The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-22
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

in this city widens. -New York Tribune
18th.
Fire crackers caused runaway in
Davenport yesterday, and damaged teams
and vehicles to the amount of $500.
The corn fields along the line of the
Peoria Il Rock Island and the l, b. Il w.
Railroads do not present very encourag-
ing appearance for good crop.
A new omnibus at the Harper House.
This will give an opportunity to take the
Concord coaches to the shop one at time
to be repainted and brushed up.
Willie AIDE, aged 7, died in Davenport
Yesterday from the effects of bruise on
his knee caused by another boy hitting him
with stone while they were at play.
Mr.. John f. Wallace has been dis
charged from the insane asylum at Jack
sonville and has arrived home. His many |
friends will be delighted to learn OF his
recovery,
"A young man named Wallace, living |
in Bloomington, was drowned in the Mack
inaw river, at Macinaw, Tazewlel county,
this state, last Sunday, by being attacked
with the cramp while bathing.
The riots, mobs and murders in Penn
syvania do not attract Grants attention.
But if negroes in the south kill a white
man and meet retaliation, the whole army
is set in motion to protect the negroes.
Geo. L. Baker, Dover Center, MINI,
and Miss Corners. Fort Madison. Iowa,
will probably get their letters, but they
will suffer delay because their correspon
dents did not know the difference between
| TuC ApnTrC hny op1 tho nost office
"A man named Peterson, Swede, at
work in the Buford pillow works. had an
iron bar forced through his right foot this
forenoon, just above the toes. DIR. Galt,
who attended him, says no bones were
broken and that the wound is not serious
one, and will not cause lameness.
/ Sheriff Huesing, politics aside. is one
of the most competent officials who has
lever held that office. Business has
drought us in contact with him on several
occasions, and we have always found him,
and his assistants, obliglng, efficient Off
cers.-Moline Rerie,o.
4 Democrats throughout the country
will take the most effective method of
perfecting the organization of the party
by putting themselves in communication
! with the Tilden and Hendricks headquar::
tiers, at Nos. SO and 81 Liberty street, New
York City. Write for documents or advice
as to the campaign.
Joseph Schrupp, the deaf mute, who
was injured in Weyerhauser & Denk-
manns saw mill Monday, has been taken
; to the house of MIR. Brasher, on the Milan
, road DIR. Craig removed the middle
finger of the lett hand and thinks he may
save the little and third fingers. He is in
charge of Supervisor Aster.
Charles H. Lefiugwell, of Wyoming
!, Iowa, on the ID. 4 st. 2, Il. X. son OF
Judge Lefingwsll. of Lyons, accidentally
a shot himself Monday afternoon, while
d hunting prairie chickens. He died almos
d INSTANTLY. He was 80 years Of age, F.;
4 prominent business man of the place au(
: greatly respected. He leaves wife ant
three children.
With the known strength of Tilden il
D the east; with his rapidly growing
IS strength in the west and among the PEG.
pie who believe with US; with the unmis
taxable longing for a change evinced S.
recently and uniformly in the elections
the situation would seem to assure the
O election of Tilden and Hendricks, beyon,
. doubt. But we must work while it il
) day, for the night cometh. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The election returns have begun t.
come in already. The Utica, n. Y. OF
e. server (Democrat,l gives the first install
ment as follows: I'VE shall close 1000
votes which we cast in lS74-votes repre-
. senting the Canal Ring, theirs employees
sympathizers, and apologists. We sha
81 also lose 5000 additional votes represent
20 ing that small section of the Liberal part
which follows the lead of John Cochran
and Ethan Allen. We shalll gain 5000
= votes from the regular Republica
-. ranks.
wv Quite number of ladies and gentle
% men on the steamer Dubuque Capt. Alel
m Lamont) on her last down trip, while th
n boat was discharging and receiving freigl
4, and coal at our levee, came on shore an
K called at the Harper House to look at
en- neat and nicely kept first class hotel. M
70 Harper took pains to show them all owe
We tue establishment. The conyeniences
es the kitchen and Laundry, and the neatne.
he of the rooms extorted much praise. An
of that new wash room for ladies was tt
theme of much praise. :
Sc "A splendid addition is being built [
ne Champions book STRENGTHENING it
the alley and raising the whole back pal
to level with the front; three floors eac
$50 by 20 feet, besides the cellar. III
n first floor will be the finest retail stol
is west of Chicago, running, In one room
NM from Illinois street to the alley. III
=, second floor will be for the wholesale
'e partment, and the third for the book bin
or cry and packing room. There will be
all good elevator, on the alley. The improv
,ts ment will be valuable one and great
y facilitate business. The building belon
'e to Peter Fries.
'"' Monday afternoon three young me-
of Davenport, named Christian @. Luebe
Gus John Bartel and Henry Liederman lie
Osi the keystone House, on Harrison stree
sOs and went to the river to take sail dow
o o9o the stream. When near Credit Islal
- Lueben commenced to rock the boat
A'' scare the others, and finally capsized
The others got ashore but Lucben sar
to rise no more. His body was foun
ion Mr.. Lueben came to Davenport fourte
!, years ago, having emigrated from t
duchy of Gutenberg, Germany. He was
collegiate, aud took great interest 10 mi
tiers of science. He was book keeper
the mill at Walcott good while, W
deputy recorder three or four years al
kept books in divers places after, was Gle
be in the German Savings Bank for sol
time. until about two weeks ago. He "
ard quiet and kind, land was well liked wherey
car employed and by whoever known.
the was 81 years of age. and unmarried.
low had no relatives in this country.
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