The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

NOIES A6EEE AND THERE
Mr.. T. w. King was busy to-day
painting eagles and notwithstanding on TIE
windows of Mr.. Paterson's bakery to day.
w. L. Sweeney, overseer of the poor
for Rock Island, wishes to procure home
for little girl. ten years of age. Full
particulars will be given by MIR. Sweeney.
John Conwell and Charles Morphy,
two of the boys imprisoned for throwing
stones into Mr.. Hardy's premises. were
on Tuesday night by order OF
Justice Chopper.
The strikers at Rapids City held a
meeting at Vogel's Hall. in that place, on
Tuesday afternoon, to consider the ques-
ton of going to work again. The majority
seemed in favor of resuming.
The item in this mornings Gazette,
that August Herkert. had purchased Julius
G.. Junge's saloon and would soon take
charge OF the same, is without foundation.
Mr.. Herkert desires us to make this an
nouncement.
The pilots employed by the ice COM
paniss. mention of which was made in our
issue of yesterday. are said to have made
contracts for three months employment at
$40 per day. Most excellent wages for
these times, and looks as if business was
Frightening up.
Tho white washer aud kalsominer is
abroad among US, and one stumbies
against ladders and whitewash buckets in
passengers and the most unlocked for places,
This indicates the approach of spring and
like an epidemic takes hold of the commu-
nifty.
"A number of saloon keepers have
been paying their license fees into the
Office of the city clerk, for the next Fl scial
year. which commences on the first of
April prog. A bit of scare il said to
have got 10 among them, that the next
City Council will be nrohibltcry one, aud
so to De ahead they have taken this course.
1t is stated by unquestioned authority
that there will b. GO contest for tho Re
publican CONGRESSIONAL nomination of this
district. 1t being practically settled that
the Hon. L. j Henderson, shall be his
own SUCCESSOR, The matter is 50 fully ar
raigned. that those in q position to know.
state, that the nomination of Henderson
will be made without dissenting voice.
90 Tuesday William Shehau, was
brought before Justice Halves. He is one
Of the meu believed 10 have beeH concern.
ed in the brutal assault on Mr.. R3lo j.
Wood on the night Of F8by. 25. Mr.. NJ.
Corbett, represented Shehan. and Mr.
Charles L Walker, apDaarad-tor States
Attorney ParmeGter for the people. The
examination was eontinaed till Thursday
April /, and the defendant was admitted
to bail in 5000 bonds.
Tho remains of the boat taken down
to Andalusia yesterday on the ferry steam
er Tuluiu. was the fat boat which was
crushed by the ice shelving against the
Keokuk Northern Line Packet Co.'S ware
house last winter. She was oWned By Dir
G. Fl. Cushman OF Audalusia who is build
ing another boat to replace her. At the
time of the accident, she was chartered by
Mr. Tim Moore. and he is held respon-
sibIe for the value Of her, which the owner
puts at $500.
States Attorney Parmenter. returned
last night, from Ottawa, ILL.,, aGd bir,
O'Mara, came 10 from the same place this
morning. The letter presented copy of
the record and abstracts, in the case of
Grogan and Ga0ey. to the Supreme Court
and the States Attorney was there to ex-
anime tue papess IL behalf Of fhe people
The object was to obtain supercedeas so
as to arrest Judgment in the case and haye
the prisoners removed from their present
location IN the penitentiary. a superse-
IDEAS was denied. This does rot 10 any
way interfere, with the motion for new
trial IN the same case.