The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-11
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Wy ant SITUATION :,
Want to "go west.
Want to buy house,
w ant to rent house,
w ant to offer bargains,
Want to attract customers,
Want to make known your
Wants, advertise in the
DAILY and WEEKLY Rock ISLAND
ARGUS.
Snow squalls, to-day.
Ferry running, as usual
All our hotels show an unusual
amount Of travel for this season OF the year.
Mr. Samuel Bowles has recently open
Cd q now vein of coal on his place, of very
superior quality. Eight cents at the
banks.
If ia Universalist minister this time,
H;s name is Richmond Fisk, and he at
tacbas tro. capital DIS to his cognomen
He i've. at Grand Rapids, Michigan, where
the woman also resides
Worth, the Paris man uilliner, is said
n he very religious man, There are few
men who have had so many opportunities
a. Worth to note the vanity OF things
earthly; that TACT.
Mr.. Benjamin Disraeli laughs, it is
.gid, at the idea of marrying again, but
rhen a man with curl down his forehead
reaches the age of Disraeli, and still wears
the curl, there's no telling what woman
may do with him.
The Rev. Dr. Potter, of Grace church,
New York, prefers his snug, warm place
in New York to the hard work Bishop
must perform in Iowa, and he has declined
The Rev. DR.. Huntington, OF ercester'
Mass. has now been chosen, but whether
he will take Greeley's or not Is not now
known,
-Whew! How the organs do kick
,Jndge purell now that he has resigned
and there will be no impeachment with a
danger of ugly facts coming to light. a
few months ago there was scarcely an or
gan 10 the country that dared to raise It's
voice against HIM, The organ business is
noble and eley4ting occupation.
"A few of the personal friends of Mr.
B. ID. Buford were treated to luxurious
game supper at lis residence last evening
For genuine southern hospitality as well a.
an epicurean taste few men equal Mr.. Bu
ford. The appointments OF the supper
we're faultless and the evening was very
pleasantly spent-so said all present.
The imitation Democrats of Ohio can
not find much comfort 10 Gov, Allen mes
sage. He does not say word in favor Of
more paper money, but hits the imitation
lists hard blow in this sentence: j
would suggest that the credit of grea
state, like that of an individual, is bette
preserved by being ready to pay its debt
promptly at maturity" The governo
could not possibly be so illogical as to sa,
that the same thing is not equally true 0
the national credit.
While no one will wish that the sui
had resulted iu blasting the reputation o
Miss Proctor, this back down on the par
of MouIton will not be apt to increase tn
respect of the public for his statements
If he would make such a serious charg
upon hearsay against the chastity OF a lady
believing it to be false, what respect ca
the public have for any other statement
he might make? He is either an unprln
cipled rogue or anabject craven, Chfcog
Times.
The Saratoga combination is complete
" busted" The leading trunk lines hay
agreed to return to the summer schedul
of rates for freight Of the fourth class
the change to 60 into effect to-day. 1hl
action was forced upon the combinatio
bv the refusal OF the Baltimore and On
road to enter the combination. TN
forced its principal rival, the Nlichlga
Central, to kick over the traces, aud so tn
whole arrangement has gone by the boar>
President Grants nisstatements r'
gardug the debt Of the District OF Colun
bia have provoked considerable hostl
comment among members of congress an
senators. Wednesday Mr.. Randall to,
occasion to refer to that portion OF Il
message, and showed conclusively that II
debt. instead of amounting to but thrice
milrons,as stated by the president, figure
up to more than twenty millions Grant
partiality for his 'Buss Shepherd rlr
leads him to lie about the debt, 1t ism
the first time he has been proven to ha'
lied.