Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-05
NOTES. HERE AND THERE.

Police Court business EG a stand still.
See advertisement of Georgia Miustrels.
Judge Eustsce speaks in Monmouth this
evening.
The Peoria CouuIy Fair had fifteen
thousand spectators yesterday.
Fresh oysters, warm meals. fruits, ETC., at
Wsirs restaurant. on Washington street.
Motto for the bribed CoDgressmeu-" Let
ali the ends thou Ames At be thy coun-
ty'.."
The Dixon Telegraph, We notice, has a
new candidate for Congress. This time il
is John A. Ha~ley.
Mr. gaylord, Of Cincinnati, has gone back
on the DaVenporters, and the water works
question remains as Of old.
An employee in Davies saw mill, Daveu-
port, had his right foot crushed BY the car
rage a, one of The saws, yesterday.
The thanks Of THE ARGUs Office are due
to Mr.. D F. Kinney, Of Blsckhswk, for q
large and beautiful collection Of Dshliss.
A private dance at Turner Hall last even
iug, gotten up by Messrs. Wilcox and
WSdssorth was a very enjoyable affair.
Always examine every page Of this pa
per, for you will nd reading matter on ev-
cry page which deserves attention.
The star lecture course in Davenport will
commence Oct. 23I, with a lecture by
James Fields, entitled "A Plea for cheer
fitness"
A rousing Gressv and Brown meeting
WAS held ia LsCairs Thursday evening
The Greeley and Brown club there numbers
a hundred members.
The steamer Charlie Chsever, which has
been undergoing repairs at lie Claire, has
gone into business again leaving lie Claire
the other day for up river ports.
Thursday, the first day of the Jewish
month Tishnu, was generally observed BY
the Jews in this city. The day ia called
Roash HAshouA, that ia the beginning Of the
year or New Year.
Gov. Horatio Seymour struck the key
note Of the financial part of the camgsign
when be demanded that the books of &C
count should be exhibited and examined
The TdUst cautions Father Hyaointhe's
wife that The man who, at his pleasure,
foreswore HIS VOWS to the Church, may find
it convenient il time to forget his latest
vow" as she grows old.
Mr.. S. A. Little, su periniendsnt Of the
MArseiAes Qilt Works, will start for the
East, Monday, for the purpose of establish
ing az agency for the sale Of his goods.
May Bros, the dry goods merchants, have
leased the store now occlpIed by r. Il
Mayo, aud will soon remove their dry good.
department into il. The old stand will be
devoted entirely to the quseuswArs trade.
Ryan, tae halter, corner Of VI ain and SEC
ond streets. D.venport, ba, large stock o
hats, caps, gents furnishing goods, etc
which he is selling at the lowest figures. lie
has one Of the finest hat stores in the city
New goods received daily at Living
Stou's.
Suppose there is stealing" argues thai
Radical Ihesorcisn, the Honorable Bepja-
min F. Butler, "uhst of it? Suppose
s5ne man steals q million, that is only 215
cents sp,eee, and the American pee pie
wIn't be so ANAL as 10 make a fuss aboul
such a trf,.'
A man who had been iodulging in toe
much "cucumbsrs and milk went TO tet
in the third story Of Davenport hotel las
night, and vas found lying on the Sidewalk
this morning. He had fallen from MI
chamber window, but, strange to say, wal
not materially Injured.
Every hing is comparatively quiet in pc
lice circles nowadays. The St Louis Fai
has drawn the m sjor part Of the thieves sbC
confidence men along the Mississippi to tina
city, and business is very lively there il
consequences, Oar city police have .hei
eyes open, however, and will not be caugh
mapping.
One of the administration papers Of Cal
cago tells us that General Butler, in his re
Cent speech there, while speaking of Grant
gift-tAking, related several humorous anse
dotes, which set the audience in 9 roar.
No wonder the audience roared. The mer,
spectacle of the President of the United
States bsrteriDg executive patronage TO
houses add lots, and bonds, and books, ant
green backs, is, within iIsslf, to the bette
class of the American people, one Of tn
funniest things in the world-isn'I it?