The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-02
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

w lie D6aLlDR Has pcCOuc 50 COmLQUu |
in New Jersey that Justice Hoffman, of |
Jersey City, advocates the revival OF the
whipping post.
George Penlon's fine was paid to |
Magistrate Chopper yesterday afternoon
by VIM. Renfro, and this morning handed |
into the treasury.
The recent ordinance passed by our
city council in relation to gunpowder
stored within the city limits will be found
in our advertising columns
Charles r. Krum has resigned the
superintendency of the Davenport Central
railroad, for the purpose of accepting the
proffered management Of street railroad
in Detroit
Deputy Sheriff Silvis and Mr.. Her
kert returned from Joliet this morning,
having safely delivered five prisoners SEN
fenced to the penitentiary by Judge
Peasants.
Mrs. Ingham and DR.. Smith. of Quincy,
take eight years in the penitentiary tor
abortion. Summary treatment OF this sort
will do more to stop infant murder than
ten thousand years of preaching.
B. B. Woodward, for many years
cashier of the Davenport National Bank,
has been made president in place of Geo.
L. Davenport, resigned,-and Albert q.
Mast, for several years teller, has been
promoted to assistant cashier.
"A fire broke out in the stable of John
Betzhold, in rear of his premises, in South
| Muscatine. on Sunday afternoon, which
communicated to and destroyed build
| ing, besides some barns and shops. Loss
estimated at $4,000; insurance $4,40O.
Ohio Republicans are not so timid as
They are no longer afraid it will be a
'gratuitous reflection" to say they don't
care for any in theirs. Pennsylvania has
stihened their backbones wonderfully.
| AT Knoxville. ILL.,, William Armstrong
committed suicide Sunday morning by
hanging. He had for some time been
running pillow factory, and financial en-
barrassment is assigned as the cause OF the
rash act. He was a member OF the
Presbyterian Church and much respected.
On Tuesday Charles Graham, resi-
dent of South Chicago, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed while stand.
ing in the door Of his house talking to his
father. Another gentleman sitting near
was knocked from his chair. Subsequent
ly he was seized with spasms which nearly
proved fatal to him.
After prolonged wrestle with the
merits of the third term question. The
Cincinnati Commercial sums up the whole
: thing in this vivid sentence: THE rea
J question touching the true inwardness is
by the tail, and whether, in the event O
the relaxation of his official grip, the thing
will smash
: During decoration services, on Sunday
in Galesburg, the residence of Colone
, Clark e. Carr, postmaster, was entered b.
burglars aud everything in the shape 0
silyerware, both solid and plated, taken
: Colonel Carr was married only little Owe
D year ago, and the burglars made quite
haul Of wedding presents. Loss est
mated at $500 or $500, with no clue to tn
perpetrators.
During the thunder storm of Tuesday
: lightning struck the north end of James S
/ Gilmore's slaughter house, in the ives
b part of this city. Damage slight. 1t als'
l. struck tree near the corner of Eagle AM
Highland streets-not far from Warner
g mill. Also one of the story and a hal
tenement houses owned by Mrs. Hitchcock
/: on Spring street, Moline. The plasterin
on the ceiling in the bedrooms was smash
n ed up pretty badly.
There is nothing in American polite
SO touching as the anxiety shown by tn
administration defenders to let the pres
- dent down easy when he has received mel
~ tied censure The Pennsylvania Republ
y cans showed the same disposition whe
they put such generous amount OF jell
around the third term pill they felt oblIt
ed to administer; and the comments of tn
party press On that act exhibit the mo:
Is admirable ingenuity in connecting SAVIOR
- excuses to take the taste out of tn
~ patients mouth.-Neao York Tribune.
The Rock Island Shooting Society wi
., hold pic mic 10 its Park, on Rock Islam
"a Heights, south of Mayor Davenport's res
lie dence, next Sunday Unfavoratle weatf
er has prevented two intended meeting
H. of the society, this spring, and it is hope
H. that no untoward circumstances will rel
!" der this meeting failure. There will
prize shooting, The committee has issue
uS poster cordially inviting the public ge
lis orally and all friends of the society to a
r.. tend Refreshments will be furnished {
ce the grounds.
r. "A petition is now in the hands of Il
a. Commissioners of Highways for this tow
NC ship for a new road, commencing at Il
southwest corner Of Chippiannock cemete
us and running east to the centre Of sectit
is IL, township II, three quarters of mil
hv The west end of the road is over a rou
- previously laid out. Tomorrow afternoC
- the commissioners meet at the house
ng John Long to hear any reasons for
a against laying out the road. The owne
lei of land along the proposed new road a
h. VIM. Payne, G. Gebhardt, n Mckay, MI
NC Homing. G. III. Stoddard, Fred Erals
OF and Others
lot Policeman George German, of til
city has received the sad news that Jof
lie German, his brother, has been murder,
II by the Indians near Fort Benton, in Mo
raua territory. He was an uumarri
Fs' man, about thirty-t two years of age.
seems that some time in April he, with a
a other white man and an Indian, left Fu
=, Benton for a trip up the mountai
They expected to retura in day or tW
as but at the end of four days they we're ST
&c. out, so search was made for them by frien
?" from the Fort. 1t was but short scar
ha before they came upon place where t
ground was covered with blood and show
eh marks of a desperate struggle. Near
1t was newly made grave, which. upon b
it ing opened, disclosed the mutilated !
;- mains of two white men. which were re
ognized as German and his companiC
vi The Indian. who either committed the t.
nd rible deed himself,or led them into an a
on bush, was gone, and probably will not
rol seen in that vicinity soon again.
L. Fire at Green Island.