The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-20
NnrEa. Here AND THERE.
Mask ball this evening.
Vary Eobt soft snow falling

V cry light. sou SHOW falling.
Coal 20 cents on Market Square to-day.
They have had a big freshet in the
Eastern States, doing much damage
Mr. Boyle's -four team came very near
making first class item for us-but con
Guided not to, as after running half block
it was stopped.
Young gentlemen who wish to become
members of a gymnastic society are re
quested to meet at the gents parlor, at the
Harper House, this evening, at O'Clock
Why woman, who does as much and
as good work as a man, should not be pad
as much as a man is one of those social
riddles which no philosopher has yet been
able to guess.
At Sparta, Wis, on the 18th, the mer-
curry CONCEALED, A spirit thermometer
marked Is below zero; at La Crosse,
Wis, 81 St Paul, 81; Minneapolis, "a
and at Milwaukee, above on the same
day Sparta is only $50 miles west OF
Milwaukee.
Governor Hendricks, Of Indiana says,
1t should attract attention and excite
serious concern, when local troubles and
controversies, growing cut of matters
wholly of State concern, are made the pre-
text for the interp0sion of Federal au-
thority and the menace OF nationa! arms.
The river railroad from Sabula, Iowa. to
ST. Paul is now finished and trains are run
ming over it. This makes a complete road
from Rock Island to St Paul via the
Western Union to Sabula, then cross the
river and take the cars for St. Paul without
change
Dat of all the sorry scandal and dis
grace connected with the swindHug IF the
people out of $50, 100000 by the Credit
Mobiler Company, we are glad T. know
that up to this time, no Ilhnoisan, no Lib
eral Republican, and only one Democrat Is
tainted with it. The rest are all Grant
Radicals
ill is before the Legislature to ex-
tend the time for the collection OF taxes
one month, or to the 3oth day of March.
With farm products down to one third the
price they commanded three years ago,
and no use for the money before July, we
do not see any necessity for forcing the
collections until the farmers can have the
benefit Of spring prices,
Public anxiety and apprehension is be
ginning to be expressed in regard "a the
health of Gen Dix The Word says
General Dix's great age is not Of itself a
danger. But it is to be remembered that
the Governorshin, in addition II IFS more
CONSPICUOUS duties, entails upon the III
cumbent an incessant series of petty cares
and anoyances which test the strength Of
men in the prime Of life, and which fall
with dangerous force upon veteran.
4 Dorsey, the new L. 5. Senator from
Arkansas, is a Nermonter He graduated
at Oberlin. was Captain Of Ohio artillery
in Virginia, then became an iron nonger
at Sandusky, Ohio. and is now settled at
/ Helena, Ark, as President Of the Arkan-
sas Central Railroad Bowen was the Ad
ministration fayorite, but ennugh Demo
Gratis united with Dorsey's friend, to beat
Bowen. believing that Dorsey would be
more liberal towards them and use his in
huence in favor Of general amnesty.
The Moline Rerier has been appointed
as one Of the two papers in Illinois TO pub
fish the laws Of Congress The compen-
sation Is small, and it is generally an IN
jury to any paper to do the jo5. for the
reason that it excludes the nee sary va.
riety of reading matter, or throws out ad
vcrtising which pays much better rate,
The job Is generally much sought after BY
country papers Of small circulation and
little or no advertising. 1t Was secured
ct course, through the infiuence of Mr.
fIawley.
Theodore IIalhig and his wife keey
hoarders, in Buffalo. Iowa. and B II. Bar
ker, a coal miner and married man, hvet
near them. Halbig' wife has relatives or
this side Of the river, near Nuscatine
Barker and Halbig's wife elopeI and reg
istered at the Pennsylvania House, il
NIuseatine, as j. II. Finley and wife
Leaving there they registered at the st
Louis house, in Davenport, as Il. B
Smith and wife, and were there caueh
By Halbig and arrested Barker mad plent,
Of money and easily procured bail 70
p both. OF course there is great distres
! among the relatives of the guilty pair.