The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
NOTES KERE AND THERE.

-To-day's kilograms on first page of
The ARGUS.
For days Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
Louis and New York markets, see first
page of THE ARGUS.
The Golfer dam CD the rocks opposite
the Island of Rock Island has been
pumped out and work resumed on Mr..
Wiiliams's contract.
The pay car Gazelle, of the G. r. &
p. r. r. in charge of Paymaster Phillips,
is here to-day, and leaves about $4,000
among railroad employees.
Marshal HAYES ''gobbled" jewelry
peddler to-day for selling his truck without
license. He was introduced to the city
clerk, who helped him out of his trouble
for few dollars,
The visitors to Lincoln monument at
Springfield ILL.,. average from 800 to $50
per month. At least this number enter
Memorial hall and record their names,
| though far greater number visit the ex-
| terror OF monument. The list embraces
people from all portions of the United
States and many from Europe, some from
ASIA the Sandwich Islands, and other
parts of the world,
The Los Angeles (Cal.) Herald says
that at the present rate of increase it is
estimated there will be in four years one
million stands of bees IN Los Angeles, San
ia Barbara, and San Bernardino counties,
which will produce annuity one hundred
million pounds of honey, worth $20,000,-
900, which is more than the value of the
sugar and molasses crop of Louisiana,
Texas, and Florida combined.
On Saturday last, Mrs. Graul, the
wife of Simon Graul, we'll TODD farmer
of Big Woods, Jones county, Ia. committed
suicide by hanging herself in corn-crib.
Her lifeless body was found hanging in the
drive way between the old fashioned corn
cribs. She had assembled on ladder and
making rope fast to the upper timber:
of the shed, had jumped off. The cause
of the rash act is said to be insanity.
AT Busy, station on the Knoxville
and Des Moines extension of the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad, a mar
named McCabe was living with his wife
apparently peaceably and happily until {
brother of his entered his home ant
| persuaded his wife away to Ottumwa
where she remained some time. She
finally returned to her hus baud, anC
matters went smoothly until few days
since, when McCabe, VINO was shingling ;
house, saw his brother going toward hi!
house. lie instantly started. with {
Ratchet in his hand, for his home
and before reaching it met his brother
The brother attacked him with knife
stabbing him several times and cutting
him horribly, so that he died in few
moments. The murderer was arrest ed.
Miss Maggie Sharkland. Of Dubuque
who has many acquaintance in this city
was married last Thursday evening to q
Nj. Hamilton. Esq. of Rock Island, Iii
nois, General Western Agent of the How,
Sewing Machine Company. The Dubuqu,
Times says of the bridal couple: ''Th'
bride is the pride of the. household, ant
one of Dubuque's best ladies. whose many
attractions of heart and mind have draw
around her a large circle Of warm and ad
} miring friends, who will wish her tn
greatest happiness, She goes out from tn
old home with the brightest of prospect
before her, the husband of her choice bein!
a young man of solid worth and in ever.
way worthy of the rare prize he has fount
. in his bride. The bridal couple left las
evening for Chicago, and after snort tou
| will take up their permanent abode il
Rock Island. -Desmoines Register,