The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-25
NoTEs HERE AND THERE.

The Board Of Supervisors viii meet in
adjourned session in this city ct 2P, n
next Monday.
The Joliet papers say that the G. r.
IL 2. road voluntarily carries coal free OIL
charge 10 the poor Of that city.
There was heavy rain and thunder
storm ii the northern part OF this state
and in Wisconsin Tuesday night.
Democratic ward caucusses tomorrow
evening. City convention at Turner Hall,
Saturday evening. See call, in this paper,
A new time table is issued for the Il.
R. I. & St. L. r. R., to take effect next
Sunday. The changes are not material
trains run about as before.
The small pox, although it has not be-
come endemic, still fingers in the lower
/ part of the city. About as fast as one case
lis cured, another new case is reported
Peoria Democrat. .5sg7
They are blasting the ice in the mouth
:iof Chicago river to prevent damage when
lit goes out. The ice is very heavy every,
! where and should it 60 out on food
much damage will be done. s. SIS &
Il A terrific tornado struck the village OF
| Houstonia, Pettis county. Mo-, Tuesday
afternoon, destroying the business part OF
the town. Nineteen buildings were de-
molished, and many persons injured. "a.
The loud report, as of salute firing,
heard last evening, proceeded from blasts
i set off on Second street, Davenport, at the
place of water main excavation. Nothing
but powder can move the earth in this re-
gion just now.
DO you believe there are any pe9pltt
Z who never heard Old Hundred !! ASKED
a musical young lady at the family table
r Lots Of folks never heard it" interrupted
|, a precocious young brother. ~, Nv mere ar
8 thew. l should like to known In tn'
10 deaf and dumb asylum.
a. -Julius Laird, from Davenport, was uE
" before Magistrate Pinkley yesterday ZOE
larceny of coat and pants, value Sl9,Iron
trunk belonging to John NJ. klskadaen
" in house on the corner of Dock and hlgh
10 land streets. and now pines IN jail LOT Ia
B. want of security to $500 bond.
The meeting, which was appointed
take place ut Mrs. M. A. Rodman's res
!. dence on Tuesday evening. to hear the r.
j port of the committee ON subscriptions II
- building new Presbyterian church, Wa
adjourned to next week Thursday evening
IN March 4, at the same hour and place.
TX AS an evidence of the terrible col
cd weather we have had here this winter,
ia only necessary to mention that the !
II borers digging to find and repair tt
ia break in the water main on Second stree
as found the ground frozen to the depth
'or FIVE feet six inches.-Darenport Lem
nP CRATE 81 ..-.
"a: AT an adjourned meeting Of the II
kuk Northern Line Packet Company,
ri st. Louis on Tuesday. VIM. F. Davids
o. was elected president; John Sheattor, 81
en- rotary; and P. s. Davidson, general
es perintendent. Some OF the board do 4
GU recognize the legality of this election, a
will hold a meeting to consult as to t
!. proper course to pursue in the matter,
A Senegambian, named Patton, SOU
20 ted into chair at the dining table of
Str. Rob Roy, last summer, and was hi
III ed" out, He sued the Northern Line [
claiming that it was $4,000 damage
e .s him that he couldn't eat with folks v
didn't desire his society. The court 8
! J. he wasn't damaged at all, and the ate
ing said Senegambian's lawyer is not hap
When lady slips on the sidew;
she gracefully sits down, aud that's
axe end of it. A man, however, always Il
that to catch himself on the other foot, DIR
-. all his bundles, and uses his arms Il
,eu' balancing pole, struggles desperately
re- about ten seconds 10 a vain endeavor to
cover his equilibrium, and finally G
sprawling like collapsed windmill {
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