The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-26
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cOlOrS OF Mohalr Ske3etOn Goats, at Loeb 8
the clothier's. "
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The Cambridge Chief issued a hand
some daily paper during the Henry coun-
ty fair,
Our Jail will soon have to be enlarged
or some of the prisoners sent to Joliet,
There are now 40 prisoners confined there.
We underrtand that B. f. Thompson,
Esq. of Aledo, is abont to move to Los
Angeles, California, where lis brother,
Hon. j. 5. Thompson, now resides.
Let no guilty man escape if it can be
avoided" writes President Grant: and
the Chicago Times wants to wager large
sum that Brother Orville will find way
in which it ''can be avoided"
Marshal Halves says his new pound
will be dedicated tomorrow morning at 5
o clock, and that his right-hand-m Po-
liceman Ankrum, will ofhciate. The SER
vices will probably be solemn and imposing.
The fallacy of the statement that ami
mails prefer green food was abundantly
shown at Chicago when hungry horse bit
large section out of the Panama hat of a
succulent young man who was sitting on
the taffrail of a street car and did not harm
hair of the wearer's head.
The farmers and manufacturers of
Illinois should bear in mind that the state
fair, to be held at Ottawa, in which they
should take an active interest, is near at
hand. Two weeks from next Monday is
fixed for the opening day, and it will con-
tinue through that week.
Captain Webb, the great swimmer,
has accomplished the extraordinary feat
of swimming across the English Channel
| from Dover to Calais-tWenty- six miles
without life preserver or other aiding ap-
planes, as will be seen by our telegraph
news. He did it in twsnty-one hours and
forty minutes. This exceeds any swim.
ming performance on record.
| Il. q. G. Lamar, recently renominated
for congress in Mississippi, and whose
eulo2ium on Summer will be memorable,
has little fondness for society, no particle
of wit in his composition, and is often deep
in the sulks. Still it would be difficult tc
find many equal to him on the stump or
in debate. His friends say there is a
quality about him which effectually repels
''all undue influences.
Yesterday forenoon daughter of MIR.
Napoleon Defoy, residing on Twelfth street
between Rock Island and Iowa streets
over the river, aged Is years, was accident.
ally drowned by falling into cistern head
first. She was at home alone when she
came to her death, and there was some
talk of foul play, suicide, ETC., but Coroner
Grant. after examining into the matter
} thoroughly, decided that it was an acci
dent.
AT Auburn, ILL.,, on Tuesday, one o.
Mr.. Joseph Lockridge's chickens died, anG
he threw the body over the fence into Mr.
Walter Ney's yard. Ney threw it back
Lockridge returned il, Then Ney fired
pistol at Lockridge, who chased him with
, club, and, after Ney had discharged sey
eral barrels of his revolver vainly, over
' took him and smashed his skull, infictlng
: fatal wound, "Lockridge was arraigneC
: on the charge Of assault, but acquitted.
st. Louis prides herself on the fac
f that she is to have an umbrella factory
but if she doesn't have rain what good will
come Of it?"-Dstroit Free Press. Havn'
! we got the man who makes rain, though,
: you croaking banshee?-St Louis Repub
I licdn, And haven't we got the man witt
knocked your ''blarsted" Tice calculation
into a cooked hat? No Man silf' bea
t US 10 the matter of terrestrial phenome
s ma" provided, ''you know" that the ICON
y ditions" and forces" play fair.
A young man called on DR.. Plumme
Sunday afternoon to have pistol ball re
moved from his leg. He is a coal mine
at Hampton, but did not give his name
( He says that Saturday night he was care
lessly handling his revolver, and placed
In his pants pocket, cooked. and in attempt
e ing to pull it out it was discharged, the ba
S striking him in the aeshy part Of the leg
o Dr. Plummer says he probed the woun
Y fully six inches but failed to find the bal
The wound was not infamed nor did it ap
e pear very sore, and it is probable he wi
}, be all right in short time,
u Against all chambermaids, of what
, ever age or nationality, I launch the ours
!. of bachelordom. They put your boots int
!, inaccessible places. They chiefly EMO
: the wall permits. They always put tn
3 matchbox in some other place. The!
hunt new place for it every day. aud pu
: bottle or other perishable glass wher
the box stood before. This will DISCUS
! you put anything, they won't let it sta.
: there. The take it and move it the iirs
: chance they get Aud they use NOR
!: hair oil than six men. They keep Away
: comming to make your bed, bu. after so
= get up they don't come any more till tn
. next day-Mark Taoaia.
4 The Maysville (Ky.) Republican says
. Daniel B. Howe. the stage manager of tn
!. minstrel entertainments that accompanie
: Barnum's great show, was arraigned be
: fore Judge Wall on Monday last on tn
i charge of passing raised money. He ha
/ cut the figure "5" out of piece of railroa
q script, carefully pasted the same on ont
!. dollar note, and passed the bill in chang
on poor. ignorant colored woman, froI
Mayslick. Not only did he practice TIL
single piece of objectionable fraud, but h
had several more of the same kind paste
in the same manner, besides retaining upo
bis person the mutilated railroad scrip