The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05
NOTES HERE AND rHERE.

tnun0eFstOrm, NO vino.
An excursion from Muscatine arrived
here on the Steamer Damsel, Sunday
afternoon, returning the same evening.
The U. s, steamer Montana came up
from the boat yard to-day, and will go on
duty at once, as the appropriation for the |
coming year is now available.
Be good, rather than to seem it.
Be wise, rather than eloquent
Be kind, rather than polite.
Be useful, rather than famous.
The terms of E. D. Sweeney, G. Spei- |
del and P. T. McElherne as members Oft
the library board have expired. Mayor
Davenport will fill the vacancies in a week |
or two. |
Two new cars for our street railroad |
arrived Saturday and will be put upon the
road Immediately. They are made to use
without cushions and will be cooler than
those now in use and easier kept clean.
The fire alarm Saturday morning about
3 O. clock proceeded from laundry just
above Cops row, on Illinois street, q lot
OF kindling wood piled around a stove to-
dry taking fire. 1t was extinguished with
buckets. Damage small.
In Washington white man has sued
a colored lodging house keeper for refusing
him accommodations. The caseis brought
under the civil rights bill. The colored
man didn't want no po' white trash in his
house. He believed in distinction on &C
count Of color"
The rules of the library must be very
elastic to permit visitors to sit with their
feet out at the windows-and in stocking
feet at that. People who have no more
regard for the decencies of life than that,
should be reminded that their education
has been neglected,
The Peoria train, to-day, Brought
quite a number Of passengers for the St.
Paul boats. That road sells tickets from
Peoria to st, Paul and return, and quite a
run Of travel is expected during the boat
ing season. No charge is made for trans
fers between cars and boats.
There was disgraceful drunken row
and fight on the northwest corner of Union
Square on Friday night about half past
one o'clock, in which oaths. obscene Ian.
guage and blows predominated and night
; was made hideous by lot of drunken
roughs and rowdies. Noise enough was
made to attract attention three blocks away
No police appeared. No arrests made.
Miss Lucy Higgins. aged Is. daugh-
ter of the late U. B. Higgins, has become
3 hopelessly blind. She lost the sight of one
eye about a month since, and snow the
|, other has failed. She was very ambitious
to become a teacher and overwork with
brain and eye Is supposed to be the cause.
t 1t is very sad case. She is . with her
: aunt, Mrs. Wheelock, on Exchange street
e After the dance at Negus's Hall or
q FRIDAY night, given by the Hope Hose
boys,the company proceeded to the steam.
er Diamond 10 and left for Clinton at 4:S0
a Music was procured at Hampton and the
party danced until they arrived at Clinton
= about noon. The were met by Eagle
Hose Co., of that city, and escorted to the
d Revere House where they had dinner, at.
ter which they were shown over the city
: visiting the water works, picnic grounds
!. and other places of interest. About O.
clock the Eagle boys threw a fine stream
e of water from hydrant near the watel
e works. In the evening some of the party
70 went to the theatre and others to Howe
circus, and at IL o'clock left for home, wei
pleased with the way they had bee,
70 treated and extending an invitation to thu
t Clinton fremen to return the visit. The.
q arrived in this city at $50 Sunday morn
ing, tired but In good spirits.
The little sneak who does the Gazett
o items for Rock Island, repeated one of hi
q sterotyped lies about one of the editors o
this paperin the last issue of the Gazette
He does not earn over dollar and hal
a week for that paper. More than three
fourths Of all his matter is taken from TIL
q, ARGUS. He generally hangs around TIL
i ARGUS office, on the sidewalk, until GU
r paper is issued and then he gets cop
!, and makes up three-fourths of his report
~ every day. from our columns. We do nc
re object to that He is welcome to our labor
,e and if he can get pay from the Gazette fo
n. work which we perform it is none Of on
business. If they ike it, we need not con
~ plain. We only state a fact. But wha
n we do object to is his uncalled for and III
lie provoked personalities and lies-after pul
70 loining from our columns all that is valus
:, BILE in his report. He is welcome to poac
IL on our ground, and if he had spark of tn
gentleman in his character, there would b
he no particular necessity for exposing hin
ny Sunday night about 6 o'clock Marshs
e Halves saw man sneaking out of the allie
n, east of Gus Stengle's saloon, and followe
or after him. The fellow went to Geo. AC
yet er's saloon and when the marsha! arrive
ng there was counting some money on tt
or counter. He was arrested on suspicion
90 and taken to the city marshaPs office. Ma
lis shall Halves then went to the merchant
he Lunch. Coe & Carey proprietors, al
lit asked them if their saloon had been broke
'ct into They replied that everything W;
or all right, but on examination it was four
en- that one of the back windows had bee
on broken open and So in ten cent pieces al
on about Is cigars were missing. The fello
an gave his name as Eugene Mcdonald,
Oh Chicago, The cigars have not been r.
covered. They were left by Med. in A.
ro- ler's saloon, but after he was taken to j.
.o his ''par' came and got them, and startt
for Davenport. Mcdonald was brougl
7c' before Squire Pinkley Monday afternoon
rot examination and after hearing the eviden
ire Of half dozen witnesses he was held
4, bonds of 5000 for his appearance at ne
~ term of circuit court. He went to Jail
'ue Serious Stabbing Affair in Hem
nd County.
nd Last Saturday, at the celebration
Cleveland, Henry county, young M
named John Smith stabbed another nam
Oscar Hamberstone, twice, in the l.
OF breast near the heart and once in the han
"a inficting wounds from which it is thong
OF he will die. Smith was with Difficult
lie, saved from being lynched, but was at Ia
ne, placed in the calaboose at Cleveland. Su
ION day his uncle, VIM. Smith, we'll know
The in this country and Henry as large sto,
ort dealer, signed bond for $1,000 for t
cts appearance of John at the examination.