The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


California train next Sunday over the
G. b. 4 Q. railroad.
The water sent through our water
pipes is blacker and nastier than ever.
The barn struck by lightning in
Andalusia, Wednesday afternoon, belonged
to VIM. Morris.
The Republicans admit that the way
things are managed at Washington, now,
the president don't dare to call poor man
to his cabinet.
Nearly all the cellars on Mississippi
street, some on Illinois, and all on Canal
street contain water from four inches to
two feet in depth
The mayor ard the street and alley
committee visited the food gate in the
western part of the city to-day and will
have it put in good order.
Capt. James May has been giving
James g. Blaine certificate of charac-
ter" in the Davenport Gazette, and he
signs it IAN Old Democrat.
The finance and street committees of
the city council, in Davenport, estimate
that it will cost $4,000 to put the streets
of that city in as good condition as they
were last fall.
AT Mendoza, Ills, the license fee for
saloons has for the past year been $3.50.
The election last Tuesday resulted in the
triumph of high license. The price will
probably be placed this year at $500.
"A girl in Logansport, Ind, named
Crager, died the other day and was laid
out, and the arrangements for the funeral
were made. The following day she threw
back the sheets, raised up, and asked
for tea, and is still living.
An effort will be made to have all the
steamboat lines pointing to St. Louis, give
reduced fare at the time of the Democratic
national convention. A committee has
been appointed in St. Louis to attend to
the matter, and get the low rates.
The Iowa and Illinois Central District
Medical Association met in this city Thurs
day afternoon. April 18th but adjourned
to Wednesday, April Goth. The attend
ance was very slim, and the reason given
| for it was on account of the bad weather.
Good Friday, to-day, was generally OBJ.
served by the Catholics and Episcopalians.
Religious services were held at both the
| Catholic churches, and at the Episcopal
church. There will be services at st.
Joseph's church this evening commencing
at half past seven.
There has been a land slide on the
river banks somewhere north of here.
Thursday, more than a dozen large trees
foated past the city. Nothing less than
the present depth of water would have al
lowed them to travel with their long
branches.
The Council Bluffs Globe thinks the
devil and Belknap have possession only Of
the Republican party, and we read in the
bible that when the devil had entered
fully into the swine they ran heavily Int
the sea, and we are not wholly withou
hope that a like result may, bless our state
The Rockford seems to be the onl.
road that has no trouble. Trains it'll,
late, some days, on account of possibl,
danger in running fast-but they 60 RICH
through, all right. Chicago papers arriv,
every night by the Sterling train half al
hour ahead of any other road.
The Western Union Railroad has tw
or three breaks in Carroll county, and n
through trains have run over the roaC
since Tuesday. 1t will be two or thre
days yet before the road will be all right
Trains run between this city an,
Lanark. Beyond the breaks trains rul
between Freeport and Racine and Mil
waukee.
Official returns the from lid Con
necticut district make even a better show
ing for Mr.. Wells than the newspaper re
ports did. He cut down the pluralit
against him to 500, and the majority to
votes, and carried New London county b
50 votes. against Republican majority G
374 in 1873.
According TO Gen Hazen, the army
chiefly the privates-have been regularl
swind!ed under Republican admiuistrs
ton OF the war department. at the rate G
$4,000 year, How eminently proper
therefore, that the Republican party in a
its platforms has regularly acknowledge
its Indebtedness to "our brave soldiers.
The Peoria road is in a pretty ba
condition, from mud in the cuts and WASH
ing and OVERLOOKING of tracks. ConductC
Lowery started out yesterday morning /;
A. NJ, the usual hour, but only got out s
far as Longview, lCol Crocketts place
and left his baggage car in the ditch. II
laid up there, all day, and got home wit
the locomotive and passenger car at nigh
They IL be all right in a day or two.
"A. K. Philleo, assessor, and Thos. 4
Johnston, city clerk. went to Moline We
terday. and notified the assessor and S,
pervisor to meet at Killers Hall, in tn
city, on Monday, the oath, to settle tow
matters relative to to the addition of Il
half mile strip of Moline to Rock Islam
THE board will consist of Supervisors A ST
l..
toon.
Mr. Kincade, farmer residing ne,
Briar Bluff, had q hogs struck by Ggh
ming on Tuesday night last, killing the
almost instantly. Others were struC
= blind OF deaf. They were laying arour
straw stack. which was set on fire. TIL,
~ were brought to this city and sold to E. !
Wood That was bad stroke of lightnil
q for Mr. Kincaid, and subjected him to
l. pretty heavy loss. Geneseo Republic.
D. During the thunder storm Wedne
m day morning lightning struck the ma
of fiat boat at the foot OF Warren stree
70 Davenport, shattered it, ran down the hl
" and made a hole big enough to allow Il
h sinking of the craft. The boat belong
ia to John Ficke. 1t was loaded with san
: 1t is completely submerged, but can
IL raised again after the water subsidies.
81 The Clinton, Iowa. Herald says :
ut has been generally believed here for sol
S. time that Judge Hayes did not intend
,s remain long On the bench. We a
= assured, however, that Judge Hayes "
y not resign before next fall, but will give
ID opportunity to hold a special election,
,g any is held to eli the position, at the &c
< eral election. He has given excellent s;
isfactinn during his term so TAR y