The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-lla0kS TO Mr. IL. Il. Kinney, VI Tue
Black Hawk Nursery. for lettuce frcm his
hot house in this city
May Bros. are moving their crockery
store into the room lately occupied by
Walker Il Dodge, in Star Block.
john A. logan said the other day in
tie senate, that 'he had no friends in the
whisky frauds" When Dan Mum read
the report he burst into tears and said,
Did if everybody hasn't gone back on
me. Illinois State Register.
We print newspaper. We are not
responsible for the sins of the world any
more than the street lights are. The
christian Register) brother may see
more evil in lighted streets than in dark
ones, but he walks er-Boston Herald
james Buchanan lived and died a
bachelor. He never knew what it was to
have beautiful wife rush into the pres
ence of congressional investigating COM
mittee, with her hair dishevelled and her
pull-back at half-mast, crying bitterly:
"Oh, gentleman, whatever you do, don t
hurt my Jimmy. - Brooklyn Argus.
After repeated demands by the Dem
ocrats in congress, the president held a
conference with Mr.. Clymer' investigation
committee, and concluded to send a pardon
to Marsh and wife, if they would come
back and testify before the investigation
committee against Belknap. Grant should
have done this long ago. as the chairman
of the house judiciary committee, Mr..
Knott, insisted.
1t is now suspected that the Chicago
trick to put L. B. Washburne at the head
of the Republican state ticket is device
10 secure his nomination at Cincinnati fol-
president. His hackers, the old Galeua
Grant ring, which now has its headquarters
in the Tribune Office, in Chicago, thiuk
that his Endorsement by the Illinois Re-
pubhcans would insure Washburn's nomi-
nation for the presidency.--W,nois Stat
Register (Dena,)
| The notorious Jim Bell has beer
captured again by Deputy Sheriff Des
mond, Of Dewitt, who shot couple of oul
citizens two years ago, mistaking them fol
this same Jim and his pals, Bell having
escaped from Desmond's custody. Des
mond found Bell in Ottumway, where he
was receiving sentence for petit larceny
ard convinced the officials that the burglar
was wanted badly in Clinton county, anC
so secured him. Bell is now safe 10 the
! Dewitt jail.-DaUenpOrt Gazette, 22d.
This week IA tons, about half million
dollars, of silver coin, will be received al
Washington from San Francisco. Thu
indicates that the work of substitution
of silver for paper fractional currenc,
will be commenced at an early day
although it is said that there are less thai
$4,000 of silver coin in the treasur'
vaults now. There are still in the vault
about $2,000,00 Of fractional currency
and acquisitions for bank and govern
ment offices amount to $3.0O0,0O0.
What would one not give to know tina
Charles Sumner was sitting, this moment
in his cozy library, facing down Vernon
avenue, 10 his big arm chair, with hi
flowing morning gown wrapped about hiu
| (which became his imperial from bette
than any other garment and reading tn
verdict OF the country on the administra
ton of President Grant? | think tn
presence of Mr.. Sumner here now in til
flesh, to see the downfall Of this disgrace
full and disgraced administration, and tn
complete vindication of his own brav
course previous to 1872. is the one thin
that is lacking to make poetic justice com
plete.- Washington Letter.
Conductor Chamberlin, of the c. r.
q Z. X. K. had a narrow escape from tn
bullet of ruffian on Tuesday A drunke
bully named Joe Ellis, saloon keepe
at Wyanet, was put off the train fc
being drunk and abusing passengers II
had been kindly demonstrated with /
Chamberlin and had promised to behay
hiDself-but he broke his word and h
conduct became unbearable and he W;
put off After he was put off he fired ;
Chamberlin through a window, bare
!, missing him. The affair occurred at Blu
J, lington crossing Conductor G. telegraph
e to Hon. Charles Durham, of Geneseo. Il
e companys attorney, to meet him at tt
depot. Mr., Danham, after learning Il
facts, sent up and had Ellis arrested, al
: he will probably be held for trial, a,
1t perhaps do the state little service
Q Joliet