The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-30
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Theatre in Turner Hall tomorrow
night.
Very pleasant day-if the thermometer
was little low
THE ARGUS wishes all its friends and
patrons happy New Year.
No paper will be issued from this
Office on New Years day-Monday.
The Buford Plow Works, which have
been stopped during the holidays to take
an invoice of the stock, will resume work
on Tuesday,
The list of those fwho receive calls on
Monday, as published in the morning
papers, contained some errors which have
been corrected in THE ARGUS.
The prospectus of the Washington
Uaton will be found in this paper, and we
recommend all who want a good sound
paper from the national capital to subscribe
tor it.
The list of grand and petit Jurors for
the January term of circuit court was
published in THE ARGUS several weeks
ago. They appeared in thes Union aud
Gazette this morning.
Mrs. Hubert Parks, of Edgingtou,
who has been very i'll for some time past,
at the residence of her son james, in this
city, died Friday night, the Goth. Mrs P.
was one Of the oldest settlers of this
county.
is there a Republican, capable of
forming judicial opinion, who can subor-
dinate partisanship to reason. and who has
balanced the evidence, who does not in his
heart believe that Tilden is entitled to the
electoral vote of Louisiana?
Suppose Mr.. Thurman, or any other
Democrat. was president of the senate,
would any good Republican in that event
insist that the president OF the senate had
the exclusive right to count the votes. and
the exclusive power to determine what
votes shall be counted?
"A jolly party from this city. compris-
ing about Is couples, gave Mr.. VIM.
Francis, living near Coal Valley,a pleasant
surprise on Thursday evening, the 2Sth,
by marching into his house and having a
jolly good time until about o'clock Friday
morning, when they returned home.
The beautiful boss" pillow presented
by Il. d. Buford Il Co., to The recent
Catholic fair, and not then disposed OF, is
to be rallied at 3 P. NJ on Saturday, Janu-
airy ID, at Walter kennedy's place in Mi
Ian. The tickets will be fifty cents each
Joe Meehan has charge of the rattle by ar
rangement OF Rev. j. 2. Roles.
-Wn. Assay, of Andalusia,was lodged
in Jail Friday evening, the 10Th, being
unable to furnish 5000 bonds to keep the
neace toward his father, Ellwell Asay
for the period of months The two had
/ had fight on Christmas day, while
both were under the influence of liquor
Williams wife. formerly Alice Furbush,
was never a school teacher in this city
far from 1.-THE Union to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Mr.. G. P. Hengstler and his family
and a number of other relatives q Mrs
Regina Eaton. and her daughter. Mrs
Hattie Myers, of Denver, are minus choice
holiday presents which were shipped from
Denver on the Goth, but which were des
troyed by fire caused by an accident on the
Kansas Pacific railroad The accident
was caused by the breaking through of a
bridge, and the baggage, express, and one
passenger car were thrown down an EN-.
bankment where they took fire and were
entirely destroyed. The express messen
ger was instantly killed.
Last summer a Mr.. Kerlmever. al
work at Sears's mill, was smothered in !
bin of bran. and left a wife and tive
children, in destitute circumstances, who
have been aided by the county ever since
; The widow was anxious to return tC
Germany and live among her friends, and
at the last session of the board of super
yisors Sup'r Aster procured an appropria.
ton of $50 to aid in sending the pool
woman and her children back to theil
native land. Mr.. Aster has just procured
tickets for the partv and they leave Mon
day morning lNew Years day. for home
Mr.. Aster paid $50 for steamer tickle
from New York, and expended $65 beside,
! for passage to New York and other ex
: penses-this last sum being raised by tn,
! Messrs. Sears and their employees.
FL Loeb is determinsd not to be undersol,