The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-10
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
"A barn was burned by lightning near
Geneseo, Wednesday night,

"A barn was burned by lightning near
Geneseo, Wednesday night
Wednesday three large oat stacks in
the town of Manhattan, Will county,
ILL.,, were struck by lightning and burned.
During the severe storm Wednesday
night two horses belonging to J. Hogue, a
farmer living near Brush Greek, Iowa, were
killed by lightning.
Attention is requested to Mr.. Doel-
fingers new advertisement. He has a
splendid variety of furniture and seems
bound to sell it, too.
Lightning struck the Wayne Church
in Kane county, ILL.,, and several stacks
of grain in the county, early Wednesday
morning The damage to the church is
about 81 ,0G0.
But little has been done in circuit
court this week, except the trial of the
watch factory case-which is still on.
The grand jury will notget through with
its business this week.
AT Wyanet, on the 5th, young
named John Pool, aged II years, while
climbing on moving freight train. fell
under the wheels and was so badly injured
that he died in about forty minutes.
Hon. Cyrus j. Pershing, the Demo
cratic nominee for governor of Pennsylva.
MIA, is brother of the late E. J. Pershing
ESQ.,, formerly with Maj. Connolly one
of the editors of the Rock Islander, anc
afterwards of the Islander and Argus
He is, at present, Judge in one of the courts
Of that state.
4 "A young man named McDaniels, Il
years of age. recently from Ohio, wa.
Instantly killed by lightning near Wyanet
ILL.,. Wednesday afternoon. He was driv
ing power for broom corn cleaner, anG
was struck on the head. The lightnin,
passed down one side, burning his fesl
terribly. His clothes and one boot wer,
literally torn into shreds.
An article which was original in thi
paper,in regard to an experiment beini
maGe at our water works by Enginee
, Cramer, was afterwards published as ed
itorial in the Democrat, and reappears il
the Union, this morning, credited to tn
Democrat THE ARGUS finds no iault a
having its articles stolen, but it don't ik,
} to see them credited enormously.
The first Republican rally in thi
city which was to haye taken place las
evening and been addressed by Hon. j.
Burrows, was total fizzle, The distiu
guished Michigander was in town all day
r but as no people turned out to hear hir
9 the meeting was adjourned, and the speak
er went home, where he will hereafter hid
his diminished head.-Dauenport Demo
D crdt, 9th.
: The Albany Express understands tia
e Mr.. William M. Evarts will accept til
. Republican nomination for attorney gel
eral. This is a good idea, and, if Nj
Evarts is willing, we hope he will be non
? mated. The Republican party is boun
r may do; but its disappearance beneat
: the flood would be more pleasing with
first rate list of candidates.-Ne,o Yor
/ Sun.
s Senator Oglesby shook all the window
v of Cincinnati with his first speech on Sa
:, urday evening, but beyond creating
slight panic in the glass market, the effo
d is not likely to do either harm or good.
}. was too tender toward initiation to help Il
r, Republican cause, and too hitter again
= the Democrats to give them any comfor
Like all of the great senator's efforts,
a was mostly wind, Of very harmless kin
-NeW York Tribune.
Extra street cars have been run, tn
o week, to accommodate Moline people goil
IS to the fair over the river, and we notice
the president oft the street railway compal
playing driver, on one of them. "Unc
It John" may drive we'll enough. but
makes very awkward stops at the GRO;
N ings, he either stops straddle of Z
~ crossing or drives 90 feet beyond it. |
- should take lessons of some of the old
drivers.