The Rock Island daily Argus., 1873-09-30

The c., r. I. & P train for the east, last
night. was composed of five coaches and
two sleepers, all full to crowding, besides W
the usual baggage and express cars. Peo- a.
nle 90 10 the Exposition, hard times or Al.
good times. he
Two roughs in Washington were hned tr'
s. each in the police court for hoonng. at sn =,
President Grant while he was on the street an
He is the first President of the United do
States who did not command personal re- tn
snect enough to escape that disgrace.
stone mason at Rock Island Arsenal I'll
Fl J Sehroeder-was struck on the head nj
| bv heavy stone which was being swung Il
into place by derrick, yesterday, ana al
badly injured. He was taken to his home ~ y
in Davenport, in very critical condition. h
1t has beeu judicially decided, both IN
Ohio and Illinois, that telegraph companies lc
are bound to send their business correctly =
in the first instance, and that an additional g
charge for repeating dispatch in order 5
10 secure correctness is a fraud upon the |
: public
Moline man who had tarried late at
wine supper, found his wife waiting his
return, in a high state Of nervousness.
o Said she: Here I've been waiting, and
1t rocking in the chair, Till my head spins
r round like top Jesse, wife, where
2 I've been = responded he. Its in the
re atmosphere.
b. Col. Albert q. Brackett commanding
y the Second t. 5. Cavalry, has written
IN long letter to the Chicago Tribune in reta-
ot ton to the Yellowstone Expedition. Col.
Ill Brackets home is il this city, where,
twenty years ago, be was editor of paper
the Adrertissr-publshed by Brackett&
IT. Bennett The letter Is in the Tribune OF
II the 29th
M. \ telegram from Pittsburg dated the
m 2gth says Iu the United States Dis
al. trict Court, this morning, proceedings we're
aw commenced against John II Stewart, late
zoe postmaster, and his sureties, on his official
bond The amount claimed is not to ex-
ix- caed $4,000 This putting newspapers
20 the expense of paying for the intorma-
ver ton that another of Mr.. Grant friends
,er has defauIted is getting to be a burden.
A Sunday school teacher was explain.
en-, ing the omnipresence of the Deity 10 hi'
am. am scholars, and ended by telling them that he
ing was everywhere Whereupon a red head
ed bov asked: "Is He in my pocket?
nap The teacher replied that the question wa
with rather profane bur be would answer " Yes
a He was everywhere" I've got Y"
wing there" said the boy; | amt got
for pocket
d it The following tender missiye was pIcke
new up in the ladies sittiugroom at raiiroa
re depot. Dear Chas., do you love me
sing, much as you did at a quarter to twel'
1t of last night? Say you do, dearest, and
,lous will give me spirit to 90 down and tack
were them cold beans left over from yesterday
made The Fonda Democrat Is responsible for &
theirs above paragraph Probably by next we
the Mr. Loadwick Will be prepared u q
,ught Charles answer which will undoubtec
IT to run somewhat in this wise Dear Sus'
| do. Tackle them beans,
A Moline man recently forwarded
IN. following letter to the insurance compa
in which his wife life was insured ID
sir-I take my pen in hand to let you IL
that | am we'll but that my dear wife
b.. Sured for s., 900 in your company, Is
more. She died to- day Her policy
No. - ] can truly say that she wa
fond wife and a good mother. | have
,ftn doctors certificate, so that there will b'
trouble about the policy She was {
sick short time, but suffered much.
YOU give a check in advance or must l.
sixty DAYS for the money? Yours, &c
4 rather amusing incident occurre'
the Western Union railroad the other
One of the passengers considerably
noyed the conductor by repeatedly as
him to tell him when he got to w
The conductor told him if he would
still he would tell him when he got Il
'Ac'- The conductor having so much to atten
or from some other cause, forgot it
they were two miles past the station, "
suddenly remembering it, he rung
,sr bell and the train was run back to the
ton He then informed the geaH
that he was at W. IAN right, -
le NUS n he, ." | was not verywell this morning
IN this my wife told me to take pill when
xn. ding as far as here
ciollable The old iron safe of the late r. NJ.
IN other tvman of Davenport was broken opel
II nelgn- terday. The safe had combination
.l'l.i'o,n l~i and Mr.. Prettyman died without
rio htful any person the combination upon WI
,scribers was set, consequently all efforts to
IL 81 our it were unavailing A machinist wa
delivery c.. ,i,.,.o,,, -. e -
;dnaI as and sledge hammer, the lock was
10 would ed and the safe opened. This sa
wspaper, been in the possession Of the Ian
9eu : 9y d gentleman for about thirty years
,,nrt the passed through the fire that destroy
expected old Burrows & Prettyman mill, a
advertise been in constant use. All these y
thout 'ne remained faithful to its old master, t
rd of ex. fguratively, and now no hand inc
blush to his is cold in death, but that of fore
other in open its heavy door.
too many ------------- :,
ey do not Somebody that THE ARGUS call
especial oted Protestant fool, nailed car
heir con- of the Pope to the door of the FRS
+ the pur byterian church and attached crap
o do sub door knob, last Monday. The edif
), to keep recently been bought By Tue {
% go out church. Whoever committed the
themselves whoever commits any deed under {
apital and the night that he is afraid to father
,ss which light is sneaking coward. If the
ial status Of this act dislikes the Catholic f
erprise its him show himself man, produce
to display. sons, and oppose it openly and hor
-4osias Reuier.