" This is his first iotimation agains
any of the party, while all the other COW
ardIy desperadoes have from the begin
ping sworn the whole blame upon him.
-Kavanaugh was very restless las
night, he did not undress bat lay doW
With lis clothes on, and sleeping scarcel
two hours in the night For the first tim
since the trial began he seemed to rea.iz
his position Paddy, however was as un
concerned as ever.
The singing of the Rodnan Rife Gle
club was an interesting feature Of th
decoration exercises. The club san
splendidly and in manner that prove
each member vocalist Of more tina
J ordinary talent The Rifles certainl
have reason to feel proud Of The glec clut
The prisoners Kavanaugh and Pa
Heeney. each thanked Sheriff Perkins fC
his kind treatment Of them during tn
trial. The sheriff has been as indulger
az he we'll could under the law, but in n
case has an opportunity been aaorde
either of the prisoners to converse wit
each other-a wise precaution.
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