The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-18

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Prof. Tremaine's sun pictures ct Darts
Hall, this evening. :.
California train over the Chicago q
Northwestern railroad tomorrow. @
The employees of the different brew
cries in this city and Davenport glyea
grand ball 10 Turner Hall, in this city this
evening. A
Wouldn't it be we'll for President
Grant to lock the doors and fasten the
windows of the White House SO that 20
guilty man can eseape2
Marsh IS coming back from Canada
protected by Mr.. knott's bill. and Evans
is coming on. both to testify of the bargain
with Belknap, and the Republican papers
will have to hatch some new hes to cover
the effect
An old soldier Of the war of 1872,
named John Evera, died at the residence
of his son. at Blue Grass, Scott county
over the river, on Thursday, the 10th,
aged 81 years. He was buried at Blus
Grass.
1t is now reported that within week
after Belknap's installation as secretary Of
war he commenced the traffic in post
traderships, and that documentary evil
dence will implicate others occupying high
official positions.
Last evening the Western Union road
brought down 20 cars loaded with lOl
threshirg machines from the celebrated
agricultural implement works OF j. [.
Case K Co., of Racine, Wis. They were
On Union Pacific cars, sent to Racine to
be loaded, and 60 directly through to San
Francisco.
-Boynton declared to Cincinnati En-
quirer reporter that it was Clymer he was
after not Pendleton. The Enquire, adds
The general is evidently using strategy
trying a diversion in favor of shattered
Republicanism, now synonym tor corrup
tion-resorting to clever expedient e
ease down the old party in its fateful fall.
Henry Astor, member of the well
known Aston family, of New York. is un
der arrest at Poughkeepsie for abuse of
Is year old girl, Josephine Ash, who wa
bis ward She had been fearfully beaten
Aston is a great bible student, and used t
put on surplice and compel his family t
Ii stem 70 lis preaching in his house. Th
jury awarded the girl $4,000. *A
-" Mrs Belknap," says the Brookly
Argus, wears No. kid glove, but whe
she nervously Sits her hly-whlte digi,
through the strands of a mop, and re
marks, with true feminine emphasis: Oh
!, Iif it were only Hester Clymer's wool!
, one Immediately realizes how little tn
! size of a womans hand has to do with il
capacity for war" ~
The evening of the Irish Nation;
l celebration. in Davenport, TIE st. Patrick
A Benevolent Society gave ball at the Ger
! man Theatre, which was grand success
Hundreds of Irishmen went to the Burt
e Opera House, where Healey's beautif'
o paintings of the scenery of ireland, an
f Jerry Cohan's Comedy Company torme
5 an appropriate and delightful entertain
ment for the close of ST. Patrick's day,
= The newspapers have beat Marsl
c after ALL An artist of New York pape
{ unable to get photograph of him, sketcl
ed him at his meals at the Montreal hote
securing a seat opposite Marsh, one tab
e away, aud carrying on his operations u
. der the flap of the table cloth. Three 81
i things of this sort secured very TRUTH
) likeness of the unsuspecting Marsh. al
ID we shall soon have him in the illustrate
papers
/ MIR. S. L. Day, of Davenport, left L
e boarding house, 424 East Sixth street,
i Wednesday evening, and has not be-
10 heard from since. He had on his eyer
day suit, and took nothing with him. q
If clothes and other possessions are in |
70 room. He told no one of any intention
. going away; he was not In debt, and the
is no known reason for his going aw
| r,t lots - lc a
Is believed he had goodly sum OF mon
" with him when he left the house.
is The St. Patrick's Benevolent Society
ed ball in Killers Hall, last evening. W
ne largely attended and everybody appear
ut to enjoy it. Over 50 couples were presel
n Bleauer's excellent string band furnish
es the music. and Mr. Aster served one
u his best suppers. The dance was a gra
'r- success, financially aud otherwise. T
", committee having the affair in charge
u entitled to credit for the excellent manr
er in which everything was managed.
es "A couple of young men, strange
os who can't be found, are much wanted il
n9 now, in Davenport They have been sh,
ed ing the queer there with considerable S,
~ cess-and none of your small notes, eth
oe They passed counterfeit greenbacks Of /
la' denomination OF $40 at several stores
re- town. FAT drug store they bought
ott worth of perfumery and received $40
'p- good money; at dry goods store ii
SO purchased handkerchief and reeei,
ity $3.50 in legal tender, and they patronls
second drug store to the extent of
,tv and so made SIS clear. They passed sc,
spurious $40 notes in all--Going all
ne business on Thursday. They have skipt
ice out. and left their victims 10 worse hun
with the hard times than ever