The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-29
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

ledSdnt Gay.
River nearly clear of ice
Ferry boat making regular trips.
Big dinner at the Harper tomorrow.
The Hoosac tunnel, Mass, was COM
pleted yesterday.
Hundreds of men, boys and ladies
are enjoying the fine skating on Sylvan
Water
Hon. Azariah C. Flagg, distinguish
ed citizen of New York, died on Monday
night aged SO years.
y. NJ. C. A. are the initials of young
lady in New Hampshire Several young
men are anxious to join her.
1t is stated that Farmers Oranges
are being organized in Indiana at the rate
of about twenty-five a week.
Keep an eye on beggars. There are
many OF recent importation who pursue
the business with view TO larceny.
Nine Chinese girls jumped into the
river to avoid being married. American
| girls jump in because they can't get an OF
fer.
Every county in the State has a can
didate for the vacant place on the State
Board of Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners.
There's very unpleasant taste in the
water from the water works to-day-tastes
like the smoky water from the roof of u
building. Can anybody tell what causes it
&C. P Hubbard, Postmaster at Center
Point, Linn county, Iowa, has been arrest
ed, aud is now held before the United
States Court here to answer for the open
i ing of letters.
The cause Of the extreme low water
! here was an ice gorge at the Clinton
bridge, which formed week ago And il
seems to keep back the water yet. People
cross on the ice at Clinton.
jim Messenger, who put an end to the
career of 10. Wilson, in Davenport, in self
defence, was released from Jail yesterday,
having served out the fine OF 800 imposed
on him for common assault.
"A new Haven miss who dislikes
missionary sermons on account OF theil
length, on being asked if she would like to
go and hear the Rev. Shehadrai meekly
replied that Shehadrai- not
: The Chicago Typographical Union oil
: Thursday evening voted to reduce tbs
price of type setting until April LIST next
The vote stood 200 for reduction to lU'
against. The reduction is 10 per cent.
; A Catholic fair is now being held +"
G Des MOines. The total receipts to Thurs
day evening were 1884 IS. The proceeds
, are to be used in the erection of a resi-
e dence for the Catholic clergy of that city
; Capt. Clark, of the ship Sunrise, 70
. cruelty to seamen, has been sentenced a
San Francisco to fourteen months in pri
son and $4,000 fine. Frank Harris, frs
: mate, States prison. Dennis Maloney, see
J ond mate, to sixty days in Jail.
. "A reporter employed by the New
= York Sun, in giving an account OF lee
ture delivered by the Hon. 5. ). Cox. in
troduced a story respecting an lrishmai
and jew, which Mr.. Cox did not tell 0
: allude to. The report was dismissed.
{ Eyes like diamonds, hair like vas
mass OF golden feathers, taultless form,
hand which no man can look upon withOu
!, an intense desire to kiss it, are portion
e OF the descriptions OF young lady who
n captain o. a Cape Cod fishing smack.
! A load of hay capsized on Jefferso
street. opposite the Harper House, to-day
The mules whirlcd around altogether to
quick. You never can tell exactly what
V mule will do. The driver was hugely dis
+ gusted, and hauled his broken WACO
? away to get it repaired.
L A safe belonging To Wells Wilets,
e New Boston, was stolen and hauled out il
l. u the woods, broken open, and, much
Ie the disgust Of the midnight robbers, coi
tanned only 50. The store of c. \. Ba
a lard was entered, and about $500 worth
4. goods stolen, No one has yet been arrestet
Yesterday, Tom Gleason, who was a
rested for beating and cutting Andres
Paulsen, at Marquette and Seventh street
III Davenport. on the night of the 4th ius
er was examined before Justice kauttma
ir and held for appearance in the sum
10 $500.
10 The Ottumwa Courier thinks that
drizzily day illustrates the folly of fashion
u better than anything else, and adds; -
IL you don't believe it. just walk along behiI
nd a tashionably dressed lady and see a qua
ter of a yard of the trail Of her fine DIRE
drabbled in the mud until it looks like ;
es old mOp-rag.
q. This Walker has been nuisance
:, Davenport for some time. and we hO
'' that he is now gone tor good. He was u
CT der indictment of the Grand Jury and hi
n he been brought before the court again,t
is punishment would have been term
a years in the penitentiary. - Doreap,
Democrat.
~ Bill Arp says I'D tax a man nut
no in on an incum of thousan dollars a
es under. I'd tax 10 per ct. on all between
ne and 10 thousan; twenty per ct. on all
l.. tween 10 and ~ thousan. and so on, d0u
~ lin up to 80 thousan. Above that,
ng take it all, every dollar tell You tn
lie, will git en-.
Ike On Sunday night last railroad IN
was discovered in the room of thrteC
year old girl, at Anamosa Nobody see
AN ed to know what business the fellow had
IN. that room at u o'clock at night, but tat
- soon developed themselves A justice
to the peace was called in and the affair v
orr settled by a marriage, much against
i've will Of the railroader.