The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-09
MOLINE.

SPotatoes are scarce and fnd ready
market at from $l.20 to LIS per bushel.
Corn is offered on the street at 40 cents
per bushel and is coming iu freely these
fine days.
By complaint was made against Gus
Cedarquist End yesterday afternoon by A.
Forsell for threatening to strike. No
cause being found he was discharged
by Magistrate Swander. Forsell was
warned not to make further complaint
without cause under penalty of being
heavily fined.
DIThe Union local is quite free with
his abuse OF Democrats, IN regard to re
cent arrival Of cClored people in this town.
1t is to be hoped that his efforts will
arouse the sympathy of the Republicans
for the poor colored people and that they
will exhibit their sympathy III some practi-
cal manner, useful to the needy strangers,
and not give them the cold shoulder, as
| they did the colOrtd orator, h. Z. Wade.
BW@The Congregational choir concert
last evening took place under most favor
able auspices. The weath,r was propi
| tious and the church was filled with select
| but not large audience. The third selec-
ton on the programme was finely rendered
and was loudly applauded. the Knight s
Farewell the Holcombe Quartette
was superb thing. Mr. Gregory did
himself justice in his solo and showed a
voice of much compass. The feature Of
the evening was the Holcombe Quartette
whose faultless singing elected genuine
applause.
R9PFrank Schraeder. proprietor of the
Atlantic saloon. feels aggrieved at the
statements going the round that an over
coat was stolen from Mr. Stern while il
his saloon on Saturday night and says
that the garment conld not possibly have
been taken, as stated by Mr.. Stern; that
there were too many in the place at the
time; and that it was only 9 o'clock when
Stern left the saloon aud that after leaving
he (Stern) went to several other places
and did not miss the coat until nearly
10 o'clock. Mr.. Schraeder keeps one Of thu
most orderly and best arranged saloons il
, Nolone and it is unquestiOnably fact tha
the proprietor will not knowingly permit
any suspicious characters around hi
premises. Frank is positive that Sterl
. did not lose bis coat there, and, further, i
of the opinion that he (Stern) don't know
where he did lose it. This statement i;
made by request of Mr. Schraeder VIII
does not relish the reflection cast upol
! his house by the wild statements Q
! Stern.
EgThe Wcrld's fair at Timm's Hell
i last evening, was crowded and the vari0u
3 acts frequently encored. This show
unquestionably the best Of its class tha
= has ever visited this vicinity and present
: many new features altogether novel in til
r show business. Mr.. Somerby, the cou
e teous manager, is gentleman Of educa
a ton and his evenly worded sentence
;. when delivering the lecture called forth IL
o admiration of the audience. The singin
e Of the Schaffers is feature of the ente
!: tainment which meets with general favo
e Particularly worthy of mention is TT
q Music Of the Glasses" by Miss Lou
Schaffer, and the marvellous manner
which this lady produced the most delica
X strains was the theme of the audience
10 was alone worth the price of admission
5 hear Miss Schaffer play the Old Folks
Home on the gobIets Among the ma,
- valuable presents distributed last evenil
was set of silver knives and forks to
;. E. Fogg; a magnificent castor worth $50
Mr.. Swan Benson; and full gold ba
French china set to Miss Tracy hi
marsh. 1t will be we'll to go early to-nie
90 as a crowded house is sure to be on har