The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-10

The happiest man in Rock Island, about
these DAYS, is Epstein, the Harper House
jeweler- girl
Remember the grand Masquerade to be
given by the Turner Society at Turner
Hall tonight.
The heavy fines imposed upon the sa-
loon keepers of Muscatine forced many Oh
them to suspend business.
The Senatorial investigating committee
at jefferson City has reported TO the Mis-
souri, Legislature, generating Senator
Bogy from any attempt at bribery.
The eldest grange in the State Of Iowa
is in Jasper county, A. Failor, Master 1t
is No ! in the State, and No. . in the
United States, and was organized in 1868.
The Northern Line and Northwestern
Union Packet Co. 5 are preparing for war
1t is said that each 'unbeknownst to the
other, is buying tow steamers and barges
Four cars of buffalo meat came from the
west on the c., r. |. 4 p road Saturday
morning, consigned for New York. The
buffalo were killed between Fl. Kearney
and TT. Laramie.
The ST. Louis Republican says; Moline
feels the influence of Independent life early.
She voted herself city less than six
months ago, and already fifteen saloons rise
up and call her blessed. -
The Davenport Democrat says their
horse railways over the river have had "a
rough winter Of il and found it difficult tn
keep even with expenses during the tough
winter weather of the past six weeks.
Rev Robert Laird Collier will deliver
his lecture, the Personality and Perplex-
tiles of Poet, in the Congregational
church on Thursday evening, February
18th, in Moline, commencing at "A O'Clock.
The st. Louis Times says: Whenever
single Democratic Senator shall be found
, guilty of purchasing his election, we can
open the blacklist and tally one. At pres
ent that side of the house presents clear
and undisputed blank
Mr.. Lambert the pioneer ice packer, Is
putting up large quantity of the very best
quality of ice for his next summer trade.
The first crop was 80 inches thick-rather
too thick. But he is now putting up a
second crop, IS inches thick, and remark
: ably pure and clear.
, Henry Haas, grain merchant, in Dayen,
port. in going up the front steps of hi,
house on Friday evening, put his foot OF
a round piece of wood left there by som,
children, which turned, and caused him t,
fall in such a manner that his right le.
was broken Just above the ankle.
Gov Palmer, in reappointing the Stat
House Commissioners reappointed
brother Of the present Governor as com
missioner Gov. Beveridge has tele
graphed Ex-Governor Palmer's brother
who is trustee of the Southern Insan
e Asylum, that he must vscate his place t
d make room for a Granite
It The Chicago Post says The debt @
2 New Orleans is equal to p per cent. O
e the whole property assessment Of the city
l. Property, of course, is sadly depreciate
r in value, having gone down 80 per cent
lie since 1867, An honest and economics
a administration Of the city government
1t urgently called for, but not likely to be ri
IN allied.
The New York World shows that nor
than $4,000 cases of serious sickness O,
N CURED in that city last year, from defe,
Is tive drainage, the sewer gases producin
;. diseases from which 1900 deaths occu
II red When half a dozen lives are lost /
st the falling Of burning building, or
Il greater number by the explosion Of
ne boiler the community is greatly excite,
$ but the thousands who are poisoned by d
re fective drainage cause no commoti,n
es The Gazette says The house Of VI
a. Strasser, the musician. Is q house
It's mourning His excellent wife died
e- Friday night, after illness with typhr
fever. She leaves six children. She W
an estimable woman, and will be sore
:, missed in the circle in which she move
b. The sympathy for the husband will
H. widespread in the city The funeral "
- on Sunday. Mr.. Strasser has many frien
N on this side who sympathize with him
IA his great affection.
1t The Springfield Mass Republic
thinks that people who assert that t
u United States Senate has never expelled
ny member, are mistaken. 1t was in rs
&c, and his wicked name was Blount-H,
eu William Blount He hailed from do,
!" Tennessee way The late Mr. Simmer
'' of Rhode Island, was not expelled
VII resigned his seat. as the Providence Jol
' :, nal delcately puts it, subsequent
"e some developments which were then
garded as affecting injuriously his char
ter as a legislator.