The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

lie suldll-pOA ua0 saw" A0SNh AZ 4 CV-
ria.
A young and valuable horse belonging to
Mr. Negus, fell dead, on Eagle street, near
Illinois street, to-day.
The Sunday dinners at the Harper
House continue to draw well. The tables
were well filed yesterday.
Great change in the weather. fester-
day morning to 10 below zero to-day 10
above cloudy, foggy, and water IN the
streets.
Five sacks of English mail which lett
Chicago on Monday morning Of last week,
were burned in car in Canada ON the next
Tuesday afternoon.
1t was entirely unnecessary for the
Eaioa to announce that, for triAing job
Of printing, it will beslavcr any itinerant
show with its praise.
The trial of Marion Osborne indicted
for murder, and at present confined in the
Peoria county jail viii commence at Gales
burg on the 9th of February.
The directors OF the Scott County Agri-
cultural Society held meeting Saturday,
and resolved to hold fair in September,
as usual, and t. offer same amount in pre-
miums as hast year
The GRANTEES promised to decrease the
public debt ten millions a month. They
have not done it-but have increased It
for the last two months. And still the
enormous duties and taxes are drawn
( from the people
/ \ bucket Of ashes emptied from win
dow over Riggs store upon the sidewalk,
/ Sunday morning, caused some tail cuSs-
1 inc BY a man who got the benefit Of the
dust 4 few fines imposed upon people
who violate city ordinances would be bene-
fetal.
] The Davenport gazette Of Sunday morn
/ ing says The Plum Club, of Rock Isl
and, which Is composed Of the e'ite If the
city, have generously consented n open
the forthcoming entertainment at the Ope-
IA House for the benefit Of the poor fund,
with the brilliant play Of loan Of a
Lover
\ friend Of Cakes Ames recently said
To HIM Surprising they should expei
you. Mr.. tiues o. 'Expel me, sir FIX
pei me- exclaimed the great shovel
maker; what i you mean, sir? Expel
the honestcst man in the House fsAaw
thoy won t do it; no, sir!
The Peoria Deaocrut has been iuGJr.ael
thar al Of the jury which convicted Nc
NUIty but one man, have been prevailed
on {, ign IA application 10 Gov. Bevor-
i3cc fr the communication Of thc con
damred man sentence. The application
Is based upon the story Of Mrs. Mofatt,
who held her peace when lIeEulty ap-
pearel to Eo nearer death than nw.
Geo. II Baynt7n, s,u ot the Snperin-
tcndant 90. our Water Works. left thi@
morning for New York. lie viii sail ironl
there - Hamburg, and will pass the next
three years at the Dresden schools, giving
e>netla! attention o. engineering, lie h3,
been in the engineers department, at L EEK
Island Arsenal fer sometime and exhibits
an aptitude fey studies in that line. lis
many friends here wish him success anil d
safe return.
Three valuable rises, tic proporyg %
California circus, passed through this
city last week m their way to san Fran
cisco. They we're purchased in France. at
q cost Of four thousand dollars. They ar
rived in New ! ork by French vessel, di-
/ rect from lIavre. and were forwarded 10
California ny the United States EXPIRES,
I Company The charges from New York
to Omaha were $500. One end Of an ex-
\ press car was partitioned off for their use.
with padded side and movable sail