The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-02
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Granger hats have been INTRODUCED -,
Another Rock Island girl has been cal

AnOUler MOCK lSlduu So
ried ff,-see marriage notice 9
A notice of the death of the motiei VI
Mrs Alex. Steel viii be found III TINS pa
per.
Eight Desmoines merchants have gone
out on Skunk river to wait until the panic
is over.
Farmers who can get along without
money for the present should hO'u '''0i'
products for awhile.
A policeman, of Charesto"n, ''7'
is charged with the offiense of calling one
of the City Councilmen 'ehaw mouth
The Republicans promised to pay on the
national debt at the rate OF ten m'ii'on
month, and they tax the people enough 10
do it, but the reduction was less Una" '"o
millions last month.
| Mr.. Grenelle, agent fer the e. H. ]. q
P. r. r. at this place received ORDERS 10
day, to ship stock, graiu or anything 'ne
people want shipped now. The ROAD Is
prepared to execute all orders Tor freight
/ An unfortunate in Indianapolis who ioss
soyarol +oes bv = car-wheel was consoled
by an Irishman near by with " h's''
there, you're making more noise than
mouy a man I've seen with his head off, y
The Chicago JournE of Est evening
says: "0u Change t.,-day the grain mar
kets were ective, prices higher and the
shirI ping movement was large. The pros
Z pect is hattering for steady improve
S ment
The receipts of livestock at the Union
/ Stock Yards. Chicago, for the month of
September were as follows: Receipts
8 cattle, 65, 1874 hogs, 259,5l2 sheep, TO-
j 794. Shipments-cattle, 44,30l hogs,
a 1911 PA sheep, 1875.
Over the shop-doorof a porkbutcher, in
a village in one of the eastern counties OF
England, may be seen signboard repre-
), senting man in a black coat brandishing
Ratchet, with the inscription, John
Smith kills pigs like his father
Another fine drove of steers from Iowa
5 passed through this city to-day Thurs
e day for Edgingtou township, to be tatten-
e ed. They we're purchased by some OF the
" Edgington family, who are large anc
t, wealthy farmers and stock growers
to Mat Carpenter chances are increasing
I, for President Embellishments Sherman
If Sheridan and Hooker had a narrow escape
e. from being run over by coal train a
ty Pittsburgh. week before last. The cow
IN catcher of the engine grazed the hint
er wheels of the carriage in which they wer
III crossing the track.
or The Ancient Prejudice, as the Chicag
nk Times dubs the people who don't realiz
Of that the Democratic PARTY is dead, has bee
ne holding IA State eony ntiun in New 1orA
zee and had the usual Qarrel-only it is Tan
lty many and Apollo l1w; formerly it W;
Is Tammany and Mozart, Tom Dreamer,
Us disappointed office seeker, led the Arol
lily faction. Its no ensequence, as Too
OF said.
IN On Tuesday evening General Super
ae- tendent Riddle, of tie Chicago, Rock i
- and 4 Pacific, stated at Chicago, tn
his there has been no Improvement in the
vs. freight business. They were carryi
ma neither stock nor grain and but little me
chandise. They have been accepting Ct
,la tilted checks, and al the spare money
their possession they were depositing in
bank as heretofore.
was Yesterday the c., r. |. X 7, comPa
'ar put a man in service in each mail ear
had weigh the mail sack, as they are thrO
ith in and cut at the stations along the lii
AN al! this is being done tor the purpose of
he pertaining the exact weight of mail
mes company Is carrying The empty sack,
ven the cars are also weighed. This course
lng to be pursued until the LIST Of Novemt
said and the aggregate weight will be the e
ulp. mate of the amount of mail carried on
Ohm line for the year Tncle Samuel will
Fair duly informed of The result, and be
nir quested to rate his compensation ace
nth ingly.
hor- 4 strong clamor is being made +
went special session of congress to do sonnet
! aP =" for the relief of the country.
Il H. 10 loudest clamorers are those who expet
fteen be the principal benedciaries of the r
held measures. whatever they may be. and
was other class of persons who think gov
IL ment Is omnipoteut that it can make /
body white, and waterarun up stream, by
living ute All Of which goes 70 prove tha
q the loss If EXTRA session advice we have fir
congress and an administration who's
'"S most inconceivabe laundering eglsl
Gu l. oI has been one of the chief causes Of
who trouble, the better
rst Of
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