The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


"A survey Of the city is being taker
with view to establish a system OF sew
erage.
Alfred Green, of Milan, was ridint
horseback his horse fell and MIR. Greer
had leg broken. DIR. Huyett reduced
the fracture.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Sprause, an aged lady,
who lived few miles south Of Cambridge,
was kicked in the head by mule on Fri.
day last, from the effects Of which she died
on Monday.
johnson. the negro taken to jail yes
terday, was to-day held by Magistrate Crop.
per for trial at next term OF circuit court
bonds 800, for want Of which he pines
in Jail at the expense OF the county.
A tenant house on the farm of Mr.,
Geo. McCandless, near Orion, occupied
by a Dane named Damn, was burned
with nearly all its contents including provi.
sions for the winter, and a greater part Of
their clothing. furniture, and bedding.
Cause, defective Hue,
They say now that when young ladies
describe thing as perfectly beautiful, "
thew merely initiate William Pitt, who
once used the expression in a dispatch.
This attempt to deprive women ofall claim
to originality is abominable they will say
next that Adam ate the first apple.
The great attraction, for this evening
is at Darts Hall. The ladies will be de-
lighted to see you and show you many
pretty things. The babes in the wood
and Wilkins and Dinah will be there
The New England table will furnish deli
cious things to eat, The ladies will be dis
if you are not there.
Charles Hempsted, of Galva, tried here
some time ago for robbery. last week as
saulted and severely cut man, and while
under arrest and sleeping with officer
Hines for safe keeping got up in the
night, stole the officers clothes, and be-
came consplculously seldom in those parts.
Cambridge Chronicle,
The newly elected sheriff of Henry
county, WIN. Vannice) stepped off the
the other evening aud broke his
collar bone. He was walking near the
railroad track On Prospect street, and as
the night was very dark he made mis-
step. He has not been confined to the
house at all and is doing we'll
Singular to relate, an old sausage
grinder, a pair of hinges cracked grio-
ron, and halt dozen pieces of scrap iron
we're found in the centre of cotton bale
/. Macon, Ca, the other day. The arti-
lies are supposed to have accidentally
lropped out of the vest-pocket of some
larkey while engaged in packing the BALE
Mayor Gait says he heartily approves
# the little hit we made in regard to his
Signature to the Gazette editorial circular,
ii course he never signed it, or signed his
lame to anything in that silly way He
avs the FIRST he ever knew of the circular
vas when he received copy of it through
he post ofice-he never signed it at all.
used his name without his
Who was it?
"A young lad selling papers around the
Jity- Hall, yesterday, had such pair Of
lack feet on him that they attracted
eneral notice. ''Sakes alive bnt why
ont you wash those hoofs ?" inquired
Gentleman. Wash those hoofs T. echoed
he boy, looking down on them do you
oppose fellow can keep his feet clean
nd support his mother, to?"-BroohIm
irgus.
On the Pacific slope the red man has
ppeared as a stock speculater. A tall
nd stately Piute walked into a banking
flee in Austin, Ney., the other day, and,
pproaching the desk on which the report
the San Francisco stock is kept asked
,e clerk" How is it this morning?"
Down." was the reply. Down again ?"
the savage, heap DAM
The other day boy about years old
allied at a house in the northern part of
he city and asked the lady for 10 cents,
lying he was the sole supporter of his
other. She reached after her purse and
quired; "How old is your mother?"
She's 70 years DID," promptly replied
he lad, and he wondered what made the
dy hustle him out without giving him
~ money -Detroit Free Press.
"A seedy.looking chap, having on a
raw hat and a very thin coat, was meand
ring the streets yesterday. and. whenever
o say benevolent fooking race ne ap-
reached the owner and remarked in a
nooth tone: MY dear sir, circumstan.
IS over which I have no control compel
e to request the loan of 10 cents for |
bout half an hour" The loans he ef-
cted would not buy hair pin.-Detroit
rec Press.
The county treasurer OF Milwaukee
IS turned out detaulter, the amount of
s default is about fourteen thousand dol
RS. He spent all the money he had to
hn, Il Ill
easury for money with which to conduct
s business. Failing to obtain re-elec
on he has been obliged to hand oyer all
IS property to his bondsmen, and bear
e disgrace of being defaulter in the
lreain. The county will loose nothing,
,wever, while the treasures bondsmen
ii endeavor to help him through. They
Ight to send him to keep company with
weed.
Zen. Shaler, the new chief of the
hicago fire department has asked the
'ard Of fire commissioners to purchase
urteen new engines and seventeen hook
ID ladder trucks. He also wants to in.
ease the working force of the companies I
veral men. The Immediate outlay for
e new apparatus wanted will be about
1T a million dollars If carried out it
,uld just about double the cost of the fire
partment. If the generals rcccommen-
tons are carried out Chicago would GER
nly have as large a department as any
y in the union outside of New York, and
ere would be no reasonable excuse for a
currence of any large confagration.
Representatives of the Chicago, Bur-
cton & Quincy, Illinois Central, Chicago
Northwestern, Winona & St. Peters,
waukee l. St. Paul, Chicago & Padu-
b, Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern, Chi
20, Rock Island 4 Pacific, Chicago d.
va, Gilman, Canton Il Springfield, Chi
D., e Ion Ch;o,ro n,nyillo 4 N;n,o,- .