The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-21
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-Protracted meeting at Ninth street
NJ. e. church tonight.
Neptune Hose Co.'S. ball tomorrow
evening, in Turner Hall.
Tomorrow is the last day lof service
for the January term of circnit court.
The ice taken from Sylvan Water is
Is inches thick and is as clear as crystal.
-Supt. Cramer expects to have the
new Wortbington pump in operation by
Christmas.
-Germania Lodge, No, 6, A. 0. U.
W., will give dance in Turner Hall on
Saturday evening,
Ice is being cut and shipped to Mercer
and Warren counties from this place. via
the st. Louis railroad.
Another large order from San Fran
cisco has been received by the Buford
Plow works, in this city.
After January lst, cattle owners viii!
have to keep their stock off the streets.
See notice from Mayor Butler.
Tom Gray the glass blower, was made
the Apply father of l3-pound boy last
highland there's no blowing about the
weight either.
The Montgomery Bros are erecting a
corn-crib, 80 by go feet, at Taylor Ridge,
and will commence buying and shipping
corn over the new railroad at once.
|" Alderman Huber, of the City Brew
cry will put up about $500 tons of ice for
his own use this winter. He is cutting il
just above Anawalt, Denkman & Co.'S
saw mill, 10 Sylvan Water.
Attention is requested to the sdver-
tisement of the Eclectic Magazine IN this
paper. Cultivated people who want nj
trash should read the advertisement and
subscribe for the magazine. 1t is now il
its 33d year.
| -''Mr. James O'Conor, Knockdurath
Headford P. o. Killarney, ireland, county
Kernf," probably will never know that his
letter was delayed day by being dropped
in The ARGUS box instead of the post
Office.
Charley Everts. one of the oldest anC
| most popular conductors on the G. r. |.
2. road has rendered his resignation
which was accepted He had the nigh
run from Chicago to this city, and punched
his last ticket Sunday morning on tina
line.
The city council has ordered SO nap
tina lamps to light portions of the city
where there are no gas mains, provided
the contractor furnishes security for The
| faithful performance of the contract Tit
lamps should be located mostly in the 4tk
and 5th wards.
| Constable Nelson Sherwood viii
hereafter act as Sheriff Perkius's deputy
during the absence OF the latter. Mr.
Perkins intends to run his Office on al
cheap plan as possible and will not have
any regular Edeputy. So mucl
more money in his own pocket.
Dec 2l.-This day the sun rise,
at 7.2l and sets at 4. 36-length Of day
hours and Is minutes. The days continue
of the same length to the 18th when there
will be an increase Of one.minute, and thu
gradually increase ITO the long days O
summer again.
On Tuesday Mr.. Orion was ordered
to show up Chandler & Co.'S. kilograms
at once, before the Morrison committee il
New Orleans, and the sergent- at arms i
empowered to enforce the order, and nov
Mr.. Orion will have to come down or b,
locked up for contempt of the house,
We are glad to see that Citizen" il
| the Union, sees the necessity of hoIdln,
| criminals with tirmer hand, and maxim.
our courts a terror to evil-doers. Tn
ARGUS has not forgotten that wheneve
! it called attention to the lack of frmnes
in one of our Justices courts the U3aio,
treated the matter lightly, thus encourag
ing the rowdy element. That even al
anonymous article can be published il
| that paper urging more frmness and yigo
on the part Of public officers, is somethin,
gained.
We are glad to see that Mayor Butte
has called attention to the necessity fo
some action in regard to the safety of lif
in case of fire or panic IN our public hall
and buildings and we trust that the coun
Gil will not permit his recommendation +
end in smoke, Hundreds of people i
Rock Island absent themselves from pub
tic assemblies because they feel there i
danger. In New York, the other night
benefits we're offered at the theaters 70
The sufferers by the Brooklyn fire, but til
audiences were light, and the papers say
was because their theaters are nobsafe
than the one burned.
Superintendent Kimball, of the G, R
[, & P. r. r. Co., has a coed larg,
heart under his vest, ard shows keel
sympathy with the suffering. In Daver
port, not long ago, lady called on hir
with telegram announcing the seriou
illness of her husband at Knoxville, Iowa
where he was at work on the rairoa,
depot. She was in great distress of minG
and no train was going out for some time
Mr.. kimball, in his generous sympathy
magnanimously placed at her disposal al
engine and coach, and sent her speedin
towards Knoxville. A few days after
wards the grateful word came back tina
he was recovering, thanks to the promp
arrival and care of the wife. who under
stood his case better than the physician.