The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-12
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DAILY and WEEKLY Rock ISLAND
ARGUS.
The Moline National Bank has declar-
ed a semi annual dividend of 5 per cent.
Elves and Tens. counterfeit notes on
the Traders National Bank. Chicago, are
in circulation,
Good clear ice from IA to Is inches
thick is now found in abundance in this
region, for packing.
Fires are frequent in all part OF the
country. Every person should take extra
care of their premises
Tom Connolly's great carriage works
in Dubuque burned on Monday noon. Loss
$4,000 Insurance $4,000.
Two boys, named Curtis and Worth
ington, were terribly burned by gasoline,
at Princeton, ILL.,, on Sunday.
"A Jury at Princeton, ILL.,, found Rob
ert Miller guilty Of rape upon the person
of Amanda Balthouser, and fixed the dam
ages at $4,000.
| Twenty five thousand dollars OF the
, Pacific mail bribery money has been d.
rectly traced to the hands of Col. John w
Forney, of the Philadelphia Iress-a lead
] ing administration paper.
Dan Voorhees,, the infationist, has
9 formally backed down in his contest fol-
Z. S. senator from Indiana Hon. JOSEPH
Mcdonald is the probably successful man
> He is sound on the financial question.
: The contest at the Moline city election
D m the third Tuesday in April next will bt
license or no license" They have haC
about enough of the crusade in that town
and the balance Of the county are tired o
! being taxed for court, juries and witnesse
: tor Moline liquor cases.
2 Joe Moll, who killed the bar-tende
a named Fezenmeyer, in Peoria, Ill.,, abou
q two weeks ago, was on Saturday married
in Jail to Gussie Robinson, on whose &C
; count Fezenmeyer was killed. The girl
e name is Eugene Mcconnell Robinson be
T. ing her stage name.
Bad boys of Rock Island spend thei
time in kicking against Sunday scho(
doors, smashing church windows, ringin
;, doctors night bells and building bonfire
q in carpenter shops. they should be fun
D. nished with skates and urged to spen
d their time in drawing each other over wea
!; spots on the river Chicago journal.
MIR. Farwell, the present collector
the second district received his appoin
10 ment through the efforts of Hon. A.
I'd Cotton So Mr., Potter of the Gazette di
b. not get the ''fat take" that he was s
); quietly working up. So much for his OF
posing Cottons nomination for Congress
ne during the last election -Muscatiae II
as bune.
he AS far as we can learn our city al
q thorities are taking no steps whatever t
wards an examination of stoves, fues, etc
;" with view to preventing fires. It is I'll
rd luty of the council to pass a strict ord
ge nance on that subject and appoint suitab
ed persons in every ward to examine ever
A. building in the ward, with power to eau
unsafe places to be made safe.
~ The convicts in the state prison
I'D Lincoln, Nebraska, revolted on Monde
lat and got possession of the prison and Il
rs. armory. A telegram says: ''The wardt
6 and large body of men are patrollir
:. outside the prison, and it is momentum
lis expected that the convicts will sally fort
N. }ov. Furnas has applied to Gen. Ord f
n aid, and a company Of troops left this ey
70 ming on a special train for Lincoln"