The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


The Chicago Journal hasn't found
out, yet, that the defaulting state treasur-
er, Of New Jersey, is Republican.
Milton Mobiles, the popular young &C
tor. will appear at Dart Hall Sept, 21st
and 22nd supported by John P. Rogers's
great Dramatic and Specially Company.
The rising water in the Mississippi
river has been serious injury to Mr.. Geo.
Williams, the contractor, and caused a |
suspension of the work at Rock Island |
rapids until the water falls.
"A young woman, domestic at the |
Newcomb House, Davenport, took lauda-
mum Sunday night with suicidal intent.
Antidotes were administered in time, and
her life was saved. 1t was her second or
third attempt of the kind.
Secretary Fish has appointed Judge
Dillon of st, Louis, formerly of Davenport,
delegate from the United States to the
congress for the reform and codi6cation of
the laws Of nations, which assemblies at
Hague this month. Judge D. is now in
Europe.
The election on the proposition to COM
promise and to fund the famous and costly
Macoupin county Ill., court house debt at
seventy-6ve cents on the dollar passed off
quietly and with but small opposition
vote, SO far as the returns are concerned.
Sunday evening, near Camp Hill. on
| the Panhandle road, twelve miles west of
Pittsburg, Pa, two men, father and son,
were struck by a passenger train. The
father was instantly killed: the son was
badly wounded and his recovery is doubt
full.
The brothers of the Monastery in
New Mellery, Dubuque county, have
purchased herd of fifteen short horn
cattle, of A. Funk. of Mclean county, Ill :,
paying $23,5OO. The animals were on ex-
hibition at our county fair and attracted
universal attention.
AS the Midland freight, north, was
leaving Almont, Iowa. Wednesday, the
Sth, Mr.. Benz. Clements, passenger, at
tempted to jump on the steps of the Gala
boose, but fell between the depot plat
form and the car. The result was the
cutting off his left leg below the knee.
During a violent thunderstorm which
passed over Denver, Col. on Sunday, the
lightning struck carriage. in which were
Major R. G. Peabody and q. B. Reed,
Esq, temporarily paralyzing both gentle
men, killing one horse and manning another
and demolishing the carriage.
On Monday last, the wife of the Hon
:, d. T. Kilburn, of Fontanelle, Iowa, at
, teu4pted to start a fire with kerosene, which
{ exploded, burning her so that she died i'm
mediately. Her mother an old lady, wa
so affected by the affair that she also died
and they were buried together on Wednes
D day.
t Wilkes's Spirit states thatit is authoriz
: ed by Mr.. Budd Doble to state that Gold
smith Maid will never start in anothe
!. race. She may, and perhaps will, Civ
: some exhibitions of speed,i in company will
/ a running mate, but she will no more b
4 subjected to the wear and tear, the tie
e dious scorings and terrible punishment
d of race. In this determination the voic
e of humanity will sustain Mr.. Doble. TIL
e old mare has richly earned her reputation
: and none will question her right to retir
l. upon her laurels.
r "A citizen or two of Geneseo-smar
It ones-were taken in and done for mos
T. faithful narrative of the facts would prov
o come somewhat stale here where for som
tuOy WClC lIC CtIlCt IUp1C vi CUuNGL
1t satlon, and repetition of them in tines
y columns would bore our readers more tina
re it would please them. So we have COZ
Is cluded to say nothing about how our SINAI
Is citizens were taken in and done for b
al the sharpers who follow up county fair
II -Geneseo Republic.
u. Items of local news from towns in tn
and adjoining counties will be thankful
II received at THE ARGUS Office We shoul
s. DE glad if our farmer friends, when
Is town, ,wOuld drop into our sanctum and tie
~ us about their crops and stock and pro
20 poets &C., and give US the news of the
e. neighborhoods. This would be very plea
e. ant for US, and, we should hope, not III
n pleasant for our friends. We trust all wi
r. consider themselves interested and en-
D. brace the opportunity afforded by a Wis
ly to town to call OF US.
ay The Little Sneak" makes his usual
Nv stupid blunders this morning Who
lis Hugh Trumbull? Mrs. Julia Ware
ur Bowles is not a''divorced wife" She ne
ur er obtained divorce" or even apple
let for one. There was no pitched battle
is between George and his wife. George
in not draw revolver" or ''hold it to
i'd wife's head, or attempt to use one on an
lr- body, and of course it did not miss FIR
by for nobody attempted to fire it. ''Mr. W
SO did not give George ian unn erciI
he thrashing ION the contrary quite t
on rewarse." Let US have peace"
ed A Decatur (Ala.) despatch, giving
IRE account of the arrest of gang of counte
ID feiters in that part Of the country, say
US Zone of the number. named B. B. Bowe
was foreman of the last grand jury
Greer county, steward OF the Method
ear Episcopal Church, and superintendent o.
9 gy0 Sabbath -school. When arrested. Bowe
18th, had on his person 500 in counterfeit
90 cent factional currency, and $500 in cou
terfeit S. and 500 legal-tenders. Bowe
CO socially and financially, is prominent, a
he gave bond for $4,000"
CO During the storm of Thursday mig
90 the 9th, widow named Ayres, living
Grant township, Hardin county, Iowa. W
o. from Dubuque, was fatally injured and
co two daughters badly hurt. The hou
with the three women in it was picked l
Cd turned completely over and landed on t
GO comb of the roof. The widow had !
~ 90 neck broken, and one of her legs was b;
ly broken; she lived only short tin
Both the girls were badly injured. I
. 90 tornado made clean path about four RI
wide, and its track through a large co
0 @ field is cleaned completely of everyth
but bare ground, and the corn on eitl
Q side stands upright and unhurt
5 % Three more of the coats found in [
RI possession of John Sanders and Ha
Bridger were identified this tTuesd