The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-07
NOTES HERE AND THERE,

CONTINUES.
M. G. Kerr has changed his name to
s. p. Kerr
Saturday was pay day at Rock Island
Arsenal. and SIS, 900 was disbursed.
-Shields's woolen mills are again in
operation, having started up Monday
morning.
Charles O'Conor is still alive, but he
is sinking slowly, and can not live but
very short time,
Coal Valley, by vote of As for to 62
against, on Saturday, concluded not to
adopt village organization.
Madame Rentz's Female Minstrels,
and Can-Can troupe, at Darts Hall, this
evening. See advertisement.
The general opinion concerning that
speakership caucus is that its conclusion
was eminently Kerr ct.-t& Louis Rep.
Geo. Simmons is doing a good job in
filling up that mud hole in front of his
house on Orleans street, between Dock and
Broadway streets.
Objections were made to the discharge
of B. +. Allen, in bankruptcy, at Keokuk,
| last week Friday, and the matter was post
poned for Is days
Wild geese have been flying north
ward in large numbers the past few days,
and nights, too.-DaU. Gaz. this morning.
What are they going north for, at this sea-
son of this year?
Miss Maggie A. Nagle, formerly q
school teacher in Davenport, was married
to John II. Dart, in Davenport, Christmas
eve 1879, and died few days ago in Van
Vert, Ohio, where she resided.
Monday afternoon f. A. Peterson, the
Moline township collector, filed his bond
of $23O,4l3,IS, and received his books
His securities are: S, w. Wheelock
Chas. W. Lobdell, J. N Elmsted. Erik
Okerberg and Porter Skinner.
One of the gentlemen from the cas-
who is to occupy the corner clothing anc
gents furnishing store in the Rock Isl anc
House. was in town yesterday. The store
is to be opened about the 25th, with al
entire new and choice stock,
Some so or 60 men are employed a
} Rock Island Arsenal manufacturing in
fantry equipments, covering saddles, an(
doing miscellaneous leather work for tn,
cavalry arm of the service, This is thu
first manufacturing ever done, in the wa,
of equipments for the army, at this ar
senal.
Capt. John +. Smith, of LeClaire
the pilot of the X. n. L. Company, mad
462 trips over the rapids between Roc
Island and LeClaire~ during the seasol
, just closed, No boat, barge or freigh
was damaged or lost while he was at tn
wheel. Capt. Smith is safe and trust
pilot.
The Chicago Journal wants to knoy
if NJ. Z. Kerr, the office G. Kerr, succeed
in being elected Speak Kerr, will he the
be a crow-Kerr? We can't say, but W
suppose that whether or not Sammy Co
is chosen speaker, he will continue to be
little Joker, which is something that Nj
M. g. Kerr will never be.-Peoria Tran
Crypt.
Yesterday large and pleasant compan
composed of the most prominent Jews !
this city, Moline, Davenport, and othe
residence of Mr.. Meyer Rosenfeld corne
of Spencer aud Cherry streets. The OF
cassion of the gathering was the circuu
sision of Mr.. Rosenfeld's only son. TIL
operation, which is not considered by IL
Jews as a religious, rite but only for san
purpose, was performed by prominer
r Hebrew doctor from Chicago.
- Among the passengers for Washing
y ton city last night, by the Vandalia lin
D. were William o. Avery and wife. Man
Al persons, noticing the celebrity with whi(
Gen. Mcdonald was bundled off to Jail {
his conviction, were little surprised
Mr. Avery being allowed to remain
,e large under similar circumstances. The
ot surprise was still greater at witnessing b
departure from the Lindell hotel la
night to take the train for Washingto
" Notice of motion for new trial was ma
ns Immediately after the verdict of the ju
IT was rendered on Friday night, but no NJ
- ton has yet been fled Mr.. Avery is st
under his original bonds of $l0,00O.-
~ Louis Rep, Sunday morning.
CT Rev. II. o. Hoffman-he of Quin
to (Ill,) scandal quandaries-is again in SO
a distress. His town has a ministerial ass
Oh citation, and in this body. he has been
10 brilliant light. Indeed. he has shone
no brightly that his brother preachers ha
{ believed him to be one Of the rarest of d
monds--a stone of the first water. B
alasl the reflections cast upon the CHI
acter of their associate so strongly of |;
has lessened their faith, and they are
ginning to fear, yea. acknowledge, that
us may be only mock diamond topaz,
nd piece of Alaska quartz, common pebbl,
on polished brick, Or, if real stone, VIZ
,io derfully ''off color" Hence they ha
ii' snatched him from their association
ar fused to let him shine with them in t
on crown collection which is meant to ref
to purity and truth over Quincy and all
country around about Adams county.