The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


was postponed until tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Industrial Age is informed that
there is no such paper printed in this
city as the Rock Island Banner.
The old Rural Rooster who writes for
the Union makes his points SO obscure that
no one can tell what he is driving at.
Like grasshoppers from the skies,
clouds of graduates are pouring from the
colleges of the land. And they have sgot |
to be fed. too.
&C. B. DEMO, formerly of Galena, in
this state, has been nominated for con-
gress by the Republicans in the Third, Cal
ifornia, district.
-Glendenning, the destroyer of Mary |
Pomeroy. still breaches in the Presbyter-
ian church at Jersey City, but his congre- |
CATION has left him.
Crowds of southerners are coming |
northwards. The river packets bound for
St. Paul have been crowded with passen-
gers for several days.
Poor Mary Pomeroy and her babe are
to have a monument at Jersy City. Will
Rev. Mr.. G.endenning, whose dishonored
victim is thus to be honored, contribute?
old blind Applequist was in town to-
day making nuisance of himself again
insulting everybody who helped him cross
the street. The police should keep him
off the streets.
The next regular meeting of the Iowa
and Illinois Central Medical Association
will be held at DR.. Hazen's Office in Dav
export, July 8, at 2 PM, when an election
of officers will take places
Iowa has base ball club no longer,
but she still has all the women who tarred
and feathered poor girl near Davenport,
and the Bostons are not more vigorous
club.-S. Louis Rep,
Monmouth has Just received an i'm
portation of English sparrows. 100 pairs.
purch ased by municipal and private mu
nifcence She now bids defiance to grass
hoppers and all rayaging insects.
There have been no auctioneer licen-
ses taken out this year, as yet, but still
the auctioneers continue to ply their voca-
ton and nothing is done with them. al
though there is plenty of wind" about the
matter.
Mike Curry. named in the police
court report, to-day, got full of bad whisky
as soon as he paid his fine, and when last
seen was entertaining crowd on the levee
talking politics. He is believer in free
speech,
"A young lady in Boston Miss A. B.
Ames) who lived with wealthy aunt and
could have life of ease, took it into her
pretty head that she could earn her own
living, and 1t Is therefore claimed that she
is insane
Now that summer has come in earnest,
} with its heat, perspiration and mosquitoes
? folks are complaining just as much as be.
fore. What's the use? Why not take
things as they come, instead of making q
fuss about it?
--The. Athletic club, OF this city, at 9
meeting last evening, decided to hole
another course of lectures next winter
The course last year was we'll attended anC
the coming season will no doubt prove
equally interesting.
Last week the Old South church dis
appeared from Boston and the historic
world. 1t has been torn down and more
modern structure is to occupy the place
/ where the remarkable old meeting house
, has stood for l0S years.
Davenport is becoming noted fo
swindling shows. The latest is FRAUD
s pretending to be Prof. w. S, Anderso,
the wizard. advertised for Burtis Opers
|, house last evening. Everybody was cheat
i ed and the fellow is in Jail.
The Gazette says there is to be
''gander' excursion to Credit Island
next Thursday, the party being formed
from among business men. The boats
s will leave at 7 A. NJ. and return 5 P. NJ
One of 0ferman's best dinners will b.
served on the occasion.
The St Patrick's Benevolent Societ
of Rock Island will hold its annual celebra
ton of national independence in one 0
Mayor Davenport's groves, at the head Q
e Dock street, on the east side, ON Monda
L. next. See advertisement in this paper.
r 1t is astonishing to see what hard-heart
# ed fellows these Republican Office holder
(. are. A man was making most emphati
70 Democratic speech last evening from tn
= sidewalk on the corner OF Star Block 8he
u Marshal Halves dragged him off to jai
See police court report.
?. Mrs. Jesse Art, colored woman, Liz
:; ing in the East Creek negro settlement
near Terre Haute, Ind, on Wednesda
Q. night the 23d, was murdered in her bee, IAN
4. was found the next morning with hi
throat cut from ear to ear. No suspicio
K has attached to any one as yet.
> Wesley Shimmel. fShopiere, Wis. W;
arrested at GAINESVILLE, Wis. on the 24tl
!, and hound over for trial 10 circuit cou
L. for swindling Mr.. Brand, a farmer,
n Rock county, by selling him some Chical
T. real estate, which existed only on pape
l. for $500. Shimmel is a noted charactt
in this kind of business.
eo Lightning struck and killed team
le field near White Pigeon, Mich, on tt
" 23d, and so shocked the driver that h
life is despaired of. Numerous other n
mors of damages are reported in the vici
ity. That night child of Martin Smitl
T. living near St. Johns, Mich, was instan
:, ly killed by lightning striking his house.
Up in Sac county, Iowa, the 9th,
II, day FL. G. Ellis, farmer, sent his team
a railroad station for freight. Among
j. was small quantity of lime. On the r
turn the wagon got mired in slough, ar
d. it was abandoned for the night. On Il
Transfers return in the morning, with e.
O. ira help, to extricate his wagon, all |
found was heap of ashes. A shower
On the night had wet the lime and ignited
es burning up the wagon and its contents.
ss Cornelius Lucas and Jack Fiell
- pleaded guilty, in the United States di
trict court at Keokuk, Iowa, on the oct
TX to passing counterfeit money, and we
sentenced to the penitentiary for two ar
n three years respectively. They were co
:, sidered among the worst of the cony sho
~ ers who have infested this section of lat