The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-11
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Thunder and lightning before daylight
this morning, and copious rain.
Did Bristow contribute anything to-
wards Babcock's defense, and if so, how
much?
-Krell says that 800 Republicans voted
against him, and he swears vengeance on
them.
-Chas. J. Long is laying a new heavy
plank sidewalk in front of his property on
the levee.
Was Zach Chandler the only Christ
tan statesman who contributed to make
up that $4,000?
The time, perhaps, is not far off when
women will have their rights and carry
night-keys just the same as the rest of us.
-"Washburnes policy towards the Ger
mans is expressed in the profane phrase,
'D-n the Dutch. '"-Staats Zeitung,
1870.
President Grant has sold to Hon. j.
Russell Jones his shares 10 the West
Division Horse Railway, 200 in number, at
Sal share. Chieago Journal.
Secretary Bristow will now be re-
quired to explain how he has spent the
100000 allowed last year for fuel and
lights An opposition majority is always
SO very inquisitive!
Every daily paper in Montreal but the
Herald has libel suit on hand; the Wit
ness has three, the Star two, and the Gaz.
cite, Sun, Jourmalof Commerce, and Non
etary Times one each.
Street Com'r John Ziegler has force
of men employed in cleaning up Market
| Square The rain of last night makes
street work easy and the time should be
improved.
For right down littleness, little souled
meanness, and pusillanlmous naercenart-
ness, we know man in Rock Island that
Rno1 the rag off the bush, and takes the
prize.-Dauenport Democrat.
1T is noticeable fact that the Union
fully credits Nesler's denial that he au-
thorized and requested the hog letter to be
published over his own name, and don't
believe word he says on any other sub
ject.
The Union says Krell was defeated
because he would not submit to be black
mailed. The Union ought to know as it
understands that business and tried to
blackmail Mr.. Hawley-as the afidavits Of
Hawley, Jackson. and Sweeney prove.
We Judge from a remark in the
Chicago Times that there is to be de
partment of public robbery" at the cen.
tennial This will never do. Some space
must be left for foreign exhibitors.-,S
Louis Times.
An article in relation to the Rock fore
road, copied from the ''railr Dad news" O.
the Chicago Tribune, will be found in this
paper. 1t is supposed to be translation
of what Mr.. Osterberg published in Frank
, fort.
The Peoria & Rock Island Railway
Company is preparing Communication tickets
for persons who wish to attend the Demo
cratic and the Republican state ant
national convention, at Springfield, st
Louis and Cincinnati.
1T appears that when Captain L. G.
Brearly was In this city. last winter, h
was en- route to St. Louis for the purpos
of arranging for the acquittal of Babcock
and that he had his pockets full of govern
ment money for the purpose. -SpriaUfett
Register.
Marshal HAYES has had new foo
,, laid in his Office, the ceiling kalsomined
! walls newly papered and the room other
r wise improved Hereafter no tramp
need apply for lodging at these quarters
! If the city does not make some arrange
ments for room for this class they wi
{ have to look out for themselves.
i MIR. Eugene Biddlson, for some tim
: employed as engineer at Postlewait
p Bros. planning mill, has resigned to &C
cept situation elsewhere. The mechar
:, zeal skill displayed by him in placing III
ii engine, boilers, shatting, betting. etc., q
S L. and Bros, is recommendation to hi
r wherever he may go.
q "A Virginia railroad was made to pa
y $25 for killing valuable rooster. III
engineer said he blew the whistle as kline
l. ly as possible; but when the rooster DROP
II ped one wing on the ground, raised h
n eye heavenward and commenced whettin
his spur on the rail, forbearance ceased
u be virtue and he let drive into him wit
d thirteen freight cars
If What made John Aster run
IF well?' said one citizen to another.
# give up the conundrum," said the othe
1T beats me- We'll, said the first eli,
e zen, II can tell you. He has run brea
S, wagon here for 80 years, and half the vote
y in this town have occasionally been treate
IS to a cake or a pie, by Honest John Aste
j. and they havnt forgotten it. Men r
&c member the little kindnesses they receive
N when they were boys, and Johns gifts
re of cakes and pies to the little shayers W;
al good investment.