The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-21
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

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Work has commenced on the Second
avenue extension.
The marshal's books shows u arrests
made in the last week.
California Sunday train over the c.
& N. W. r. r. next Sunday.
Treasurer Porter refunded taxes to
the amount of $lSl.S7 in the months Of
May and June.
Street Commissioner Marker will COM
mence making necessary repairs on Stod-
dard street tomorrow.
The bill boards announce that Hav-
erly's minstrel troupe will play in Darts
Hall, Tuesday evening next.
The employees of the Stove works are
planning fishing excursion, on the pop
ular "Newsboy," to Turkey Island, next
| Wednesday.
j Ohm Collins who was found guilty of
assault and battery, by the county court,
Saturday, yesterday appealed the case to
the circuit court, giving bail in the sum OF
$40.
Mr.. James McAIurchy, U. s. steam
boat Inspector, of Gslena. Ills, yesterday
pronounced the "Newsboy' A No. l. her
boiler was subjected TO a test of 2l0 pounds
to the square inch.
-Bristow's name was loudly cheered at
the Faneul hall Democratic ratification
meeting, Thursday evening, in Boston,
while at the New York Republican rati-
fication meeting the same was met by mot
few Kisses.
When Rutherford b. Hayes arose in
congress, and in a subdued tone sub
mitted the petition Of the Cincinnati
post-office clerks fer more pay, everybody
knew that there was in him the smOthcred
fire of great civil ser7ice reformer.
j. Il. Sickles, assistant engineer at
. Weyerhauser & Denkman saw mill, while
engaged in repairing soTe of the ma
: chinery, this morning, got the middle
finger of one of his hands caught, and in
{ iured so as to lay him up for time. DR..
, Craig attended him.
Mr. VIM. II, Herndon, for twenty five
/ years the law partner and bosom friend of
Abraham Lincoln, joined the Illden and
e Hendricks host at ratification meeting il
r Springfield, Ill.,, few nights ago. He
4 will put in some effective service on the
stump for reform, between now anG
8 November.
On Thursday there was shipped iron
Rock Island Arsenal four boxes of arm:
. for the arsenal at Baton Rouge La, anC
40 boxes Sharp's carbines with 100 boxe:
of ammunition for Fort T. A. Russell in &C
d cordance with Geographic instruction:
: from the War Department. Each box o
arms contained 10 carbines.
y j. Russell Jones has been snubbed b!
: a congressional committee. We do no
hear anything of the Washburnes an,
t more. Has the Galena clique finally takel
e back seat and retired on the money the.
:, have made during the last sixteen years
/, They were sordd set, and Grant is til
% Representative of the whole crowd.
1t is said that there are two chief
} known as Sitting Bull. The one who wa
at WashiEg tOn last year. and was present
ed by President Grant with a rife, it
said still remains loyal to the government
and is at the Red Cloud agency The Sit
ting Bull now engaged in hostiGties it
n claimed has never been at Washington
ID and has never acknowledged the authorit
rs OF the United States
> While driving out with his sister in
=. farm wagon last Sunday, Mr.. Williar
. Hutchinson, OF Bowling township, me
- with an accident which resulted fatally
= A barking and bounding dog frightene
:, his horses and the animals attempted
., sharp turn. upsetting the wagon. Ih
- lady was thrown into some mud and Wa
~ not severely hurt Mr. Hutchinson wa
~ thrown on the hard road and sustaine
y such u shock that he died at 5 y. m 0
q Tuesday His funeral took place q
~ Thursday from the Episcopal church,