The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-08

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Orders for JOB PRrSrryG win meet with prom
attention at the ARGUS oFrIcE aud be executed
the very best manner and at reasonable rates.
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SUPPER of oysters and quails, and fir
rosewood clock, were presented to the men
bsrs of the Burlington Argus Office lately.
UNMArLABBE LETTERS IN THE Rock ISLAM
Posi- OrrIcE. - Mrs.. Ffanois Grsssal -
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THE little stesmsr Pine Bluff, which rs
between this city and LeClsirs, last summel
was recently burned at Cineinnssi. 10 s51 -
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THASKs.-We tender our thanks 10 sh
oommi.tss for their invitation to the "Opsn
ing Ball, Leland HOTEL" Springfield, ILL.,. Il
bs held this evening, aud send our "regrets.'
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THE President has vetoed the District o.
Columbia negro suffrage bill. Every mem
Der OF his cabinet. except Stanton, approved
his veto--so did Gen. Grant; but congress,
hrs passed the bill over the veto.
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Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, on Monday, the 7th,
introduced resolution to impsach Presidsn,
President Johnson. Ii was referred to tho
c1mnitsse on reconstruction. "A motion to
lay it on the table was voted down.
THE GREAT OCEAN YACHT RACE was won
by the Henrietta in Is days and % hours
The stakes wore 100000. A nice sum for
young Bennett, son OF the editor of the New
York Herald. He named his yacht after his
mother.
THERE must be a mighty mean set of fell
lows out in Scott county, Iowa, for almost
every day we see accounts, ia the Davenport
papers, of men whe steal their nsighbors'
wheat and haul it to Davenport and sell il.
They're mean set.
THE Joe dealers are busy putting up their
stock of ice for next summer The ice Is
shout IL inches thick-much better to han
die than ii ii was lG TO 20 inches, ns last
year. The quality is good, of course. The
ice packed here is as pure as any on the river.
The Pioneer Settlers Association of Scott
county, Iowa, hold their annual festival at
the Pennslyvanis House, in Daveupors, on
Tuesday evening, the 9th instant-this eve.
ming The old settlers of Rock Island county
are invited.
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SKATING MATCH, AT LIE CLAIRE.-An OK.
citing skating match came off at LeClaire, on
New Years day, an account of which lie Civ /
On in the LeCiairs Register. Tho first prize |
of S25, was won by Miss Kate Phsris, and |
second prize of So, by Miss Jennie McDu9.
Gov. OGLEsBY's message, occupying some
2oor 80 columns, or less. of the Chicago dali
lies, is published. We don't suppose the gov.
ernoE expects any one to read such an amount
of unnecessary words-but we intend to
give our readers brief synopsis of it.
There Is considerable excitement al Spring
field, among the republicans, upon the sena-
torial question. Gov. Oglssby and Gen Lo-
gan have Withdrawn from the contest, and go
in for Gen. Palmer, leaving the contest be-
tween Trumbull, and Palmer. Our choice
bssween the two, is Trumbull and we have
but little doubt of his election, The election
takes place next Tuesday. -H
THE SCHOOL TAX QUEsrIoN.-An excellent arti-
Gle this subject, from B. D. Walsh, ESQ., will be
found in this mornings Union.
The people are beginning to realize the fix they
will be in if the Board of Education permitted to
secure the law they ask for. If the people would
save themselves from the oppressive taxation propos
ed they meet and instruct their representatives
Some changes may be desirable in the schoolaw bu,
the extent proposed.
CLOTHES LINE THIEVES appear to be quite
busy IN practiclng their vocation of late. A
number of instances have occurred where T
amiies who have left their washing out" t
after night, have realized, too late, that their
premises had received a visit from thieves, Y
rho had carried off the clothes These cases !,
should remind those likely to be interested g
hat they should offer NO Inducements for g
;hieves to pay their premises visit. c
We osll the attention of our readers to the !
lard of Messrs. McD srmid, Lamb & Co, which i
appears in our issue of to-day. Col. McDer- l
mid, the senior partner, is too we'll known in =
his community TO need any additional en-
,omiums at our hands and we bespeak for
he house with which he is connected liber-
Il patronage. We understand that one of the
partners is in town for q few days and will
call upon our leading shippers soliciting con-
signments.
EVENING SCHooLs.-The Importance, val
us and necessity of public evening schools in c
all cities and centres of population is being
urged upon public attention with increased +
earnsstness by our best educators. In chi. !
cago the city school board have for some
I'm. maintained two three or more even
ing schools for the gratituous education of
the youth, as in the day schools. The success
attained In these, and the evident necessity ,
for an extension of the benefits they secure,
has prompted an earnest demand for more