The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-11
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
ltful weather to-day.

-Found-A key, apply at this ONCE.
-Ex-Sherif Payne was in town to-day.
A nephew of old John Brown lives at
Aurora.
The prayer meetings at all the church
es continue with increasing interest.
-Kirkwood, ILL.,, with population of
fourteen hundred souls, contains no law
yers.
"A company of ScandinaviaDs. have
started an extensive furniture mandatory
at Rockford.
An interesting letter from Wash
Craig, now in Kansas. will be found in an
other column.
Gov. Cullom recommends to the legis-
Iature to reduce the legal rate of interest
from 10 to 8 per cent.
THE low, sweet voice of love" re-
solves itself into broomstick after three
weeks of married life.
The Organ is trembling for fear the
democrats and republicans will unite at
the coming spring election.
1t is reported that about IS 900 bush
els of faxseed have been bought in at the
Kankakee oil mills since the last fax har-
vest, for which ne arly 100000 were paid
out to farmers.
This morning could be observed a
number OF English sparrows, on Second
Avenue near 18th street. They are sup
posed to have strayed from the sanctum OF
the British critics of the Union
Everybody was Cd the q,u UiUe to learn
about a serious railroad accident, reported
to have occurred on the Chicago Il North
western Railroad, at DIXON. but nothing
could be learned definitely in regard to it.
The ancient Organ-grinder is happy.
Every time any one looks at his little Office
be thinks the national party is the greatest
party 10 the world. Since the death OF the
poor little rag-baby its parents have been
very grestful for any little sympathy.
1t has been suggested that the best
way to pay the city debt is to purchase the
Organ grinder at actual value and sell il
at its own estimate The surplus aftel
paying the debt would build new court
house and cityghalJ. The suggestion is
referred to the aldermen,~wbo voted
against the Organs sewer.
Congressman Scheicher. representing
the 9th district of Texas, whose death 10
Washington at IL o'clock last night, is re
ported, was a native of Darmstadt, Ger,
many, born in 1923, and emigrated to thi'
country in l847. He was man of much
practical ability, and has been quite prom
inent in the history of his adopted state
The Organ grinder boldly assumes
the direction of the Opera HOUSE heating
apparatus" and water rents. Heretofore il
has been supposed that the proprietor o
the Opera House was too smart to turn th'
management of his property over to on'
who was dismissed from the navy ono
kicked out of two or three other businesses
for stealing Most men are not covetous o
the reputation that follow too close iutim
ate relations with such characters. Evi
IDENTIFY the Organ assumes this direction
without his authority. He may well pra,
deliver me from such friends.
The Union is little off, The refer
ence made yesterday by The ARGUS to thu
/ accounts of the Circuit Clerk refer to thu
manner in which his reports are made t
,, the board of supervisors, There is n
doubt in the world but that The Circui
Clerk keeps his books 30 that he can tel
just how much is taken, 10 but the peopl
never find it out. The same may. possibly
!. be said OF the County Clerks Office. 1t
also possible his books may show hov
: many, and to what amounts, orders on tn
= Treasurer have been drawn, ecithout I'll
authority Of the board Of supervisors, br
we will wager two to one that the fnanc
y committee cannot tell or the board of 81
Il pervisors find out. The more the Unio
turns this subject over the, more it wi
learn.