The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-28
NOTES HERE AND THERE,
perfectly delightful day.


For Moline column see first page
The new enunciator for the Rock Is
land House was put in to-day.
There will be grand ball at the Rock
Island House on the 18th, of January.
Little girl to her mother in a party
dress-"Why, mother, yon look as fine as
a hired girl!''
u. s, Court me and I'll escort you, y
was the remark OF young Telodo Swayne
to his Blooming ton BRIDE, recently.
See notice of the Arcadians and their
cabin songs. at Milan, They perform in
Darts Hall next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Joseph Miller has again taken
possession of the saloon on the corner Of
Orleans and Ohio streets, lately occupied
by Geo. Both,
Some extensive repairs are being
made at the water works, in the way of
repairing the boilers, putting in a hot
water pipe. etc.
There's lots of men in this world that
are like a rooster-take the cockade and
spurs off from them, and you can hardly
tell them from hen.
1t was good news to hundreds of peo-
pie on both sides of the river, to hear the
whistle of the ferry boat, at 2:3O this after
noon, coming up to her dock.
The rhetorical exercises at the High
School building on Friday afternoon were
very fine, and quite a number Of the
friends of the scholars were present
The Wallace Sisters had large house
last evening and gave unbounded satisfac-
ton. They play in LaSalle this evening
They are great favorites wherever they
appear.
Mr.. VIM. T. Norris, now in California,
adyertises his fine house in this city, for
sale. He is so pleased with the climate
home. Sweeney Il jackson are his agents.
John Bengston had as counterfeit
bill on the Traders National Bank. Of
Chicago, passed on him the other day, but
the party who passed it made it all right
on his making affidavit that it was the
same bill he had passed on him.
The alarm of Ere at $50 Monday
morning, came from the house of Mrs
Kook, on Orleans street, between Adams
and Dock, The fire is supposed to have
originated from a defentiva Aue. IL VOC
exllngulshed by bucket brigade. and the
damage found to be very small
Since THE ARGUS commenced tax, ne
telegraphic dispatches, its circulation, in
this city, Moliue. and Milan. has largely
increased and advertisers have discovered
} that it pays to communicate with the pub
lie through THE ARGUS. A regular editor
is employed for Moline, who resides there
and regular carriers deliver the paper
there every evening.
The movement in favor of the sales
, women of New York is growing and i
promises to extend to the other large citie
of the union. The chief cause Of com
plant is, that these hard worked laborer:
are not permitted to sit down 10 the stor,
5 when not waiting on customers, an exer
r else of tyranny which the ladies of New
, York seem determined to discountenanc
even by transferring their patronage if tn
q rule is not mitigated.
MIR. Peter Hammond, of Geneseo
A Henry county, if he lives few month
: longer will be enabled to celebrate his in
dividuai centennial at the same time wit
the nation, he having been born in New
town, Mass, April 9. l776, His father Wa
one CT the men. disguised as Indians. VII
e threw the tea from the English vessel int
Il DtSiUl Out. III UC u
d sisted his parents in clearing up some Ian
e in what was wilderness in Vermont. Fl
! is still hale and healthy, with the prospet
; Of many years before him.
u David Stuhr well-known and vel
>, off citizen Of Scott county, Iowa, resi- ding
: miles from this city, on the Hickory Groy
Z road, is on trial, In Davenport for I'll
! seduction and ruin of an orphan gi
! named Emma Meyer, aged l6. Stuhr
the father OF a family, having children
ar % years Of age, and denies tn
allegation of complainant in toto, b.
the Uem0crdt says the testimony of Il
9 girl was given in such a modest. straigh
J. forward manner, that, unless she is a fiji
Il ished actress, it bears strongly the in
II prees of truth. The defendant, with b
$ wife, occupied room adjoining the girl
l. and it is in her room, at midnight, tn
r crime is said to have been accomplished
e the defendant arising from the couch
e his wife and going into the girls room
the latter saying that fear prevented ht
e from crying out and Sstarming Mr. Stuhr
st wife.
n The nobbieE style of the season
e Gents necky ear and general assortmel
y OF Gent 1 furnishing goods at A. Loebs.
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