The Rock Island Argus., 1880-01-15

Cola morn;nos. but free of fog.

NO probate business 10 lcpoi1 W ooy'
--latest advices from Hampton and
neighborhood state all is quiet.
There was goodly number of wagon
loads of hay in the market to-day.
Track repairing is still going on at
Eighteenth street and the levee.
This has been quiet day in police
circles-so far there has been no cases.
Mr.. s. A, Taylor is lying very low at
his nome on 9th avenue and 18th street.
ice cutting still goes on briskly, and
employment is afforded to number of
teams.
The ferry wharf-boat on the Daven-
port side was launched yesterday just be-
fore dark.
-"Caboose," was converted into
"Calaboose. yesterday by Sheriff Per
kins,
More husbands of the women
arrested by the sheriff at Happy Hollow,
came TO the city during the day.
The Nip and Tuck" picture gallery
as displayed on the bill boards of the city
to-day, bad an admiring audience
"A hoop skirt was seen on Second
avenue to-day-itwas on lady aud the pee
pie all said how strange it looked.
To-day County Clerk Donaldson, issued
q marriage license to Thomas r. Hay and
Miss Jane Ann Naisbitt both of Rapids
City.
The trial of the persons arrested By
Sheriff Perkins at Happy Hollow, is set
for March 8, before the County Court,
The store of the late Andrew j. Swan
son is closed to-day in order to admit the
administrator Mr.. Olson to take an inven-
tory.
The husbands of two Of the women,
arrested at Happy Hollow, were in the
city this morning, and seemed quite cheer
full.
There was apparently more floating
ice on the river this morning, but the ma
ture of it remains much the same as be"
fore
I'VE sat by the freside." is the
companion song to We wandered by the
river SIDE" and at the present season is
more appreciated.
The spring Ike weather continues,
and the roads are getting better as to con-
ditioD, but the business around the hotels
is at present quiet.
The mornings and evenings will soon
show change as regards the extension of
day light; some people say there is per-
ceptible change already.
"A peddier, selling those wonderful
bargains in writing paper and other at
tractive articles has been holding forth on
Market Square the two last afternoons.
james Mckeever the man, Injured on
Tuesday, at the Twenty-third Street
sewer, is reported by DR.. Barth to be
getting along nicely and will in a few
days be ready to resume work.
The Fries sewer is now web across
the street on First avenue, and good pro-
gress is being made in the work of excava
ton The experimenting public still
continue to gather and view the op era
tions.
Mr.. Claude De Haven business man
ager of the Nip and Tuck Company is at
the Harper House, This gentleman is
one of the Oldest experienced managers, in
his liue, on the road His old friends are
always glad to see him. The Nip and
Tuck Company is highly spoken Of By Mr.
De Haven. and anything he says on sub :
iect of this kind is entitled to special
attention as being something very reliable.
In ths early d ays of marine telegraph
cables, the captain of vessel which had
anchored near shore fished up on the h1ke
of the anchor, a cable that bad only re-
Gently been laid. The captain, ignorant Of
the nature of the find was highly delighted
and ordered the crew to haul in, which
they did till doing so became monotonous.
One of our ice men wanted some rope
or wire or something of that description
to use in getting out the ice which he was
cutting On the river, So She naturally
locked around in the hope of finding some
thirg His eye lii upon just the thing he
waited and there appeared to be plenty
of it. one end went under the Warf boat
OF the keokuk Northern Line Packet Co.
but that was soon cut and all vent we'll
The Telephone at the freight Office does
no! work, SO well however as it used to.
Traffic has been resumed on the river
as far as practicable, and it would not be
matter of surprise if some of the river
packets we're to run up to our city from
below, The Keokuk Northern Line Packet
Go. s steamer Annie" left St Louis last
Monday for Keokuk but could not get
further than Quincy, where the draw.
bridge was being repaired and would not
edmit of her passing; ner freight was ac-
cor1ing shipped By rail and she returned
down. The Victory" with q tow of
barges will leave St. Louis to day, Thurs
day. for Keokuk, and the Annie will sail
tor the same place on Saturday next.
This weather being very favorable for
slaughteriDg of hogs. Mr.. j, s. Gilmore of
our city has taken advantage of the same
and is killing right along. The present
price of .hogs is from 81 to $425 live
weight and the receipts and quality are
good. there being as many hogs bought in
as needed to supply the demand. Follow