The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-20


The brewers dance in Turner Hall,
Saturday evening, was very pleasant
affair.
Yes, indeed. Mrs. Belknap wore
oue-and a-half boot but she put her foot in
it awfully.
The trouble with General Schenck is
too many dntes: with General Beiknap. too
many posts
Snow Flakes aud apple blossoms" is
what they call Senator Christiancy and his
young wife in Washington.
Who was it that declared that Noah's
ark was made of gopher wood, while Joan
of Arc was maid Of Orleans?
The trial of Park White, charged,
by IIaggie Thompson, with bastardy, has
been postponed until April 18th.
Diamonds are no longer trumps
among the the wives Of Washington
officials They turn 'em down until the
furry is over.
Our post Office opens on Arsenal or
true time aud closes on Chicago or railroad
time 1t makes half an hour difference
Is minutes at opening and Is minutes at
closing,
In the list Of marriage licenses publish
ed in the Davenport Democrat for the
week ending March Sth, the mares Of
Frank Stewart and Lizzie Ward, of this
city, appear.
1t is said that the old Romans also
loved Office, but they meyer had the feel
ing which the American constable has
never felt that their shoulders carried over
half the burden of government
The current number of Harper S
Weekly abuses Babcock as thief of
private papers, and proceeds to demons
trate his guilt of the charges in the St.
Louis indictment, and to explain how his
acquittal was secured. Pierreponts letter
to western district attorneys, it thinks,
scared the witnesses.
The scamp who was begging around
this city under the name Of Simon Lynch
and was scared across the river by the ex-
posture in HE ARGUS, was gobbled by the
police over there and Justice kaufman
fined him SIS, and in default of payment
sent him to work it out on the stone pile
His name is said to be Thomas Burke.
The state of New Hampshire has jus,
Endorsed Grsntism, with its Emma Mine
swlndles, sale Of post traderships. Indiar
frauds, crooked whisky, and corruptions il
nearly all the departments. The Repub
licans at Albany n. Y are so elated with
the verdict that they have fred one hun
dred guns over the great Republican
/ victory.
= When the exposures of the old rms
{ IN this city took place, the Democrat is
although having an enormous majority il
81 a n, 4la Iofa g ~
party which placed the men guilty of those
frauds in Office. When the exposure o
Belknap's corruption in Office was made
New Hampshire Republicans indorsed th,
party which placed him in ofice-N ]
1 World.
Judge Murphy, of Davenport, ha
t been retained by Severance, of Chicago, t
/ defend his cause.-The forthcoming whisk
f trial at Chicago, where he is to appear t
!, answer for 'crookedness" when acting a
agent for the Milan distillery. George P
Frysinger has secured the services of tn
q Hon. John B. Hawley, and Emory A
e Storrs, of Chicago, to look after his inter
s ests.
y The Turner's, of this city, need NOR
l room, and think of building on the presen
h site. or buying new and eligible grounds
and erecting a building that will be suit
}, able to their wants and credit to tn
t city. Messrs. A, L. Mueller, job
1t Ohlweier, Thos. SCHNEIDER, B. Winter
o Thos Huck, and G. Winter. have bee
C appointed committee to see what al
7. fragments can he made Why couldn'
e they build a Turner Hall and Oper
g House combined?
About o'clock Sunday morning
T fire was discovered in the frame buildin
occupied by John Frederick Louis Wo
!, fertz and by Mrs. Frank Zips, on tn
{ south side of Orleans street, between Swa
e and Otter streets. The fire caught fror
II defective chimney in room occupied
y Mrs. lips. An alarm was given and th
: firemen were promptly on hand and e,
y tinguished the flames. Loss about $l5t
No insurance. The building is an old on
= and dry as finder, aud but for the prong
;. action of our fremen it would have bee
% destroyed, and also the boarding house {
:, Mrs. G. PUNK, just west, and in the sam
z yard. A young man named jaime
l. Larkin, boarding at Mrs. PUNK s, receive
'e a severe bru!ss on the head by a heay
:. trunk falling on him.