The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


Travel over the bridges is increasing
since the thaw.
Splendid day over head. Streets
very muddy.
In many places there are three or
four inches of water on the ice,
The Turner society, of Davenport. will
give mask ball on next Saturday even
ing.
Circuit court is still threshing away
at that Whiteside county threshing ma
chine case.
Two runaway boys from Aledo, named
VIM. Smith and Ed. Crozier, were caught
in Davenport Tuesday afternoon, and are
being taken care of by the police until
their friends arrive.
1t is reported that Ben Whitehead, a
coal miner at Hampton, was crushed OF
death while at work, on Monday, by the
caving in of the roof of the mine. He had
a wife and six children.
Ben Butler says he wasn't interested
IN the Massachusetts senatorial fight, but
the piece OF coat-tail in his hands has been
recognized by thousands as belonging to
the garment of Mr.. Boutwell,.
Thus fur, and no fodder" as the in
dignant husband remarked when his wife
came home from shopping with a new
sealskin cloak on, and told him he'd have
to wait two hours for his dinner.
-A.BOston man committed suicide be-
cause Tilden was elected; and Missouri
man committed suicide because Tilden was
defeated. Thisshows the folly of doing to-
day that which can be put off till to-mor-
~ow. No17istoa0n Pa Herald,
The American Express Company's
o,hce has been moved into Argus Block
IN the store formerly occupied by Aleck
Steel This is better location than the
old place. 1t is now opposite the post
office, and opposite the United States Elk
press office.
I'm glad they're married. They
think alike and just lit each ether" she
remarked, as she came home from the
wedding. Il was glad to leave; they, fit
all day like cats and dogs" she comment
ed, ungrammatically, after visiting them
six months later. And so that eternal
fitness of things is ever being marred.
At a recent examination in one of the
schools in Washington. the question was
asked to class of small boys, why is
the Connecticut river 50 called2" A bright
little fellow put up his hand. do you
know, James?' Yes, mann! Because
it connects Vermont and New Hampshire
and cuts through Massachusetts" was the
triumphant reply.
The commercial editor is a man, wht
is supposed never to indulge in humorous
! ,.O,.l-e ~ ~ IL
in his column that whisky is strong anC
dull with a d0lUnpdrd tendency" Thel
sometimes he tries to stuff US into thu
| belief that live steers are down fat anC
dead, y while dead hogs are lively and ex
cited.
john Marshall, another of tn,
quartette who robbed man of ST il
Billy Mays saloon over the river on Fri
day night of last week, was fined $50 ant
costs. He was not in good health, aud tn,
fine was suspended on condition that b,
would leave town. Billy May, the pro
prietor of the fence" was fined $50 AM
costs for keeping a disorderly house H
took an appeal
The late commissioner Of interna
revenue, Mr.. Pratt, stated offci ally tina
the whiskey ring has stolen directly iron
the government $4,000 900. Some Of th
members Of the ring pardoned out 0
prison have their share of the money yet
They are rich aud free-rich by their rob
berry Of the government, and free b.
the grace Of the chief officer Of the gov
ernmaut.
"A Denver man who lost his overcoa
discovered it on the back of a thief Will
stroling down the street one day, aud
pitching into the sneak, yankcd the Goa
off his back, kicked him in the stomach
rolled him over in the snow, punche,
his eyes, tied him up in bow knot. an
stood him on his head against a brio
wall quite long time before he discov
cred that he had made mistake, ant
that the overcoat was not his, but tn
mans, and that the man was an invali
eastern clergyman, visiting Colorado to
his health.
, The Turner Society Of this city wi
give a mask ball in Turner Hall on Satul
day evening, Feb. 10th, to which no perso
will be admitted unless invited, and ever
gentleman, before ticket is sold to hin
has to sign an agreement that he will COT
duct himself in decorous manner, an
that, if he proves TO be Objectionable, b
will, on invitation from the managers, retlr
from the hall without disturbance \
: lady will be admitted unless accompanie
, by gentleman, aud DO man in femal
attire will be allowed in the hail. If known
! This afternoon young lad, Henr
r Grim, son of Chris Grim, of Coal Vale,
| was driving pair of horses aud WACO
coming oyer the river Oh the ice fror
= Davenport, with new sewing machine
the wagon When about half-w owe
one of the forward wheels of the WACO
2 ran off. letting the axle down, and THROWN
c out the boy and the machine The horse
, made good time dragging the wagon wit
0 one end of the axle on the ground) up 1T
t street, through Market Square aud aroun
f Cargill's corner, barely escaping colisit
D with other teams, the market WELL lam
posts, ETC., and n'down Sd avenue an
= were stopped, doing no damage beyor
f what occurred on the ice Mrs GrI
i, (who is sister of Fred Hass) was benin
Il in sleigh and picked up the damage
O machine and wheel
What the Bilious Require.
|, Since torpidity of the liver is the chi
cause of its disorder. it is evident th
v what the bilious require is an aftermath
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