The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


The death of exit. Gov. McMurtry,
of this state.is announced in our telegraph
ic columns.
Another wedding tonight, according
to the Hebrew ceremony. The gentleman
Is from Geneseo. - -
-Kenworthy & Beardsley have been
employed to defend John Masters. the muir
derer of George Brace, near Milan, last
Sunday.
"A cavern at the jefferson street sew
er, at Orleans street, causes good deal Of
annoyance by back water in neighboring
ccllers.
j. S. Keator & Sons raft boat, the
Robert Ross. will leave the boat yard the
last of this week. for Black River, to tow
down raft,
. II call that horse-car courtine," said
la Moline girl the other evening to bash
full youth who sat stlf1y by her side with
; his hand upon the small of her back.
The ferryboat between this city and
, Davenport commences running at $50 in
the morning and stops at 7:30 in the even
ing. 1t makes round trips every twenty
or thirty minutes. -
, uS IAtSE ID . IL. AL. dUOFo iOW WdtC
mark nova good stage of water. Boat
g bound up river cross the rapids at nigh
e time. No boats coming down have yet at
. tempted to cross at night.
The raft-boat saltwater" was at tn
: levee all day yesterday maxine some Sigh
repairs. She is a handsome, well bui
!; craft. and has already towed from abov
three or four RATS of logs to parties in thi
! city and Davenport. .,,
John Heffile, young man 81 years
r. age, and nephew of Christian Steinl'
. the baker, near Star Block, stepped OIL
. at the back door yesterday noon, and a fe
~ moments afterwards was found upon tt
- ground, dead, He died of heart disease
= in moment and alone.
a 1t is notable fact that very few
the distilleries who get rich by bribiI
IA revenue officers aud defrauding the 60
lv eminent were able to keep their dishone
j gains. One by one they are relegated
n the rank Of paupers, where they proper
of belonged,
lie The Wintersett Neacs wants cover
Us or and lieutenant governor made out
to Senator Murphy, of Davenport, and j.
&c Sayery, Of Des Moines. If the Democra
d. ever do elect governor in Iowa, shouldr
i'd wonder at all to hear of its being the Sc
On ator from Scott. Dan, Gazette.
ay "A mean advantage was taken of
rn popular insurance clerk to-day, Sher
Huesing was in Alex Steels hardwa
1T store fitting keys to some shackles when
Is y-stander commenced showing the insu
Is ance clerk how the wristlets were use
"a Getting his wrists locked in we'll fifth
at pair Mr.. By-stander put the key in /
IN pocket and walked away. After waltz
We some time Young Insurance sent me
en- sage to him that he would pay the ciga
ne for the crowd if he would come and relea
10 him. 1t was done.
Oh Not quite all of Port Byron was
Nv Magistrate Pinkley's Office to-day It
AZ f4th) in case of the people vs. Geo, a
~ ~ Sherman Smith, for fraudulent conve
~ ance, James Lawless was the compla
on ing witness, Sixteen witnesses were SUI
' oS moned on both sides. P. Z. McElherne a
eu peared for the prosecution, and Sween
l.e & Jackson for the defense. No witness
eh were examined, and the case was
81. missed at cost of the complaining witne
' y. as not coming within Sec. l22 of Crimir
~ Jurisprudence-Re statutes of I
ho nois. Costs $500.
ed Among the candidates for mayor
on Moline is John Gould. We are in fay
De- of him, and hope he will be elected. o
it. freasons are, that our Board of Trade /
err his written promise to influence the G
n" council of Moline to pay for printing
pamphlet, which he, as committee of ii
he body, ordered. As he has not kept
promise, we rather hope he will be electe
an for we can then see about how much
ng influence and his word amount to. ''Gi
the old man chance" A man who kee
est his pledges as we'll as John Gould wo,
be an honor to any city-''in horr
ad, Geo. Vinton is another. They W ould ma
our nice pair to represent Moline.