The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-09

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seven O'Clock, p. m.
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GIRL WANTED.-Enquire at this office.
GEN. \. b. BUroRD arrived in town this
morning.
THANKs.-The lady who presented us with
q fine boquet of rich flowers has our sincere
thanks.
DANCE To-NIGHT.-The boys of Hope
Hose Co. have genteel dance at Island City
Hail tonight, and we hope to see them well
pstronized.
WAGON MAKERS WANrED.-Mr. kimball
wants six more wagon makers. See his al
ver.isemen., in this paper.
We understand that Capt. McDermid, A.
0. NJ, Is ordered to Saul ST. Marie, Michi-
gan, for temporary duty of three weeks dur
alton, to settle up government post at that
point.
RUSSELL the pet of Hiram Price. and
the champion of the Maine liquor law, has
been turned out of office by President John
SOU How are you King Hiram?
SERENADE.-We inadvertently omitted to
acknowledge most charming serenade on
Friday night. Our thanks are due the
Young gentlemen who made the air ring
with their sweet melodies.
CLUB MEETING.-At the quarterly meeting
of the Democratic Union Club, held on Sat
urdav evening, the following named gentle
men were elected officers for the ensuing
quarter:
President-Col W. D. Williams.
Vice Presidents-Maj. FL. e. Connolly,
William Shearer, VIM. T. Norris.
Secretary-R. 3. Taylor.
Treasurer-Henry Burgower.
CENTRE MEAT MARKEr.-The neatest meat
market we have ever seen is that of Christian
& Dietz, near Devoe & Champions hook store.
They take extraordinary pains to keep the
beat quality of all kinds of meats.
York Meat Market into his new building, OPP
poste Turner's shoe store. Mr.. Wagner Tn
darstands MS business well, has fine estab-
lishment and keeps excellent meat.
NEW BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT-Ou Our fellow
citizen, Henry T Wadsworth has become as
ISOLATED with his brother, VIM. c. Wads
ne n,- do
tne7 will run a splendid dry goods store in
Davenport and another in this city
". C. Wadsworth will devote his attention
to the wholesale business.
They are enterprising, honorable mes, and
we wish them success.
How ARE YoU KING HIRAM ?"-The re-
moval, by President johnson, of Hiram
Prices pet from the post Office in Prices
own town, is significant. The friends of An-
drew Johnson are the democrats and the
conservative republicans, and they should
act together--and they will act together and
put down the radical negro and the disunion
and secession poiIcy, north and south
President johnson will 60 on with the good
work, and all these negro worshippers will
20 overheard.
The Rev. Mr.. Gray leaves this city, to-
morrow. evening, with his family, for Ann
HarDor, Michigan, where they will reside
We regret to lose Mr.. Gray. He has endear-
ed himself to large circle of friends here,
and, by the able and unexceptionable dis
charge of his duties rs clergyman, won the
esteem and respect of the public. His excel
lent family, too, will be missed by large
number of our people. We wish them all
happiness and.prosperity, wherever they go.
BIvALvEs.-It is admitted by all that 7. E.
Spaids 90 Washington street, Chicago, (post
office box 1929 wholesale dealer in Balti-
more and Norfolk oysters. keeps the best, lar
gest, latest and sweetest oysters of any deal
er Ii the west. If you don't believe it, try
them. They are kept only at Fred. Rlden-
baugh's Young America, where they know
how to cook them, and keep no other oysters
but Spaids best
TINS HIMSELF AGAlN-We are glad to
see our old friend Tim Babcock among the
leading business men, again, in this city
tie can now be found in w. T. Norris block
next to Babcock's Hall, under the firm of T
a. Babcook Bro, with splendid stock of
groceries, of all kinds, prepared to do g
wholesale business. Before he went to Cali.
tornia he had fine wholesale trade, and hi,
old customers from the country will be GLAD
TO learn that ne has again opened up, in the
same business. Tim won't keep poor arti