The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Not word from the Electoral Com
mission to-day.
Tom Crook, another of Harry Halls
witnesses, now says he didn't.
During the month of January there
were SO arrests in the village over the
creek and only % here
M. W. Childs, of the Star Clothing
House, has gone into bankruptcy. AS
sets $4,000; liabilities 5000.
Phoenix Hose Co., had a Jolly sur
prise party and dance last evening-at
the hose house Bleuer furnished the
music,
Francis Josephs, who was sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail for stealing a
gold chain and locket from Thomas Sealey
at the latter's wedding, was released this
morning.
Last evening, in paying a boy for
a Chicago paper, near Bakers or Bears
store Maj. Connolly dropped SO bill and
has not found it. The finder could afford
to divide with the loser, at least.
| The Democratic meeting at Killers
Hall last night, was very larely attended,
and measures taken for a more thorough
AID effective organization. The feeling
was enthusiastic and harmonious.
The financial editor of the Union,
who talks about getting their abortion UP
for reconsideration" would learn some
thing if he would read the provisions of
the city charter on the subject of veto.
"A bushel or less of dreary testimony
from old Wells. of the La, re-
turning board, and Abel, the clerk, was
telegraphed to-day but not considering it
: worth composition it went into ithe waste
paper basket
The Holcombe quartette gave CON
cert in Cambridge last Thursday evening,
and the Chief says 1t was 'the finest mu
steal entertainment ever enjoyed by oul
: citizens" Next Friday night, at Darts
= Hall, our city will be entertained.
: Judge Davis was first elected to serve
as the fifth judge on the electoral commits
sion, Justices Clifford. Field and Strons
= voting for him. and Justice Miller voting
e for Justice Hunt Judge Davis declined
| to serve, and then Justice Bradley wa,
o chosen-Miller still voting for Hunt.
The financial editor of the Union il
under the impression that if we borrow
$40, 700 in the east and bring it here anC
G pay our floating debt with it the none!
1 will stay here and add precisely thai
: much to our actual circulating medium.
. This is as absurd as the theory that al
q initiation Of our currency by printing nor
I greenbacks would make money easier ant
a business better.
s THE financial quacks;" ''the domes
: tic bond vagary;" two decided snubs;
their abortion" this bantling;" "lai
: out cold;" are some of the polite term
0 applied by the Union to the majority O
- the city council, and to the idea of obeyiny
the constitution of Illinois; and the law
D. Of this city. 1t probably did not occur t
IS the Union that its theory has not only no
Il received the endorsement of the council
V but was voted down, while the domesti
- bond theory is the only one which has ye
: been Endorsed by the council A httl
y less growing would be more becoming o.
6 the part of those who have as yet failed tt
n get their theory indorsed.
"A robbery of widow woman occurre,
in Davenport between and s o'clock las
: evening. Mrs. Catharine Heyse live
alone at All Harrison street. Last eveniu
she went to visit a neighbor, and whe
=. she returned she found that some THE
had entered her house through the bac
} door, gone to her bed room, unlocked
70 large trunk there, taken a leather wais
! belt which contained $40 in S. and 81
" gold pieces, about $50 in silver and 500 i
greenbacks, besides a gold neck chat
and locket, valued at $780, making a toti
of $3.50. The thief was probably familia
with the premises.
n -Somerby's Centennial Show is yer
attractive entertainment The panoram
showing streets, grounds, walks, and tn
exterior and interior of buildings and tn
Il exhibition is very instructive and entel
in tanning, and the lecture Of Mr.. Somerb
IS which accompanies the panorama is alon
ns worth the price Of admission. His word
are well chosen, it being a careful stud
. to condense into the shortest possib
V. space, and his manner is decidedly capt
I, waiting exhibiting true oratory. There Is ais
~ a great deal of fun, and the presents dra
n like poor mans plaster. This eyenin
l. aud tomorrow evening close the exhib
n, ton.