The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-23
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

NOT6S AG66 AND THERE.
The freezing point-An icicle.
Dressing for turkeys-Feathers.
"A moose paper-A death warrant
The fare thing-A herse-car ticket.
Charity stays at home in cold wealth
er. 81 - : ! 81 s. = = a - -
The end which all like to come to-A
dividend. - -. IL .s Il
Dentist ballad-'O, who can tell the
jaws we feel''
.-Sleety day everything is covered
with ice, out of doors. -.~e .---..,
The stage Of water in the river is 4
feet L inch above low water mark, and
falling rapidly. 10
| An effort is still being made at Wash
ington to patch up a compromise on the
| Louisiana business. amer O. -
| MIR. Henry Housemann is in town and
his many friends will be glad to learn that
he is restored to health. .yaa ~
The Germans pronounce the name Of
their illustrious Bismarck, not BIS, but
Bees mark. So bees it, thenl
| There is not quite SO much unueces-
sary glass in the upper end Of the Their
mometers as there has been of late. II
| We hear it said that there is verr
lstrong feeling among Republicans in favor
9 of nominating Bailey Davenport for mayor.
When the people snapped Murdoch
for Davenp ort they saved $26, 900 cash
money in their pockets. When they
snapped Davenport for Calf it cost them
1 $4,000 cash money out of pocket.
l. John Mitchell has issued an address
: to the electors of Tipperary presenting
+ himself again for election to Parliament
Immense meetings are being held and it il
thought there will be no candidate agains
. him. i- 20
nj DIR. Kenealys election to Parliamen
: at this time is a popular rebuke to the law
: yers and the exclusive classes for attempt
le ing to put down man whose chief faul
% was loyal devotion to the interests of hi
!. client confded to his charge. ma,
u. The Arkansas message says Nh
= Hale, Of Maine, a staunch Republican,
le has dashed to the earth whatever hope
ID might have been entertained of carryln
1t New Hampshire and Connecticut for tn
Republican party" Correct.
The leading Republican journals, Ea:
). and West, are against the Presidents Al
q kansas. policy, and against the caucus bi
) to suppress civil liberty. 1t is only tn
smaller and duller witted organs that d.
o tect the craftsmanship in, them: q
o AT the last meeting of the Illinoi
II Farmers State Association it was decide
to have one vice president from each couI
e ty instead OF one from each COMPRESSION,
/ district, as heretofore, and Mr.. Luther
/ Edwards, of Franklin Crossing, was al
e pointed for this county.
l. The bail given by the German En-,
!, lish School Society at Turner Hall, la
: levening, was very enjoyable affair. II
= young folks danced until about thru
O O'clock. About SO couple we're presen
= which was very good attendance consi,
I. ering that most Of the party we're at Il
- masquerade Saturday night.
>. The Republicans in the senate Q,
a they don't much fear old Andy Johnso
a and that he is not ahead Of them SO ia
- They could not pass the resolution of il
r lpeaehuent, they admit, but they poi
:, with pride to the fact that through Il
., failure of Jay Cookies bank they we
Mt able to get away with all the money
j. had.
"A water main burst. on Second stret
e. Davenport, and the water could not FL
ne an escape upward on account of six feet
l. solldly frozen earth over it, SO it work
horizontally to the cellar of small hou
y, between Rock Island and Iowa streets a.
Is, burst upward with great power filling t
cellar and driving the inmates out a
r. flooding the whole neighborhood, causi