The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-17
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

People who want horse railroad stock
are referred to our columns.
"A neat piece of irony about 'sThe
Boynton Dress" win be found in this pa
The clerksin our post Office make al |
together too many mistakes in distribut-
ing mail matter. They need looking after
or we need new set
Reports in our telegraph columns show
most remal kable cold weather all over this
country, from north TO south, accompanied
BY furious gales of wind. food and storm.
-Taint q good year for Hawleys.
| What our sixth congressional district did
for John B. Hawley the first Connecticut
district did for Joseph r. Hawley-in-
vited him to stay at home, and let the peo-
pies business alone.-Di1on Sun,
i Officers are looking for the Rev"
Mr.. Jones, alias Benstead. lately preach
ing ct Pennington. Wis, who, not content
with having wife in each of the four
corners of the country, must needs take q
nth from the family of a prominent farm
er in Galesville, Wis, He is said to have
peculiarly honest face and winning man.
ners. Look out for him!
Gov. Tilden weighs only one hundred
and thirty pounds, but when, with or with
] out his wig, he sits down on ring il
squirms. He is sixty-six but so comely
and engaging that the maideus wish b.
wouldn't confound plain gold with cana
: rings, His pocket and cellar are boti
full, and he is as ready in pulling corl
;. as in opening his purse strings.
. Why can't the lawyers, when they &c
: a case, try it 10 the courts instead of in th
newspapers The practice of publishin
COMMUNICATIONS by lawyers, or intereste
It parties oyer fictitious signatures. to il
n huence public opinion. especially in mul
der case, should be condemned aud aban
y dOned. When it is resorted to on one sid
IT the other will, of course, retaliate. And
z lawyer who resorts to it, ought never I
.s be entrusted with another case, unless h
:. writes over his own signature.
II The Utica IN. " Herald says tt
night employees of the American Expire
y Company in that city now wear regulate
" seven shooters strapped around them {
n. the outside of their coats. An arme
guard accompanies all OF their train me
sengers who have charge OF money. Al
re yet Grant has not sent soldiers there
y, put down the ku klux robbers, and r
re publican papers haven't asked for CO
gressional committee to investigate Il
government of New York.
- Complaints are made that railros
cA trains are run at an unlawful speed with
'st the city limits, and that street crossing a
rel obstructed by cars left standing on Il
IN track. 1t is the duty of the poll e, if tn,
=. know of any such violations of law to cor
Up plain before the police magistrate and pr
" duce the evidence to secure convictio
And if citizens who know of these violation
or OF law, and who growl about them do n
49, enter complaint before the court and pr
'T :, duee the evidence to secure conviction '
III are in favor of letting such people contin
ID to growl until they get tired of it. Poop
IN who want the laws enforced should be W
- ling TO do their part towards having the
ne enforced. ''Cussing" the police is pc
he way to enforce law. Let them help t
police if they want the laws enforced.