The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-12
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

II adoVer tells US Mrs. Eadover SAYS
she's not sorry that little rocks the cradle
of rebellion
In Iowa ministers and members of
the Y. NJ. G. A. are mistaken for burglars
and trequenters of gun boats, and shot at
by officers.
-Bobbs complains that his wife is an
lntationist. She blows him up every day
and makes him circulate until he actually
feels that he is beyond redemption.
Judge Leffngwell, of Iowa, VIM.
Barge, Esq'r, of Dixon, and Hon. Miles s.
Henry, of Sterling, are attendingour circuit
court. They stop at the Harper House.
Two Rodman guns. ten feet long and
two feet in diameter, have been mounted
on stone foundations in front of the Rod
man monument at Rock Island Arsenal
The water will be pumped out of the
Golfer dam at Rock Island Arsenal next
month and the gates and wheels put in the
new dam preparatory to running the shops
by water power.
-Freeport, ILL.,, is said to have AN ar
ray Of fiiz- gig girls" Neither the una
bridged nor the almanac furnishes any clue
to assist the bewildered intellect of the
anxious reader.
Whose house was it intended to wash
out by giving false fire alarm and getting
the hose boys out Sunday morning? This
is good subject of inquiry for Mayor
Gait and the police.
Mr. and Mrs. Isabella Hooker sail
from New York on the I'd of May for a
tour in Europe "-Ne,o Haven Register.
1t is to be hoped that Mr., Isabella will en-
joy the Old World.
Tomorrow Montgomery Queen $ great
| show will exhibit in Rock Island. 1t has
been well advertised-even the Rev. Mr..
Knowlton advertised it in his sermon on
Sunday in the Methodist church.
Conductor Lew Cain, of the r., R. I. &
St L. r. R., returned this morning from
his western trip, whittier he went in search
of health. He is in fine condition, and
that close cut blonde hair looks NICE
when New Orleans proudly shows
Quebec a shirt front stained with fresh
strawberry juice, the latter triumphantly
exhibits to New Orleans sore on the side
of the nose, made by mosquito of this
years growth. -MSlaoaukee Sentinel.
The Fort Dodge Times tell of an emf
nent divine who is trying his ingenuity t.
invent a hell of sufficient intensity fol-
druggists He considers the ordinary hel
hot enough for saloon-keepers; but he des
pairs of doing justice to the druggists.
Butler has been heard from. He il
sick in bed, and SAID to be throwing red
hot Five Points unabridged lexicon o
curses at Grant and the veto Mortol
and Logan ought to be heard from before
the country goes to, pieces. Likewise
Bogy.
There is one great fear about this San
born outcry against Richardson. OF course
the only decent thing he could do woul(
be to resign or die, but then suppose Cam
erom should be appointed in his place
The thought of it almost reconclles US t.
Richardson.
$50 you were born on the 1st o
April, said husband to his wife on he
twenty first birthday. That's what a.
my friends think. And why are the,
so unanimous on that point?" pursued he
'On account of my choice Of a husband,
was the reply.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher made thi
comprehensive reply to an anxious ques
toner, who was DESTROYS Of knowing wheth
err a man can love his second wife as we
as the first: That depends on what sor
of wife the first was, ana what kind Q
life the second leads him
The Ohio State Journal does this: ~
friend at our elbow thinks it is just as rep
rehensible for women to get tight by lacin
as for men to get tight by whisky. Bot
injure the system Well, it, none of on
particular business, any way Men gener
ally get tight cause it's pleasant, and VIC
men get tight corsee nice.
Thomas Martin, of Coal Valley, inc
the Doctor might have got license fror
the Board of Supervisors for $500, to Sc
liquor He preferred to sell without Ii
, cense, and now he pines in jail for $50 day:
and besides that must stay there till h
, pays a $500 fine besides. He plead guilt
to Is counts, and this was the lowest per
atty Judge Peasants could give him.
"A darkey was trying to steal goose
but fierce dog raised an objection, an
. Sambo retired The next night he trie
E it again, but violent thunder storm intel
fered, and just as he had captured h
prize, the lightning struck him, and nearl
frightened the poor fellow to death. Dror
ping the goose, he ran off muttering
E Peers ter me dere am mighty lot of fus
made bout a common goose.
AT meeting of the Board of Healt
held at the Mayors office, in Davenport
on Saturday afternoon, it was resolved
request all citizens. living below the bluff
to procure barrels or tight boxes, an
= place the same at some place convenieI
for the removal of contents, and depos
y all offal, dish water, and slops therein
Also that the Health Inspector be empoy
cred to engage team to call at least twit
a week at every house to empty said ba
9 rels or boxes" Our citizens pay very Ii
p tie attention to the excellent suggestions
:. Mayor Gait on this subject, but go
throwing ashes, paper and other torbiddt
litter in the streets about as usual-an
e nobody has been fined yet
r -Cordcva is to have hardware stor
r Mr., W. B. Phillips, formerly Phillips
> Rathbun, druggists and Mr. Z. H. Hobar
recently of Port Bryon, have engaged
G business under the firm of Phillips & Ho
d art, and will keep hardware, tin war
: furniture, etc Mr. Phillips was in TOW
yesterday and left an order at The ARGl
office for some printing for the new fir
Is Any of our friends in Cordova who wi
to send any items of news to THE ARGU
or subscribe for the paper, or send US a
advertising or job printing can call on N
,. Phillips, who will attend to it for thel
rs The new store of Phillips & Hobart W
be good place for our friends to call, a
> we hope the new firm will do SUGGEST
e business.
,e POLICE COURT.