The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-16
NOTES HERE AND THERE

at the Bellows House to-day.
The latest telegraphic news can always
be found in the DAILY ARGUS.
Moline merchants furnish their Rock
Island customers with street car tickets,
free.
Market reports by telegraph are pub
lished in THE ARGUS IL hours ahead of
the Union or the Gazette.
The Georgians gave good street pa
rade with their brass band, this forenoon.
The troupe stop at the Bellows House.
The Original Georgia Minstrels, IS
performers. will appear in Darts Hall this
evening, and probably draw large house.
There is wanted in Rock Island few
lively dry goods men who can stop the
trade from going to Davenport and Moline.
Our streets were almost deserted to-
day, owing to the strong, cold wind blow
ing. Those who did venture out general
patronized the street cars.
The new carriage for the Rock Island
House is a beauty. 1t was made by Cum
bingham 4 Son, New York. 1t can be
seen at Hartzelfs livery stable.
The cold snap has pretty much ended
the shipping of vegetables, and the occu-
patton Of dealers in potatoes, onions and
cabbages has suddenly terminated.
Our friend j l.. Freeman, of the Hong
| Kong tea store, has taken partner, as
we'll be seen by notice in this paper. THE
ARGUS wishes the new firm joy and pros
perity.
The Republicans were in a minority
even in Pennsylvania at the late election.
Hantranf's plurality over Pershing is less
than the vote for Brown, the temperance
candidate for governor.
County Treasurer Porter was busy
to-day moving his family to this city. He
will occupy the house lately vacated by
Maj. j. NJ. Beardsley, on Moline Avenue
between Broadway and Arsenal streets.
The EVENING ARGUS, with afternoon
telegraphic news and markets, delivered
to subscribers in Rock Island and Moline
Now is the time to subscriber. Leave
orders at the Phoenix Hotel in Moline, OF
at the Office in this city.
In the month of October the G. r. I
& L. stock trains carried $500 cattle. A,
055 hogs and 1878 sheep into the Unior
Stock Yards. One tenth of the cattle anC
yards went over this road.
Scott county, Iowa, circuit court
opens next Monday with 2lO law ant
equity cases on the docket, ia of which
have been entered since his last term
Then there are nearly 300 probate case!
which are booked for the courts attention
The ball given by Charity Grove No
80. U. A. 0. d. in Darts Hall last eve
ming was success in every respect. The
hall was crowded, and everyone seemed t
have a good time. Krell furnished al
excellent supper. and Beihls band furnish
ed the music.
The old railroad embankment for tn
first track across Rock Island Arsena
grounds is being removed and dumped in
to the low grounds on the southwest sid
of the island. Mr. George Williams. {
keokuk, has the contract
Last week Thursday while John E
and William Parks were gathering corn
} field near Andalusia. William Will
, throwing an ear OF corn into the wagon, al
cidentally nit John in the left eye with th
sharp point of his husking peg, destroyin
the sight,
: Fifty boxes of silver coin, and sem
thirty boxes of bullion. the value of tn
precious metal being over $l3O.O0O in al
went east over the c, r |. & 2. Frida
: morning Since the raid on the train nea
e Avoca, two years ago, they don't carl
i bullion on railroads so loosely as they di
before.
. "A newly patented fruit car will SOC
be running over the G. R. l. & 2, wit
J, California fruit. 1t is provided with ia
+ blower driven by one of the car axles, /
J. means of which the air is driven throug
e ice, which reduces it to low temperatu
y and then distributes it among the fru
u boxes through large perforated pipe la
e along the bottom of the car. After the CO
:. air has passed among the fruit. it return
to the blower, and is again forced throul
;, the apparatus. By this means the atmo
q phere Of the Car is kept at the unifor
temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
,r the experiment succeeds, extensive shi
ments of grapes and fruits will be made
Chicago and other cities.