The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

"A fine thunder shower last night, and
glorious day to day.
Through some fault in the plans, the
stone work foundation of the corner of
Robinson block had to be torn down and
rebuilt, to fit the iron front.
The Chicago mail was about hours
late, this morning. The culvert at Spring
Greek, little east of Bureau junction was
carried away by the rain Wednesday night
Another Davenport house has gone
under. w. III. Hewitt, dry goods, assigns
to B. B. Woodward and w. G. Wads-
worth. Liabilities about $4,000. Assets
not stated.
Two horses attached to buggy be-
longing to j. c. Knight & Co., of the
Western Brewery, made things lively this
morning on Market Square by running
away. Damage rot more than $40,
Let no guilty man escape if it can be
avoid" If Grant really meant business
WIN did he put that ''if' in? Dix did not
say, "Shoot him on the spot--if there is {
shot gun handy. st. Louis Times.
Officers Ankrum and Feeley ar.
rested two pick pockets this afternoon and
lodged them in Jail. They gave theil
names as Peter Hickey and Edward Lam
bert and look like hard cases. They were
arrested near Cargills corner.
This morning Justice Pinkley ISSUED
a warrant for the arrest of Alice QuinlaI
i Quinlan, who swears that they assaulted
stick, and that he is afraid of his life.
Charles Lowry, son of Hon. Robt
Lowry, Of Davenport. was killed by al
accident on an excursion train near Lin
coin, Neb, yesterday. He kept hat anG
cap store, in Lincoln, He was an excel
lent and very popular young man.
Quincy, this state, is not a very larg
city, but it is developing scandal case bi,
enough for place as large as Brooklyn
Rev.-spare the title Mr.. Hoffman is tn
wolf, and numerous lady members of tn
Methodist Episcopal church are the lambs
The fair ground train is run b.
Homer j. Lowry. station agen
for the Peoria road, and it keep
him very busy, as he also runs tn
Cambridge accommodation, remaining a
, Cambridge over night, Roy Cross run
! the ticket Office during Homer's absence
California seems to have repudiate
7 the Republican party. That party has onl
} been kept in power by ring of whic
Ralston. the Bank uf California and tn
0 Central Pacific r. r. were the head,-bu
; with the downfall of the bank, the ring wa
; broken aud the people regained powe
) over their own affairs.
3 On Monday the bridge between Van
0 druff's and Hakes's Islands will be close
: and removed to allow the bridge contractor
Q to begin work on the new iron bridge t
0 be erected between the two islands. Wm
+. Chopper has begun erecting tempora
: ry bridge below the old one so as to allo,
\ people to get to this city without fordin
Q the river, and the work will probably b
3 completed by Wednesday.
9 Yesterday good appearing man, O.
q the. fair ground train. attempted to save te
Q cents by asking Conductor Lowry to pas
q him, saying that he was railroad man
o Not long afterwards, he was caught play
ing conductor in one Of the cars, collectin
o fares. He was taken charge of, but nc
o until Ed. McEdary, the breaksman, knock
ed him down. When down. the fello'
9 pulled dirk knife, land then Ibid poun
Q him good. He begged, gave up his knife
% restored the money he had collected, an
was brought back to town, where b
Q whined and begged so hard not to be pro:
y ecuted that he was dismissed with ster
% kick.