The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-26
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Why are cashmere shawls like deaf
people? Because you can't make them
here.
Those who have tried it say that kiss
ing is like a sewing-machine, because it
seems good.
State VS.. H. E. West, selling liquor to
minors, continued to next term by request
of prosecution.
-Mr. James Broderick, of the Sham
rock House, is building another house ad-
Joining the one he occupies.
Summer has come in the Southern
part OF the State and the fingers of the
strawberry picker are red on his hand
Alderman Gault, of Moline, is not a
Swede. He is an American, an eastern
man, and one of the Oldest settlers in Mo
line.
Moline has a bashful clerk who made
call one evening, and, after partaking of
a little ice-cream and cake, asked. rs there
anything else?"
1t is said of the temperance crusaders
that They drink not, neither do they sin
yet Solomon, in all his glory,was not a raid
like one Of these.
The rumor that incendiaries had sue
ceeded, Yesterday, in burning Sam Gault $
house IN Moline, was without foundation
The house still stands.
The more Congress investigates that
Sanborn business the sicker b. Butler gets
and the ottener he repeats his solemn ret
erence to the issues of life and health.
1t is estimated that 25, ZOO people on
| foot crossed the new bridge over the Mis-
sissippi river at St. Louis on Sunday. The
bridge is not yet open for carriages, o,
railroad trains.
Never neglect the inside matter in the
! DAILY ARGUS. Everything is worth at
tention there. Often the best, most care
| fully prepared and important articles are
to be found there.
Katie Ham, the poor little colored CIR
who was so badly burned, some weeks ago
in this city, by her clothes taking fire, died
in Dubuque the Sunday after she was re
moved from here by her parents.
The House of Representatives by a
vote of l34 to II voted to allow the U. S.
Agricultural Reports to pass free through
the mails. Mr.. John B. Hawley voted
against it. Mr.. Hawley l)ves the farmers
MIR. j. G. Gansert is about to erect a
large brick store, corner Highland anC
Adams street. When the work ordered
on the extension OF Adams street sewer is
completed that portion of town will be
greatly improved.
The anti-temperance people in Moline
assert their belief that the Temperance
question had nothing to do with the firing
Of Sam Gault's house, and they talk o.
raising large reward for the incendiary
in order to prove that they are right
In the Brooks riot case. State VS.
John Quinlan, John Smith. Peter Smith
and Robert Meyer the jury found yer
dict of guilty States Atty Parmenter anC
Sweeney x Jackson for prosecution 7. T
McElhernc and Judge Johnson for defense
| Motion Tor new trial
Another theory in regard to the at
| tempt to blow up a street car is that it haC
some connection with recently discharged
help, and some car driver. We hope the
author Of the diabolical outrage may bt
smoked out. He deserves hanging to the
first lamp post or tree which can be founC
after his detection.
They are bound to have their ''stingo'
somehow. in Moline, license or no license
1t is now said that club has been organ
lied under the name of the Moline Anti
Temperance Association No. /, with cap
ital stock Of ten thousand dollars, which i
divided equally among one hundred ant
fifty members. Each member will have
key to the rooms The Geo, Wayne
building has been rented and both stGrie
will be used by the club. A second soci
| ETY. Of this kind was probably organize,
last evening, and several more are bein
talked Of These clubs are the same a
those of Monmouth and Galesburg.