The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-07

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Sloppy streets.
Another charming day.
-Sleighing running away fast.
p. L. Gable is in New York City.
United States Minstrelssa Dart $, Hall |
tonight.
Russell & Dewitts Minstrels at Darts
Hail. tonight.
Col v G. Hanna, Paymaster Z. S.A,
is at the Harper House.
Representative Durham left by the
st. Louis train last night for Springfield.
Gen Tom Thumb and wife. Commo-
dore Mutt, and Minnie Warren, at Darts
Hall Saturday night. See advertisement.
One hundred and twenty-six dollars in
witness fees lapse into the treasury in
Scott county because they were not called
for.
General H. f. Sickles and his brother
Ell. H. Sickles, we'll known hereabouts. have
turned their attention to stock raising IN
the mountains of Colorado.
The cost of road and equipment of the
c., r. l. q p. was $40, 1872, 235: capital
stock paid up $25,00O,00O; funded and
floating debt $S,972, 40.
Davenport was covered with a black
bank of fog for some time this morning
so black that its buildings could not be seen
FROM this side of the river
The total cost of road and equipment
of the ID. & st. Z. road was Sc, 100000.
The capital stock paid up is So, 1870, 600, and
the funded debt is $3,lS0,000.
One of the 'city fathers" of Milan
Chs Fitzsimons, and his son Ash, ARE to
be tried for disturbing the peace, getting
drunk, committing assault and battery, etc,
The company raised for the conquest
of Cuba at Augusta, Ga, was very strong
| ly Offered. 1t consisted of Is generals, 7
colonies, 4 captains 10 paynIasters, n
quartermasters and | private.
The question of consolidation with
Rock Island will be discussed next Mond; y
evening, by the Moline Lyceum The Ly-
Gil room, over the engine house.
The night train from St, Louis to this
city, last night had to leave q sleeping
car at Table Grove, Fulton county, l04
miles south of this place, on account of one
wheel getting loose. No harm done.
Peoria, in this State, land Buffalo, Iowa
are talking of building glass works and de
Ipend on getting $30,00O to $4,000 from
the late employees of the Rock Island glass
works to build with. They'll be apt tt
wait some days before they get it.
An exchange in its Thanksgiving ar
ticle says: There was some benzine takel
in by few during the day, but they did i
more out OF compliment to General Gran
than from any desire to have fun them
selves. Our people are loyal
; The Peoria Reuie,c says that there ar
1000 men in that city who want wa
with Cuba, provided they can go as suit
} lers They do not care Tor the honor
and glory OF war; all they want is a chanc
to revenge the violated honor OF our bleed
ing country by selling cheese at S74 cent
per pound, shippers included.
| On yesterday afternoon, the office Q
the Clerk of the District Court wa
the scene of a marriage ceremony, theswit
q nesses being five or six lawyers and a hal
Oh dozen lawyers clerks Justice Velie pei
formed the ceremony. The bride had ha
the bridegroom arrested for seduction-an
The chose to end all public proceedings b
becoming husband His conclusion wa
h Just. Ais well that ends vel. Dapen
s port Gazette, 7th
Conductor Ackley and several othe
], employees of the G., II. I. Il p, have gon
: to Chicago for the purpose of appearing o
witnesses in a case brought against the G.
II. l. & z. bya party who sues the compa
!. ny for SIC, 1000. damages for being put O.
a train some three years ago, between Day
K export and REX Island-in the dsys {
s the old bridger-on account of impe unos
! ty. There is, or was, an Illinois law whic
+ forbids railroad company putting of
v passenger hatween stations, under heav
penalties. md the plaintiff brings SUI
under this Ia