The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-27
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Very fine weather.
Streets a little muddy,

" cry me weather.
Streets a little muddy,
= Squire Hayden says he now has calm
after the storm.
New rails have been put on the
st. Louis road between Goth and oath
streets on Second avenue.
Considerable local matter. for want OF
space on this page, had to go on the inside
pages to-day. Don't miss it.
The house of Mrs. Molony, on Fifth
Fifth avenue, which was damaged by hire
on New Years day. is being repaired.
"A couple of innocent Davenporters
got beat out Of 5000 by three-card
monte man near Geueseo, on Thursday.
Twenty harness makers were dis
charged from Rock Island Arsenal yester-
day-but the men enga gel rubbing rust
from old sabres still have EN- ployment.
The jury in the case of Victor Strom-
berg VS.. the City of Moline, for damage
OF property caused by an overflow of water
from Hawks Hollow, returned verdict
this morning in favor of the city. The Sc
cond panel of petit jurors have been dis
charged and the time Of court is occupied
by other civil matters.
A splendid coach, 100 feet long and
ten feet wide, has been built in the
| Chicago shop for the directors of the G.,
Il. L. u Z. 1t is named Columbia" 1t
/ has roomy balconies for open air views OF
| the road, and great windows of plate
glass for views from the interior. 1t is
elegantly furnished The cost is between
5000 and $40 600.
On the night of Dec. Sth, George Ii.
Shaw, of Dixon, Scott county, Iowa, got
| drunk, 1t is claimed, in the saloons OF
Jacob Juergen and Marcus Gegge in that
place, and on his way home fell down,
went to sleer, and both feet were froz ~
sold, and will have to be amputated His
wife has now commenced suits against the
saIoon-keepers claiming $1,000 damages
from each.
Annette Reynolds, living oyer the
river, after scarce six months trial Of
welded bliss, says she don't want any
more of it in her'n-at least not in con
junction with Perry E. Reynolds-who
she claims, only married her for bel
money, and when he couldn't get that h
abused her so that she could not live witt
him and remain in a healthy condition
and therefore she wants divorce.
Justice Hayden has decided that wher
Nj. Nj. Corbett and VIM. FL. Gest had thei
little matinee" on Thursday morning
his court was not in session and they wer,
therefore not guilty of contempt Ges
has probably been taught lesson which
he will not soon forget-that he cannot sa,
or do just what he pleases, even if he i
a cripple. No bulldozing with Corbett
hereafter.
Senator Moderwell and Representa-
tives Browning and Fox, bolted their reg
ular nominee for L. S. senator, (Judgt
Lawrence) on one OF two ballots and votet
for John G. Haines What do the Repub
Leans of this district think of their repre-
sentatives in deserving so good man a
Judge Lawrence, and voting for such
man as John G. Haines? Mr.. Browning
Especially, has been heard to denounc,
Haines as an unworthy man.
"A young man named Richard Ken
nedy, boarding on the corner of Fourth ant
LeClaire streets, oyer the river, called OF
Marshal HAYES this morning and told hin
that James Willis, the young fellow nov
in jail for stealing an overcoat from Mich
ael Radican, had been boarding fer tn
past week at the same place as himself
/, and that yesterday Willis put on hi
(kennedy's] dress coat, worth $40, ant
came to this city, where he was immedi
ateIy arrested. Upon the return of hi
coat Kennedy refused to prosecute Willis
1t is also said that Willis stole some la
dies underclothing from boarding hous
over the river, and that he also got a rim,
worth $3.50, from Dave Blackstock i
this city.