The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-25
NOES HEkk AND THERE.

Sam Sharply's minstrels in Darts
Hall, next Friday evening.
Uneasy lies the head of King Kalakua.
But ne is an ex-journalist.
The Scouts of the Plains, Buffalo Bill,
Texas Jack, ct al, at Darts Hall, Monday
evening.
They are already talking of pic MICS in
Oregon. But then they are south Of Jay
Cookies banana line.
"A boy named Kile, at Moscow, Iowa,
On Friday last killed gray wolf and seven
cubs, receiving $l2 reward.
DIR. Truesdale's new buggy is a model
of elegance. 1t was made at Quincey's
carriage factory, in this city.
Rats are beginning to make their APP
pearance. Some large ones passed yester-
day and to-day, making good time, with
raft steamers pushing them.
Outside of Wall street, says the reg
ular financial report from New York this
morning, the feeling is that the defeat of
the senate bill is blessing.
The robins find cold comfort in New
Hampshire. The thermometer was six
degrees below zero, at Littleton, April IS,
and there were eight inches Of snow.
Mrs. Clara Richardson, of Wayne,
Jones county, Iowa, met her death by fall
ling on a pair of scissors, which pierced
the lungs. She died instantly.
The st. LOUIS Academy of Sciences is
bothering itself to find out why among
other climatic changes Illinois is DRYER
than formerly. They should consult the
crusaders.
1t is bouncing, jolly big boy, aud
Mrs. Alroy Ray (aee Clara Hamilton is as
happy as ever a mother could be. They
live in Clinton, Iowa, now, but are down on
a visit. We extend our congratulations.
In the old, palmy days of imitation,
just after the war, it took sixteen of the
laboring mans dollars to buy barrel of
-four. Now it requires only half that sum.
The difference in wages paid during each
Of these periods is comparatively small.
The river is about at stand-the
stage yesterday, the Path, was 5 feet 8 in-
ches, rise Of but inch in "a hours. The
heavy SHOWS of the Wisconsin and Mime
soto pineries will soon melt and send it up.
Those who have property exposed on low
lands should take care of it.
When specie payment shall have been
resumed and the present paper currency
redeemed and destroyed, and the circulat-
ing medium is no longer a merchantable
commodity TO be hawked around like pools
at horse race, then will the vocation of
the Wall street gentry be gone.
Monte is favorite game on the &. l..
|. Il Z. r. r. in Iowa. A Swede lost 2l60.
between Marengo and Wilton yesterday +;
Peoria man lost 500 and in a sleeping
coach, between Council Bluffs and Ayoca
on Wednesday night, young man was
monted out Of gold watch and fob chain.
Lake Pepin is open at last. The
steamer Red Wing, Capt, Haight, passed
through the lake on Wednesday night the
22d. In some places she was obliged TO
force a channel through the ice. This
opens the course between St Louis and St.
Paul, draws out all the steamers to be used
in the line, and will make packets moIe
regular in their trips.
The Union devoted one line 10 the
death of Mr.. Francis Woods this morning
- but to-day the 25th) DIr, Woods doubt
ed the reliability of the statement. He
was sitting up in bed, conversing with his
friends as usual He is very low. but he
objects to being hustled off IN such q sum-
mary way as the Union disposes of HIM
The longest tram of freight cars that
ever crossed the Rock Island bridge was
taken over yesterday afternoon. 1t con-
sisted of eigf ty-six cars. When the front
engine was on the draw, the pusher was
Just in front OF the passenger depot up
near 7. l.. Cables house, distance of
nearly or quite hall mile.
IF Mayor Gait don't know where, 70
begin, to enforce the ordinance prohibit
ing people from emptying their
filth in the streets, we will call his atten-
to the east side Of Mitchell & Lynde's
block. What right has shiftiess sloven.
who obstructs the streets and alleys with
trash and filth, TO ask other people to pay
for cleaning up his rubbish?
"A New York dispatch reports that A.
!. Stewart, being asked bis opinion OF the
effect OF the President veto OF the Finance
bill, replied: THE veto will increase trade
and give commerce q healthier tone. as it
VIII revive the peoples waning confidence
in the integrity Of the Government. 1t is
too late, however, in my opinion, to help
the spring trade.
Franklin Edison the President CT the
New ork Produce Exchange, said In
all my extensive correspondence with mer-
chants in the West, have not found a
single substantial business man who IA
vored Imitation. They al seem to coincide
fully with our Eastern merchants. Cyrus
W. Field corroborated Mr.. Edison IN his
statement regarding the sentiments Of
Western business men.
There was woman at the bottom of
that shooting affair 10 keithsbure, oa SUI
lay the 18th. VIM. Loman induced the
vile OF Geo. Wyatt to get a. divorce and
then married her. Lonan got a warrant
from Esqr. Bridgeford for the arrest of
w att on the ground that he was afraid
Wyatt would take his life. and then he IN
dertook to play officer aud arrest Wyatt,in
doing which he shot Wyatt ia the breast.
1t Is not thought that the Wound is fatal
l1oman is in jail.
Mr. conductor. pray tell rs harr Won
h I'D these cars when sou want them to
stop, said u frightened lady while decend-
ing the almost perpendicular road from
the Tlptop House On the White Noun
talns. We apply the brake, Madam. >"
Suppose the brake would give way, what
then p We then apply the double act
ing brake. ''But, Mr.. Conductor, sup
pose that brake should net be sufficient to
stop the cars, where would we go then p
Madam said the conductor, solamnly,
4 cant possibly decide, that depends en-,
tireiy upon how we have lived il this
world. "
All saloon keepers Of Keokuk, Iowa,
have signed the following pledge We
the undersigned saloon keepers Of keo-
kuk. hereby pledge ourselves not 10 sell