The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-31
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

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Vegas, New Mexico, are at the Kimball.
Con Murphy, ex deputy auditor of Clin-
ton county. came down to help decorate
yesterday,
| The second rehearsal of the mixed Choir
us of the Harmonic occurs to night at the
Unitarian church parlors.
Lawrence Barrett's bill here for Mon
day night has been changed by the addi-
ton of David Garrick' to the programme
W. r. Everhart, general western travel
ing agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
company. is home with his family, who re-
side in Davenport
A cigar maker, gloriously drunk, and
six foot, five, in his stockings. slept off his
debauch at the station house yesterday.
Ernst Mer. gathered in for being beastly
drunk, in consideration of being an old
soldier and possessing desire to do honor
to the illustrious dead yesterday, was
kindly set at i9erty.
The greenbackers of Scott county will
meet at City Hall this afternoon in county
convention for the purpose of selecting
four delegates to the state convention,
which meets at the capital on the 9TH and
9Th of June.
The crew of the steamer Ben Hirshey
found floater at lie Claire yesterday.
which proved to be the body of a deck
hand named Harry Douglas, who was
| drowned from the steamer Josie on the
| Goth inst
| The employees of the railroad workshops
enjoyed holiday yesterday. In fact, a
general suspension of business was notice
able, nearly all the manufacturing and
business establishments closing their doors
and giving their employees an opportunity
| to participate in Decoration Day exer-
cises.
The ferry dock was crowded with people
when the new ferry boat, j. w. Spencer,
hove in sight last night, to catch glimpse
of the staunch craft. They were disap-
pointed in the expectation that she would
land at Davenport.
]. Ell. c.. Jensen, whose arrest and eX-
animation before United States Commits
sioner White was mentioned yesterday, on
the charge of securing fraudulent pensions,
is deeper in the tolls. Yesterday Special
Agent Godfrey, of the pension bureau, ar
rested him on the charge of securing ex-
tortionate fees in two more cases connected
with securing pensions. He waived pre-
liminary examination, and his bail was
fixed at $900-$300 for each offense, to
appear. His bond was not signed at late
hour last night, and he was a prisoner at
the station house.
A young man named Frank Chaflin had
a narrow escape from drowning yesterday.
He drove horse, attached to a delivery
wagon, into the river at the foot of Brady
street, so far that the animal had to swim
to keep his head above water. The beasts
legs got over the thills, when he foundered
alb out, with the boy hanging on to his
head. Henry Schoening, the fisherman
near by, came to the rescue just in time to
save both boy and beast from watery
grave.
Davenport will have two nights of Eng
fish comic opera by the justly celebrated
Comley Barton company. Marcus r.
Mayer who registered from San Francisco
at the Kimball yesterday. is here making |
arrangements for their appearance at the |
Opera House on Friday and Saturday even
ings of next week, when MADAME Fa-
vart' and "Olivette" will be produced |
The company is the finest now on the road.
their appearance in New York Boston,
and the larger eastern cities being greeted
by enthusiastic lovers of good music. Mr..
Mayer was Edwin Booths manager when
he appeared here.
A demented individual, named Halling,
met with an accident on the track of the
division G. r. /. 81 p, this
near Buffalo. Freight train No.
neer discovered man on the track ahead.
but, Notwithstanding the efforts made to
stop the train and warn the man of his
hanger, the pilot of the engine struck him
and injured him quite severely. He was
taken to Davenport and DIR. Middleton
attended him. He would not speak or tell
MS name, and efforts to get him to remove
lis ceat, that his injuries might be exam
ned were fruitless. He was conveyed to
Mercy hospital ortreatment. Dr. Middle
on thinks his left arm is broken below the
elbow.
Fully 1900 people went to the island
with the grand army to witness
he Decoration Day services. Two trips
% and from the island were made, the boat
'eing fairly packed with people. Some
of disappointment were heard
N account of the non-arrival of the new
,oat in time, but the committee of the post
we're not to blame for that, as all well
Knew. Strassers Union Band headed the
procession of veterans from Wsrkmens'l
Hall, down Brady to Third, out Third to
Harrison. down Harrison to Second, over
second to Brady; and down Brady to the
'oat. The old ferry boat was used and
he little steamer substituted for transferr-
ng passengers across the river. Commit
ecs appropriately remembered the soldiers
aonument and the graves of dead heroes
a Oakdale and the city cemetery. The