The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-10

-Buckwheat cakes and maple syrup
one, please!

-Buckwheat cakes and maple syrup for
one, please
up to noon to-day there were 80 ar
rivals at the Taylor House.
The raft boats season is about over
and the boats are seeking winter quarters. |
There are now in Jail at Fort Wayne,
Ind, awaiting trial, eleven men indicted |
for having killed other men.
The sociable of the Broadway Presby- |
terians, at Mrs. Rodman's, last evening,
was an enthusiastic success.
The Burlington & Missouri river rail-
road commenced running trains across the
bridge at Atchison, Kan. yesterday.
On the LIST of January next, the c., R.
|. II p. road will pay off 100000 of its
mortgage sinking fund bonds.
About 10 cars of coal arrive in this
city every day over the Coal Valley Mining
Co S track, and for its yard in this CITY,
The REGULATION of The DAILY ARGUS
is now equal to that of any other paper,
even in Moline, and is constantly increas-
ing.
Fifteen car loads of iron rails for the
g., X, l. & z. Osl aloosa extension passed
through this city yesterday morning going
west.
Yesterday George Oliver, woodman,
was drowned while crossing the Saginaw
river at East Saginaw, Mich, by the up
setting of boat,
Port Byron will vote again on the goth
inst, for or against village organization
This question is to be submitted to the
people of Coal Valley also.
THE ARGUS Local acknowledges
the payment. from Mr.. Krell, of another
hat on Porter's election. There's two
more hats due from other parties.
Last evening an accident occurred at
Ludgate Hill, London, Eng, the terminus
of the London, Chatham and Dover rail-
road. Thirty persons were more or less
injured,
Jane Gowan, music teacher, atsWash-
ington, D. c., was burned to death Sunday
night, She went in the woodshed with a
lighted candle which fell, and she persisted
in the flames.
Col. Macomb has accepted the work
done by Mr.. Geo. Williams, on the Rock
Island rapids, The workmen were paid
off and discharged yesterday, and the dam
is being removed.
Fred SCHNEIDER is busy at work on his
new saloon in Star Block. and expects to
open up on Saturday evening with a free
lunch. Fred has many friends and will
probably do good business
Geo. Dickson says good many
people in Milan now wish they had
voted for Sam Porter. They'd better get
on the Independent Platform pretty soon
or the train may move on and leave then.
Sunday afternoon, Llewellyr Barr,
aged 10, in peering from platform-train
on the Louisville & Westport (Ky.,) rail-
road, was knocked against tree and his
skull crushed so as to cause fatal injuries.
Wedding journeys are no longer the
style; written invitations are considered
once. more very elegant; and wedding cards
were issued at Lockport the other day with
"A boy l6 years old, son of VIM, S.
Lane, near West Liberty, Iowa, lost bis
life on Monday by the accidental discharge
of gun. He was a favorite in the neigh
borhood, and his death is greatly deplored
The roof of Smiths drug store, Milan
was injured some $25 or $50 by fire OF
Monday night. The fire originated at tbs
entrance of the pipe into the chimney, 6
very large fire having been made in the
stove during the evening to dry the fcol
!, after scrubbjng.
at Dixon, Lee county, III, Elder Johr
F.Piatt well and favorably known through
the whole northwest for the last thirty
years as an elquent preacher of tht
Methodist denomination. together with hi
3 wife, were both declared insane by jury
: and taken to the Elgin asylum Monday.
-John Sutton, clerk Of the Dousmal
House at Prairie du Chen, Wis, was, OF
Il Saturday, arrested by the proprietor fo
= embezzling 81 900 to ST., 200 at differen
a times Sutton has been acting as clerk il
:, the D5nsman House over six years, an,
10 always maintained reputation for hon
Z esty.
A n of William Hennessy, ESQ.,, o
t jacksonville, ILL.,, was run over. last night
g on the Wabash railroad, and fatally in
IS jured. He was returning from school, an
3 at the depot jumped aboard freight trai
q going east. He soon fell off, and the car
IL passed over him, cutting his left arm an
o. left leg off near his body.
e "A horrible murder occurred at Spring
i field, Mo-, on Sunday. A woman name
:. Marry Collins went into the room wher
- her husband, James Collins. was sleepinl
ie and Selling an AK split his skull oper
killing him instantly. She then attempte
to murder her little daughter, but til
child made its escape.
The Knoxville branch of the ChicagC
e. Burlington & Quincy railroad, extendin
~ from Abba, Iowa, on the Burlington
% Missouri road, to Knoxville, low;
&c will be opened on Thursday this weel
&c The new road is thirty-three miles
!" length and is on direct line to DE-
y Moines, The road opens up new tra'
d j. of country, and will undoubtedly prove
- valuable feeder to the main line.
i Ella Mcdonald, after taking dose
N arsenic, jumped off the dock into the ba
at Erie, Pa. yesterday, and was browne,
,t A younger sister. named Mary, also a
- tempted suicide, but was prevented
~ some workmen near by. They both a
" tempted suicide on Saturday night. bl
10 were frustrated in their attempt. Lo'
Of was the cause. Elias lovers young blac
an smith, told her last week that he wou
at not go with her any more This almo
al broke her heart and she threatened to k
~ herself and succeeded as above state
~ 1t is supposed the younger sister was all
on crossed in love, and she threatens to k
m herself when she gets chance.
he Saturday afternoon last, Mr., j. Bart
25 olomew, of Gun Plain. Mich, was butche
y. ing a hog, and, having hung up the ca
at cass, was dressing it down in the usu
he manner. He then shook his knife to r
re lieve 1t of water and bristles, when Il
blade. slipping out of the handle, struck