The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-01
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Remarkably fine dav.

Lillian Edgarton at Darts Hall, to. |
night
The roll of honor-a big roll of
money, as the world goes.
Cheek wins 10 this world, especially i'll
the cheek is dimpled and rosy.
Engineer Cramer says 'everything's
lovely at the water works to-day"
-Hackmen now charge 25 cents for
passengers between this city and Daven-
port.
The invitation cards for the ope ming
ball at the New Rock Island House, next
Tuesday evening, are printed.
Patrick, said an old gentleman to
his servant, we are all creatures of fate.
well, if it wasn't for fate, how the divil
would we walk, sure?"
Joseph Schollmeier has recently put
an elegant $3.50, billiard table into his fine
brick saloon, corner OF Huron and Orleans
streets-opposite the glass factory.
General Sherman, it is intimated, vii,
go to Europe next year, where he contem-
plates visit to the Pope. That will be
Sherman's second march to the See.-Gi
cago Times.
Chief Justice Waite has declined the
presidency. This is an act of shrewd fore
thought on the part of his honor, as it de-
prives the presidency of chance to decline
Chief Justice Waite.
Poor ex-Gov Clifford, president of the
Boston 4 Providence railway, he'll proba-
bly, have to 60 to the insane asylum He
| actually requests the directors to cut down
| his salary one half rather than reduce the
wages of workmen on the road.
Twink" Smith. member of the late
Exchange street gang, stole pocket book,
containing over So, from a milkman, in
this city this morning, but the money was
recovered. "1T'wink" ''lit out" and will
probably keep hid for some days.
The Chicago Tribune says:-'She was
brushing his hair and he enjoyed it amaz-
ingly. Rolling up his eyes he said, My
dear, why was Columbus, when he landed
10 America, like me now?' She couldn't
tell him and he explained Because ne
was tickled in being fust over
Mr. Harper is newly fitting up and
refurnishing his BARRIERS saloon and bath
rooms, under his hotel, and will hereafter
run the establishment in connection with
the hotel, He has engaged Mr.. George
SCHNEIDER to take charge of the establish
ment, George is very fine barber, AID
will have all the help necessary to run the
concern in tip-top order.
Henry Wilson stated to friend a few
months ago, that up to the time he was
twenty one years of age, he never had a
dollar in money to spend for anything
Thousands of American young men woulC
be much richer, and infinitely better, to-
day than they now are could they have
had the same experience, hard though i
seems to be.
: This morning, when the young roughI
, who assaulted Quincy McNeil's son wer'
brought into court, VIM. Brennan, th,
: smallest 10y in the crowd, gave the justic,
an alias, but he was known to the officer.
, and his little game exposed, This is a
specimen of some of our young roughs, and
if something is not done to reform then
: they will soon be candidates for the reform
e school or the penitentiary.
f The view from Weyerhauser & Denk
mans new smoke stack is charming on
: clear, pleasant day, that is, if one cal
y steady their nerves long enough to take
, good look. From its top, l42 feet abov
q the ground, fine view can be had of thi
city; of Rock Island Arsenal; of Moline
II the rivers bank. Andalusia. II miles be
h low US, and Hampton 10 miles above us
: The tender thoughtfulness of Mr.:
= General Grant in sending floral cross a
:. an ad0rnment to the bier of the vice pres
dent has been pretty generally commente
} upon by telegraph, but, without intendin
e the slightest disrespect to that amiabl
'. lady, we may mention that it came from
a conservatory sustained by general taxation
!, Mrs. Grants camelias were blown at put
q lie expense, aud the cross credited to he
ID generosity was really the peoples,
NJ. IT. E, Wo5ds, foreman of the
R. |. Il Z. Il. r. shops. does not think b
b properly can be called foreman of
manu-; curing establishment, and will
draws his name as candidate for tt
cane. at the United Presbyterian festiva
ot He says he is willing to be used to hel
d. the festival, but he don't think it rigl
1e towards those who really are foremen
manufacturing establishments, and it
ot only for this reason that he Withdrew h
to name.
~ DR.. J. G. Holland lately said of ten
perance reform: THE only way to GU
m drunkenness is to cease producing it, I'll
2 only way to get rid of drunkards is to stt
of raising them. Here is where woman
- true field of labor lies, with relation to th
> great work, The hope of the country is
is its children, and the children are in Il
hands of women-women mainly in Il
'ro home, women mainly in the school, wom'
or mainly in the Sunday-school. | have
great hope of your success as society
,r- influencing legislation. | should have
I'D great hope of the results of legislatio
for even should you aid in securing it.
The Davenport Gazette, 10 its ''senl
A. off, article on the ST. Louis e
l6 cursion says ''the train reach
for Beardstoaon an hour and half benin
time" u what a liep 1t wasn's
lst minute behind time. The Gazette shou
4. have looked in last evenings ARGUS and
would have found the time the train arr
to ed at every station on the road between Il
III city and Winchester, and up to $3.50 P.
nd when the train was within 80 miles of
ON Louis. AN hour and ahalf behind time
est y Pshaw! You'd better not let john
nd Gray sec copy of that paper if you G.
ng prevent it.
2 The United Presbyterian festival, I
en- big crowd and produce lots of fun. {
Do. sides good supper for 50 cents, or oyste
be for Is cents, there will be lots of fun at I
in elections There will be an election for
- gold headed cane for some foreman of
manufacturing establishment, and we he
los that the friends of Alderman Davis,
d. the glass works, and of Mr.. J. W. Brown
of Buford Plow Works are active IN pl
t pairing for the contest. Others may al
ne, be voted for. There will also be live