The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-01


Some heartless mother abandoned a
little baby in the road near Morrison. IL
was found and cared for
A shanty is being built at Duck Greek
which indicates that place as the end of
the railroad for the present,
The costs for the late term of the Da-
venport District Court aud the Hrand
Jury amount to about s. 900.
The night train tor Peoria has been dis
continued-it don't pay Trains changed
To 2:3D P NJ. commencing to-day.
The internal revenue receipts for Octo-
Der We're nearly two and half million less
than for the same mouth last year.
The y. Y City Excise Board report
over 1000 liquor saloons of various kinds
between Fourteenth street and the Bat
terry
One additional marriage license was
issued Oct 3l-The,dore Hasse and An
ME Dormann, making 50 couples for the
mouth.
They call Moline woman unfeeling
because she chewed gum while her hus-
band was being laid away IN the silent
grave.
Prospects for hard winter and little
work Charity To the needy is an obliga-
Il on ali who have the means to be char
table
j J. Y. in Mitchell & Lynde's block
i afraid he shall Is fined Tor depo~iting
filth in the streets. There's no danger, ii
he will keep in doors
On the Missouri Pacific. brakemen are
now required to 0peu the car doors before
reaching a station, and cry its name from
the centre of the car
If you don't want the Guyer ring tc
rule this county for the next four years.
save every vote yau can Tor the Farmers
Anti Monopoly ticket
The cold weather is driving out the
Southern towns The absentees are nov
rapidly returning TO their homes
Big excitement in Chicago over the
election Of city and county officers NJ
politics in the fight ln the mix-up it is
To be hoped that the people will select the
best men.
The Moline editor Of the Union wants
a nice warm room for their night police
People generally think that warm clothe,
and lively walks On the staeets are what
night police need
-One OF Guyer' blowers wanted to SEE
the color of Sharp Silvis's money to-day
and Five Hundred Dollars of it was iaC
down. The tfuyer blower sneaked off-h,
had nothing more to say.
The four horse omnibus which con
meets Davenport with the nuck Creel
Railroad had lively runaway and smash
up yesterday, doing good deal OF dam
age. No person much hurt
. The grain markets in this city to-day arr
weak, and prices lower The tightness 0
the money market and the unfavorable re
ports FROM the East are having depress
ing effect, -Chicagg Jo5rad, 3Ia
A Delaware Justice of the peace toll
"a lawyer to sit down, Sir, because the law
yer was making some caustic remarks
and when he woulln tdo it. he was thrown
out OF the window on to wood pile
A Galesburg lady on making a pur
chase at a dry goods store, directed tn
parcel to the residence of Judge so-and
so. 1t was ascerrained that her husban
was sitting as an election judge that day
MIR. Machin viii make an exceller
Superintendent He has had experienc
in the office, and was so well liked by Il
parties that no candidate was run again.
him, when he held the Office in Michigan
The Chicago Past well puts it, when
SAYS; The chiet purpose OF the bankrut
law as at present administered. is to Cobb
the estate Of the debtor and turn it int
fees fox the benefit not oil the creditor, bu
OF the officers OF the law.
A new time table goes into effect q
the C., r. |. & p on Sunday the 9Th ms
The morning train from the east will Il
rive an hour later than nOw-and I'll
night train going east will leave about q
hour earlier than at present.
Mr.. r. A. Babbage, the defaultir
Dubuque banker, publishes card, whiC
commences as follows; THE past tg
, weeks | have been crushed TO earth, an
, my mental agony has been intense 1t
good to see at least one repentant thief
the bank officer order
Billy Wilson, our popular c. Il. |.
j. conductor, moved into his elegant ne
} residence some time since, and fe
nights since, the Eureka Club, of NIolin
together with Mr.. l.. Fl. Barker, stati,
: agent at Moline, with other gentlemen al
several ladies' drop 1ed in and gave NJ
l Wilson and his folks Jolly surpris
} Songs, social chat, and chicken fixiu fill,
up the happy evening.
g The ground which will be made
this city, on the fiat shore of Sylvan "
) ter, by the c., r. l. q z. r. Il. Co., W
0 be sufficient for all the large shops of L
! company, and we believe the Chica
. shops as well as those over the river W
yet be removed to this city. The cent?
location, as between Chicago and Omah
Peoria and Leavenworth, points to t!
place as the great central depot for all t
workshops Of this great corporation.
The old party ring organ is grea,
elated because we said Cook was a ''clev,
: well-meaning, honest man, and the O
b party ring organ therefore thinks he mu
> be fit for county clerk. This is where t
} old party ring organ is mistaken. Charl
:. Pettiter is a clever. well meaning hon,
u man, but he wouldn't do for county clel
, There are hundreds of clever, well inca
ing honest men who are not competent
!, clerk, aud Cook is one of them.
i. There is no use in trying to disgui
&c the fact that financial affairs in this eli
4 and throughout the country at large, &
very stringent, and money is hard to obta
i Loans are difficult to get here, even at
n per cent. per month The Chicago ban
II are very strong, but, of course, are {
II tremely cautious; they are doing all tn
4 can to accommodate regular customers, /
> run no risks whatever. Their policy is O
on great care and safety, as, under t
present circumstances, it should bee
h cGgo Journal, Slst.
Ie The returned Californian of a good ma
years ago who pulled out of his pocket