The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-16
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-Urand concert at the Filth Avenue
NJ. Il. church this evening, for the benefit
of the Greenbush mission school.
"A kind word spoken to husband
will go farther than a broomstick or a
filtration, says a woman of experience.
Numerous burgaries have occuerrd of
late in Whiteside and Lee counties. and
the bold scamps have escaped each time
"A man named John Haseourt, from
Iron Mountain, Mo, was swindled out of
Sc yesterday by the old check confidence
game.
The Peoria train, last evening, Jumped
the track Just this side of the Rock river
bridges, ana the passengers were obliged
TO foot it TO this city.
Rural papers are advising their read
ers to lay IN their coal, but an observing
exchange remarks that this should never
be done unless one is really too drunk TO
get into the house.
The fellow that went out rabbit hunt
ing without success. but on his return
bought stale one at the market, was told
by his wife when she got sniff at it. that
he had Gone well, for it was high time
that that rabbit was killed.
"A. A. Andrews, the man who robbed
the till in Vim. Pools grocery store over
the river, few days ago, as stated 10 I'M
ARGUS, and who was afterwards caught-ir
Omaha, was held under ST 900 bonds fol
his appearance at trial de is now in jail
"A couple of young gentlemen of sh;:
city started for a week s hunt on last
Wednesday, and ere the calm evening
sun of Wednesday had gone to rest IN the
western horizon some mean son of a CUR
came along and stole all their ammunitior
and proveuder. The young men returned
to the city toe full to speak.
Mr. Henry Graham, formerly of Ke
vance and lately in the employ of the c..
B. x O. r. r. company, and Mrs. Mary
Belden, widow of the man who was killed
by the Gibson murderer, were duly Joined
together as husband and vile on thursday
By the Rev. G. W Brown - GalesburS
Press
will shortness 10 Turkeys crops
Increase cur exports?" inquiries an ex
change. Well. probably-yes a TURKEY
with that portion of his anatomy littlt
short would not be likely 10 eat so much
hence we should have all the more to sent
awsy-however. clearer view OF thi
might be bad after thanksgiving, we think
i -Galary
A poor man applied to a citizen fol
relief to-day and was referred to thu
woodpile The unfortunate individual
declined to tackle the saw and ak, on thu
ground that Friday is an uniucky day, anC
that he would rather starve to death thai
take chances of spelling his luck. He sale
Il he had rich aunt back in the states, an(
H would cut off his finger nails or wash BIZ
\ face before be would risk losing her fortun
at Der death by commencing an industrial
enterprise on an unlucky day.
In 1869 Nelson A. BALDWIN OF Council
Bluffs was injured by having his right arm
crushed between cars he was attemptiD,
4 to couple in the yard Of the G. r. l.
IP. II. Il. Co, in that city, while in tn
employ Of the company. He brought sui
against the company In 1874 the cas-
! was tried in PottawHttamie county, and h
, obtained a verdict which was set aside b,
the court on account Of error In the in
structions. The company applied for
change of venue and the case was takel
to Cass county. and in 1875 it was tried il
that county, and the jury disagreed. Tn
case has Just been tried again at Atlantic
aud the jury on Tuesday returned a yer
3 dict of $4,000 in favor of the plaintiff
? "A new source of political influence ha
, been discovered prayer. Hereafter can
didates will resort to all sorts of devices t
> get ministers to pray and work agains
+ them In New York, Mr.. Talmage praye
: against the election of John Morrisey
t The thing worked like charm and job
astonished everybody by The largeness 9
: his majority. At home, Rev. Isaac Line
barger, presiding elder OF the "a. E
s church. worked and prayed against Nj
e Hawley and for Mr. Glenn, with all th
deyotedness of religious fervor and some {
the fortitude OF perfect grace. The resu
i was marYelousl Glenn came out ava
It behind in the race, and badly out of win
II at that. 1t was devilish cute in Hawle
A to hire Rev. LinebargeT's services, but,
the emaculate Saint Isaacl it was col
9 founded rough on Glenn. -Dl;ron Sun.
e SoRIPTURAL A UTHoRTTY .-"I 10 the ear
= ages OF the world perfumes were constant
. used and thew have the hi,.h sanction