The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-12
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

One of the circus men was bitten by
zebra yesterday morning. DIR. Craig at
tended him,
Mayor Butler has ordered Sup'r
Marker to stop all work as the funds are
not sufficient to continue the expenditures.
The G. r. [. & P. engines at Daven-
port have to come to Rock Island to turn
around, as the turn table there is out of
repair.
A number of children, and some
grown-up folks. were looking over the cir
Gus ground this morning to see what they
could find.
Persons coming over Sylvan Water
bridge would get better impression OF
this city if the ruins of the old foundry
were removed.
The force at the draw bridge consists
of an engineer, fireman and Waterman, be-
sides the foreman. There are two sets OF
men on duty. each from II to II.
The new postmaster general is a
brother of Henry R. Tyner, of Davenport,
and also of Mrs. Joseph Shields. His
father formerly resided in Davenport.
"A. G, Bronson, who was cut by VIM.
Renfro, on July 9Th, and who has not
been getting along very well for some
days past, was some better last eve
ming.
"A little gravel scattered on the
coarsely broken rock on the causeway
leading from Sylvan Water bridge north ,oi
else have the rock pounded little finer
would make better riding.
-Howe's circus left at about r. 80 last
night for Clinton, Iowa. They went up the
w. U. r. R. to Fulton. There were two
trains of q cars each Conductors Cory
and Delaney had charge of the trains.
-Alonzo Pecher, about I or years O.
age, while cut in the woods Monday, at
tempted to jump ditch, and fell, breaking
his right arm between the wrist and elbow
Drs Truesdale and Craig attended him.
john Leavey, who was arrested few
DAYS ago for obtaining goods under talst
pretenses, from Kcllerstrass 4 Nogele
this morning plead guilty and was sen
fenced to 40 days confinement in the coun
ty Jail.
BY notice in this paper it will b.
seen that Judge Murphy, of Davenport
will address the Reform Club, this eve
ming. All Democrats, and all who want
change of administration, are invited. w
hope the friends of Tilden and Hendrick
will see that Judge Murphy has a rousin
turn out.
The ordinance permitting horse rail
road on our streets is very indifferent
enforced-especiaily in relation to keep
log the street macadamized each side @
the rails. Between Jefferson and Wash
ingtou streets there are several dangerou
places, where buggies are liable to b
broken and capsized. Our city authori
ties should insist on strict fulGlment c
the ordinance or withdraw the right to US
the streets,
Somebody who don't want to be known
and who signs himself Merchant, is ev
IDENTIFY under the impression that TIL
ARGUS is opposed to the extension of tn
St. Louis road to Rockford. He gets hi
news second hand. He should subscrib
for THE ARGUS aud keep better posted
sion, aud hopes that it will be made,-bu
that is no reason, that We can perceive
why The ARGUS should approve the 70
ten Osterberg Skinner ring of swindler
, The Union is very unhappy becau:
: it has been shown to be behind all othI
papers in publishing Hayes's lette
2 That's nothing. Tie Union is benin
) The ARGUS in nearly everything in Il
, way Of news All the national, state, di
> trict aud county nominations, this yea
were published first in THE ARGUS.
? also nearly everything in the way of loo
! news The Union is, perhaps, useful
its sphere-but it is not of much accoul
as a newspaper.