The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-01

FEBRUARY lst.
Splendid day over head. 81
Considerable scarlet fever among
school children.
During the month of January "a
mortgages were fled in the recorders Office.
Services at the Central Presbyterian
church this evening. Everybody invited.
"A new floor and French plate window
glass are being put into the shoe store OF
E. Turner.
Service pipes which have frozen up
during the late cold weather are beginning
! to thaw out and burst.
james Goldsburg fell through a
hatchway at 22l Brady street, Davenport,
on Tuesday, and dislocated one of his
shoulders.
They are still journeying along with
that threshing machine case in the circuit
court-and probably will be during the
remainder of this week.
j. M. Beardsley, I'd, whisky gauger,
reports that he gagged 1868 gallons OF
spirits at the wholesale liquor houses in
this city during the month of January.
Supervisor Aster has found places for
the two children noticed week or two
ago-Annie King and George Wait-sc
that they are no longer county charge.
Suppose Hon. j. G. Breckenridge
president of the senate, had insisted il
1861 that he had the sole right to count
the vote, wouldn't there haYe been g
row?
Matte Swisher and Mary Woodward
the two prairie chickens" from the Anda
lusia gun boat, are still in Jail, beins
unable to pay their fines of $40 each
Close confinement is beginning to tell or
{ them.
The wife of Hon. B. f, Allen, o
, Desmoines, died in Chicago on Tuesday
and her remains passed through this cit.
Wednesday evening in special car, DounC
for Desmoines, where the funeral will tax
place.
: Since Grants message on the Peac
Bill the Republican newspapers hav
ceased their nonsense about the constitU
tional right of the president of the senat
to choose the president and vice presiden
of the United States.
The examination in the case agains
; Harry Hall has occupied all day in Jus
tics Pinkley's court-and will be continue
, Tomorrow. The usual crowd has bee
damned into the room all day, and the al
mosphere of the place is sickening.
"A teamster named Detlef Ahrens
2 while hauling sand, yesterday Afternoon
broke through the ice near Davies 4 Son
: saw mill, Davenport, and had the waite
! been deep mis- team would certainly hav
i been drowned-as it was no damage wa
done.
/ The cproner's inquest held by Justic
t Baker, of Hampton, on the body of Ben
n jamin Whitehead, killed by accident
t Lowrey, Weightman & Co.'S mines, return
: ed verdict acquitting the coal company c
any fault The body was taken to Watag
e for burial,
e Ed. Crozier and VIM. Smith, the tw
0 boys who ran away from their home i
. Aledo, and were caught in Davenport
were taken home Wednesday by the fathe
of the former. The boys we're cousin.
a and they intended to go to Desmoines
i where they have an uncle living. The
were very anxious to get home again.
The roughs who robbed man of 81
in Billy Mays saloon over the river, O
: Friday night, of last week, have all n
= ceived their deserts. Tom Cogan wa
:. fined $50 and costs, but, having no mouey
I was released on his promise to skip
} Tom Boyle was fined SIS and costs, an
: released on the same promise. Bot
l. roughs were so badly diseased that th
: city did not wish to send them to Jail an
. then pay theif doctors bill