The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-Clty council meets this evening.
Meeting of the Athletic Club this
evening.
Tennessee watermelons have appeared
in our market.
The Peoria trains are running very
full now. The new arrangements for cas-
tern, western and northern connections
work we'll
California now has four separate and
distinct tickets in the field for State off,
cers-those of the Republican party, the
independent party, the Democratic par
ty, and the Temperance Reform party.
Blind Applequist, bis wife and two
other bad women, had a furious fight on
the street in Davenport, Monday-about
a dress Applequist's wife had stolen from
one of the other women. The lot were ia
ken to Jail.
Your true Missourian doesn't utter a
complaint over drought, flood, or whirl-
wind, but let him find frowy butter on the
table, and he at once remarks Miriam
da, from this hour our paths diverge. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Gazette boy gets his best and
most readable items from THE ARGUS.
The one he had about 'the little sneak. {"
this morning, tells more truth than has
appeared in his column for long cine
unless in items copied from THE ARGUS.
When he stops lying and learns the man
ners and habits of gentleman he will get
| along smoother.
&C. E. Smith and E. Goble, of Milan,
presented a bill at the city clerks office
this morning claiming $23 damages for
the smashing up of their buggy by running
into an open water trench on the corner of
Orleans and Ontario streets on the night
of July LIST. They claim that there was
no light 20 warn them and that it was a
very dark night, and raining.
The New York Tribune remarks that
Lieut.. COL Fred D. Grant inherits the
syntax of his father, who ought to number
the English language among the things
he has sacrificed since he became president
In his report on his expedition into Colora-
do he says: The fish of the Yellowstone
consists of catfish near its mouth, sinner
and jack salmon.
The announcement that Col. FREQ
Grant is about to leave the army would b.
startling had not the country, by Ions
system of gratuitous advertising, been full
ly prepared for it. Although schooled a
the government s expense, the republic Wi
not in this instance prove -ungrateful, blu
will be duly thankful for the radiance o
the army of an appendage that has proved
neither useful nor ornamental.-Ch cidg,
Times
John Larkin, son of Peter Larkin
says he was not in Rock Island, on Satur
} day, and therefore could not have beel
engaged in any row at the st. Patrick
, pic mic. If any John Larkin was there b.
says it was some other John Larkin thai
Peter Larkin's son John. And Charles j
} Larkin, son of Mike Larkin, don't want t
; be considered the Charles LaTkin, son 0
Peter Larkin, who tUdS in the row at tn
st. Patrick's pic mic.
In Davenport, on the Sd, a boy name,
John Weiner had bullet sent throug
his foot from a pistol he was cooking.
: lad-son of J. H. Camp, was injured i
r face and hands by the premature dis
, charge of toy cannon he was firing. An
ten year old girl, daughter Of ma
named kripley was seriously burned abou
a the limbs, her dress having taken fir
o from fire-cracker. The flames were ez
tinguished before the fire reached he
face, though her hands and wrists wer
: Iblistered,
e The Messrs. McDougal and Mr..
Q Chalmers, of Ottawa, are in Peoria wit
the necessary machines for boring an al
> tesian we'll on Col. Deane's property,
: the head of Spring street. The contraC
is for a bore of 900 feet, and that dept
can be reached in sixty days. 1t is hope
and believed that before that distance
accomplished a copious stream of sulphl
water will be reached. Should it be, bat
rooms will be erected, aud the city will |
ready for congratulations. The stat
geologist (Mr. Worthen) and many othe
are positive that sulphur water underlit
!. the locality mentioned.
= Complaints are made that the watt
works contractor does not sufficiently pr
tect the public from danger from open
partially filled and unsafe trenches,
agreed in the contract. Last night May,
i Davenport sent the Street Commission
e around to nail up boards on the fences
- the dangerous places and put up Lantern
D" where there were none. 1t is also said tn
T. the City Engineer has reported work cor
.. pleted which is not completed, and tn
IS the Mayor has notified him that he mu
IN not do this again; also that the Mayor W
- withhold his signature to certain allo,
3 ances until the work shall be complete
S, according to contract.
l. "A somewhat amusing as well excitir
e. incident occurred on the Davenport 4
r. Paul road a day or two ago. 1t was on Il
r. freight train-Jimmy Anderson's. VIII,
IL they neared Brush Greek, at the top of II
lie grade they'cut off some cars to make fiyil
De switch. A man not we'll versed in the ma
" agement of trains who was quietly seated
!. the caboose, seeing the brakemen hurryil
IT, to and fro, and part of the train rushing
y head of the remainder, jumped from b
lr seat excitedly, exclaiming, BE jabel
Ne something is the matter" and seizing
brake, he twisted it until the blood ;
came to his face, and the train came to
1t stand. Conductor Anderson face was
re long as a rail-we don't mean rail on Il
If Davenport & St. Paul road, which has
recognized end-as he looked back to S
Ill if the rest of his train was ever comm
We Don't know as he used very bad langua
i as he pushed back up the grade al
,e brought down that train, but it is our /
! lief, knowing Anderson as we do, that t.
~ fellow who twisted that brake received
g lesson or two in switching that he will n
very soon forget.
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