The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

ice at the foot OF 18th street.
Broadway Presbyterian church festi-
val in Darts Hall tomorrow evening.
The Neptune Hose Cos dance in
Turner Hall will occur on Friday evening,
the 22d.
The water works clock has been out OF
order for some time past and it is now in
the hands of Mr.. d. Schmid, the jeweler,
undergoing repairs.
Mr.. Geo. Wells, of Hampton, has
opened coal Office for the sale of Hamp-
ton coal in the Western Union railroad
freight house in this city.
A frame addition of about II feet has
been built on the west end of Thompson's
foundry. Mr.. Thompson exhibits a per-
severance worthy of success.
The New York Graphic (Hayes
paper,) publishes the votes of all the
states, showing a popular majority for
President Tilden of 504, 944.
One honest man in Oregon doing his
duty, his whole duty, and nothing but his
duty routed six rogues in Louisiana and
Florida. Verify the pen is mighter than
the sword. "
In the Episcopal churches, in Louis
vile, last Sunday, prayers that the senate
and house may so guided as to properly
and peacefully adjust matters political,
were uttered by several rectors.
1t may be misrepresentation. but it
looks as if any stranger wandering into
Columbia, S. G. at this time would be in
danger Of being seized and seated as
member of the Republican legislature. -
| N. Y Tribune.
"A carpenter, named John Mcintyre,
living in Davenport, had, the flesh strip
ped from his right arm from the elbow
down, on Monday, by catching it in the
belt of shaft in the brewery, at Buffalo
Iowa.
The Apollo Club concert IN Darts hail.
last evening, for the benefit of the Broad
way church, had a pretty fair audience
and gave general satisfaction. The pro-
leeds left something for the church, after
paying expenses.
/ The diptheria is making sad havoc
with the children, At Mr.. Kane's si1
children have it and the youngest boy il
dead. Many families in Rock Island are
suffering, and the shadow of death hangs
lover the little ones.
| The baby found on the door-steps Of
IThos. Splane's residence week or two
ago has been given to Mr.. Rogers, an en-
gineer on the ST. Louis road Mr.. Rogers
and his wife live in Beardstown. Thu
papers will be made out in few days.
Mr.. Ii. Meyers, for the past foul
years in partnership with DIR. Fleming il
the drug business in Port Byron, is fitting
up and In about week will open a drul
store in the store room on the corner OIL
Second avenue and 18th street,. NJ
Moore's old stand.
i OARS gwine to be wah," remarked q
colored citizen. AN all We niggahs mou
LESS we'll git ready for active business.
(which side shall we take?" asked one O
| his hearers. you niggahs can take jes
wat side yer please; Use gwine to take d,
Canada side !'-Neao York World.
i General Corse was a grand soldie
during the war. and his denial of havins
anything to do with the fiery open lette
to General Sherman and the army, take
away the surprise that its fraudulent ap
pearance first engendered il veteran
soldiers minds. - Chicago Journal.
Maj. Gen. w. s. Hancock, late il
command of the military department @
the east, with headquarters at New York
and who, it seems, in view of possibl
presidential complications. has bee,
4 ordered to the Pacific coast and Gen. Phil
; Sheridan put in his place, is registered a
Southern,-&. Louis Rep. 18Th.
The suit of Thos. J. Buford a, e. tn
old Northern Line Packet Co.. VS., tn
keokuk- Northern Line Co., wEica ha
been in the courts for several years, ha
been decided in favor of Capt. Davidson
company, and the court awarded hin
damages in the sum of $4,000, against th
plaintiff, for counsel fees, etc.
Tim Riley, the Hayes and Wheel
3 color bearer, who was caught stealth
chickens from the hen coop of John "
f Biehl on the night of the Sd inst col
cluded that he would plead guilty to petit
n larceny and rely upon his old part
friends to see him through all right. Az
r cordingly, late yesterday afternoon Til
e appeared before Judge Guyer in tn
j county court and plead guilty, and Wa
4 sentenced to imprisonment in the count
. jail until January lst-when he will hay
q chance to pay his respects to Ii
Il numerous Republican friends and wis
!. them happy New Years.
e "A woman named Alice Kizbus, worl
e ing at the Taylor House, aappeared befor
Justice Hayden yesterday afternoon an
wanted warrant issued for the arrest
e man named King, who, she claimed, ha
d abducted her child, little girl about tw
and half years of age. She elaine
If that she had left the child at Kings, br
d that no time was fixed as to how long sh
e should remain there; that she discovere
y that the child was being cruelty treatet
l. and she took her away and left her at tn
house of Mr.. Warren Stearns; that til
e other day King came to Stearns's hous
l. and took the child away. The matter W;
finally compromised by King returning Il
1t child TO the mother.
That streak of Whiteside sand rur
through from the Mississippi to the Mer
dosha MariaS d. Osier). The drift
sand above Albany which capsized JAG
d Wright's locomotive was nearly two fe
o deep. 1t had drifted through fenc
that terrible windy Friday, and over Il
track to the depth of nearly two feet an
3 SO bard that the locomotive ran up on ii
drift and capsized. That sand ridge rul
through the 'Dosha valley to Erie and IL
sand drifted as badly there, and Conduct
IS Hancoek's train ran into one of tho.
drifts on the same day and stuck fast. FL
re engine froze up and Gen. Dana SCI
: another to his relief and that froze VI
, aud then Gen. Dana sent another and tn;
o one succeeded in towing the frozen-u
d machines and train into safe quarters.
g States Attorney Parmenter has file
b in the county clerks Office an informatic
against Valentine and Henry Schaama
g of Buffalo Prairie. father and brother
D. Mrs. Mary Keeping, requiring them