The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-21

Zee weather table.
Very little travel now. Most people
wish to pass the holidays at home
The train from Peoria due here at ll:35
A. NJ, was delayed three hours by freight
trains
Hon Vim. Kellogg, of Peoria, died yes
terday, 1.-THE 2oth) aged IS years He was
formerly member OF Congress from this
State.
Moline is going to put up street lamps.
Hadn't they better pay little bill they
owe the Board of Trade before they use
up all their spare cash?
The Chicago Times says: Even the
very stones of Rock Island are excited over
Black Crook. Guess not much, over
such lot as composed that party.
The Western Union telegraph office is
now in the old pest Office. The Pacific &
Atlantic office is only two doors south, in
the same building. 1t is a public conven-
fence to have these Offices 50 near each
other
| The Geneseo Republic says: There is
4 perceptible letting up in the coal mar
ket There is a stringency no longer.
Coal is a glut on the streets, as many q
hauler finds out to his Disappointment "
The Burlington Gazette says: The
Rock Island road has reduced its freight
tariff On corn wheat, oats, rye and barley,
from Iowa City to Chicago, to twenty cents
per hundred pounds How about the
provisions of the Illinois railroad law ?
Yesterday afternoon, james Grant, c
. W. Whitaker and T. f. Whitaker, filed
in the District Court of Scott county, fol
hearing at the February term, petition
D for Injunction to restrain the Mayor anC
Aldermen of the city of Davenport an,
Michael Dnahue, from carrying out tn
provisions of the water works ordinance
4 The Chicago Post thinks, it the news
papers continue t. publish columns full q
what hanged men do and say and wea
; while on the scaffold hanging will becom
T so fashionable as u be epidemic. Fool
y who would otherwise GO down respectful
h with quiet virtues into unknown grave
Il will kill whole tribes in order 70 secure tn
distinguished attention paid t. william,
{ The time is coming when twill be bette
c to be famous and hanged, than not to b
hanged at all
.,Iol-,+,l NI,1,na,r Moloua
damages case in Davenport, wherein tn
plaintiff claimed $1,000 damages, for tn
death of her husband, alleged to have bee
", caused by blows from defendant, resulte
in favor of the plaintiff by a verdict c
j., s.. Goa. This was subsequently comprC
:, missed by the payment Of $1,000 tn
. case had been on trial two weeks. Tn
tracas in which he was killed occurred a
. the Five mile House, about year ago.
: The coal interests in the United State
are rapidly looming up into gigantic pre-
:. portions. East and West our coal trea,
ures are being developed. Even in tn
Territ prie~ the black diamond interes
are growing in Importance and magnitude
In Colorado the best coal beds extend frol
g. the line of New Mexico along the easter
: slope of the mountain 70 the northern lin
re- 1t is believed that the day is not far distal
- when Colorado will supply the markets
the Pacific slope Us well as the vast arr
= IN the cas-; Of the mountains
- VIM. F. Kidder. formerly insuran
agent, in Davenport died at the lnsal
Asylum at Mt Pleasant, on the 10Th. II
" life was insured for 5000. The deceas
a was a native Of Ohio; has been reside
~ Of Davenport about sixteen years W
"a about ~ years of age For several yeal
H. he was book keeper in the bank of Mack
~ \ CJrbin afterwards, and for twelve yea
nc past, and until January lst 1872, a me-
M Der of the firm Of John L. Swift l. G.
Sh Insurance Agents. He was a member
rs the Episcopal church, and greatly respect
Ia by all who knew him. The day for t
a. funeral is not announced, but it will ia
iie place under the auspices of the Masol
sS Fraternity Of which he was a promine
and honored member