The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-31
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NOTES, HERE AND THERE.

that neither of the Misses Greeley is
Catholic.
VIM. Horace Lingard. the husband of
the very beautiful Alice Dunning Lingard,
recently had an ''onpleasantness'' with the
Peoria Transcript about little bill.
A negro barber and white man finish
ed each other up with pistol and razor in
Winchester, KY, last week, all because
the latter had to wait for his turn to be
shaved.
Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, is going
back to his old home, Napoleon, O.,
where he has built gorgeous residence
and will spend the $4,000, 900 which he has
stolen.
The finest aeolian harp to be found in
this region can be heard at Bengston' corr
ner, since the great number Of wires have
been put up there. Listen there, some
evening, when the wind is favorable, and
you'll Il say So
Chicago lost IA small pox patients last
week In St Louis, louisville and other
western towns its ravages are fearful. The
number Of deaths from this disease in
Boston, during the four weeks ending
December 81, was 2l3, and during the
single week ending on that day, 60.
1t should encourage manufacturers to
set up business here, when they know that
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supply of coal and factories compelled to
stop; while here there has been no panic
and no stoppage of business.
Ten miles of the Galena & Wisconsin
narrow guage road, from Galena to the
Wisconsin State line are graded, and the
bridges are all ready for the iron. 1t is
expected that the road will be ready
for ironing to Platteville, Wisconsin, by
spring.
Our free library is beginning to be a
place of much public resort The rooms
are very comfortable and neat. By the
way-wouldn't it look a little better for
gentlemen who visit the library and read
ing room to uncover their heads while
there? In presence of ladies, such marks
Of pohteness are not considered offensive.
Mr.. Hawley's name has disappeared
from the old corner in Mitchell & Lyndes
block, and Mr.. Gest's takes its place with
new and bright signs and neatly lettered
curtains. Mr.. Gest is very fine lawyer
and most excellent gentleman, and is
fast making his way to the front ranks of
his profession
The Wichita lka.( Eagle says: ''Thous-
ands upon thousands of buffalo hides are
being brought here by hunters. In places
whole acres of ground are covered with
these hides spread out with the feshy side
up to dry 1t is estimated that there are,
south of the Arkansas and west of Wichita,
from one to two thousand men shooting
buffalo for their hides alone
About seventy-fve car loads Of bones,
gathered from the plains of Western Kan
sas, the frames of defunct bufaloes and
Texas cattle, have been sent over the
Kansas Pacific and Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroads during the past season.
A large part of them have gone to Vii
mington, Del, where the best are selected
for combs, knife handles, etc; the next
best are ground into dust, and used in re-
filming sugar; and the refuse is ground into
meal for fertiizing purposes
To support the Teton Sioux and keep
them in good humor, cost US $500, 900 last
year. This year 100000 is appropriated
by the Indian bill passed by the House
Now come afidavits and evidence to show
that there are not and never have been
any such people as the Teton Sioux, and
that the money spent on them was drawn
by the Indian Agents on fraudulent veuch-
ers, And John A Logans cousin has
the disbursement of the money. John
was opposed to Grant denomination until
he got this job-which accounts for the
milk in the cocoanut.