The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-02
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


1t was ''stinger" this morning.
New Years Day in Rock Island was
very quiet-but very little drinking and
no street rows.
"A party of young men are making
arrangements to give masquerade ball in
Hilller's Hall on the eve of St. Valentines
day.
Phoenix Hose Co. No. l, will open
the fun this season by giving masquerade
ball 10 the companys hose house on Tues
day evening the Esd.
On Saturday evening some sneak
thief stole bolt of 80 yards of flannel,
worth 40 cents per yard. from the front of
II, G. Wivill.& Cos store-and escaped
with it.
Letters for z. Slattery, Idell, Kansas;
L. L. Rassell, Washington, D. c.; Giasep-
PEG Cugno, Chicago, and Miss Mary
Buckley, Galesburg, were found in The
ARGUS box this morning.
Gen. Barlow's letter regarding the
Florida election sticks in the crop of all
honest Republicans. The very man sent
by the party to oversee the count, virtually
| comedies the state to Tilden.
Sunday morning. when holy Sabbath
bells were tolling good people to church
Bob lngersoll lolled back in his easy chair
serenely satisfied that the chief magistrate
OF the United States of America don
care damn for the supreme court"
At recent meeting of the Fourth
Ward Hose Co., the following officers
were elected for the ensuing six months
Foreman, W. w. Goodman; assistnt, J OH
Sharp; secretary, Peter Frey; treasurer
Andrew Peterson.
-TaE ARGUS sends around no beggiu,
New Years address. 1t pays it's carrie
boys tor delivering the paper, and hope
whenever they do not perform their dutie
properly that they will be reported to GU
business office.
The more we hear from Louisiana, tn
worse 1t looks for the Kellogg returning
board. The scoundrels changed MAORI
ty OF 5000 Tor lilden to a majority of owe
1900 for Hayes. The board decline t
disclose the process by which this gam
was worked.
Owners Of cows, horses, hogs, etc
are reminded that the amended ordinanc
making 1t unlawful to permit them to ru
at large is now in full force and effect
Trouble and costs will be saved by re
stralning the brutes.
The Union says there wasl quit
a gathering at the court house on SatuIda
afternoon. Well, yes, that's so. Peopl
were there from all parts of the count
to protest against the Republican attemp
to steal votes which the people gave {
Tilden.
IF we submit to these usurpatious,
says the Warrensburg Democrat, "withou
a murmur in 1876, they will be increase
upon us tour-fold in 1880. And what
worse than all, our courage, self-respeC
and political manhood will diminish in th
same ratio that the usurpations of th
administration increase.
S The United States whiskey gaugel
g in this (the Fourth) district have bee
changed again. Elijah Carter has bee
$ transferred from this city to Canton, Flu
t ton county; Henry Schaffer, late gauge
d, at Canton, has been sent TO Quincy, an
q Jnmes NJ. Beardsley, I'd, gauger at tn
a latter place comes 10 this city to take Nj
r Garter S position,
Edwin A. Brasher and his wife,
' deaf and dumb couple. living on the Mia
road, ceIe brated their tin wedding on Ian
; Wednesday. About II couples wei
present from this city and Davenport an
the presents were numerous and we'll al
= precated by Mr.. Brasher and his wifi,
The latter served splendid supper, an
? everybody had a jolly good time.
Last night the members of Pheni
, Hose Co., No. l. held meeting 10 the
q hose house and elected and installed I'll
IS following officers for the ensuing 81
months; Foreman, Joseph Hitler
E assistant, Charles Stroupe; secretar
George Alter; treasurer, james st. Clai
The newly elected officers furnished
splendid oyster supper with the necessal
It hquids-and everybody had a pIeasal
o time, as they always do in the Phoenix.
- On Saturday night, two roughs a
!, tempted to gain an entrance to the hou
J. OF Max Starr, near the boat yard. NJ
Starr is IN Arkansas aud his wife W
ID alone at the time. She screamed, neig
~ bors came to her aid and she was taken
y her mothers house near by. On Sund;
as morning it was found that after Mr.
I'd Starr had left her house somebody enter
ut it and stole sack Of -four, some grocerie
"A wearing apparel etc. Who the thiev
are is not known at present.