The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-27
NOTES HERE AND THnRE.

Iurnlsheu Dy henry f1ay0en.
Mrs Henrietta Blinn, Of Port Byron.
goes to the insane asylum for treatment
A heavy rain, accompanied with thun-
der and lightning commenced about one
O'Clock this morning. 1t has rained most
of the time. to-day.
Several persons have recently been
poisoned by ice cream, in Keokuk. What's
the matter with the ice cream /? Is what thew
are trying to find out.
Free Trade, Hard Money, Home Rule,
no Capitalization, no state partnership
will! MISUNDERSTANDING for delegates to
think about-Baltinsors Gazette.
-Eosin, from Eos, the red of the morn
ing, is the name of new coloring matter
introduced into commerce It is shade
between strawberry and Grants nose
Milaoaubee Ne,cs.
On Saturday evening, gale Of wind
struck Howe's circus tent at Lacrosse.
scattering things badly. The bowling Of
the wild animals, and the screams of the
frightened people produced fearful panic.
An election for constitutional con-
ventlon OF l20 members will be held in
North Carolina on the 9Th of August, the
convention to assemble at Raleigh, Septem-
Der 6. The Republicans are opposed to
the proposed convention.
The K. N. L. company are determined
to carry the wharfage war into Africa.
Mayor Rose to-day received information
that suit had been commenced against
the city Of Davenport, by the company fol
1891. Dem. Goth
Frank Stese, printer, committed sui
eide in Davenport on Sunday, by taking
arsensic, He was about 81 years old, hac
a wife, and it is said that they did not live
pleasantly together. He is represented
as weak headed, foolish fellow.
Pig Iron Kelley's epitaph is published
In advance as follows:
InaatioR sore long time he bore,
Threesixty five were vain
Until reputation came
| And eased him from his pain,
| Gone to meet Ben Butler. =
A few days ago a sturgeon, weighing
about 300 pounds jumped into small sail
boat in which were FIVE persons, when CD
posite West Ameshury, Mass, splitting
the boat in two and throwing the occu
pants into the river. Three Of them swan
ashore aud the other TWO chung to thu
wreck until rescued by boat from thu
village.
John Schroeder, at the west end o
town and ON the sunny side of the slough
didn't like it because Adam Yohe killet
three of his geese, and he sued Yohe, be
fore Justice Pinkley. for 1915. Yoh
admitted the killing and put in a bill Q
1925 for damages to his garden by sal
geese. The magistrate thought that wa
about right, and gave judgement agains
Schroeder for $950-the difference be
tween the two bills.
Says the New Orleans Times. 9TH
south tried imitation during the war. an
the Confederate states financial policy {
bolstering up credit by issuing more prom
Uses to pay was the most complete failur
known in history. To thinking men in tn
south paper money is simply bad remint
er of the war. and, like other remindin
traces of that national misfortune, shoul
be rendered ilnoxious until Ii can be Ell
tirely a5ated."
, Three burglaries were committed
Davenport on Sunday night, and tw
women were chased by an. unknown scour
, drel and took refuge in the water work
, Engineer Hooper protected them and sa
them safely home, Every house shoul
be supplied with fire arms, and they shoul
be used on all providers around the prem
e Uses at night. And no woman should G
unprotected, on the streets, in unfrequen
ed parts of town, after dark.
Some of the company at tea with
; Danbury family spoke OF the excellence
5 the honey, whereupon the head of Il
o house, who stands in reputed dread of b
/ wife, feelIngly said Honey is the mo
q delicious of all delicacies. 1t is the ne
tar of beautiful flowers, slipped from br
liant petals by the never-tiring bee. ar
moulded into The glory that would tenn
It the god Of "Ephraim!" enunciatt
his wife with stern solemnity, ''have "
!. been drinking again. Ephraim groane