The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-26
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

village organization.
Very strong southeast wind to-day;
very dusty: river very rough,-very dis
agreeable day.
River falling ly,-about one-tenth
of an inch day. 1t is now 1873 above
low water mark.
The U, S. bridges at this point should
be provided with hosting gates, strong
enough to resist any runaway team.
The city marshal and the day police
force are notifying all persons who have
filthy alleys to clean them up at once
j. II. Marshall road master of the Z.
Il K. l. Il. R., has resigned. The name
OF his successor has not yet been made
public.
"A switch engine on the Rockford road
ran off the track at the foot of East Eagle
street last evening. An open switch was
the cause.
The belief that Gov. Tllden is the
coming Democratic nominee is gaining
ground, especially in the south.-N, Y.
Tribune, oath
MIR. Nathaniel Folsom is putting down
a much needed sidewalk on the east side
Of his property, corner Of Rock River and
Otter streets.
"A meeting will be held in the Athletic
Club rooms this evening to make arrange
ments for celebrating the Fourth OF July.
All interested are invited to be present.
The creditors of C. S. Whistler, the
Davenport merchant swindler, have re-
celved dividend of l23 per cent, and
two or three per cent. more is expected.
Capt VIM. j. Kountz will not send any
boats up the Mississippi above the mouth
of the Illinois. He and Capt. w. +.
Davidson have made an amicable arrange
ment.
From the number of kilograms and
postal cards received at the marshaPs Office
lately, the adjoining counties are overrun
with thieves, and very few seem to have
been caught.
If somebody could get up street
mud on the crossings he would receive the
thanks of the ladies-and of all who like
clean shoes and clean clothes.
The members of the Light Artillery
| Co., held a meeting in their hall last even
| ing and made preparations towards hiring
men and cannon to the various towns
which will celebrate the Fourth of July
The mars hal says that every evening
the city seems overrun with tramps, but
as soon as daylight appears there are none,
or very few to be found, and the question
he is now to solve is: where do they go
in the daytime?'
81 must have peace if I've got to
fight for it, remarked an Argonaut of
40. So Grant was determined to have an
honest contest with Greeley in New York
If he had to pay $40, 000out of the United
States treasury for it.
"A young woman named Maggie Glea-
son, living iu Davenport, while walking
Twelfth street. in that city, about 9 clock
last evening, was seized by negro, who
attempted to drag her into an alley, but
she screamed. and the scoundrel had to
release her and run.
"A steamer left New Orleans on Friday
for St. Louis with 1000 boxes and 35G
hhds sugar, 250 sacks salt, 800 bbls pota
toes, 40 crates cabbages, $50 bbls rice, 40(
bbls rosin 200 bbs moIass>s and 100 tons
of miscellaneous freight She also had 81
cabin ana 50 deck passengers.
1t is purely in the interest of sobriety
and temperance said the western topper
as he swallowed pint of Cincinnati whisk.
ut & draught. SO Chief Supervisor Daven
port emQtied the treasury Of $4,000 il
1872 simply to preserve the purity o
elections.
-Geo. Fodenburg, a dealer in sash
doors, blinds, paints, oils, etc, at 81
West Third street, Dovenport, was arrest
ed yesterday by Sheriff f. I. Elmer, Q
t Fond Gu Lac county, Wis, on a requisitio
] from the governor Of that state, on
charge Of obtaining GODS under falls
y pretCuscS.
A workman named Roddy, employe
in Lindsay q phelrs's saw mill, Daver
port, while attempting to move a belt Oh
S pully, yesterday afternoon, had his arr
: caught by the belt and it was broken at th
wrist and near the elbow He was take
home and properly attended to. He is
married man.
We would not risk our Judgment
this matter, but will be content to acceE
the counsel of our northern allies in col
vention, and should they indicate Coz
Tilden as the man would enter the COZ
test, encouraged by the conviction that
Y true man. statesman and a patriot woul
;, once again preside over the destinies
Il the republic, -Rtchnaond Wing Ben,.j
T. Two children of Prof. L. J. Parker,
H. the Iowa State University, at Iowa Cit,
were drowned, yesterday, at that plac
is while out boat riding. and the Prof. and
= young lady. This neice), were barely savet
- Mr.. Parker was SO wild with grief at II
Z, loss Of his children that he had to be bel
l. by main force from jumping into the rive
Reynolds, Saulpaugh & Co., of tn
city, who have had the contract to bui
the masonry of the Ohio River Southel
Railroad bridge, have brought suit in ii
. United States district court in Cincinna
g against the towboat Warner, and hbele
:; the boat for $4,000 damages. The
m claim that prior to the 5th of last Decen
Der they had constructed on the Kentuck
% side OF the river large and costly coffe
d dam; that afterward the food in the rive
ID covered it; that during this time the
II tiOated above il coal barge, and kept
signal light burning at night, to war
boats of the Golfer dams location; that
'e spite OF these precautions, the tow DO;
H. Warner, between and o'clock on sal
l. night OF the 9Th of December, 1875, ra
6 into the said barge of the coffer-dam und,
- it, broke and crushed the barge to tn
damage of the libelants in the sum of $40
ID 600.
WATER FILTERS. that a.
troubled with impure water, can find,
t. using one Of Don's Water Filters al
Coolers combined, will make it clear, al
Sc cleanse 1t of all Impurities. Also iu
\ received large lot of Refrigerators al