The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-20
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Chicken thieves in Daveuport.

NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Chicken thieves in Davenport.
Who blackened Royals moustache?
Very fine day and sleighing still con-
tlnues good.
Hog cholera is prevalent in the vi
cinity of Hillsdale.
Look out for sneak thieves and burg
lars-they are in the city.
"A number of the new naptha street
lamps were lighted in the lower part of the
city last evening,
The negroes of this city will give a
masquerade ball in Liberty Hall on Thurs
day evening, the 25th.
The FIVE young gents who went sleigh
riding over the river last night and got
tipped out on the ice while returning and
let their team run away. were hurt in their
feelings more than anywhere else.
Senator Sherman got mad to-day, be-
cause the galleries applauded the electoral
count bill, and wanted them cleared, but
bis motion was laid over on motion Of
Senator Thurman.
Bill Burton, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year for larceny,
second Uffense, was taken to Joliet this
morning by Sheriff Perkins. He is the
only unfortunate who goes to the peniten.
tiary from this county at this term of court
If the city can give US nothing bu,
nasty sewerage to drink, we think the
city had best sell the water works to ;
company that will be able to give us pure
water, direct from the rapids of the mali
river.
A resolution was offered in the Illinois
house yesterday plainly instructing LogaI
to go to Washington and attend to BIZ
duties there, and not to hang around tryin;
to bull-doze and intimidate the Illinoi
legislature into electing him for a secant
term.
The Cowling- Vandywater case wa
given to the jury to-day at noon, and If
ter being out about one hour returned I
verdict of mot guilty" The petit Juror
we're then discharged until to 2 o'clocl
Monday afternoon, and the court was the
occupied with civil business.
The people who sell ale and beer fin
their business considerably increased, sine
the water is making everybody sick. Man
of the saloons use no water except tina
obtained from melted ice-the ice bein
taken out above the city, The Harpe
House uses condensed steam or waite
which has been boiled.
One reason for Democratic gains i
Mississippi may be the fact that the ex
pense, during 1876, under a Democrat
govener. were $330,000 less than in tn
previous year under Republican governor
At least, it would be a reason for Demc
, cratic gains in any other state.-Spring
field, Mass. Republican.
Everybody is standing up and deliver
ing opinions on the great connt ,Ex-speaE
er Galusha Arrow argues for the pres
; dent of the senate, neither house to inter
fere. 1t is astonishing how mauy Reput
licans have new views on this point sine
it is revealed that it is their OK that is to
gored. Springfield. Mass Republican,
The Fourth Ward Hose Company ar
asking citizens TO contribute in aid of prt
curing uniforms for the company whic
shall be suitable Tor the position the
occupy. If they can rise half enough t
| buy them they will pay the balance then
selves, They have been kindly received
] so far, ana we hope they will succeed
They will work the harder to save pro,
erty in case of a fire.
Two tramps made bold attempt
steal couple of horses from the barn
, farmer named Scharpenberg, at Hickor
! Grove, Scott county, over the river, c
Thursday night-but they were discovere
: and compelled TO release the animals an
escape-but not until one of them cut tt
/, hired man, Hans Braham, in the face wit
j knife. People should keep their BARI
securely locked
; The stockholders of the keokul
Northern Line, at their meeting in S
Louis on Thursday, elected directors {
:. follows; r, c. Gray, 7. H. Griffith, Tho
. j. Buford, Darius Hunkins, W, f. Davi
E son, ?. S. Davidson, VIM. Rhodes, Pet,
u Conard, T. l. Davidson. Officers vel
elected as follows President, W.
Davidson; Secretary and Treasurer, Jof
n Shether; General Supt,, p. s. Davidson
= Executive Committee, I. II. Griffith az
,, Peter Conrad
!. Herman Schroeder, who was throw
=. from car load of bridge timbers in Da
export in 1872, through the alicg,
u carelessuess of the engineer backing h
IS engine suddenly, and said to be pc maner
II iy injured, has just recovered $1,000 Of Il
. {. X. LIZ 7. K. in Clinton county. low
lie sued for $500 in Scott county, az
recovered $4,000. The case then we
r. to the supreme court on error 10 exciu
It ing certain evidence. The higher cou
ent the case back for a new trial, and
. went to Clinton on a change of venue.
d PHOENIX HOSE o.-Masquerade sui
for the balls on the I'D aud the 23d inst:
can be had of G. Neufe!d of Davenport,