The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-08

Yesterday was pay day on the Island.
IL took $4,000 to go around.
"A traveller direct from Colorado says
that state is sure for Hancock.
---Chas, Fiebig left last evening for
Waverly. Iowa, to open bank safe that
is locked and caznot De opened by the
parties interested.
The many friends of Mr.. John Koch
will sympathize with him in The loss of his
estimable wife. The notice of her death
will be found in to-day's paper.
The Cincinnati Hancock club, COM
posed of business men. has now mem
bership of nearly 900. This will never
do. Schurz or Conkiing must at once to the
rescue Of Credit Mobilier "Jeems line
country is in danger.
"A Republican club of Germans
numbering nearly 800 voters, went over In
q body to the Democrats on Monday last
Better send Conkling or Schurz there
again. for the good of the DeGolyer cause.
This happened at Cleveland, OHIO.
Specials to the New York Herald
show that in the late .town elections In
Connecticut, the Democratic vote shows
an increase of 800 over the vote OF 1876.
How It's that for the great hepuoiican
gaius," which the Uaios has been Growing
about.
Patrick Witty was arrested last even
ing, by Officer E,zel, at his home on Twen-
tieth street. for taking something that
did not belong to him at the Peoris depot.
He was brought before Justice Hayden,
TO- day, when he plead guilty and was
bound over in the sum Of 500 to appear
at the next term of the Circuit Court.
Mr.. G. O. Pierce. Of Muscatine, Iowa,
complains that be lost or had stolen q
pocket book containing $500 IN money, and
mining stock to the value of $40. 900
nearly all of the latter to his order. HE
came from indianapolis over the Rock
Island l. Peoria Railway, and did not miss
his pocket book until reaching here: Il
was red Morocco book and the loser is OF
opinion that he lost it in the sleeper.
The fifth festival of the Cincinnati
Musical Festival Association will be held
in Cincinnati. in May 1882, and in pursu.
ance of the policy adopted by it in connec.
ton with its last festival, the Association
offers prize Of enc thousand dollars fol-
the most meritorious composition fol
chorus and orchestra. to be performed or
that occasion. Composition shall be opeI
to all citizens of the United States, ire
spective of place of birth.
The Fulton Journal of the Sth says
that the body of man was found 10 tn,
river at Turkey slough, just above thu
first gov eminent light house, On Saturday
forenoon last. by three boys from towr
who were hunting for hickory nuts. Th'
boys did not attempt to secure the body
but Immediately informed Mr. Abner j
Sibley, the keeper of the light. who viii
another gentleman repaired to the spo
and fastened it to some object on shore
Mr.. Sibley then telegraphed to the Coro
ner at Morrison. who came down on Satur
| day night, and the next day had the bod!
drawn to the levee 10 this city, where thu
inquest was held, The body was examin
| ed, but nothing found on it by which
could be identified There was no mark
on it showing that the man had beer
foully dealt with, except confusion nea
one of the eyes, and that evidently nigh
have been caused in some ether way thar
| By foul blow. The man was dressed i
com anon checked shirt, under shirt. yel
iowish pantaloons cut 10 the shape OF owe
aiIs, and had on a pair Of heavy shoes
| He was between 35 and % years of age
evidently a river man, and the body hat
the appearance of having been in the wa
ter several days. The jury brought in
verdict that the man had been drownet
by some cause unknown. The body wa
afterwards buried by undertaken Fay il
the strangers lot in the City Cemetary
1t is thought that the body was that of 1
raftman who was droWaed ct Sabula on,
week ago Saturday last while attemptip:
to secure skiff belonging to the steamer
Artemus Lamb, an account of which wal
given in last weeks Journal.