The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-04
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
For Moline column see first page.

For Moline column see first page.
The city council will meet in regular
monthly session next Monday evening.
The river has been on stand at is
above low water mark since last evening.
The heavy fog and mist for the last "a
hours has melted nearly all the ice in the
river.
Steps haye been put in by Street Com
missioner Ziegler, at Ludolph's. and at
Kelly q Reticker's, as ordered by the city
council,
-Keator & Go. have considerable trou-
BILE getting their logs to the gang-way, as
most of them are frozen in, and have to be
chopped out with an axe.
An American named Augustus
Watson proposes to build railroad across
the continent of Africa. Is Jim Abbott
sleeping p alesburg Free Press.
Only about two-thirds of the water
rents. due up to the first of January, have
been paid to the city clerk. People are
requested to call and settle up, as only this
month remains before the water rent is
again due.
Rev. j. R. Findley, pastor, will preach
in the Central Presbyterian church to-
morrow at l0:45 A. M. Subject: 1.-The
Sin and Punishment of Achard" At 7
P. NJ, subject: THE unreasonableness Of
unbelief."
= Yesterday, Market Square was we'll
filled with farmers wagons, loaded with
hay, corn, and wood, with few loads of
coal. To-day there is very little else bul
hay. Good weather to haul hay,-it don't
lose any, in weight.
The vote of Cordova, on the question
OF village organization, was officially can
vassed this forenoon by Justices Chopper
and Pinkley. The vote was published in
both our DAILY and WEEKLY papers of
yesterday, ahead of any other paper.
Miss Clara Newberry, who has been
copying book "A" of deeds in the record
ers office, for the last three months, will
finish the work this evening. Miss N.
writes very plain and handsome hand
and the new book presents neat and clean
appearance.
Most people are glad to see that the
new buildings, erected this season, are set
on the higher grade established by the
council. AS the old buildings pass away
and new ones are brought up to the new
grade We have better easements and Gel
lars and better drainage.
jackson s. Schultz recently lectured
on the hog, and SEINE irreverent papers are
inclined to pork fun at him. Rochester
| Democrat. The fact that he proved to
be bore himself probably hogasioned the
newspaper criticism. Chicago Ifmcsl. Now
why do all the journalists thus sower on
jackson s. Schultz. st. Louis Republi-
can
"A Quincy, Illinois, butcher having run
away with servant girl, recently. his
wife remarks He is good radiance, d
and philosophically continues to vend
steaks and chops at the old stand, for the
support of the eight children left on her
hands And it. a just warning for butch
ers. with such measure as ye meat shall
it be meated unto you.
AT a regular meeting Of Rock Island
Lodge, No. 65S A. F. Il A. NJ, last even
icg, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Nj. L. Wiser, Master;
Il. D. Folsom, Senior Warden; George
Fleming, Junior Warden; W, s. Par
sons, Treasurer; Eph Wood. Secretary,
and W. c. Weber, Auditor The install.
lation takes place on Friday evening OF
next week.
In Detroit very seedy chap jumps
into the river, but was pulled out in three
or four minutes. none the worse for his
bath. The crowd scattered, and, after {
few minutes, when he sat in the sun dry
ing his clothes, a hickman asked, Don
you wish you hadn't" This is no town
this isn't" replied the vagrant, elevating
his nose I've Jumped into the river al
Toledo and had more'n fifty men ask me tt
drink.
Abraham Hutson, of Clay county, In
; diana, was hard driDker, aud few day:
ago he broke down and took to his bed
! One night neighbor was sitting up with
. him, when Hutson suddenly grasped his
: arm and asked: If you were sick how
= would You like to have some id sneak
slip up and blow out the Hahs. :" The
watcher gave hurried glance around the
, bed the sick man was dead.
: The St Louis papers think thai
Judge Jerry Murphy, of Davenport, made
, capital hit, when near the close of Iii
fine speech in the Chamber of Commerce
a as representative of the Davenport delega
r ton, he said. Il have talked to you plain
r ly, for we people of Iowa are plain anc
e bluDt-and we take our whisky straight
. and the reason we take it straight is il
o fact that we cannot manufacture i
, crookedP'
. -"Edgington Settlement, now Edging
a ton township, was named in honor of Dan
n iel and John Edcington, two of the earl,
r settlers and wealthy AID respected citizen
n }of the Settlement For IS years tina
IS region has been known as one of the bes
e farming regions in the county. Anc
r now comes Uncle Dan Edgiug
Q ton with report of an average yiel,
e of SO bushels of corn to an acre this year
3. Ii anybody can make better showing
d The ARGUS will make note of it.
e The New York Tribune OF Thursda
y says, Mr.. Chas. Bradlaugh has been pros
" trated for some tine past by severe illness
If resulting from overwork On Mouda,
Y, last he was removed from the Fiftl
st Avenue Hotel to comfortable apartment
d 10 st. Luke's Hospital. He is now re
covering, but it is hardly possible that b
ID will be able to keep lecture engagement fc
9 some time to come Since the con-
u mencement of his attack the reception
I. letters and kilograms has been prohibited
The dead beat literary character nc
ticed in last evenings ARGUS called in &
II Jonas Bears store in the evening, and NJ
y; B, stepped up to see what he wantet
~ The fellow said Hello, see you belon
q to the same lodge that do" z didn
take, and the fellow asked the loan of Ii
W tie money to get nights lodging Nj
e B. showed him THE ARGUS, pointing
y . the notice. The fellow read it and quiet
~ remarking that there were too many sue
', characters around, gently dropped the D;
~ per and left. How he succeeded at otht