The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-05
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

California train next Sunday over the
G. B. & Q. railroad.
Thanks to Hon. T. J, Henderson, our
member of congress, for public docu-
mentS.
"A private meeting of manufacturers
of agricultural implements was held at the
Harper House parlors to-day.
Mr.. John Ziegler is justly indignant
that his private papers should be stolen
from the city council room.
The Baron's Jumping Jacks had a
private meeting at the depot last night.
They have gone to Chicago to help keep
the Baron's head on.
The Father Mathew Temperance Ball
comes off next week Friday evening, at
Killers Hail. and everything is being
arranged for fine party.
Mayor Butler showed what he thought
of John Ziegler as street commissioner
by not re-appointing him, and by appoint
ing another man in his place.
The trial of G. S. Whistler, the Daven-
port merchant swindler. indicted for for
gerry and uttering false notes, commenced
yesterday morning in the District court OF
Scott county.
The most dangerous thing conduc
tor on the sheep clodings" railroad can do
is to carry copy of THE ARGUS in his
pocket. Several Lave lost their places on
that account.
The Island City Brass Band gives ball
in Killers Hall this evening to which ey-
erybody is invited. A very pleasant time
is expected. Biehl furnishes the music
and Aster the supper.
The local of the Davenport Demo-
crat puts his foot in it, again by giving
synopsis of the financial statement of the
city clerk, of Moline, and designating it as
that Of the city clerk of Rock Island.
There's but little left of the sheep
clodings railroad" but the right of way
and streak of rust. The ties are said to
be rotted out and the lives of passengers
IN danger every time they ride on the
rickety old concern.
When the Baron, u from Frankfort,
took possession of the Rockford road be
exclaimed. when viewing the depot i'll this
city: 1T not be fit for a sheep ciodings
schtorc-I has a peter sheep clodlngs
schtore as that myself.
-Macadamizing is needed on the horse
railroad in several places on Illinois street.
Private carriages are in danger every day.
The horse railroad company should be re-
quircd to live up to the contract by which
it gets the right to use our streets at all.
t 1t is said that the conductors on the
sheep clodings railroad are absolutely
afraid to ride over the road on account
Of its dangerous condition; that every trip
( thew make they bid their friends an
| Of faroralI ord loova
t as to their remains, in case they are killed
} The letters stolenfrom the city clerk
table Wednesday evening have not yet
t been returned 1t is known in whose
hands they were, when last seen, while the
board was in session around the table, anC
that person should, naturally, be a gooC
t deal interested in having them found
. somewhere about the city clerks office.
l The St Louis Republican thus de
= scribes the meeting of two great steam
!, boat men: Col du it; are you DIAMOND
Jo?'' Yes, I'm tina individual-and ar
you Nose Hall?" L am" 'Well-well-
have heerd of'nt bout you, Joe, bu
, never seen you before" And I've heer,
t of,n about you, Nose; glad to know you.
Som |. >"
!. The funeral Of Mr. Moses Leary too
place to-day, as announced, from 81
e Joseph's (CatbOlic) church, and the al
tendance was quite large, notwithstanding
;. The disagreeable weather. The funera
, services were conducted by Father Roles
d By the death of Mr.. Leary, Rock Islam
has lost good and noble hearted citizens
aud his family an afectionate husband ar
father
J. Yesterday, the splendid steamer Dia
mond 10 brought up very pleasant part
n of 80 school teachers-ladies from Bul
lngton and vicinity Most Of them wer
r accompanied by gentlemen, making quit
; a large party. Notwithstanding the di:
n aRree9le weather they visited the school
=. in this city, Moline and Davenport, Roc
e Island Arsenal and many other points {
interest in this vicinity. The whole part
r returned on the 10 this morning.
=, On the night of the 7th of April las
IA German named Claus Staaken left hi
h boarding house on Brown street, bctwee
Second and Third streets, Davenport, an
~ nothing had been seen of him silce TIA
Or time until Sunday afternoon, when tw
little boys discovered his body between IL
n logs 0! a raft at the foot Of Ripley stree
ut in that city. From the evidence taken b.
i'll fore the coroner jury it appears that h
he had committed suicide because his b,
III trothed, in Germany had married anotht
~ man, and he had often said he could NJ
k live without her.
Moody and Sankey