The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-20
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"A woman named Williamson. the old
est inmate of the poor house of this county |
died at that institution Thursday
The Union. Guyer. Quincy Mcneil, |
and the old court house barnacles advocate
the abandonment of township organization.
The Union spells Frank with an IL, -
and thinks itself very smart for discover
ing a typographical error of one letter
in THE ARGUS The Union is a wonder
tul concern.
Marshal Halves has, with the consent
of Mayor Davenport, given VIM. E. Crop
per the contract for building the city
pound on Flatiron square, and work has
been commenced
The case of Mrs Vanlandschoot VS..
| The city of Rock Island'-in which Mrs.
V. was awarded $3,675 by jury at the
last term of the circuit court--has been
appealed by City Attorney Gest to the su-
/ preme court.
The number of innocent young girls
who marry man believing they can break
him of his bad habits and take him to
diminish in the least, and the divorce
courts grind and grind
-Magnus Anderson, the crazy man who
tried to drown himself in the river the 9TH
er day, was taken to the Davenport Jail
yesterday by Turnkey Herkert and Police
man Brennan, it having been ascertained
that he belongs on that side of the river.
| Paralysis is getting to be as common
as rheumatism. In Boston three promi-
nent business men died within a week of
paralytic attacks, and elsewhere we hear
of similar Cases among the over-worked
and over-anxious ones of these trying
| times.
County treasurer Porter has refund
ed $449.97 of the illegal tax Of 1874 The
total amount, to be paid back to the tax
payers in this county,was $7.l37.S3. The
largest amount refunded was $l8966, to
the c., R. l. & P. r. r. and the smallest
was Sc cents to citizen of Moline
The arrangement between the G. R. [.
Il Z. and Rockford railroad, by which the
freight cars Of the latter road were per-
mitted to cross the bridge and receive and
discharge freight at the depot here, ter
minated yesterday. 1t is not likely that
it will be resumed right away-the Rock.
: ford passing under new management
Ddv. Gaz, 10th.
-Hartzelrs pic mic wagon took Jolly
party of ladies and gentlemen oat to Biz
Island yesterday, on pic mic excursion
They had fine dinner, played croquer
and other games and had very pleasant
time. D, Keiser won the prize in til,
biindtolded wheelbarrow race, much Il
the envy of all the other ROSTERS there.
The many friends of Mr.. S. S. KEN
: bic, principal at the First Ward School
: will be panied to hear of the death b,
cholera infantum of his little twin girls
One died on Monday and the other yes
terday, and this morning they were take
to Oskaloosa, Mr.. Kemble's old home, 70
f burial. The parents have the sympath
t of all in their sad bereavement.
The secretary of the United State
treasuryis conducting an examination int
alleged frauds in the construction of tn
Boston post office. Ali information as t
the exact results of the investigation, a
far as it has gone, is very carefully guarG
9 ed from the press; but it is learned, 0
I the very best authority, that the govern
: ment has been systematically defrauded
in one way and another, out Of large sums
- AT Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the 18th,
kCdfC-l OSCuIlCu WIlulu lllG CltJ HILLS,
which tenement house was precipitate
It into the coal mines below. Fortunate
h there was no loss of live, although th
> three families had a narrow escape. Tia
the accident happened at dead of nigh
!. the result would have been terribly disa
n trous. AS it is, the ruin is compIet
h and hardly vestige Of the house is to
+. seen, in the deep chasnl which marks tt
spot.
Last spring THE ARGUS gave an a
- count Of the building of new Cathol
E. church, six miles south of Preemptio
IS Mercer county. The church, costing owe
e. $4,000, is now completed and will be de
~ icate0 on next Sunday, at II o'clock, Il
- Rev. Father Roles. of this city, officiatin
he The choir of St. Joseph's church and
to large number of the members intend goi
is out to the dedication. There are quite
r., number of Catholics in the vicinity
" Presumption, and the need of church b
De long been felt there.
We The bids for furnishing Internal Re
ne enue stamps were opened at Washingt
n on the 18th. The results were very an3
os slaRs. Several firms offered to do the c
" craving for nothing. The firm which n,
ef has the contract offers to pay the Cover
nd ment 50 100 monthly for the privilege
,e furnishing them free to the governmel
I, Just how any firm can honestly furni
them free is not perceivable. Will t
ne firm surreptitiously sell stamps, and ma
to its money that way? Or how? 'Ad
I ton, division and silence" are talisma
~ words with Republican administration.
j. Conversation at fashionable wat
: ling-place Middle aged party envious
ln- the belle of the room, and determined
ed PVT her down: How admirably yo
.ly dressmaker has altered your dress I've
l hardly recognized it as the one you VIZ
last year!" Young party with outrae
feelings, owing to the consciousness Il
the insulted drab had come direct FRI
)r- Worth's, and was now worn for the Fl
WIN time: Yes, it's. nicely done, I think.
70 the way tell me Mrs. x, where (
vi you procure your new false teeth? TIL
en- are perfectly lovely; but must say Il
le- liked your last years false hair mt
he better than that you now wear" Stat
:. courtesies on both sides, and a mutual
: IL solve never to recognize the creatl
a again.
Above Criticism.
The other dav THE ARGUS said it