The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-11
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Every one OF the numerous tents on
the Davenport fair grounds was prostrat-
ed by the storm Thursday night.
"A good many business men started
fires in their STOVES this morning-while |
others took smile to keep warm. An
overcoat was comfort anyhow.
John r. Cork er's fine year old |
'Grand Duke" of this city, took the first
premium, as the best buggy horse at our
fair, and also at the Davenport fair.
The celebrated? p DR.. FL, Richter, well
known in city, is again on our streets and
inquiring if ANY of your friends are sick. 3"
He still holds on to that spotted pony.
Mr.. W. FL. Atwood, of Galva, "a young
man, and late graduate from the Union
Law School, at Chicago, has partitioned
off one corner of Justice Pinkleys Office
and set up in business.
Hon. Augustus c. Dodge, of Burling-
ton, Iowa, is at Desmoines at work on an
investigation of the state reform school, he
having been appointed on hecommittee by
the governor. He is one of the ablest and
purest men in that state.
The Little Sneak" of the Davenport
| Gazette complains that there is too much
show of business by our Rock Island mer-
chants-there don't seem to be room
of his capacity-for personal abuse and
falsehood.
| Owing to the rapid rise Of the river
for the last few days that troublesome
sand bar, at the point of the island, is COW
cred with water-and the proprietors of
saw mills on Sylvan Water are happy, as
it enables them to get their logs under the
Sylvan Water bridge without any trouble.
AT the Davenport fair B. D. Buford,
& Cos. Plow Works, of this city, were
awarded first premium on iron beam stir
ring plow, turf and stubble pillow, breaking
pillow, iron frame gang pillow, and painting
on implements, which last was the work
Of Mr.. George Alter of their painting
) shops
Yesterday afternoon Officers Niles anC
Tilebein found Foreman Taylor in the fail
grOunds-he who stole f. Koehler's COW
four weeks ago, and sold her to butcher
t The officers took him to Justice Viele's
office, where he waived an examination, an(
was held to bail in the sum of $500 for ap
pearance at district court.-Gazette, 1lth
: "A nest of counterfeiters was recent!
3 broken up, in Alabama, and the Chicag
Times heads the account of their arres
as follows: An Association of Soft
Money Manufacturers Broken Up" Tn
fellows engaged in showing counterfeit
D greenbacks are only carrying out the infla
tionists' ideas of more money, "chea
, money" etc., for the counterfeit is just a
good as any, if none is to be redeemed 0
convertible into gold.
"A despicable villain stole two American
trade and Mexican dollar Ifrom Will
0 Wadsworth's collection on exhibition a
: the Art hall, Wednesday, the glass cove
j having been looscned to allow examination
e by the committee. The case containe
ancient Greek, Roman and Arabian. cen
of the first U. S. coinage, and old spec
+ mems from scores of nations. The colle(
ton would be credit to old collet
:. tors in numismatics. and it is an honor I
Willie. If the thief be not utterly hare
+ ened he will return the coin stolen from
lad hardly in his teens.-Dav. Gaz. Hi
o IF Bill Allen is elected in Ohio an
,e the inhationists capture the democrat
ne party, Grant will run third term to say
IL the country" says correspondent. It
1g added that ''he will be supported by tt
moneyed interests of the country" W
tie can only say that we devoutly hope s.
|" We repeat that we prayerfully wish such
10 state Of things might transpire. We kno
~ of nothing that would more certainly ''sa,
the country" than for Grant to run f
OF third term with the support Of Il
or moneyed interests" 1t would be fun f
On the country. But what would become
u Grant and the moneyed interests?-Ci
~ cinndt Enquirer
rs Yesterday afternoon VIM. Swami, ha
y, ing been held in $500 bonds for his appea
50 ance before Magistrate Chopper at the e
as animation next Tuesday. procured Car
OF J. E. Copp to sign his bond, and was r
IL leased. He was Immediately arrest
H. again by Marshal Halves on complaint
Frank Buncher for obtaining money und
by false pretenses, having sold him t.
100 heifers, for $l3, which did not belong
bo him. He was taken before Justice Pin
~ ley and held in $500 bonds for his appe;
Vi ance at the examination next Wednesd
ger at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Copp also signed Il
nd bond. This Swami boy is son of the Ia
ed E. w. Swaun, formerly city clerk, and
10 said to be bad boy.