The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-29

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-Sleighing's played" Except on the
river.
Grant has signed the Peace Bill, and |
the Republican Ferry won't carry them |
over.
The I'll Dorado saloon, in Davenport, |
was robbed of $40 in money on Friday
night.
The January thaw struck US in ear
nest yesterday, and our streets are pretty
muddy.
Yesterday was the finest day Of the
season-that is, if you stayed on a dry
plank.
When man who weighs about $50
pounds, as Judge Davis does, sits down on
Johnny Logan it hurts
"A man named Adam Heisinger was
run over by freight engine at Muscatine
on Saturday, and instantly killed.
Davenport is overrun by highway rob-
| bers, burglars. sneak thieves, roughs, fast
women. and dangerous characters gener-
ally.
John Smith, saloon-keeper of DAY.
export, had lively runaway on the ice
this forenoon. Nobody hurt. Damage
unknown.
Somebody broke the lock from
| Squire Hayden's door last night--but for
what purpose is not now known-they
couldn get any cigars, anyway.
"A man named VIM. Breen, a wood
chopper, hailing from Oshkosh, Wis, was
frozen to death ION the 2lst near New
Il Boston. When found he had an unopened
bottle of whisky in one of his pockets.
| Another benefit ball will be given to
Henry Mcmahon, the unfortunate young
man who was run over and lost one of his
ilegs by the cars few months ago, 1t will be
given in Killers Hall on February 81, and
will be under the auspices of the moul-
ders' union of this city,
Last evening the Baptist church was
crowded in pew and aisle. Five persons
were baptized, Others stand ready to go
forward in the ordinance next Sabbath
evening. The meeting last evening was
marked by solemnity. The meetings con-
tinue every evening this week, 7.l5. Ser
mon each evening.
"A man named Garnett Informed a
Davenport Democrat reporter, that on Fri
day night he was robbed by three men OF
SIT while driving to Davenport from Lin.
wood. The Davenport police don't ap-
} pear to take much stock in the story, as
they inyite Garnett to call at the police
headquarters today, and they will show
him something to his advantage.
On Friday evening a man was robbed
of SIT in Billy Mays saloon, on Second
J street over the river, and on Saturday
the police arrested and jailed Tom. Crogan
John Marshall and Sam. Boyle, of tina
city, and Tom Atkinson, of this city,
r dangerous crowd of roughs, for being the
thieves. May was also arrested for keep
, ing disorderly house. 1t is one of the
most dangerous and disreputable dens il
the two cities.
"A tale of human depravity comes from
q Pioneer Grove, Cedar county, Iowa, abou
: l6 miles west of this city, which shows VI
| in a pretty bad light the character O
$ Prior Scstt, who is old enough and ough
s to be infrm enough to preclude Ills fgur
= ing in any such like escapades. He is X
I years old, and some time ago he married
a widow named Ruble who had a bloom
ing young daughter of I6, A few weeks
q ago the girl complained of being unwell
: and Scott took her to Chicago for medica
treatment. The mother suspected nothing
wrong, but an uncle of girl the did and h,
went to Chicago last week and found biz
e neice in hospital there about to becom
e a mother. She was brought home and oil
Thursday she gave birth to child, which
she said belonged to her step father
Scott has been arrested and is now unde
81 900 bonds for his appearance at tn
t examination on Feb. 81, when the girl vii
D be able to appear.