The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-18
NorEs HrRE AND THERE.

Billy Wilson's cigar store is growing
attraction.
Masquerade ball in Liberty Hall next
Monday evening,
The once beautiful snow is becoming |
as dirty as the Republican party.
The Cowling- Vandywater cow stealing
case still occupies the circuit court
The Merchants Lunch has been thor
oughly repaired and frightened up, by
Charley Evarts, the new proprietor.
Frank Smith, alias Bishop, the young
school house thief, was released from jail
today. DIR. Craig having said his health
was failing,
The Harper House barber and bath
rooms are nicely managed by Richmond
Tyrell, the colored proprietor, who is daily
gaining in public esteem.
John Shehan says he never threat
ened to sue the city for damages done by
the breaking down of his carriage while
attending Mrs Butler funeral yesterday
| L. r. Wood, father of the proprietor
of Linwood Hotel, died suddenly from
heart disease while sitting 10 chair in
the office Of the hotel at 5 o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
Michael Donahue, ex-mayor aud pres
ent proprietor OF the water works IN
f Davenport, was stricken by paralysis IN
his right arm aud side on Tuesday even
ing, but it is thought he will recover.
On Tuesday night some sneak thief
stole a coat, valued at S., from the front OF
j. h. Goldsmith's clothing store. Many
2 of our merchants are very careless about
I leaving their goods hang in front OF their
: stores until they close for the highland
very often the police take charge of goods
which have been forgotten, altogether.
On the Sth of November. the day al
s ter the presidential! election, Zach Chand
+ Ter telegraphed to Tallahassee, Florida,
We are absolutely certain of 1876 votes
L for Hayes if your state is safe He was
t as confident Of Louisiana, it seems, as any
t ordinary thief is Of a mans pocket-booh
Y when he has safely transferred it t. his
: pals swag- bag = Chicago Times.
II john Dettman the driver Of the beel
wagon which run over Philip Schultz, II
Y Davenport, few days ago, an account O.
/ which has been given in The ARGUS, wal
: charged with assault with intent to couI
NIT murder, on Wednesday, and on beinl
taken before Justice kauffn an was he!C
=, under 5000 bonds for his appearance a
: trial. He was sent to jail in default O.
security The boy is improving slightly
and will recover.
= In 1875 William A, Wheeler said:
The so called canvass made by the re
q turning board is entitled to no respec
whatever" Now he says; The actor
of the returning board is final and con
elusive" This is respectfully submitted
to the American people as fair sample o
the partisanship and greed for office which
Gisregards truth, honor. justice anC
patriotism. Such a man as William A
= Wheeler has proven himself to be SHOULD
never be trusted with power.
The Springfield, Mass, Republican
paper that supported Hayes in the lat
d election, says: 1--WE observe that tn
|. resolutions of the New Hampshire Re
- publican State Convention, on Wednesday
nowhere assert Gov. Hayes's righttu
; election to the presidency. At no poin
a directly or indirectly, do they claim til
- election of their party's candidate, or Sc
up any pretension to the government 70
the next four years 1t must have re
O quired some thought aud considerabl
S dexterity to leave it out y