The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-30
NOTES nERE AND rHnRE.

The riveris falling fast.
The armory jail bill for the month Of
june amounted 20 $2l.S0.
Tho water 10 the river is falling at
| the rate Of six inches in the twenty four
MIR. James Taylor. assessor Of Edg-
ington handed Ia his books 10 the County
Clerk on Tuesday. rsx.qa - --~-ss
The work OF taking down the triumph
al arches still continues. The last Of them
will soon disappear.
Justice Cooke. paid in $l5.45 to the
City Treasurer to-day. being the amount
or fines collected by him in June.
Justice Hayden. collected $105.25
during the month of une. and paid the
same over 10 the City Treasurer to-day.
~ Justice Chopper. paid in to the City
Treasury to day the sum of $ls, being the
amount of fine collected 10 the month of
June.
The Street Commissioner OF Daven-
port. is having the streets and places
where thhe water overlooked, cleaned Is
soon asthe water recedes. =
t7j-Nels Thompson, was released from
jail on Tuesday. having completed bis
term lof twenty days. His offeense was
the theft Of pool ball from Mr.. Hanson.
Thomas Campbell, census enumera-
tor, for South Rock Island. to-day COM
plesed his final and corrected returns. The
number of per sons in his dirtrict are SS6.
William Edelmap, census enumer-
ator of section to "a of West Hampton,
returned his final list of names taken,
which numbers 2,6l6 persons. The total
population of Hampton township ia 3.43s
News of how certain tracts of land
along the Mississippi have been over
bowed and considerable damage done es-
pecially to corn. is now coming in, and
will feot up heavier than was at first anti
cipated.
The fishing at present is very good.
Bass and pike are the fish most common
just now, The ferry and Keokuk North
ern wharf boats are favorite places for
those who delight in the piscatorial art.
People are beginning to inhabit their
houses in tho inundated part of the city in
few instances. Too much care cannot
be taken in getting the effects of the water
removed, else sickness Is bound TO ensue.
Bills against the city for the month
of Juno. should be handed in to the City
Clerks office not later than P. NJ. on Fri
day, as the fnanes committee will meet on
the afternoon of that day for the exani-
nation and passing of accounts.
County Clerk Donaldson on Tuesday is
sued marriage license to Oscar Wiley, OF
Davenport, and Miss Eta Griffin of Coal
Town, Rock Island county. Judss
Adams, of the County Court, performed
| the marriage ceremony for them.
County Clerk Donaldson. to-day is-
sued marriage license to Mr.. George
Reynolds of Coe. and Miss Belle Martin
of Cordova. The marriage ceremony took
place later in the afternoon at the Com
mercial Hotel. Mr.. Hank Smith and Miss
Mary Reynolds. acting as groomsman and
bridesmaid.
The criminal business for July will
be tried before Justice Halves. it being
his month by rotation. After July there
will probably be some other arrangement
made as to the division sof cases among
the Justices. At present some have q
deal OF work aud fttle pay for it and it is
thought that some moro equitable arrange
meut can be devised
"A force of men, wero, with hose
washing out the streets surrounding I'm
ion Square. which were recently covered
with water. Lime was also being freely
strewn around. These precautions are
good AID it the water in the Square itself
| is drained off: the matter will be complete.
It is to be hoped that similar proceedings
will be applied TO the other places 10 our
city which havn been inundated and much
sickness will be avoided