The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-24
NOTES, HERE AND THERE.

city, next Thursday evening.
The loose tile in the Office at the Harper
House are being relaid, by NJ. c. Prick.
Attention is requested to the advertise
ment for the grand vocal and instrumental
concert
The Central Street Railway, over the
river, is running covered sleighs instead oil
cars-a good idea
Ole Bull and troupe will appe"r III DeS-
MONIES, February IS and 10 tedar rap
ids the 10th Rock Island the I'd and
Davenport the oath.
Nevada has given, or rather has sold,
her Senatorship to John p. Jones, of San
Francisco. who, to make sure of his votes,
bought EN- twice over, sir.
The Mississippi was free of ice, yester-
day, from Alton to St Louis. Three
steamers left the latter city for New Or
leans on Wednesday, the first out Of the
port for weeks,
The amount Of personal deposits in the
First National Bank, in Geneseo, at the time
off making its reportlastweek, was S47 800.
The capital stock of the bank is 100000,
and its surplus at this time is $4,000
Mr.. Ellis informs us that his son Dewitt
is doing finely, and is able to play his
guitar and enjoys himself we'll His side
is sore, indicating that the ball passed
around in that direction and lodged in the
fieShy part of his body.
The Byers Minstrel Troupe, which per
K formed at Ieutonia Hall last week, did
the thing mp very creditably indeed They
will give concerts here semi-mouthly dur
ring the the balance of the winter, and
should be well patroniZed.- GcHesgo Re
py5iic.
Railroad trains are somewhat delayed in
consequence of the storm. The C., T. /.
& p. train due here at 6;45 this morning,
from the east did not arrive till noon.
That from the west had not arrived at our
latest advices-nor had the train on the
Western Union due last night, We pre-
sumo they will all get right by tomorrow
marning
Last evening a young man over the river
) stepped into a billiard hall and deliberately
turned down the cas over a table at which
two players were engaged. Much talk
and some threats ensued. At length the
o. party of the first part pulled revolver,
and one billiardst struck him across the
side of the head with the but Of cue
3 knocking him fat. Pistol went off in tho
melee and Just missed the head Of the in
diyidual who used the cue. lodging in th'
ceiling
The annual meeting of the stakeholder
OF the Northwestern Union Packet Com
pany was held in St Louis on Tuesda.
last when w. T. Davidson, 7. ;. David
son, b. IL, Campbell, VIM Rhodes, Johr
Shethar. p. p Manion, and Thos. l., Da
wilson, were elected as Directors. Officer
- were elected at the Directors meeting a
), follows: W. F. Davidson, President; 7
: Davidson, superintendent VIM
Rhodes Secretary and Treasurer; Joh
Shethar. Assistant Secretary and Trea,
O urer.
n They had fire over the river last night
D.. the23d. The old City Market House iath
z centre of Western Avenue, between 1t
h and 9TH streets went up in a blaze, as ii
II the Rescue Engine and the Pioneer Hoo
e and Ladder truck-the latter the only fir
b, apparatus of the kind in the city proper
y Loss 81, 900 on building, and s. 400 on al
d paratus-total of $3,4oo for the city BE
lie 800 for the two fire companies The los
/. on John Spectzeu grocery stock Wa
.e total. ut least $500 The insurance ii
not amount to a great deal The buildln
was insured for 5000 in tine payeupol
-, Fire policy about to expire, and VI
Speetzen had $500 insurance in Crane
= Marks agency with the Tua. - tn
! losses above insurance are $500 for I'll
city. S4oO for the two fire companies, an
i" at least $500 for Mr.. Speetzen-total
J. $1,000