The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-15
NOTES, HERE AND THERE.

20 cents per bushel on Market Square to-
day
Darts Hall is provided with water pipes
and hose on the stage, ready to quench a
fire on a moments notice.
The Victor Scale Co. received an order
yesterday for 55-ton track scale, price,
81, 100, to 60 to Benton county, Ind
CoPPs bus will take those who desire
to attend the lecture tonight, at the Bur
tbs Opera House and bring them back.
The Dramatic Club of the Moline Tur-
verein Society will give a theatrical and
tableau entertainment at Turner's Hall, this
evening.
The lecture in Moline by Hon. Hiram
Price, on Monday evening, was attended by
800 people and Melted about 800 for the
library fund.
But one sleigh was engaged in carrying
passengers across the ice between this city
and Davenport to-day. Harry had the
field to himself
The City Marshal is doing well in notify
ing the people to clear off their walks, but
the city should clear off its own walks, too
Look at Union Square walk
The big green turtle shell in Coe &
Strong window is an attraction To an
epicure it is suggestive of something very
pleasant Mcdaniel ornamented it
The Rock Island post Office on Tuesday
issued SO domestic money orders, amount
ing to 1852. On the same day 1926 were
paid out for orders drawn on the Office.
The fog this morning (the 18TH at 9
O'Clock, was so dense that no object could
be discovered half block away. Heavy
rain last night, and slight rain to-day.
Last evening Marshal Mitsch and his
force were notifying people to clean off
their sidewalks Let them continue the
work and prosecute all who neglect the
notice and there viii soon be marked i'm
provement in our walks
There was a marriage at the Harper
House this forenoon 1.-THE l4th) Mr. L. H.
Reeves and Miss Julia johnson, of Cor
dova, Magistrate Higgins oficiated, The
Harper is a nice place for weddings
good many happen there; and especial
pains are taken to make it pleasant and
for the seekers after wed.
ded bliss.
Henry Ward Beecher in the C1yistian
taioH says of the Louisiana muddle: 1t
is dangerous precedent for a United
States District Judge to overthrow one
Government and set up another within
the limits ola State, and that upon no
warrant Of constitutional authority but
solely upon a doubtful construction of
statute Of questionable expcdiency.
The Pacific Il Atlantic telegraph Office
over the other side Of the river, has been
removed to a nice Office on the first floor of
ioldsburys block, Third St. a most con-
venient location for the business. Mr.. W.
\. Ely is the chief operator. The office is
open until midnight 1t was the first Of
hce on either side Of the river, to intro
duce night rates, as it was the first com
peting line.
A New York dispatch thus describes
the pleasant state of feeling existing be.
tween the newspapers of that city
Henry c. Bowen, Of the Brooklyn In
ion, threatens to bring half dozen suits /
against the Tribune unless the suit against
him Is withdrawn. 1t is rumored tonight /
that the Times is about to bring libel .
suit against the WorId for a recent publi- /
cation in which the private life Of parties .
connected with the Times is falsely de .
'crlbed. The war among the newspapers .
grows warmer daily. and some saneuine .
persons are anticipating duels in conse- .
Iuence
The Old Settlers of Scott county had
heir annual festival at the Neweonb
House, last eveuing-the I4th A furious
storm prevailed. causing the gathering
20 be smaller than ever known before on /
similar occasion in the history Of the Ass,- I
.iation Nevertheless people from the .
most distant portions Of the county were .
PRESENT, having left home in the forenoon. .
'etore the storm set it. The very first .
woman who settled in Davenport, Mrs /
antoine LeClaire, was present as were
everal veterans who came 10 that place
oon after the LeClaires All told. the
'arty numbered about fifty. The Ga-ettr
avs the absence of Old Settlers of
Rock Island county, who have yearly at
ended the festival, and who would have
'een present but for the storm, was much .
egretted
The seven Senators who left the Pinch
Jack bogus Louisiana legislature and took
heir seats with the McEnery legislature.
which was elected by the people. embodied
heir reasons for that course in an ad
ress to the people Of that State II is u