The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-08
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


Our public schools opened again to-
day.
There will be prayer meeting this
evening and every evening this week at
the Central Presbyterian church. Young
and old are invited.
Clint Parkhurst has associated Mr..
Z. l., OMeara with him, and the shingle
hanging pendant In front of 400 Brady
street, Davenport Block will read here
after "O'Meara & Parkhurst."
Tim Riley color bearer in the late Hayes
and Wheeler club, and whose wife is now
10 the penitentiary for grand larceny.
applied to the county clerk on Saturday
for marriage license, He didn't get it.
The Right Rev. VIM. E. McLaren,
5, L. d., Bishop of this diocese, preached
at Trinity church Sunday forenoon, and
administered the apostolic rite OF con6rma-
ton to ID persons-mostly young people
The fifth annual meeting of the Hi
nois State Farmers Association will be
held at the state house in Springfield, Jan
uary 23d, Oath and 18th, 1877, commenc-
ing at A. M, on Tuesday. January ODD.
In order to satisfy the fines assessed
against the gun-Doat crew now in Jail for
keeping floating house of prostitution at
Andalusia, Sheriff Perkins has levied
upon the boat and its contents, and the
traps will probably be sold at auction.
People who have not yet received the
amount due them on the refund of the
illegal taxes of 1878, should call on County
Treasurer Porter. If not called for before
the 25th OF March the money will go into
the general fund ofthe county. IMPORTER
has about $4,000 yet to be refunded.
The annual review published by tn,
Gazette, was capital thing so far as error
are concerned. 1t was filled with then
from the beginning to the end In on
instance it missed the truth $6,OOO,OO
!, But, pshaw! what's the use OF speakin
about such small matter as that,-T11
City Times.
Col. Harrington, bearer of the Demo
cratic electoral vote of South Carolin
to Washington, says: 1t is sus
ceptible OF proof that hundred
i of votes were cast in South Carolina
: for Hayes and Wheeler. by negro wome
5 disguised in mems clothes, and in som
e precincts the Democratic vote was entirel
t omitted from the returns"
0 Mr.. News committee has fnishe
It the case of West Felciana, Louisiana.
It was proved that the Democratic clubs ha
n more than thousand colored member,
q while not single witness could be foun
to testify to violence or intimidation. o
IS the contrary. the Republican official.
n among them the parish judge, all declare
= that the election was perfectly free an
! peaceable.
i Michael Clancy, a steamboat rousti
u bout, killed a man named James Holde
{ in saloon in Davenport on the 10Th
II November, 1863 He was arrested an
g jailed, but soon escaped, and had not bee
heard from since that time until Saturda
when Chief of Police Martens, of DayeI
port, received dispatch from II. 2, e.
IT minger, at Charlottesville, Ind. asking
D. the authorities wanted Clancy, as he wa
- in custody there. Martens answered tn;
" he would be after his man Immediately
. John Montgomery, of Monmouth
ID came to this city about a week ago
attend as a witness in our circuit court, bt
re while waiting for the laws delay went c
II a spree aud succeeded in getting robbie
! of $500; pawned his gold watch for s;
1 and lost a good beaver overcoat. II
of wife and father-in-law arrived here Satu
h day, having become anxious about him,
he is said to be a confirmed drHnkar
He is the young man who, it is said, bougl
10 out A. W, Clark's restaurant, IN Moln
as while he was in drunken condition, an
ne his mother has commenced suit again
9. Mr.. Clark for swindling and trading with
-, druDkard. His relatives in Monmouth
u are said to be wealthy and highly respec
as Ill