The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-11

Wednesday, Oct. II. 1852.
BREvYTIES.


settled weather.
Old river men predict an earlier closing
of the Mississippi this season than usual.
An E. G. Frazer coal cart, painted
white, was one of the street oddities to-
day.
rioters, arrested by Oficers bunker and
Etzel, have received their just deserts.
Quite a number of people are preparing
to attend the regular weekly drill this
evening of the Rodnan Rifles in full uni
form
The Pittsburgh lay at the landing all
night, going over the rapids early this
morning.
The city clergymen have adopted Sc
ries of resolutions expressive of their sense
of loss in the death of Hev. B. T. Pat
terson.
Misses Emma Henderson, of this city.
and May Crouch. of Barstow, have receiv-
ed certificates to teach, from County Su-
perintendent Southwell.
The recent rains have fed the Mississip-
pi materially.
Through the kindness of Mail Agent
Ed. Wilcox, we received a copy of this
mornings Burlington Haaokeye at nine
o'clock. several hours ahead of the time
that it usually arrives.
AS soon as the Milan street railway shall
be opened for business it is the intention
to run to the cemetery every half hour,
fare five cents, and once an hosr to Black
Hawk Tower and Milan, fare ten cents.
Cows peacefully ruminate in goodly
proportion of the Second ward, while
their respective owners as peacefully chew
their cuds in the nearest grocery.
A Rock Island merchant who lost an old
customer lately, (said customer skipping
out leaving large unpaid bill) has in
dersed upon the back thereof: Sacred to
the memory of ="
There's one old chap in Rock Island,
whose nose looms up in fog like the bow
of steamboat, who thinks, (and said, }
that the comet was an omen of republi-
can victory in Ohio.
The liquor dealers association will meet
at Turner Hall tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock. Important business is to be
transacted.
M. Corcoran, the blacksmith had quite a
job on hand this afternoon, shoeing an
animal that was rather fractions, and
which was bound to have its own way.
Re had to throw him on his back and tie
his feet, before the work could be success
fully accomplished.
River news items are as scarce to-day as
our republican friends since the news was
received from Ohio. The Josephine is ex-
pected down tomorrow, however
This evening the O-Sau-K ee Red Men of
Rock Island, of whom Alderman Henry
AID DR.. Knickerbocker are which, will
meet in their accustomed tepee for the Gus
tomary campaigning.
This mornings Gazette says that 1.-TWO
Rock Island boys were picked up by Off
Ger Tague last evening and sheltered at the
police station for the night. On Monday
they hired rig of Joseph Gimble, hitched
it in the street, and the horse and buggy
stood in the rain all night. 1t was clear
case of cruelty to an animal"
If there's scheme incubating to bring
the proposed canal out above the rapids.
instead of at this city, our people are
bound to know it and to knock it IN the
lead, no matter what disgruntled non
resident fathers it.
Our Davenport friends are going wild
over the fact that Stephen Hampstead. the
second governor of Iowa, is now candi-
date for justice of the peace in Dubuque.
If he keeps on in that way he'll get to the
top of the ladder yet.
Willis Hayes, the farmer arrested on
complaint OF Captain Pierce, charged with
assault and battery, pleaded guilty in
Squire Choppers court this morning, and
was fined $5 and costa total of nearly
$50.
FALLEN THROUGH.