The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-30
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


Very clear, pleasant day
Lively times on the streets,
Days lengthening at both ends.
Tomorrow will be last day of the year.
Market Square full of country teams
to-day.
The factories in the eastern States are
starting work again.
Hundreds of skaters are enjoying the
smooth ice on Sylvan Water.
The Chicago Journal speaks of Gen
eral John b. Hawley. Who's he?
The ice started about II o'clock last
night, but did not run but few minutes.
The ARGUS of to-day supplies some
missing links in Lord John Hawley's bio
graphy.
"A county treasurer in Ohio, whose ac-
counts are all correct, is one Of the curiosi-
ties of the day.
Teams crossed the river at Muscatine,
on the ice bridge, for the first time this
season, yesterday.
Good time to get your New Years
call cards printed. THE ARGUS office does
llils WoEh very handsomely.
There have been shipped this year
from California to England 204, $40 bar
rels of -four, valued at $257, 759.
Platform of the communists Every
man who saves money must be made to de
vide with every man who saves none.
The great strike on some of the Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Indiana railroads con-
tinues to greatly derange the running OF
trains.
During last week, twenty-thrAe cars
loaded with gold and silver bullion, passed
through this city, going East. on the Z. X.
|. & p. Road.
John Reamer, crossing the river on
the ice this morning, broke through, but
got out again. 1t was fool-hardy under
taking to try TO cross at all.
Daniel Halsted, living with his step
father, VIM. Brain near Hamlet, Mercer
Co, committed suicide on Friday the 26tt
by shooting himself with pistol.
"A jury gaveaverdict of $4,000 agains
the Rock Island Railroad Company, Al
Stuart, on "Wednesday, in favor of DaviC
j. Rutter, an employe in the car-shops
who was injured by a locomotive whee
falling on him.
There is much excitement in the hog
market in this city to-day Live hogs arr
selling at from S. to s.. 80 per cwt., which
is an advance of % cents since Saturday
The demand comes from the packers
and the advance is caused by the light re
ceipts. Il Chicago journal, 10Th.
Vonce upon a night times dreary,I sot me cold un
j weary,
Gathering thoughts and fancies from der Wind
yedder's roar
Ven nod me / couldn'd help dot; poorly quick
a knockin
Like fellers shendly roekin, blockin up my bet
house door.
Who's der matter now ?" shattered, "knockin OF
dot vot vas something to allure"
II. NJ. Bailey, conductor on the Pee
ria railway, has been assigned to the dut
of station agent at Galva, where the roa
connects with the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy Mr. Bailey has been a conductC
f for = years, principally on Indiana an
Ohio lines, and has been with the Peori
company during the last two years.
Rock Island has two excellent GeI
man English schools--one in charge {
: Prot Roessler. and the other presided owe
: ny Ibi. btLii OANOiiCul
, Prof. Roessler's school held its annual c,
hlbition last Saturday evening, and Pro
Eyre on Sunday eyening-both at Turne
: Hall. The attendance was large and e.
erybody seemed pleased.
2 Col Clark f. Carr, of Galesburg, wa
, at the Harper House this morning. II
appeared to be very anxious to reach NJ
Carroll before New Years, and it Wa
guessed" by some Yankees who wer
, pretty thick with him, that he was goin
p up there to get married He seemed S
: kind o ''prinked up . had on ''stol
clothes wore such a sweet and heavenI
: smile on his face, and waved his hand 5
5 kindly at parting that al his friends kne
n something was the matter. We hope 1
-, accident win befall him On his perilous jou
ney. Martindale took him in charge an
we have no fears for his safety while Mart
commands the ship Still, we shall /
anxious about him till lie sends US a lin
There Is a great rivalry lrtween Rockford al
| Frecpurt TO which shall u chosen Tor the It
sions o the new United STATES District Court +