The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Royal Prussian Band at Dart Hall
tonight. I
See statement of Peoples National
Bank, in this paper. c
The Board of Water Commissioners
meets this evening at City Hall.
Jefferson Davis delivered the annual
address at the Texas state fair on Tues
day.
-Wah Lee has opened laundry in the
west, and the wags think his name should
have been Wah Shing,
The examination of John O'Brien for
stabbing James Mathews, ON Sunday even
ing,is now taking place before Magistrate
Chopper.
August Bass, of ST. Louis, committed
suicide by shooting himself in sleeping |
car Just before the train left Omaha, on |
Wednesday.
The proprietors of the st. Louis Globe
have purchased the Democrat of that city.
The two papers will be consolidated and
published under the name of the Globe
Democrat.
There's one business man in Rock ISL
and who is about as happy mortals ever
are. Did he show you the photograph ?
She lives in Chicago now. but Rock Island
will soon claim her.
-Howe's Great London Circus and
Sangers English Menagerie, said to be
the largest show in the world, will exhibit
: in this city on Tuesday next See adver-
$ tisement in this paper.
It To-day MAY 49, the Pope will cele-
Y brate his SD birthday. He is still in the
+ full possession of mis- mental faculties, 1t Is
claimed, and his physical condition IS re
markable for man OF his years.
}. The Board of Supervisors adjourned
\ to Monday, July 18th Supr's krell, herr
= and Case were appointed committee TO
. construct a sidewalk on the south SIDE OF
/ Court Square, according to the ordinance
~ of the city in relation to sidewalks OF that
3 class.
Adams Express Co. has made Price,
20 the messenger who killed robber on his
~ car on the Fort Wayne road the other
~ dav, a present of 81 900. and voted an an
y. ~ nual payment to the Expressmen's Aid So
II ciety. to be paid to the heirs Of deceased
- members who died in the service of thu
es company.
RS "A Dubuque telegram says 'drunkel
# man named James Nevins took a rest on
NJ tie outside of the railroad track Tuesda..
IS. afternoon, near Julian, when along came ;
freight train around the curve and bound
ed him into the air twenty feet, injurin
49, him severely, He was cared for by tn
lo farmers residing near by"
" MIR. O'Neil, late a student with o;
70 born & Curtis, has been admitted by GU
: supreme court as an attorney at law, hay
ing passed highly creditable examination
)re He is known here as highly hOnorabl
or Young man, of correct habits and studiOr
life. He has opened law Office in tn
CITY, and we hope he may find an encou
,dy aging practice. His card will be found
OF this paper.
We note that Y. f. Ballou, who cal
: himself secretary of the Illinois Fish Cul
on wrists Association, is sending commune
nod tons to sundry papers, abusing, villlfy'I
and traduciug the members Of the late ge
eral assembly. His letters have the tn
Republican ring, as he traduces the pc
pies representatives because they won
)Wn not vote him some of the peoples none
lor- I'LL. State Register
"A telegram from LaSalle, the II
says: The LaSalle Light Guards are lu
e. liant over the receipt of their new arm
io' breech- leaders, which reached here |;
night, direct from the Arsenal at Rock
!. and. The entire outfit, guns, accoutI
,ove ments, etc, are entirely new, and all OF
and most luiproF cu f paeae'n ~ at4ond 3ho
bout union, reaching Chicago at $50 to morr
The morning" i
Two convicts, Mike Haley and you
man named Merrill, escaped from the
acb- amosa, Iowa, State Penitentiary Tuest
from night, by forcing the cell doors, overpow
rims. ing the guard and jumping through "
i in dow eighteen feet above the ground. L
oHic- ties are securing the country for the
Haley, who is also known as Nil
rails Mike" was captured in Cedar county,
- - summer, after being chased by the Corr
Il College Cadets and large number OF {
nuch GERS. One hundred dollars reward is
Tor fere6 for their re-arrest.
5 are There was furious tornado in l
tage, ingston county, this state, Tuesday afi
NJ noon. 1t assumed the shape of a de
black cloud, and swept along close to
that ground. The house of a man near Ne
Ia Station was torn to pieces and the
bers were blown quarter OF mile.
case corn crib near by was destroyed and bl
H., the same distance and the contents
: 10y bushels of corn aud some barrels of p,
ouid were scattered away off, The man avOl
cent going up by lying fat on the gror
with Some trees were torn up and fences
, srr red away. After hail storm there
heavy rain
ma" After the Illinois Central passer
city train left Paxton, this State, Tues
and morning, a hal!- drunken individual
being ordered into the front car by Condu
MORO Hopple. The man obeyed, but on
49, reaching the designated car, immedia
lriVer picked up row with a passenger,
mage drawing knife, stabbed the strange
S him the right side The conductor, with
Van. assistance of brakeman, caught aud
-, the man who caused the trouble, and v
saiu the train arrived at Gilman, he and
third wounded party were delivered to the
On ac- authorities Dr. Wagner, who had oh
,nerIv of the injured man, whose name could
be learned, at last accounts thought
'n'lo" patient could not live. The prison
I'D he name is not known.
Had - --------
been Enamelled pipe Is superior TO lead
AVE- re- for watertanks.
u'rcu' Just received at Wadsworth Il Pars'
e seat Linen Tassoc with embroidered trimn
on, or to match.
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