The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-17
NOTES HERE AND THERE,
For Moline column see first page.


it success.
"A couple of hundred dollars were ad-
ded to the Broadway Presbyterian church
funds by the festival last evening.
The newspaper correspondents say
there is nothing but censure of Grant at |
the capital, by friend and foe alike, for
Henderson, and that it was done |
to help Babcock escape
1t is noted that in the presidents last
message there is no reference to the Re |
publican party, none TO Providence, none
to thedcath OF Vice President Wilson and |
none to the whiskey frauds.
The fire alarm between and I o o'clock
this morning, was from the house of Mrs. |
'iddisou, adjoining Stewart & Montgom-
ereys warehouse. The fire was extin-
Euished with buckets. Damage slight.
The beard of supervisors has an
nexed haifa mile Of Moline to Rock Is
land This makes the township line con-
form 70 the Rock Island city line and
avoids conflicts OF authority between city
and town authorities.
John Carr. hack driver. was arrest
ed this afternoon by Marshal Halves for
extortionate charges, he having charged a
Davenport man 81 for bringing him to this
side. He was taken before Magistrate
Crorper, but the case was compromised
by Carr returning so cents to the man.
Nearly everybody takes The DAILY
ARGUS now, for the reason that it has
the latest Geographic news; the fullest
and fairest local news of Rock Island and
Moline, aud is the most independent and
impartially just newspaper, 1t has no
ring to build up or defend, but is free and
independent in everything.
-Messrs. Mckee and Mcguire, under
indictments for completely in the whiskey
frauds, do not seem to be straining for an
early opportunity to yindicate themselves.
On application Of their counsel, Hon. ID.
W. Voorhees,, Judge Treat yesterday
postponed tine hearing set for tomorrow
until the 18th. Of January Louis Rep.
6!cKee publishes the Globe Democrat, in
ST. Louis, Graut organ.
-Macallisier commences a six nights
engagement at Darts Hall, Rock Island,
on Monday evening next, We can recon-
mend him to the people Of that city, as not
only without i peer i'll bis line of business,
| but as a gentleman whom it is a pleasure
70 Know. sccialiy-and the gentlemen con-
nected with him, also, especially that boss
agent, Harry Weston, Of the most
genial fellows that eyer traveled.-DdUen-
port Dc.Hocrdt
During the temporary absence of
Thomas Williams and wife. at Hardland,
Clay county, Iowa, their little child played
with the fire, aud was burned to death
On the same day (Tuesdayl Albert
Miskimmins, of Carroll county, iowa, and
his wife, were in the fields gathering corn
Ga going to the house little child was
missing. He was found several rods
from the house burned to death. He
had played with the fire, and, his clothes
igniting, he had started toward his parents.
Mr., Eugene Field, S. w. corner Third
and Chestnut streets, St. Louis, is now
the fast freight contracting agent for the
Peoria & Rock Island road in that city,
and makes contracts for the delivery of
freight to all the principal towns in the
northwest especially to any place on the
Chicago, Rock island 4 Pacific; the Chi
caeo Il Northwestern; the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy; the Western Union
and other reads in the Northwest, and fol
which lie gives through rates and issue:
bills Of la3in4
The ''t}, and Young Mems Ball, a
the Belloa> House last evening, the 10th, wa
4 success in every respect, notwithstanding:
r the severe weather Not less than 60 O
70 c3p2!cs 'tripped the light fantastic toe t,
the music CT Biehls band and among til
dancers cau,l be seen such men as Henri.
Dart and ,rany OF the board Of super
q yi8ars 9Th their wives. After supper til
bat /,
young E. K continued dancing until almos
broad ,,a5 ijsit. Every one who attende
! seemed ;rhaye good time.
J. Ca i nGaY, Union Pacific stoc
g train e! Ev,ujy cars Of Montana cattle wen
e east on t!.- T., Il. l. 4 T., and u simila
o train Of tie same Stock on VI ednesday
= These cattle are driven slx hundred mile
e from the feeding lands to the railroad
e get they hold their flesh well till they &c
S to market. For instance, a train {
iteen cars Of them went through Roc
Island last week, Thursday. and their az
u erage weight at the Union Stock Yards i
- Chicago, vas / 800 pounds.
u "A letter from DesM0ines says: 'Ou
}. of the wreck of Il. F.-Alten's estate, h
g will save, under the exemption law Of thi
STATE, his homestead, which, being outsid
Of the recorded original plat Of the city
, may consist Of forty acres Of land. IL
Is has about 40 acres*attached to his home
u stead. His residence cost about 10000
which afford good basis on which to begi
life once more What his future busine,
L. lntentions, are, is not known His ban
building has been leased to the Sta
Register, and is now being fitted for
Of daily newspaper office"
le According to the Chicago papers, III
81 Vienna Ladies' Orchestra went to Racr
and Milwaukee, made no money, aud q.
1t back to Chicago, poor and sick, only to fin
that b. r. Limo, the man who put up tt
If money for the enterprise, had ''skippe
:, the town" taking all the funds he cou
Us lays his hands Oh And the next thin
his they knew, Il. A. Payne, their manage
n after borrowing all he could of the girl
~, took one of them aud sit out" for par
- unknown. He had inyeigled them in
Ut certain hotels and left them to the fher,
&C. ofthe clements, Two of them were ST,
y, and had to be sent to hospital. All we
rk poor and out of employment. And john
~, Moaks was out OF pocket and had lost h
NJ time All bills against that lot may
al charged to profit and loss.
sc AT a regular communication Of And
o. lusia Lodge, No SIG, a, E, & A NJ. Z
Oh Tuesday evening, Dec, 7, the followil
oe officers were elected to serve for the e
- suing year: Rinnah Wells W, NJ; Be
III jamin Dill S, w; j. IL. Britton, J. '
I'd John Bufum Treasurer; A, L. Ekstrol
'm Secretary; j. NJ. Bufium, S, D.; JOSEF
DIV Burdck, j. d.: David Finley, Ty Ter. I
N officers elected will be installed on t
~ evening of the 27th.-St Johns Day. A
Is er the installation, supper, and for the you