The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-17
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pledge.
Cold windy day. Mud all frozen. A
good deal Of ice running in the river. Inc
ferry boat makes its regular trips.
Near Detroit, two or three days ago,
the wife of Enoch Wood was burned by q
kerosene lamp explosion and died soon at
ter.
A Texas man who died the other day
left .the sum of FIVE thousand dollars as a
fund to defend persons who kill Southern
railroad baggage smashers.
The advertisement of q Western stone
cutter reads "Those who buy tombstones
from ma look with pride and satisfaction
upon TIE graves of their friends
The Vermont Reform School building,
at Waterbury, on the Winooski river, 10
miles below Montpelier, was burned last
weeI Loss $4,000, Insurance $24,oOo.
"A fine party went out to Long View
IN q special train this afternoon to attend
The wedding of Mr.. Berkeley j. Perrin and
Mis-. Fanny w Crockett, which takes place
at 5 o'clock.
In the circuit court at Green Bay, Wis,
there is a SANDER suit, wherein Carl Schre,
der charges George Warm, an Evangelical,
German preacher with having committed
adultery with Schrpder's wife.
The woman named in THE ARGUS OF
Monday proved to be Mrs. Temple,of DaV,
enport, who had left her home in state OF
TEN porary insanity. She was restored to
her home and we hope to health again.
The new congress contains four clergy
men. which fact would indicate q little
moral leaven in the loaf, but for the TACT
that two of the clergymen are Democrats
and two Republicans With two on side
the best they can do is to saw OFT.
Champion has two volumes OF attrac'
tive family music, bound handsomely
the Social Song, and the Social Circle
consisting of a choice collection OF new
songs. ballads, duets and choruses, pub
Iished by John Church 4 Co., Cincinnati
Even President Grant is in doubt
about the stories ground out by the South
ern Outrage mill" and extensively. pub
lished ia the Republican papers prior u
election. He wants Congress to appoint
committee to investigate the subject anc
ascertain whether they are true or not.
The bill for the reduction Of the Pres
idents salary. just introduced in congress
is not intended for passage, you know, pu
merely to give point to great moral les
son. 1t is locking the barn door after ont
horse is gone just to prevent the robbe
from making up his span.
WIN. Long, of Maroa, Macon county
ILL.,. accidently shot himself, while hunting
He hid just shot rabbit, and was reload
ing the discharged barrel, when the charg
in the other barrel went off and entere
his left arm, Just above the muscle, max
ng painful and ugly wound.
The sentiment in favor of homes
money is gaining strength each day. Tn
most eminent journals of the country ca
upon congress to take steps at once towar'
resumption of specie payments. A yer
noticeable fact also is tat the intiatio
Journals are not so eager in their demand
for more money.
-fhe American Tract Society denounc
as fraud James j. Stevens, who is az
pealing as agent of that society, from DE
Moines, Iowa, for aid for the Nebrask
sufferers. The American Tract Soclet
say that it has no such agent, but recon-
mended charitably disposed persons to fol
ward their contributions to the regular re
lief agent.
One of the first fruits of the resigns
ton of Judge Durell is an effort on tn
,nrt Of his assignee in bankruptcy to pt
his house in order and follow Claiborne
parts unknown An early scattering.
, the New Orleans usurpers and carpet bai
gers may now be expected. Even Alto
ney. General Williams, at the head OF tn
military forces, cannot save them muc
longer.
l. irving, in his history of the reign
Governor Wouer Van Twiller, says /
settled his policy by placing few woode
guns on the old Dutch fort, which trow
II ed defiance on absent foes. Our class
! President, in the document he signed a.
u sent to congress Monday, says; VII
g American navy, comparatively small as
it is. will be found at any time powerful t
}. the purposes of peaceful nation
10 "A clergyman recommends submersl
- instead of cremation. He says that I
neral steamers might be used to carry t
bodies out to sea, and they might be SUI
beyond the reach OF Dissertation, while tn
e could do no possible harm to the living.
might perhaps be difficult for some OF
N western people always to find an avallal
t. ocean handy in which to throw their
t. ceased friends.
I'd Prof Seelye, congressman elect, Is O
s. of the speakers at the meeting soon to
lie held in Boston in favor of inserting a r.
ce ngntion of God in the constitution. |
u a harmeless sort of amusement anyho
lc- but Prof. Seelye and the other excele
gentlemen engaged in the movement wot
VI be good deal more protitably employed
of instilling into our leading statesmen j.
a trace of similar recognition.
That irrepressible Jaeger, j. Fl. Cur
,'s has been undergoing examination bett
Justice Niele, on charge of burglary
ing charged with entering the house OF
m. Charles Pruyn,on Second street near Low
through window, and frightening the
mates, who pushed him out doors. Y
terday, the court having adjourned for d
ner, Gum quietly crossed the brid &c
went into Illinois. and the examination v
stopped 1t is hoped that that Quinn /
re gone off to stay this time.-Ddc. Gaze
VI The Democrats of the XXth o
= District are so elated with their success
10 electing the Hon. II. B. Payne to congr
zee on hard money platform that they Sc
&c disposed 10 treat the wretched intiat
~ document adopted by the state convent
u with great lack of respect. Thus
'e- Cleveland PLAIN Dealer cheertulIy
9,h marks: Thousands of good Democrat:
TO- this section of the state don't care C
for that platform, aud are just as Z
nm Democrats as those who stand on 1t.
5 u Gen. Buffers new party does not
cts press the reconstructed Chicago Ir7b
the iavorahly. 1t throws sevearl buckettu
the very cold water upon the Essex statesr
nm and then tells him. When Mr. Blu