The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE

Pleasant day
For Moline column see first page.
The loss by the burning oc Hills
is now said to be $4,000, and the insnr-
ance $67,675. .....
1t is reported that c. s. Whistler, of
Davenport, has been indicted by the grand
Jury of Scott county, on six counts, for
uttering and forging commission paper
He is out on bail.
Among other things burned in the
great fire 10 Davenport was handsome
so foot flag belonging to THE ARGUS office.
which had been loaued to the Ladies Cen
tennial Association.
The county judge, yesterday afternoon.
sentenced Barney Roach and WIN,
Cunningham to one year at the reform
school at Pontiac. This action will no
DOUBT have a good effect on the young
hoodlums Of this city.
The unprecedented call for extra
papers at THE ARGUS office has exhausted
our edition every night, for some days
past. We add more paper, and still they
all 90. Better subscribe, gentlemen, and
receive the news regularly. every evening
Those having invitations for the grand
social masquerade ball, at Killers Hall,
/ next Monday evening, can procure suits
from Mrs. Hensel, at Krell's, or Mr.. c.
Neu.eld, or Mrs. Grossman, at the hall.
The suits will he here on Saturday
Posters printed at The ARGUS Office
announce that grand ball and raffls, for
two silver hunting case watches and two
silver chains, will be given at Freja Hall,
IN Moline, on Saturday evening, the 10Th.
The tickets will be SO cents,
A notice of the death of Charlie
Bowen, one of the ferry boat engineers,
will be found in this paper. The sum-
mons came very suddenly He was on
the streets, in his usual wealth. only three
days ago. He was good young mans
and had many friends.
"A runaway team in Davenport,
Wednesday afternoon, plunged into the
rear end OF Third street horse car, and
slightly injured Mrs. VIM. Kessei, and her
two children. Three aldermen, Messrs.
Stevens. Skinner and Klug, were in the
car, but escaped injury. The car was
almost ruined,
"A son of ar. E. p Reynolds had his
ehinchilla overcoat stolen from the High
School BUILDING yesterday. Ii was after
wards found 10 Stuarts second hand store.
near the corner Of Illinois aud Madi ,on
streets, where it had been sold by 4
stranger for s. Mr.. Reynolds paid that
amount and took the coat.
The appalling catastrophe which oc
Cured on the Harlem railroad last night
will make people shudder. 1t was only a
short time ago that Mr.. Bissell was at the
Harper House, in this city, full of life and
hope. Last night he was burned to a
cinder aud his son with him. TIE event
will bring sadness aud sorrow to thousands
who knew him.
"A grand entertainment will be given
in the Burtis Opera House, Davenport,
tomorrow evening, to enable the ladies' to
| pay for the articles burned in Olympic
, Hall. The ladies and gentlemen wuo
!, assisted in the lady Washington Reception
t in Darts Hall, on Tuesday evening have
) kindly volunteered for the occasion. al
have the best musicians and vocalists il
Davenport.
The dramatic entertainment 10 Turner
Hall last evening, for the benefit of thu
German English school, drew the largest
, and most select audience that hal
! assembled there for some time, most o
] those present being our prominent ant
D wealthy German citizens, with their fami
lies. and quite number of Americans
e The performance. given by regularly or
a ganized troupe from Davenport, was yer,
good, and the music, by Straussers band
y of that city, was excellent 1t is hope,
: this troupe will give another entertainment
| 10 this city s0on The proceeds were quit
!, large last evening. - s.