The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Travel over the bridges Is increasing
since the thaw.
Splendid day over head. Streets
very muddy.
In many places there are three or
four inches of water on the ice,
The Turner society, of Davenport, will
give a mask ball on next Saturday even
ing.
Circuit court is still threshing away
at that Whiteside county threshing ma
chine case.
Two runaway boys from Aledo, named
VIM. Smith and Ed. Crozier, were caught
in Davenport Tuesday afternoon. and are
being taken care of by the police until
their friends arrive.
1t is reported that Ben Whitehead, a
coal miner at Hampton, was crushed OF
death while at work, on Monday, by the
caving in Of the roof of the mine. He had
wife and six children.
Ben Butler says he wasn't interested
IN the Massachusetts senatorial fight, but
the piece of coat-tail in his hands has been
recognized by thousands as belonging to
the garment of Mr.. Boutwell,.
Thus fur, and no fodder" as the in
dignant husband remarked when his wife
came home from shopping with new
sealskln cloak on, and told him he'd have
to wait two hours for his dinner.
-A:Boston man committed suicide be-
cause Tilden was elected; and Missouri
man committed suicide because Tilden was
defeated. Thisshows the folly of doing to-
day that which can be put off till to-mor.
rev. --NoaT5stoaon Pa Herald,
The American Express Company s
olice has been moved into Argus Block
in the store formerly occupied by Alecl
Steel. This is better location than thu
old place. 1t is now opposite the post
office, and opposite the United States Elk
press office.
I'm glad they're married. They
think alike and Just tit each other" she
remarked, as she came home from thu
wedding. Il was glad to leave; they, f
all day like cats and dogs" she comment
ed. ungrammatically, after visiting then
six months later. And so that eterna
fitness of things is ever being marred
At a recent examination in one of thu
schools in Washington. the question wa
asked to class of small boys, why i
the Connecticut river so caled2" A brigh
little fellow put up his hand. DO you
know, James?' Yes, mann! Becaus,
it connects Vermont and New Hampshire
and cuts through Massachusetts! was tn
triumphant reply.
The commercial editor is man VIII
is supposed never to indulge in humorou
remarks, and yet once in while we reat
in his column that whisky is strong an
in great demand" or, again, that it i
dull with dOa0na0drd tendency" The
sometimes he tries to stuff US into tn
belief that live steers are down fat am
dead, while dead hogs are, lively and ex
cited"
john Marshall another of th
quartette who robbed a man of SIT i
Billy Mays saloon over the river on Fri
day night of last week, was fined $40 an
costs He was not in good health, aud tn
fine was suspended on condition that b
would leave town. Billy May, the Pre-
} prietor of the fence was fined $50 an
costs for keeping disorderly house. H
took an appeal.
The late commissioner of intern;
revenue, Mr. Pratt, stated ofici ally tina
, the whiskey ring has stolen directly frol
the government $4,000,000. Some of th
members Of the ring pardoned out {
prison have their share of the money ye
a., They are rich and free-rich by their rol
berry Of the government, and free b
; the grace Of the chief officer Of the go,
. eminent.
: a Denver man who lost his overcoa
discovered it on the back of thief viii
StroIIng down the street one day, aud
: pitching into the sneak, yanked the COS
off his back, kicked him in the stomach
rolled him over in the snow, punche
bis eyes, tied him up in a bow knot. an
stood him on his head against a brio
wall quite long time before he disco7
II cred that be had made mistake, an
. that the overcoat was not his, but tn
= man s and that the man was an invali
eastern clergyman, visiting Colorado IL
his health.
e The Turner Society Of this city wi
give a mask ball in Turner Hall on Satu
day evening, Feb. 10th, to which no persc
u will be admitted unless invited, and ever
!. gentleman, before ticket is sold to hin
/. has to sign an agreement that he will CO..
/, duct himself in decorous manner, al
y that, if he proves to be Objectionable,
~ WILTON INVITATION from the managers, retl
4 from the hall without disturbance \
4 lady will be admitted unless accompanit
q by gentleman, aud 10 man in fema
n attire will be allowed in the hall, if know
al This afternoon a young lad, Hem
II Grim, son of Chris Grim, of Coal Vale
al was driving pair of horses and wage
L coming oyer the river on the ice fro
= Davenport, with new sewing machine
d the wagon When about halfway owe
J. one of the forward wheels of the wagt
e ran off. letting the axle down, and thrown
lc out the boy and the machine. The hors
D, made good time dragging the wagon wit
u one end of the axle on the eround) up II
st street, through Market Square and arour
Of Cargill's corner, barely escaping coIisi
ID with other teams, the market well, Ian
D posts, etc, and Rundown Sd avenue al
b. were stopped, doing no damage beyol
Of what occurred on the ice. Mrs. Grl
b, who is sister of Fred Hass) was behir
III in sleigh and picked up the damag
to machine and wheel
b What the Bilious Require