The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-10
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
.-Steamboats are plenty, now.

Germ.
Mr.. Hergert left for Jacksonville, via.
the st. Louis read. this morning in charge
of Geo. Sweensy-a cousin, not brother
of E. D, and W. L.
"A lightning train on the G. r. /. & P.
between Chicago, Rock Island and Coun-
Gil Bluffs is talked of for the summer.
Five hours less time than the present Cal
ifornia express.
"A little steamboat called the ''Vane"
Imebby it is ''Vain?"l owned by Mai.
Cheney, of Dixon, made trip up to Ore
gon, Ogle county, on Thursday, with an
excursion party. Distance, rs miles.
Time 81 hours.
Some Jake" out in Bowling, probably
thinks he has a right to sass public
employe as much as he pleases and get no
back talk" If Bowling Jake" expects
politeness he should practice it himself.
Mrs. Esther Blood, Of Davenport,
mother of DR.. G. G.. Blood, died on Thurs
day morning, aged SO years. She was
member of the Baptist church for 70 years
and up to her happy and peaceful death,
We hope Street Com'r Ziegler will
use Union Square as dumping ground
until it shall be raised to grade. BY and
| by the city will want fine building in
there, and trees and walks and fountains,
e. G. More and j. w. Stewart are
the committee, on the part of the Broad
way Presbyterians, to apply to the Rock
River Presbytry, at Princeton, next Tues
day, for authority to organize a new
| church.
The Union admits that the committee
| were ordered to provide some means of
terrying across Rock river" but says they
had mo instructions TO purchase any
boat" Perhaps the Union thinks they
were expected to steal one?
The Union says the price of ferriage
at Milan is 80 cents a trip" 1t is
possible that people who arc anxious to
the Mayor says he directed Mr.. Gray to
charge only 25 cents for buggies or two
horse teams, over and back. Here is an
other chance for an investigation.
Mrs. Joshua Vandruf, one of the
early settlers Of this county, died recently,
at the residence of her son in Kansas
Her remains were brought to Rock Island
by her son, and buried on Big Island
Wednesday afternoon. 1.-THE 7th) at the re-
quest of the deceased in her last hours.
; Her husband established the first ferry
over Rock river,in 1928, and departed this
life some fifteen years since. Some of the
old settlers were at the ground, and assist
ed in lowering her remains In their final
resting place.
i "A young man, aged about "a, named
A. j. Weidman, brakeman on the G. r.
]. & 2. road, had his right hand mashed to
jelly at Carbon Cuff this morning while
} coupling cars. He was brought to this
city and Dr.Plummer, in the absence of the
company physician, was summoned. who,
with the aid of Drs Truesdale and Keller,
amputated his hand, above the wrist joint.
The young man says his home is 10 Milo
township, Bureau county. this state, but
that his widowed mother is now In Kansas,
and that she depended on him for sup
port He had only been working for the
company since the 9th inst, but had work
$ ed at the business before.
e Dubuque seems to be afflicted with
Chicago drummers Of the Lotharian type.
and the young ladies of Dubuque, we re-
greet to say, show such bad taste as some
S times to smile upon the men from that
t vicious city. Very properly the Dubu'
que Telegraph corrects couple of young
ladies who appeared upon the streets with
Chicago men. 1t remarks, sternly
. Shame on you, Dubuque girls How
would you like to have your names men
y toned? Get out, you Chicago scoun
:, drels! u That's the kind of language
which ought to teach the girls a lesson
o and which should tend to reform the wan
= dering Chicagoans, were they not already
y manifestly beyound redemption.
k AT the firemens ball, in Turner Hall
q last evening, there was too much willing
q ness to ''pick up" any chance for row
aud there being some rather rowdyish rail
e road boys present. from Davenport, gooc
: deal of jaw was the result. No blows re
g suited, but during one of the Jaws" one
:, young lady fainted, her husband being il
- the row. The majority of the dancer.
~ took no part in any of the rows, but there
j. were some, little the worse for drink, whC
IS declared they wasn't going to be rur
n over by any felier from Davenport!
Biehl's quadrile band furnished the mu
3 sic. Capt. Robert Koehler furnished Oh.
u of the best suppers ever served in Tur
:, ner Hall. The young folks danced unit
. broad day light, and went home mucl
q pleased, except few who were neve
known to attend dance without havin,
. some kind of trouble.
y The Union and the Rerieao have
r queer way Of using figures. In giving thu
; election returns in this town the Unio,
y places Darts majority at Sc and Cases
. at SO. Both are wrong. Four men wer
running for the Office of assistant superyi
sor; two were to be elected Neither wa
& running against any particular man. TIL,
# man who had the highest number of vote
must count his majority over him who hac
the next highest number of votes. Gas,
had $50, Dart 5S7, Field $40 and Bell 53l
/ Bell being the lowest his figures don't com,
= into the calculation at all. Cases MAORI
ty is 43, and Darts is As. In giving tn,
Moline returns, both papers are wrong il
Z placing Petersen s majority at 3Sl. Hi
= majority is exactly 500 Three men wer,
3 running for the Office The highest would
. be elected, and his majority would be owe
y the one next to him. The third man wal
of no more account than if his votes haC
Is been cast in the spittoons Petersen hac
= 634, Holt l34. and Wells ll9, Petersen
: majority was 500.
i POLICE COURT.
~ Rafora = q Cronner fo1ica TT a r; g Ara 70