The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
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The muddy streets Of yesterday have
all been dried up by the wind and frost.
The conductors on the G. r. /. Il p.
will give their first annual ball in Eldridge
Hall, Davenport, on Thursday evening
April 9th.
During the heavy thunder storm
yesterday afternoon the large elevator on
the corner of Fifth and Harrison streets,
Davenport, was struck by lightning, OUT
very little damage was done.
The board of supervisors. at the In
stance of Sup'r. Wright, OF Rural, cost
the people more by his grumbling. about
impossible printers bills than it would cost
to publish the statements he seems to be
SO much afraid of.
A citizen of Milan gives as the reason
why Constable Peter Josiah Heverling was
not drowned the other day, when he fell
| from Johnston's dam, that Peter j. is
too full of wind to sink-he foated around
there like cork" That's rough on Pete.
The great thunder storm we had yes
terday generated into tornado about 100
miles above us on the river, causing loss Of
life, wounding many people and destroying
town. The storm swept up from the
gulf of Mexico. Let us be thankful that
that it went above our heads.
1t is noticeable that the supervisors
never have published the amount each
one of them gets in the course of year,
This is the way they do it: 1.-The CON-
mittee on ways and means reported the
amount due officers and members of the
board, amounting to $289, 30
The c., R. I. & P. R. R. Co. in this
city. is selling through tickets to Cheyenne
and Sidney to people who 60 to the Black
Hills, at reduced rates-about Sc less than
regular rates. Tho tickets must be used
immediately after purchase. Apply tc
Geo.I Loosely. ticket agent, at the upper
depot.
-Tremaines sun pictures representing
a tour from New York to Jerusalem opened
in Darts Hall last evening to a very gooe
audience Those who were present SPEAK
very highly of the entertainment. To
night will be given all Of the notable sight:
between Paris and Venice. A large
audience will no doubt be present.
The last dance given by the Turner
society this season will come off at Turne,
Hall this evening. 1t is masquerade
and nobody will be admitted without
season tickets or special invitation. NJ
tickets will be sold at the door. Capt
Koehler will serve one of his best sup
pers. It will be very pleasant affair.
Thanks to Mr.. D. f. Kinney for
handsomely bound book giving the trans
/ actions of the Illinois State Horticulture
Society at its twentieth annual meeting
, held in Quincy on December l4th, 18th
and 10th, also containing the proceeding
Of the Horticultural Society of Northern
, Illinois, and of Alton, Warsaw, Galesburg
Jacksonville, and other local ard distric
| societies
: Two houses, one large frame an,
r the other fine brick, belonging to Henri
7 Delfs, in northwestern Davenport, were en-
3 tirely destroyed by fire yesterday after
= noon, and one or two other buildings a0
t joining were damaged The houses wer
s beyond the reach of the water works an
so no water could be thrown on the fire ex
e cept with buckets. The cause of the fir
, is unknown, but it is supposed to hav
i. caught from stove in the kitchen of tn
j brick house. Loss on buildings So ,5O(
i on furniture and clothing $500. Irsuranc
e ST. 400.
The lecture course, under tn
AUSPICES of the Library Association,
Davenport, has now closed, and Mrs. II,
Cullough, the chairman of the lecture con
mittee, has just made report. in whic
she shows that the net proceeds of til
lecture were $l.7l025, while the e,
:. pences we're $l.l39 SO "a balance of SAT-
! As in favor Of the library. The iectul
/ and entertainments were given by Dayi
s Doughertv, Julia Ward Howe, Helen Pc
: ter. Barnabee troupe, and Mrs. SEQ
n Siddons.