The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-23
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No ARGUS will be issued on Thurs
day, Advertisers take notice.
The post mortem of Vice President
Wilson showed that apoplexy was the
cause of his death.
-Cordova votes on village organization.
Nov. Both; Coal Valley, Dec. 4th; and
Port Byron, Dec. 10th.
The death of Vice-President Wilson
was announced by an extra from THE AR
GUS office, Monday forenoon.
-Megrue, the St. Louis whisky ring
man, was one of the party engaged in
Grants San Domingo speculation.
If Gregory of the Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle didn't write Bessie Turner's
book why doesn't he come out like man
and deny it? is what the gentlemen of the
press wan to know.
On petition of f. s. Gates, and "a
others. an election for or against village Or
ganization will take place in Port Byron Oh
the 10th. of December. Nathaniel Dor
rance, Fl. G. Trent and II, L. Hobart are
judges of election.
Sunday morning the mercury was
only above zero, and good deal of ice
was running in the river. Monday morn
ing Is above, and ice running. Sleet fell
during the day and the sidewalks were
slippery. Tuesday morning 80 above.
Pleasant day. Ice running, as usual.
Tuesday, 10 A. NJ The river has
fallen over foot in the last 4S hours, and
the gauge at Sylvan Water bridge does
not show the stage of the water as it does
not touch the water 1t is about eight
tenths of foot above low water mark
Eone-tenth lower than at any time this sea-
sou.
Capt. Robinson informed an ARGUS
reporter, this morning, that he expects his
!, new block to be ready for occupants in
about six weeks. He says the legend
Masonic Temple '-will be gilded when
the cornice is painted, and then it will
show to better advantage. The steam
apparatus, for heating the building, is
already in place.
-Theo. Abbott, and "a other voters Of
Cordova, recently sent in petition to oul
county court asking an election to be order.
ed to vote on the question of village or
ganization. The court made out the re.
quired paper and appointed Tuesday the
Both inst, as the day of election, with
Daniel Zimmerman, VIM. Shew, and J. O.
Adams, as judges of election.
3 THE ARGUS expresses its qualification
a that Vice President Wilson, if he mus
G die, selected an early hour in the morn
ing for the purpose, as it thus enabled
this paper to beat all others in giving tn
: news to the people, THE ARGUS sug
i gests that all great men who die SHOULD
, die early in the morning 1t is an especia
favor to evening newspapers for them t.
do so.
a "A dashing young broker, beloved o
n women, admired by men, was unable t.
pay his honest debts. When pressed b,
friend who had assisted" him to chang
his too profuse mode of living, said he
;. II can't live for less than $4,000 year;
must live like gentlemen" ''Not at u,
expense" was his friends reply. This i
essentially phase of New York city life
( -NeU York World.
Alfred Coyne, one of the parties VIII
J were in the Mueller saloon row, was arrest
e ed yesterday afternoon by Policeman
Littig, in Stauback's saloon, and taken in
to the Marshals office. Policemen Feele,
and Mitsch were sent for, and they statet
that he offered no resistance and was no
one of the roughs who assaulted the of
d ficers, although he was one of the crowd
! He was released with some good advice t
f keep out of bad company, in future.
Q "A little five year-old boy, of Paducah
the prettiest kitten for his pet and play
mate before the other nurslings wer
s drowned, was taken to his mothers sic
e room the other morning to see two tiny
y new twin babies He looked refectivel
from one to the other for minute or two
o then poking his chubby finger into th
t cheek of the plumpest baby, he said, de
t cidedly, Save this one,
e Chief Justice White, of Utah, tn
. author of the force force bill, is thus al
. luded to by the Mobile Register: "Ha
he lived in the days of Judas Iscariot, b
e would have pocketed the silver, and in
q stead ofhanging himself would have gottel
/ a district-attorneyship under Pontius ri
late. Had ne been in the place of Pete
the cock would have cracked its throa
growing before he would have gone out an
s wept for turning his coat"
IS AT a me citing of the board of director
1t of the American Contracting company
IF held yesterday ar the Office of Presider
q Henry, G. W. Drake, civil edgineer. Ger
y Add. Fl. Sanders. and j. R. Perkins, {
y Moline, were appointed commissioners I
r 60 to Mexico and make investigation cor
d corning the status of the railway and co;
mines, which are the attraction for tn
s. company and are said to be worth nillion.
e Should the commissioners accept, the
J. will leave for Mexico about the 18th. {
u December next. Their journey and tn
o performance of their duties, will requir
IS an absence Of three months.-Ddu. Den
J 23d.
yl SCREENED Coal. - The so-calle
e screened coal, which comes from Chicago
is is VIGOROUSLY dirty, and the only way I
g get hard coal that is free from dirt is
d buy that which has been screened afte
al its arrival here Balch, Frazer & Co. bu
y their coal by the cargo at Buffalo, an
Or screen IL when thew deliver which II