The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-09
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-OOIuer.
Mud frozen up.
Ferry boat still running
Occasional sunshine to-day.
The Great Golden Sensation at Darts
Hall tomorrow night
Ten newspapers in Iowa have died
since the first of November,
Corn sold, in Chicago, to-day, for Jan
uary, at 53 and wheat at ll34.
The report of Col. Macomb, on river
improvements, published in this paper,
will be read with interest.
= Three straight drinks of McGregor
whisky smashed two buggies, broke two
heads good deal, and cost about $3.50.
| Col. Flagler will offer at auction on
Market Square, Wednesday, the 18th, lat II
A. NJ, four draught horses. Terms cash.
The dry goods auction, every after
noon and evening, at May Brothers, is
quite an attraction-especially for the la
dies
Imitation" argues President Grant,
land then specie payments" Another
big drunk, and then let US get sober in the
gutter. Graphic
Between this date and the first of JAN
uary, probably about Christmas, it is ex-
, pected that the Davenport water-works
will be in operation.
Ottawa, in this State, is supplied with
water in its houses, public buildings and
fountains, from artesian wells. The water
is pure and soft as rain water.
The rejection of George H. Williams
by the Senate would be as great an event
for the cause of good government as the
E conviction of Tweed.-N 7. Sun.
q The statement that the revival of the
fashion of wearing ruffs is due to a noted
: beauty having a wen on her neck is consid-
cred by the ladies an in-wen- ton of the
n enemy.
r Hills new Opera House, in Davenport,
n will be opened this evening, by the Boston
! Mendlesshon Quintette Hacks from the
Harper House Tickets at Champions :.
IS Advertisement in this paper.
:. Mr.. Blaine, the Republican Speaker,
maintains all the Credit Mobilier and sala-
5 ry-grab members at the head of commit
tees, as usual That shows what Mr.
Blaine thinks of salary grabbers.
Chicago counts all the grain shipped
through that place-even though it does
not break bulk, as forming part of the
regular receipts and shipments. Milwau
kee don't much appreciate that sort of sta
ot tistical swindle.
D. The Moline water power seems to be
,r played out, and the ice rests fat on the riv
- er bed Although itrained hard yesterday
and great deal of surface water ran int,
he the river, still there was not head enough
y. to run single wheel
n Samuel j. Tilden, a Democrat, in
G. sured the detection of William NJ Tweed
- Mr. Tilden now stands higher than ever il
the Democratic party What leading Re
10 publican has brought any of the Republi
ut can robberies to the light and yet retained
his position in the Republican party?"-
" Y Sun.
The President and Secretary Of tn
Treasury as Wall-Street broker yester
o., bay pithily expressedit look one way an
:" row another Their talk against initiation
as and in favor of specie payments, amount
lot to little when the recommendations are i
he favor OF i1flation, and put specie payment
~. further off than ever.
nv The Boston Mendlessohn Quintett
III train and stoppd at the Harpe
ne with the Harper that they wi
I'D go over the river in Harpe
House coach this evening and return I
en the Harper House after the concert.
'th Hon. William Allen, the new Cover
at nor OF Ohio, whose birth most radical ed
Ia. tors are persuaded dates back to the yicir
nd ity of the seige of Troy, is in fact but 6
=. years old, hale and hearty. Cameron ha
sh' but obtained his prime as a thief at =
he and Caleb Gushing and Reverdy Johnso
shine brightest as diplomatists at 70.
1t was Mr.. Kerr, and not THE ARGU
OF that was mistaken. Mr.. Kerr stated, in
the public place. exactly what THE ARGUS II
as peated, and he boosted of it as evidenC
er- that the Supervisors were not very brigh
oh Now Maj Beardsley says he presented II
NC bill of Mr. Kerr but remarked that /
Id would pay it himself and says he did pa
9st it out of his own private funds. And NJ
Ne, Kerr says he paid it with county orde
les
". Heavy Twill Flannel at o. canfs nor va,