The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-15

stock of dry goods, notions, &C., in town.
Go and see them.
Sept9i2w.
Owingto some Misunderstanding with the off.
GERS Of the agricultural society, Harry Compton
last evening started for the Michigan state fair at
Detroit, with his fine horse "Kirkwood - UniOn
THE morning,
Guess the fact that Bashaw and Hockey
are here had more to do with his going away
than anything else. Guess that's all the
misunderstanding there was.
The fact is that no such magnificent array
Of fine horses was ever gathered at one race
course in the United States as is now on the
Rock Island fair grounds. Among the fastest
horses in the United States (now on the
turf are Bashaw and Rockey. Thousands
Of men have gone hundreds Of miles, AT an
expense of not less than $2j to $50 each to
see these celebrated animals trot while
here they can see them for mere tFIiIe.-
And they are not the only celebrated ami,
mails. Pilot Temple, Lance, Tom Brady,
and a score of other celebrated animals, are
on the ground. The managers Of the Ggri.
cultural society have done well to secure
such magnificent array of fine animals,
and they ought to be repaid by liberal pat.
ronage. They have done more, through
their association, to give position and char.
actev to our county, in the matter of agri.
cultural products, fine stock,and mechanical
and manufacturing business than any other
institution ever organized here. They have
by their society," added immensely TO the
good name Of Rock Island county, and help.
ed place her where she belongs-among the
first counties in the state. They risked their
money and their labor to do this, expecting
no reward or remuneration, except the salts
faction Of seeing their county occupy a po'
sition equal to any other in the state Let
every citizen of the county feel a just pride
in the society and do all he can to make it a
success. He will thus promote his own in,
terests, and CRAFTY commendable pride in
the progress of his county.
The PALMER MEErINC-A GREAT FIz,
zLE.-To.day Tuesday is the day for the
ledg talked,for Palmer meeting, of the radi,
Gals, and for which they have devoted six
weeks Of hard and ceaseIess labor, The
meeting was u most complete and disgrace
ful failure aud 6zzle. The weather had
something to do with it, Of course. The
early part of the day was cloudy and the
latter part of the forenoon quite rainy but
this probably did not keep many away.
They had made their preparations to come,
and would not be deferred by little rain.
At little after o'clock they formed their
procession, headed by a band, aud contain
ing only 81 men and marched up to
Union Square to hear Palmer. Two or
three hundred more people struggled along
the side walk, and at the square, there was
small crowd Of one or two hundred.
They had all the advantage Of its being
fair week, when large number of people of
| all parties would be in town. The board of
supervisors was also in sessiou--but ad jOurn'
ed to attend the meeting; as also the circuit
court and grand jury. The Good Templars
had also called their county convention for
the same day-but deferred calling to order
until after Palmer's meeting. Everything
was arranged to give him q show of a crowd
but the crowd wouldn't 60 to hear him.
At $50 the managers pulled the last string.
The found Quite crowd Of boys and loaiers
around an organ grinder with monkey,
and they hired the organ grinder to go up
with his monkey. A few followed, and thus
they managed to slightly augment the
crowd. The brass band then played some
kind Of dead march, down Illinois street,
aud after drumming about awhile, played
back again, without augmentng the crowd
dozen. The meeting was organized by
Judge Peasants four circuit adgel as chair
man, who introduced Gen. Palmer. There
might have been a thousand people present.
A republican, who looked them over with a
view to numbers, thought there was from
800 to 1000. At any rate, with all the
advantage of the fair, the Adjournment of
the balloon ascension, the adjournment Of
the supervisors, the circuit court, etc, to
help them, they have made a most decided
failure and fzzle, The speech, of course,
was of the usual radical kind-abuse OF
democrats, attempts to create dissensions,
revive the animosities Of the war; glorify the
niger, abuse foreigners, pay the bonds in
gold, and tax the people to the extent Of
their means for the benefit of the radical
leaders. 'Let us have peace"