The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-07
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

throughout this country, is fearfully long
one.
-Muscatine unveiled soldiers monu-
ment on the Sd. Geo. Kirkwood pulled
the string.
"A reunion of the l4th Illinois Infan-
try will be held at Beardstown, August
18th, and probably of the Hath at the
same time and place. Reduced rates on
all the railroads.
The attention of the police is called to
to the boys who hang around the drinking
fountain at Market square and interfere
with its proper use. They should be made
to keep away from it.
Eighteen barrels of Rindskopf' s
crooked whisky have been found with
81. Voss, in Davenport, and IA at Hass 4
Beiderfeldt's; also Al barrels at John
Xanton's, in Iowa City.
over forty bad errors. and three outs,
occur in the Union's publication of the
council proceedings. The report has been
corrected by the city clerk and will be
found correct in The ARGUS.
"A stranger was confdenced out of
$500 in this city, by two men, on Monday,
by the bogus bank check game All the
parties came here on the western cars, land
the victim made the acquaintance of the
others on the train.
The St. Patrick's say that the ruffian
ism of Ed. Newcomb should not be count
ed against their pic mic, as it occurred in
Strate' s saloon. They think they have
been disgraced enough by what did occur
without carrying any extra weight.
The Gazette says: 1.-THE Davenport
Fishing Club take another excursion tc
Credit island tomorrow, the boat leaving
the foot of Brady street at $50. Clan
bake. The guests of last Thursday are e
consider themselves invited. Fellow fish
ermen from Rock Island are going, too.
"A negro, slumbering on the railroad
track near Summit, over the river, had ;
narrow escape Monday morning. He wa
lying between and parallel with the rails
and was not aroused until the engine wa
within few yards Of him. Then with
flying leap he escaped uninjured, though
blow from the pilot somersaulted him int
the ditch.
The Ratchet is in reality buried A
Memphis, yesterday, Generals Forces
and Pillow delivered orations to a larg
concourse of citizens, mostly negroes. I
colored society closed the proceedings b
presenting General Forrest a magnifcen
bouquet as a token of reconciliation. Tn
incident though surprising, is none the les
gratifying.-Wicago Times 9Th.
Robert N, VERIFY was shot and kille
on the steamer A. J. White, near s.
Louis Landing, Ark, Tuesday morning
by b. L. Oliver and his son. The killin
grew out of an old grudge. Young Olive
first shot VERIFY in the temple. After h
fell the elder Oliver fired at him. The Oil,
ers then ordered the boat to land, whic
was done, and then they escaped in th
woods.
"A dispatch from Muskegon, Mich
July 8, says: Two fellows on Thursda
passed about $4,000 or more in counterfeit
IS bills on business men here and then dc
camped. The bills were all on the FRS
National Bank of Canton, ILL., They hav
not been captured yet There is suppose
to be whole pack of counterfeiters. Ye'
terday two men were arrested charge
with passing some counterfeit fves. On
was released on proving where the none
was obtained, and the other, Peter Va
Deerbergh, is still in Jail.
The St. Louis Republican is puzzle
to know why, every year. at this season
men working on the St. Louis levee at 4
cents an hour, should quit work to tax
chances of getting a job in harvest field {
81 day. A visit to a neighboring tow
: across the river disclosed the fact til;
there are three times as many men lyir
around that town as will be needed to ha
vest the crops in that vicinity They al
!. at more or less expense while idle, as the
: is such large army of these tramps TIL
, the people in rural districts are tired a
tempting to provide for them all. and al
letting them drift, as general thing,
shift for themselves.
Geo. Bombray, a colored man, in Da
,. export, says, about o'clock Tuesday e
ening, he went home aud found roug
looking African lounging on-his door ste
S Some words passed and George ordert
: the intruder to leave the premises, ar
/ the reply was, IF you are better M;
. than me, put me out" whereat GeorI
j seized club and started for his colort
e brother, who fed to the street. Geor!
y followed, and the intruder drew a reyolve
q turned, land fred five shots at his pur sue
d The balls whizzed very near him but
d was not hit The ruffian fed down ma
It street as fast as he could go and disa
IT peared in the first alley he came to.