The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-15
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

ing gains In Maine.
MIR. Beecher has Withdrawn his libel
suit against Moulton.
The Savannah (Ga. common council
has passed an ordinance closing barber
shops on Sunday,
The question of erecting free bridge
across the Illinois at Peoria, will be voted |
upon by the citizens of that place at the |
next annual election.
The pay car Gazelle comes in this
afternoon. The c.. r. /. & P. employees
always like to see it. Commodore Phillips
will leave about $4,000 here this trip.
MIR. Fred Albrecht, farmer of Nicol-
son county, Mimi. was struck dead by
lightning. in his own house, while OPEN
ing door from the kitchen to the dining
room.
If it wasn't for THE ARGUS, the Lit
tie Sneak couldn't earn his salt. By
stealing his locals from our paper and
sponging his meals at hotels he barely
lives. Let him steal and sponge.
"A party oframpageous crusade women
visited every saloon in Bonaparte, Iowa,
and destroyed their contents, and poured
all the wine and beer into the streets, the
constabulary force being unable to stop
them.
The frequent false alarms of fire sug-
gest that the Mayor should offer reward
for the discovery of those who are guilty
of giving them. The practice should be
broken up or the fire department will soon
be worthless.
''I'll bet you hundred dollars he isn't"
was the embarrassing response, from the
back of the hall, which the chairman of a
political meeting in Oregon received the
other night upon introducing speaker as
the next representative of the state in con-
gress.
Timothy Vikings a drunken dead
beat was arrested last night and taken to
Jail by Marshal Halves, on complaint of
Jake Keiser, for breaking a window in
complainant store This morning he was
bounced" without being taken before the
magistrate, he having no money and not
being worth Jail fees.
"A woman in Grand Rapids, Mich,
knocked down stove, broke mirror,
punched two lights of glass out, tipped
over sewing machine, upset the dinner
table, and wrenched her arm out of joint,
lately. She was trying to kill mouse,
but the ''critter" escaped. Damage done
about $50
Frank Woods, one of the worst boys
in Rock Island, was arrested this after
noon by Marshal Halves on complaint of
his mother, for coming home drunk, while
his poor sister is at the point of death with
consumption, and creating disturbance,
breaking furniture, dishes, bottles of medi.
cines, etc. He was locked up. His
mother has given him his time and adver.
tised that she will pay no debts for him.
The keynote of successful politics, in
a strictly party sense, too, was sharply
struck by Gov. Tilden when he recommend
ed independent voting as the remedy
against nominations not fit to be made.
1t is always the rascals in party who pull
it down and destroy it, and the way to
control and eliminate superhuity OF
naughtiness is simply to picket the rascals
They are not sensitive to ordinary in1u
eneces, but can understand wonderfully
we'll what it implies to be beaten on
winning ticket.-Ne,o York World,
"A brilliant wedding ceremony occurr
ed in st. Mary's Church, yesterday after
! noon-Rev. Father Flavin uniting Mr.
Dennis McGee and Miss Mary A. Costell
in the holy bonds of matrimony. A larg
number of friends witnessed the ceremony
Afterward grand reception took place a
/. the residence of the brides parents, col
t ner Fifth and Warren street. The groom
! is one Of the competent engineers on tn
i c., r. /. & p railroad, and the bride
the admired of a large circle of acquain
y ance, May their bliss increase with thei
e years.-DdU. Gaz. 18th.
Since the recent Developments in tn
Swami horse and cattle stealing business
Judge Lindermann, who lost horse GU
of Bailey Davenport's pasture at Rock L
land, suspected that Swami had hand i
it, and came over to this city this morning
u and made inquiries at Lowers livery SITS
u BILE and others. A man at the old Penn
sylvania stable told the judge that hors
s. had been offered for trade or sale ther
last week, and described him so well, tn
u Judge says, that he is confident it must t
e bis horse, and no doubt Swami stole tn
one also, The whereabouts of the hors
e is at present unknown.-Dau Dem. AT
= DR.. Richter before the Board of Supe,
a visors.
This morning, before the board of s,
n pervisors assembled, doc" Webster, IL
! deputy county clerk, walked into the s.
u peryisors' room, in which several meu
bers, including their chairman, had alreat
it assembled, followed by that wellknov
t. and talented lin his own estimationl ply
stefan. DR.. Richter. DOC" wore We
- solemn face and carried his hat under b
arm, but as he introduced the noted phi
as stefan to those assembled, faint smi
ID stole over his face, for he still had hop
that several members of the board, wi
70 have the Personal Tax Fever, could
g. saved from the insane asylum, althoue
his hopes were faint indeed, After Il
D. introduction, DR.. Richter stated the obje'
as of his call, which was that he had starte
T. an institution called ''The Great Westel
E. Healing Institute" and asked for the D
as tronage of the supervisors, he haviI
heard that one of Its members was SUITE
Ut ing severely because he thought GENT
man in this city wore better clothes. smok,
TO better cigars and drove in a finer carria
rs than himself; and that another membe
heretofore considered shrewd in makir
OF party capital, had become so weak-mindt
10 that he had been made tool of to slip
resolution on the chairman's table, abo
e. the collection of personal taxes, which h;
E. made him the laughing=stock of every Sc
sible member of the board,
Of A special meeting Of the board W;
e. called for this evening at 7 o'clock to alle
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