The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-07
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

was over 80.
Hand organs are getting SO poor that
the dogs bark at them.
John Moore, of Coe. brought seven
wolf cubs to the county clerk and made the
usual affidavit
He who eats strawberries and cream
with his sweetheart at this season has the
dear things all together.
J. Duncan Putnam, of Davenport, son
of C.E. Huffman, Esq has returned home,
after long sojourn among the mountains
of the west.
Within year past Massachusetts and
Rhode Island have decided against prohi-
.hibition, and now Michigan has discarded
it in practice
The ferry skif has commenced max
ing regular trips now at night. The first
boat leaves this shore at P. M. the second
at 9. and the third at 10. The fare is ten
cents.
The Washington ID. c. Star. refer
ring to the Ell Paso (Ill. journal, says it is
an E'obscure paper printed in Peoria, near
the boundary line of Indiana and Illinois.
How is that for geography?
Water connection was made with the
Illinois street main for the Harper House
this forenoon, but on account OF the lack OF
pressure no water was carried as high as
the third story of the building. What is
the trouble2
| When are stockings like dead men ?
When they are men-ded; when their soles
are departed; when they are IN holes !;
when they are past heeling when they
are no longer on their last legs; when
they're hose-Anna is raising on high.
The fremen's annual parade on the
9th inst. will close with grand ball at
the Turner Hall in the evening. Strasser' s
Union Band, from Davenport, has been en-:
gagged, the Hall will be decorated hand
somely, and every preparation will be
made for splendid time.
Street car No.3.is sample of the nice
painting which all the others are to under,
60, as fast as possible. A new car will
soon be added, making on the line, and
and they will pass any given point every
Is minutes, as soon as the new switches
are completed. sd
MIR. Charles Bradlaugh has apparently
found his visits to America pleasant. he
1 returns again in October next on another
: lecturing tour. His two new lectures are
IAN Englishman's view of American Pol
itics," and The Labor Question in the Ole
and New Worlds. u
With about two regiments, one OF In
a fantry and one of cavalry, General Custer
r will start from Minnesota tor the Blacl
Hills on about June l. Another expedi
| ton will start for the same destination
), from Fort Laramie, Wyoming. at abou
the same time.
AS an indication of the advancement
!. that science has made recently, it Nigh
# be stated that gentleman at one of tn
!. city markets the other day saw half
> bushel of white turnips run through
cider mill, and half an hour thereafte
2, noticed the same article bottled, on sale
j. and labeled. Pure Grated Horseradish.
< A bootblack followed man aroun
ar for several minutes, repeating the inquiry
Have shine?" and finally the man eX
u claimed, Didn't I tell you five minute
Ill ago that I didn't want my boots BACKED i?
q. You did mister" replied the boy. but
thought you might be lying about i'll"
,e The husband of that spiritualistic Mr.
Palmer who testified in the Beecher- Tito
trial the other day was married, before b
met her, to Georgia octoroon who coul
not live with him and secured a divorce
ii He was once dismissed with rebuke frol
r the United States service, and now figure
err as a long haired cancer doctor in Ne
to York.
re To be angry" said the superintel
dent of Moline Saba tn school to his pl
IL pills, is to revenge the faults of others upC
n ourselves" On his way home an icic
caved in his silk hat, and he danced aroun
~ the sidewalk and he said he could viii
+ e the socks off any internal idiot who didn
es have sense enough to keep the icicles c
tc. his porch.
se 1t is sal to chronicle the death of Oh
1s- so young and hopeful as Alice Stoddar
ne who died this afternoon. She was mer
as Der of the methodist church, and your
Ter lady beloved by all who knew her. HI
IN health had been failing for year. and II
= the last three months she was confined
IN her room. The funeral services will be
ors Rev. Mr. Knapp, at the house, on Sund;
he at Pm. Her brother Charles is in De
all yer. The other children are at home.
Ter "A terrible accident occurred to Il
Try youngest child of Capt, Robt. Koehler la
ue evening. A pair Of scissors was laying
nd a chair and the little girl, about mont
he old, was sitting on the floor near. 81
as caught hold of the chair and it tipped ov'
nal the scissors sliding off and striking her
ELL the eye, puncturing the eye ball and Cat
rd, ing the whole eye to run out. The chi
IN is under the care of Dr. Bernhard and
nd doing as we'll as could be expected. L
ose family will have the sympathy of all.
'as A serious case of poisoning from e'
5ss ing palatable weed, or wild vegetab
ieJ occurred the other day at ''Rogertown, y
~. Iu a neighborhood in the northern portion
ssn nC East Davenport is called. At noon Nj
' aS Calvin Day, her sister-in law, and t
al children, aged and years respective
IN IN sat down to their mid day meal, and &
' = heartily of salad, chief ingredient
10 a which was plant gathered near the hou
Ca Ca Not fifteen minutes elapsed after dim
5se before ladies and children were seiz
l'e with illness They were barely say
or d from death, by the most vigorous medic
H., treatment.