The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-28

Il NCuutuE. vi - IL -NCNbCiih1 VI Ahtth
Island, and Miss Zama L. Severance of
this city, being joined in marriage. We
wish the newly married couple all happi-
ness -DareHport Democrat 27h
Mr. S l.. Rice, of Milwaukee, formerly
Rice, Brightman Il Seeley, of this city, was
at the Harper House over Sunday He is
now an extensive lumber dealer in Milwau,
kee and has a good many customers on all
the roads west through this State and
Iowa
A business man packed up his traps and
moved out of town to-day, and we really
believe his lack of success here was owing
to the fact that he didn't advertise in THE
ARGUS. Business men can't afford to lose
the opportunity to tell our readers what
they have TO sell.
The Fifth Avenue Theatre Combination,
at Dart 5. Hall, last evening, drew fine
audience and gave excellent satisfaction.
The mrmhers of the company are all good
in the rendition of their parts, but not DIS
tineuished in their profession-too good
to riiicule and not quite good enough to
create any very deep feeling.
1t is reported that the Rock Island and
Moline quilt factory will probably be con
verified into a cotton factory, after the con
Germs of the company are closed up, it now
being in voluntary bankruptcy Cotton
can be brought here eheapiy from the
South. and manufactured at as liitle cost
as anywhere in the country. And the
market for the goods will always be sure.
\ German By the name of JOS Benhart,
while out hunting with Il companion near
Monticello, Iowa, last Sunday, was fatally
wounded. He leaned the gun against his
breast aud was fixing the ramrod, when
the gun was accidentally discharged, the
load grazing his chin, taking away his low
er and upper teeth. part of his nose and
his right eye, and entering the brain.
An exchange says the hogs, at this sea
son, should have plentyof sulphur and pow
dered charcoal given to them in their food
The other ingredient Of gunpowder-salt
peter-might also be administered. Then
by giving the hog box Of fraction matches
and letting it run, an explosion might be
produced that would save the cost Of
hntchering by blowing the auimol into
steaks and chops
The transfer steamer which conveys the
cars of the Milwaukee 4 81 Paul railroad
to aud fro across the Mississippi at North
Metfregor, made a miss in securing its
couplings with the barge it lows to carry
the cars, at a train Saturday morning, and
the barge hoated down river with four cars
loaded with wheat and four aboard, to a
point three quarters OF a mile distant called
Flemming's Mil, where it ran atoul sand
bar, tipped and emptied the cars into the
river.
We always feel large degree of pity for
the father and mother who bring their
baby to a theatre or concert room, and very
decided Indignation towards the door keep
er for admitting them Children in arms
should never be admitted to places of pub
lie entertainment-it is au insult to the
whole audience, and to the actors, for the
baby always cries in the wrong place. II
parents have ~ more respect for the feel
inEs Of the audience than to destroy the
comfort of house full of people, they
should he taught some lessons in public
propriety.
The Erie Railway Company contemplate
making direct connection with Chicago.
BY means oil the Atlantic 4 Great West
ern, and Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati,
4 indianapolis Railroads, the Erie reaches
Cleveland. Indianapolis, and Cincinnati,
and completes for St Louis business. The
management have now come to the conclu-
sion that they cannot longer afford to be
cut off from Chicago They propose tc
utilize the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway as far west as Gallon or Marion
and then branch off in an air line t.
Chicag, The new line as projected would
be about $50 miles long.
The Davenport Gazette, discussing the
question of whether the Independent anG
Anti Monopoly members elect to the Iowa
Legislature should be admitted to the Re
publican party caucus, concludes that
Under the circumstances it may be wei
to treat all alike and invite all who propose
to act with the Republican party hereafter
to take part in the Republican legislative
caucuses. 1t is easy enough 20 invite, Blu
will they come? Somehow OF other there,
a mighty deal of independence of party
this year-people are beginning to thinL
and act for themselves instead of having
a caucus, controlled by ring politicians ant
old party hacks, think for them.
Saturday the Union charged Assistant
Supervisor Jarvis with taking car loac
of potatoes belonging to the county which
cost % cents bushel and selling then
at Sl.l5, thus making % cents bushel OF
them, and rather left it to be inferred
that the county was to be cheated out o
the potatoes entirely. The next day (Sun
day the Union said the potatoes would b,
replaced to the county at 90 cents, thu
saving two cents bushel to the county
Jarvis having five car loads on the way
here from Milwaukee" and only borrow
ing the car load Belonging to the county
and paying two cents bushel for the us,
Of them. We shall next expect to find the
Onion convert to the ''Bowles-Jarvis
Danforth reform"