The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09

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lining hall. The proceeds will be used by
he Deborah Ladies' Society for charitable
purposes.
". R. Perigo, baggage-man on the
Winterset branch of the Rock Island road,
while switching train at Winterset, Iowa,
Monday. struck coal-shed near the track,
receiving injuries from which he died yes
terday.
The lady guest at the Bellows House,
whose room was invaded, and hersel, III
suited by boarder, is not stopping aneie
now. It is said that the proprietor OF that
hotel gave that boy good sound thrash
ing.
Now that navigation has about opened
the tramps are focking to the river cities.
Marshal Halves says that, TO-, the last
three or four days. this CITY has been over
run with them. People should therefore
keep their houses guarded.
d. G. Porter saw" Whistler and
went him" -four better" The grand Jury
called" him, but being afraid Of full
hand" he stayed out" and Jumped
the game. The bank will have to go it
alone. "-Darenport Democrat. 8th.
The report of collections of internal reve-
nue. in Davenport for the month OF Febru- |
airy, 1876, by Deputy Collector Thompson,
is as follows:
Tohacco stamns ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % 40
TOtai,.. fo,V4i o.
The Republican leaders last week
we're asking their followers whether it is
safe to trust the governmental into the hands
of the Democratic party. 1t is tar
question But the safety Of entrusting the
government into the hands OF the Repub-
lican party is not question.
| The Rock Island reporter of the
Gazette is little ahead Of time. His report
of the entertainment of 'Tremaine' S
Grand Tour from New York to Paris" in
Darts hall last evening shows that the
renorter made his item from guess. IF he
had read last evenings ARGUS he would
have been saved from the blunder, as he
would there have learned that the enter
tainment had been postponed until to-
morrow evening.
Readers of THE ARGUS will remember
an item in this paper giving an account OF
1.-TWO men, whose real pames are Hutchln,
SOD. and Allen, who broke into several
stores in Geneseo on the night of the 22d
of last December and stole large number
of revolvers and pocket cutlery, and who
were arrested in Davenport. Hutchinson
has just been sentenced, at Cambridge, to
, years and Allen to 5 years 10 the peni-
tertiary. for burglary and larceny.
"A raft pusher is being built in St.
Louis for Knapp. Stout & Co., which will
be a power in its line She is l22 feet
D long, % feet beam, feet hold; 2 engines
t cylinders 10 by AZ inches; one boiler, 4.
= inches in diameter, % feet long. with 10 g.
inch Lapwell fues; stern wheel. IL fee
diameter, Is feet bucket, and will draw
but II inches with steam up: cost $l4,
n 900. She will be finished in sixty day
from date of contract, which was mad'
= last month.
! When James K. Polk was presjdeu
! an applicant for Office sent him present
q Mr. Polk Immediately returned it with
o message that he had not ordered the arti
: Gle, and forthwith erased the name of tn
=, :, sender from the list of applicants for Office
They have been doing things differently a
the White House during the last eigh
years 1t is not surprising that, with til
is system established at the White House
!, Secretary Belknap adopted the practice 0
dispensing favors to those who paid tn
= most for them He was but initiating hi
he superior.
ID President Pierce was opposed to eve
he the appearance .of nepotism. During hi
% administration man from Charlestowu
Mass, named Pierce, went to w Washington
lie and applied for an Office in the gift of tn
or president He was well recommended
at aud would doubtless have received th
a appointment but for his name but
= am no relative of yours" said the gent
TO man. Il know il" was the cour;eo1
er reply of the president. but your name
&C. Pierce, and might be accused Of showir
- undue partiality to my relatives" IL
=. visitor made low bow and withdrew.
:. The Davenport Democrat has G
81 nicely fooled this time, by not looking
the paper in which the news first appeare
On Tuesday evening THE ARGUS, und
rs its Moline heading. and in advance of al
other paper, published the official procee
lie ings OF the Moline city council On We
NJ, nesday morning the Union published the
pr as editorial, and not under its Mcline hea
ing. This we charitably passed over
he silence. on account OF the befuddled cont
oil, ton of men and things In that Office ele
NJ ton night. But the Democrat, instead
~ looking to THE ARGUS. in which the pl
So ceedings first appeared, was fooled by Il
nd Union into publishing the proceedings
nd those of the Rock Island city c,uac
in Serves it right.
,bt Yesterday two men aud WON;
b. who had been staying at Mrs. LIE Fcvr
NY restaurant and boarding house. No.
,eo West Front street, Davenport, left t!
out place for this city, taking with them seve
dresses and undergarments belonging
Mrs. LIE Fevre. The theft was soon
covered and the party was followed a
overtaken on Fort Armstrong avenue,
a the Island, Mrs. LIE Fevre demanded |
ane clothing. One of the men commenced
red abuse her-and she pulled good sized
milf volver, told him to shut up, to deliver
clothing, or she would shoot him in hal
w minute. There was no mere parleying
est the fellow took couple of bundles fir
, to two women, opened valise and took q
oar another bundle, and tossed the three
Mrs. LIE Fevre who told her driver to OF
ore them-which he did and she saw that
the her missing garments were safe in b
his possession again.
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was The child of an American family ira,
ling CD the continent was taking bromi