The daily Argus., 1877-01-24
NorEs, HrRE AND THERE.


Two runaways last'evening consider
able damage done.
Athletic Clubs dinner at the Harper
House this evening
Henry Ward Beecher is advertised to
lecture in Davenport March 5th.
Two oyercoat thieves. who gave the
names of O'Donnel and Barrett. were
arrested aud jailed in Davenport last even
ing, the stolen property being found in
their possession.
Two wolf robes belonging to Fisher &
Hebert. of Davenport, were stolen from
their stable last night and people are
warned against purchasing anything in
that line from strangers.
The meetings at the Baptist church
this week progress with much interest,
and large attendance, The pastor. this
evening, speaks from the words, why
halt yep Meeting 7.l5P. NJ.
The mask ball, last evening, given by
the membe, of Phoenix Hose Co, was one
of the best ever given by the company
| About so couples were present, and many
OF the costumes were very fine.
Mrs. Mary l.. Newhouse has sued
Charles Meir, Davenport saloon keeper.
for $4,000 damages for selling her
husband liquor. after he had been notified
that the man was an habitual drunkard.
-"Efhgy' Sargent, of California, rant
ed an hour against Edmunds's Peace Bill,
and then Senator Conkling took the floor
for it. The "Ass'd Press" loads down the
wires with Sargent's talk, but none from
Conkling.
Those young folks who went to Lin
wood in sleigh last night expecting to
| find splendid supper awaiting them. were
very much disappointed and none of them
are 10 veryIgood humor to-day. 'Tis sad
indeed-and SO young, too.
The first fire in North Davenport in
four years occurred at the residence of S.
h. Brown, corner of Sixteenth and Brady
streets, on Tuesday evening, when dam
age to the amount of about $500 was done
before it could be extinguished. Insured,
Henry Wahl, of Rapids City, brought
a civil suit against couple Of glrls, before
a Justice of the peace there, but was beaten,
and being liable to pay the costs he was
arrested on capias for debt, and brought
to jail tc-day-but was afterward released
by Judge Peasants.
ou UiguC KEROSENE lamp
at the residence of Mrs, NJ. Kohn, in the
old Eggleston Row, opposite the court
house, exploded with loud report and
the dresses of two young ladies and the
chairs and carpet caught fire. In attempt
ing to extinguish the flames Mrs, kohu
had both hands burned pretty badly, as
also, did the young ladies. Damage
slight.
"A good many citizens would be glad tl
know by what authority the water work.
whistle blows Is minutes ahead of true
time. The whistle is nuisance to a gooC
many people living near it and might b.
; shut up permantly if they cared to tak'
+ the matter into court; but if it is to b,
blown at all it ought to give true time. o
course the water works committee don
know anything about it. Who does?
! About $50 o'clock last evening. be
: tore the night police force went on duty
some thief stole an ulster overcoat valueC
at IS, from the front of l.. Simon & Cos.
: store, This makes the second coat -whicl
5 has been stolen from the same place durin
the past six weeks, Better take in you
goods in the evening. Later-The Goa
has been recovered in Davenport. Tn
thief IS mentioned iD another item as hav
ing been arrested in that city, with a Goa
in his possession, He vas sent to tn
+ stone pile over there for 80 DAYS this N orn
ing, 10y Justice Kaufman.
"A strange divorce suit has been com
menced IN the district court over the river
The wife says that in 1861 she was mar
= RED to BGren Fisher, who, after tastin
q the sweets and sours of matrimonial yoke
= dom tor seven wears, crueliy deserted her
t that she then came west, settled down i
:, Princeton, Iowa; met A. J. Thompson
d liked his get-up and appearance; told he
-, story of welded life, and Burens heart
i lessness in deserting her, when she wa
l. flowing over with love and affection; A. j
IS listened, sympathized, pitied, loved an
,e proposed; with others. he made the Lowell
,t Mrs. f., believe a legal separation, usuall
called divorce, was not necessary prepal
y atory to again entering into the swet
e bonds OF welded life with him, and az
c cordingly on the 2lst OF August, 1871
she was made his'n, and he her'n.
Nearly six years did she minister to th
II comforts and luxuries of life that mad
s pleasant the paths of Thompson, but h
o appreciated her not; he abused her and h
. failed to buy raiment for her, and >,
finally followed in the footsteps of Bu, e
y his predecessor, and deserted her. EIn
|. then she has lost faith In man, aud hepc
,e forth mentally resolves within be-. self
never more squan". ".er love and aft ection
any man. Two little girls named Thorn
son, she says, will only receive her et
a braces and .oving care till tim g shall be
i more WITH her.