The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-16
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Capt Martindale says they are having
fine sleigh rides in Racine. O
What causes hard times? Too many +
spend money and too few earn it.
The Turner masquerade procession
this afternoon created good deal of fun. !,
The mask ball takes place to-night,a at Tur-
ner hall.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Cable takes
place at the residence of r. R. Cable on
Ohio street, at II o'clock tomorrow fore
noon. The Rev. Mr.. Findlay will oficiate.
Nearly the entire German population
of Little Rock, Arks., have joined in an
address of thanks to Senator Schurz for
his speech in the senate on the Louisiana
| question.
Minnie Williams, a prostitute, died
| Yesterday in Indianapolis, Ind. from the
effects of drugs given to produce an abor-
ton. A prominent physician of the city is
implicated.
A severe case of asphyxia. caused by
escaping gas, occurred at the Central House
Davenport, last night, by which a young
! man who boards there nearly lost his life.
He was barely saved.
Don Piatt claims that he simply Dor
! rowed" that $4,000 of the 1rwin-Abert Pa
: ci6c Mail funds. We should say that some
; body ''simply loaned so much money to
D poor 'umble newspaper man.
The New Hampshire Republican state
, convention listened little to the voice OF
D last falls elections. and got down few
rounds on the ladder. The Louisiana
business will make them roost lower still,
"A Dubuque rake sent letter to the
wife of a citizen asking her if she would
like a gentleman visitor,,s which, at her
: ! request. was answered by the husband in
y the shape of merciless thrashing at sight
, # the villain.
+. MIR. j. r. Terhune, agent for God.
), lard 4 Brother, of Worth and Broadway
: New York, the grea: importers and man
y utacturers OF clOthiers' trimmings. is al
A, he Harper House, with some exqulsltelS
e nice samples.
70 A California lady. well known in Paris
was detected filing her pnckets with silve
spoons at the Bon Marche lately. and whel
Of she was arrested the American secretar
s. IF legation gracefully secured her releas
v N the grounds of kleptomania
,e johnson, the negro minister, of Eliza
eth. n. j., who was convicted of chicken
V stealing, and who said he could explai
he the incongruity of having another man
Ill chicken 10 his valise away, has been ser
o., fenced to nine months in the state prison
a. There will probably be special trail
70 FROM Rock Island and perhaps Moline 0
Tuesday evening to carry people to an
" from the Burtis Opera house. A gres
no many people want to see the St. Joseph
,.a Dramatic company on the boards of til
|, Burtis.
~, james Thompson, who was lodged
. the Muscatlne county Jail for killing nj
JUS gro, and who escaped therefroni, was G
as 9th of December last murdered at lis re
in ience, near Rescue, Sanders county, Mel
:, by Swede from Boonsboro, through jea
usy of his wife's attentions to the criul
nal.
:. The G. R. I. & P. R. R. Co., has i
:" sued very neat calendar for 1875, ii
yes Sundays on which the California trains r,
ing aelng printed in red ink 1t will be tt
most popular calendar of the season.
has very fine picture of the Rock Isla,
cav Bridge as seen from u point on the Islal
:, above the bridge.
-, A man by the name of j Hendric
rs was found in an insensible condition
he the street corner second and Brady, Da
be EXPORT, at an early hour this (Saturda
morning He was taken to Jail and liv
;, until o'clock in the forenoon. He di
the without saying word after being tax
say VI. There was nothing on his person
uld indicate who he was other than his mai
lion and that he is from Illinois.
saw The management of the c. r. L &
r. r. show liberal spirit towards t
J grasshoppered people. Mr.. Frank McKa
till, WIN went from Moline to Kansas thr
for years ago-being one Of the grasshopper
hat victins-came back to Moline last tall, IA
!. desiring to return to his homestead, stat
u III his case to Mr. Hines, the Moline staff
be agent at the z. R. J. & P railroad. wi
Y to the request to have the road give him
for favorable terms for passage and ireip
- char es as could be granted Mr.. Fir
WIN received instructions from the superintt
hrst dent of the road to furnish freight
alter for the transportation OF Mr.. Mckay a
sec family and their effects over the Z. II.
e. p road free of charge.
e.