The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
John Fishers Flora Del Fumar brand
of cigars is having quite run,

John Fishers Flora Del Fumar brant
of cigars is having quite run,
Saw dust is being shipped from thi
city to La Sale, for the ice business.
On Tuesday of last week, Charles I
Frost was 10 the Peoria depot. in this city
and the conversation reported in Saturday
ARGUS took place as there stated.
Attention is requested to an advertis
ment in this paper in relation to the mys
ferrous disappearance of Frank Parker. -
Our exchanges will confer a great favor OF
his distressed relatives by noticing the
same.
Charles NJ. Mason, of Godfrey, Madison
county, this state, was killed on the 18th
on his premises. by falling tree. He
lost his life in saving that of his little
daughter, who was under the tree just as il
was chopped down. Mr., Mason was one Of
the most prominent residents of the coun'
ty.
Professional gentlemen, libraries, clubs,
and reading rooms DESTROYS of getting their
English newspapers and magazines punct-
ualiy at only the prices of publication and
postage will be glad to know that Stevens S
lists to be had gratis upon application to
his New York agents, Tice & Lynch 34!,
Pine street.
The Davenport Gazette has done a
sensible thing in reducing the size of its
daily paper. A reasonable pride is well
enough, but pride that publishes news
paper at a loss is the pride that goes before
a fall. We should be sorry to see the Ga
yete cut off its reporters on this side of
the river, because we find them useful
but they are piece of extravaganza which
don't pay
husband to Order" by the St.
Josephs Dramatic Club, will draw a full
house tomorrow evening. There will also
be some fine concert singing The price of
admission is 25 cents, and tickets are for
sale at Dart q Darts, and at Lamping
Bros. book store. The play, varied with
songs,ln which some of our best talent will
appear, constitutes the entertainments, no
fancy tales or coffee stands beng en-
ployed to catch the unwary public.
The returning board in Louisiana will
report to the legislature that they haze no
returns from DeSoto parish. Some weeks
ago Bean, the Republican supervisor, plac
90 them in the hands of prostitute aud
she wants 81 900 before she gives them up.
The Conservatives urged the board and the
state authorities to take some action to
compel the supervisors to report, but they
refused to move in the matter The Con-
seryatlyes then offered the duplicate of the
returns, which were filed with the clerk of
the court with the ballots taken. but the
board declined to canvass the duplicate or
examine the ballot boxes. And by such
means the Republican party hopes to keep
Kellogg in power.
The Davenport Democrat says, mo
cases of smallpox in this city are reported
by the medical fraternity. THE Rock
ISLAND ARGUS lies under mistake"
The ARGUS does not lie under mis-
AXE, or in any other way. The ARGUS
;an name the parties now confined in
Davenport with the small poX, and if the
Democrat was awake to the interests and
ives of the people of its city it would do
10. 1t is enough for TIE ARGUS to eau
ion our people to be on their guard, until
We have some cases here then we shall
ell all we can learn about them 1t is
'ather Thin for the Democrat to say no
,ases are reported by the medical fraterni
W Doctors are not noted for running
heir own business by reporting they have
mall pox patients, We do not insinuate
hat any physician would expose other pa
tents. Physicians know how to prevent
arrying the c0ntagion about with them
but they do not like to alarm their other
'atents with unnecessarily reporting that
hey have small pox cases. Tile small por
nists IN Davenport, and zee hnow it, and
nor ulo has It. We have done our duty
7hen we warn the people of the fact.