The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-11
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The St Patrick's Benevolent Society
advertise public entertainment at Turn
er Hall on Tuesday evening.
There are now 1O2 pupils in the state
institution for the education of feeble
minded children at jacksonville.
Reports from all quarters in Southern
Illinois are to the effect that the wheat
prospect at present is promising.
A saloon keeper in Des MONIES has
put over his door, but when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet, not into somebody
else s rum shop.
AT Ottawa laboring man named
Macarthur procured poison for rats but
changed his mind and took it himself. He
was in critical condition at last accounts.
Henry d. King, miner, was Instant
ly killed by falling Us feet down coal
shaft at Pekin, on Wednesday last. He
was descending by rope when his foot
hold slipped.
"A man IS years old, in Davenport, got
a divorce from his wife and married a girl
of 2l--and the night of his marriage bis
house was profusely daubed with lime and
muddy water.
"A strong minded female, who was ar
guing the other day that the condition OF a
married woman was slavish, was etfectual-
ly silenced by her opponent, who said, ut
is not slavish, but 1t is high-menial.
"A saloon keeper in Dallas county,
Iowa. astonished the praying ladies by
singing Ben Johnson.s beautiful song
Drink to me only with thine eyes
And viii pledge with mine
Leave but a kiss within the cup,
And I'll not look for sotHe
The employees at Rock Islani Arsenal
will find in this paper report OF the hrst
day s session of the committee sent by
Congress to investigate violations OF the
eight hour law on government work in New
\ ork city.
james Carrigan, respectable farmer
of Winfield, Scott county, Iowa, has been
taken to the Insane Asylum at Mt. Plea
SAINT for treatment. Possessed with the
idea that his wife was unfaithful to her
marriage vows. he became insane.
The HOrId states that New York
spends annually $33,000,000 for drinks at
retail prices, runs 1920 drinking houses,
NtlLCl GONCl ~ dCICS VI dllu GuptU1
II 900 able bodied bummers to hoist out
the deleterious fluids Good enough for
one small village.
"A young lady in Moline recently said
Some men are always talking about pat
ronizing their own town-always harping
on that duty-and yet they go abroad and
get married, while here we all stand wait.
ing do hope that some of these mer
who marry Eastern women will get cheat.
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The Chicago Inter Ocean abiding tc
the boast of Davenport paper that they
run their Migrants and thieves across the
the bridge into this city, says: 1T may be
an easy way for Davenport to get rid of its
Island to be made the Botany Bay for its
rivals worthless characters.
"A correspondent WRITING from Unior
county, ILL.,, says Our fruit crop here ii
Union, and about Anna, is all safe, and We
have fine prospect of a full crop o.
peaches, apples, Strawberries, and gerry
kind of small fruit and the wheat croI
has never looked better at this season o
the year.
The thirty-second annual report O
the Illinois institution for the education o
the deaf and dumb shows that during las
year there were SS00.SS worth of soap us
ed in that institution. Considering tn,
fact that there were only about 800 inmates
it seems that they must be clearly set
or some one has had fat contract in fur
nishing soft soap.
This is almost the universal complain
against both parties Each uses its powe
only to prove its unftness to use it. TIL
people no sooner call the democrats t
power, than they wish they hadn't don
it; and they no sooner call the Republi
cans to power than they wish the sam
thing. 1t is like the suffers direction t
the traveller: 1T don't make any differ
ence which road you take, stranger-you
wish you had taken the other.
The Alton (Ill.) Telegraph has this
"A day or two since Senator Casey an
some other gentlemen called upon Govern
or Beveridge in regard to the Souther
Penitentiary bill. At the close of the il
terview the committee retired and frien
of Casey's stepped up to him and inquire
the result of the visit Well said tn
Senator, I'm both glad and sorry that
went sorry to have seen the Governo
and glad that he didn't kick us dow
stairs.