The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-28
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

of aconite can't kill him.
-Loudon, Iowa-tSo spacmodic preach
ers-one fair organist-sc scandal to match.
1t has ceased to be question whether
the city surveyor understands his business
or not,
The mayor of Peoria is being. abused
on all sides for letting social evil ravage
so terribly"
The sidewalk in front Of Star Block is
above grade Il this the business of the
city authorities?
u move you, Mr.. Speaker, will be
the most frequent speech OF j: Cathartic
Aver, IN the next congress-if he shall be
elected
Squire Chopper spent the afternoon
| in selecting and instructing jury in road
case--an extension of the cemetery road
to South Rock Island.
M r. Wiser has rented rooms IN Star
Block, over the corner store about to be
occupied by Walker Il Dodge, where he
will soon open his insurance Office.
The threatened discharge of employees
of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
in the Treasury Department at Washing
ton, has been postponed until after cleo
ton.
The veterans in the Mexican war re-
siding in Menard county, (seven in nun
ber) have organized company, to be call
ed the Harris Guards" in honor OF the
late Major Thomas l., Harris.
"A barn belonging to farmer, thirteen
miles east of Galesburg, ILL.,, was struck
Monday morning by lightning, and two
horses killed. Another horse standing be-
tween the two, was only stunned
Charley Everts, the popular C.' II. l
APR r. conductor, is about to open
first class boot and shoe store In Harper
House block. in the store now occupied by
Ensteip, Charlie has lots of friends here.
On Sunday night, the drug store of II.
w. Rathbun, Of Cordova. was broken into
and some $40 in goods and money taken
The thieves gained an entrance by remoy'
ing two panes of glass in back window
An elderly German woman named
Susan Lind died at indianapolis, Sunday
from the effects Of q shock received iron
the news of the death Of her son in La
fayette (lnd brewery, received by heI
last week.
Hon. John b Hawley has rented two
elegant rooms in Star Block, over the
store about to be occupied by Epstein q
West, aud in the spring, after his return
from the next session of congress, he VII
open law office there.
The second trial of Thomas Barrett
and Jeremiah Shannon, for the murder o
Marshall Morlatt, was commenced IN TIT
Mclean county en- circuit court a
Bloomington Monday morning. The trla
will probably last over week,
An attempt was made last night t.
enter Fisher Abbott's residence, on Pleas
ant street. The family were awakened
and the burglars left Our citizens SHOULD
be prepared to receive these nocturnal Wis
itors according to their just deserts.
1t is alleged against 4. St. Julien Cox
candidate for congress from the Secon'
district of Minnesota that he is ADDICTED
TO the excessive use of ardent spirits Ih
voters of that district, while avowing thei
intention of indicating Cox, will take
theirs strait.
The well known journeyman tailor
Patrick Murphy, who came to Davenpor
in 1857, and has lived there ever since
died at his home on Twelfth street., nea
Iowa, on yesterday, He was seized witt
dropsy in August last, and found relle
only in death.
"A. Ii. Lambert is still in camp. 9th
err members of the club are buying neS
guns, loading shells and getting ready TO
a change in the weather. AS soon as tn
ducks fly lower aud southwark some tftee
or twenty of our citizens will leave for tn
hunting grounds.
There was quiet little knock dow
, on the walk. west side of Market Square
the other night, in which young grocer
of this city, and nice young commercla
traveller got the worst Of it. Boys don
90 there any more-it isn't healthy; be
sides it's very naughty.
-'Somethng must be done, says tn
Council Bluffs No"pd, lei that there is
thoroughly organized and well-equippe
band of horse thieves in the county cannc
be denied, There have been not less tina
twenty horses stolen within the past tW
months, in radius OF ten miles from tn
city"
The examination Of c. Rossman, wi
brought the false keys for Eggleshts u:
at the Jail, and "Frenchy" Cadieux, VII
S received them was finished before Justlt
r Kaufman, in Davenport, yesterday, III
pair were held in the SUN of $1,000 eac
for conspiracy to release prisoners, al
we're sent to Jail IN default,
The owners of the property on I'll
south side of Illinois street, between Ma
d ket Square and Washington street, hay
. decided to rebuild next season. a unlior
9 frontage the whole length of that bloc
. will greatly improve the looks of the stree
;. and will be very creditable to the enterprls
d of the owners OF the property.
g Locomotive engineers in the West b,
: longing to the so.called Brotherhood al
preparing to resist with all their combine
strength reduction of wages, which tn
D principal lines have decided on, Ih
e strike of last spring had unpleasant tei
, lures, and the one in contemplation, II
is forced to an issue, will be even more Ill
/ relentiug.
4 Counterfeit IS notes on the First ~
= tional Bank of Chicago. are in circulation
They are struck off from the plates q
Il which counterfeit s. note on the Trader
= National Bank was printed some time agC
The plate has been altered to read Fir:
National Bank but in other respects
J. substantially unchanged. Mr. T. .. Ru
> ter's name is signed to the bill, although |
is President of the Traders aud has 1
connection with the First.
t The prisoners in Aledo Jail had a pla
n arranged to bveak Jail this week, but She
k if Guthrie was too many for them TT
"a time for next term of court is DRAWN
II neal, and the prisoners wished to be absel
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