The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-22
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/ De Witt Ellis continues to improve. and
little doubt isnow entertained Of his speedy
recovery.
Twenty-six thousand shares of C. RI
Il L. stock changed hands in New York
last week at Sll0 to SIZE.
/ Wite-beaters viii be interested in read
ing the new law proposed for their benefit.
1t will be found in this paper.
The Illinois House of Representatives
Monday evening passed bill extending
the time for the collection of taxes,
Mrs. }. Patterson, of Quincy, has sued
a saloon keeper for 5000, lost through the
drunkenness Of the husband she takes
care Of
There will be a union meeting OF the
Baptist and Presbyterian societies, in the
Presbyterian church, this evening
Preaching by the Rev. Mr.. Newell All
are invited
Wright, the sehoolmaster Shot ut Cedar
City, who has two bullets in his brain, is
reported to be getting better The girl
who did the principal shooting is trying to
starve herself to death.
/ The Davenport Gazettc Radical speak
ing Of the way Caldwell, Radical L. ).
Senator from Kansas, bought biz way into
the Senate, frankly and truthfaiIg says
The rottennes> Of her (kansa> Legisla-
ture fairly rivals that Of New York in the
palmy days Of Boss Tweed.
In Congress, on Tuesday. IT,. bankrupt
las was repealed ny the large majority Of
( l29 u 50, in the House. \ IjG TO repeal
the bankrupt law and all supplementary
and amendatory acts has been reported in
the Senate by the Judiciary amittea,
but not yet acted upon
Harris p Shattuck, train disgatcher of
the D. 4 st. p road, and chief clerk and
telegraph operator IN the Office If Super
intenIent Wood in Davenport died on
Monday night lie was only 21rearS olI. .
and very estimable young man His re
mains were taken to the home his pa
rents in Adrian, Mich.
Attorney-General Edsan, Of his State.
gives his opinion that under tic act Of
April 9TH. 1872, notaries public .annot be
appointed or reappointed except upon the .
petition of 80 voters. 1t appear, that the
practice has been to reappon notaries
who have served one term upon request
to do so, without any new petition but
hereafter a petition must be sch. in upon
the expiration of the orieina term Of
Office.
\ drunken husband, accord toore.
cent decision in this State Is 5 20 better
than none-if he is killed. OneJohn Lay
Of Logan county broke hi- ne.s while in
toEicarei, and his widow. under the TEN
Peranae Law has recovered 81 from the
saloon keeper who s1ld him the fatal
liquor 1t is NOT long since woman in
Iowa widowed in about the san. way. re +.
covered a valuable homestead al damages
from the ramscller I,
On Saturday afternoon. a ia er named
Christian Pullman was going lone from
Davenport. and when near Car Stuhrs.
five miles from town, on the Blue Grass
road, he was assaulted by tw men. who
drove up il a sleigh and wa -rievouslv
pounded and otherwise iniur /. but no
money was taken from him. The assail
ants drove away shouting d the top If
their voices Mr. Pullman 4saertaina1
that they were 90 a spree, AM had threat
ened to clear the road, and tn they were
Claus Reimars Of Lincoln t-nship. and
his hired man. Warrants v.rs issued
for their arrest
\ Dubuque girl, Miss Mclaughlin bv
name who works hard for her living. had
a casual acquaintance with a g. low named
Smith. Smith rushed into bar presence :
one day and sware he would s.,ot himself {
It he dldn raise some money hat day /
that he was hard up, out Of v.rS. desner- /
ate, etc, She took pity on him. loaned /
him s3t'-ali She had-and tullaim he could
pay 1t back when he got some ing tn IA.
lie finally got situation, bu. didn re-
pay the loan, and abused his rmpathe,ic
friend scaudalous!y whenever She dunuad -.
hlm. She sued him, but on.v succeeded !
In recovering part Of it, ana 5 last week. 4
She bought a good h,rSavb. Slid -,
Mr., Smith. and gave him ~ O. IL, j
Ing as a man ever rot C,rra..